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7 Psychiatry Psychol. & L. 301 (2000)
Sir George Hermann Lush

handle is hein.journals/psylaw7 and id is 307 raw text is: OBITUARY * Sir George Hermann Lush 5 October 1912 - 5 April 2000 Supreme Court Judge, Chancellor of Monash University, Patron of ANZAPPL In April 2000 Sir George Lush passed away. Sir George was a generous and urbane man of outstanding intellect and breadth. He was Patron of ANZAPPL from its inception in 1979 and his contribution to ANZAPPL will be much missed. Sir George was educated at the University of Melbourne where he won two exhibitions and enjoyed much sporting success. He was awarded the degree of Master of Laws, joined the Victorian Bar in 1935. He volunteered for active service in the Second World War and fought on the front line in Palestine, where he was seriously wounded, and in Papua New Guinea. In 1943 he married Betty Wragg, herself a scholar, in the sciences. Three daughters, Margaret, Jennifer and Mary, survive him, as does Lady Lush. Sir George returned to the Bar in 1945 and also assumed a lectureship in mercantile law. He was appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel in 1967, Chairman of the Bar Council between 1964 and 1966, Commissioner of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission between 1961 and 1966 and President of the Medico-Legal Society between 1962 and 1963. Sir George was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1966, serving in that capacity until 1983. He was one of Victoria's most distin- guished judges, being regarded as adept in all areas of the Supreme Court's jurisdiction. The current Justice Harper of the Court has described him as decisive, firm and courteous, with wit and learning to match. Above all, he was impeccably and obviously fair. In 1979 Sir George was knighted in recognition for his services to the law. Sir George also served as chairman of the University of Melbourne's Ormond College between 1981 and 1990 and as Chancellor of Monash University between 1982 and 1992. He will also be remembered for his role as chairman of the Parliamentary Commission investigating the conduct of the then High Court Justice, Lionel Murphy. In 1988, Sir George was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to inquire into the conduct of Justice Vasta, then a member of that state's Supreme Court. To ANZAPPL Sir George was best known for his unstinting support and kindness. Together with Lady Lush, he attended two decades of ANZAPPL's activities, frequently opening ANZAPPL Congresses and always encouraging the pursuit of ANZAPPL's cross- disciplinary search for reconciliation amongst the three disciplines. Latterly Sir George and Lady Lush would attend the Myers Oration, always charming those with whom they spoke, impress- ing us with their wisdom and insight and encour- aging the activities of ANZAPPL members. Sir George's support in the fledgling days of the organisation made a great difference to the viability of ANZAPPL and more recently, always added lustre and interest to ANZAPPL activities. Even in very recent times, Sir George and Lady Lush attended the Myers Oration, having played PSYCHIATRY. PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW 301 VOLUME 7 NUMBER 2 2000 p .-n 3

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