Harry Gibbs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry Gibbs

Australian judge

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1917

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 25-Jun-2005

Profession: judge

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir Harry Talbot Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE, QC (7 February 1917 – 25 June 2005) was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1981 to 1987 after serving as a member of the High Court between 1970 and 1981.
He was known as one of Australia's leading federalist judges although he presided over the High Court when decisions such as Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen in 1982 and Commonwealth v Tasmania expanded the powers of the Commonwealth at the expense of the states.
Gibbs dissented from the majority verdict in both cases.
On 3 August 2012, the Supreme Court of Queensland Library opened the Sir Harry Gibbs Legal Heritage Centre.
It is the only legal heritage museum of its kind in Queensland and features a permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of Sir Harry Gibbs.