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Sydney Law School.
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Kenneth Asprey
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He came to public prominence as a Royal Commissioner appointed to the second Voyager Royal Commission and on handing down of his review of the tax system in Australia in 1975. Although controversial at the time, the Asprey report on taxation has acted "as a guide and inspiration to governments and their advisers for the following 25 years." The main recommendations of the report have all been implemented and are today part of Commonwealth taxation in Australia. Professor Gillian Triggs, Dean of the University of Sydney Law School, at the 2011 launch of the, described him as being "widely regarded as a leader of the NSW Bar.
He was a noted mentor of young barristers, greatly admired by them and by his peers.
Asprey was born in Sydney and educated at Newington College (1914–1922) and the University of Sydney (1923–1928), where he graduated in arts and law. In 1929, Asprey commenced practicing as a solicitor and in 1929 went to the Barometer
He took silk in 1952 and was appointed to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1962. On its commencement in 1966, he was appointed to the NSW Court of Appeal.
In the same year he was appointed to the second Voyager Royal Commission.
Asprey retired from the bench in 1975. An obituary, written by Sir Anthony Mason, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 5 November 1993. At the opening of the 2008 law term Mason spoke of his memories of working with Asprey.
Chairman, NSW Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal (1975–1976)
Chairman, Commonwealth Tax Review Committee (1972–1975)
Known as the, it features a comprehensive array of English and Australian law journals, reports and textbooks, with some reports dating back to the early days of the Colony.
Many of the journals contain Asprey"s detailed annotations.
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October 28, 1993 (aged 88)
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.