Biographical entry

Joske, Percy Ernest (1895 - 1981)

Sir

Born
05/10/1895
Albert Park, Victoria, Australia
Died
25/04/1981
Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Barrister, Judge, Lawyer and Lecturer

Chronology

1/01/1949 - 1/01/1953
Melbourne Law School Employment

Additional Notes

Lecturer in Domestic Relations.
Following MLS employment, Joske was was elected to the Australian House of Representatives (1951), appointed a judge of the Commonwealth (Australian) Industrial Court (3 June 1960). He also served as a judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (from 1960), of the Northern Territory (from 1961) and of Norfolk Island (from 1966).
Appointed CMG in 1967, he was knighted in 1977.

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Publications

Books

  • Joske, P, The law and principles of insurance in Australasia, Law Book Company, Sydney, 1948, 334 pp. Details
  • Joske, P, Sale of goods in Australia : being a commentary on the Sale of Goods Acts, England 1893, New South Wales 1923-1937, Queensland 1896, South Australia 1895-1943, Tasmania 1896, Western Australia 1895, New Zealand 1908 and Goods Act 1928, Victoria, Butterworths, Sydney, 1949, 154 pp. Details
  • Joske, P, The laws of marriage and divorce in Australia and New Zealand, 3rd edn, Butterworths, Sydney, 1952, 828 pp. Details
  • Joske, Percy Ernest, The law and procedure at meetings in Australia and New Zealand: A concise guide to assist persons taking part in or who may be called upon to advise in connexion with meetings, 2nd edn, Law Book Co, Sydney, 1949. Details
  • Joske, Percy Ernest, Butterworth's annotations of Victorian statutes, 1928-1949, Butterworth, Melbourne, 1950, 498 pp. Details
  • Joske, Percy Ernest, Matrimonial causes and marriage law and practice of Australia and New Zealand, 3rd edn, Butterworths, Sydney, 1952, 823 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Joske, P, 'Uniformity of Empire law', Res Judicatae, vol. 5, 1951, p. 8. Details
  • Joske, P, 'Lump sum alimony', Australian Law Journal, vol. 26, 1952, p. 198. Details
  • Joske, P, 'Decisions under the Commonwealth Matrimonial Causes Act', Australian Law Journal, vol. 26, 1953, p. 642. Details
  • Joske, P. E., 'Previous Petition on the File', Res Judicatae, vol. 4, no. 2, 1948, pp. 78-84. Details

Online Resources