Background
Purvis, Rodney Norman was born on January 22, 1930 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Norman Donald McLeod and Daphne Maude Purvis.
Purvis, Rodney Norman was born on January 22, 1930 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Norman Donald McLeod and Daphne Maude Purvis.
Diploma in Criminology, Law, Sydney U.
Barrister, Australia, 1960-1985;
crown prosecutor, queens counsel, Australia, 1979;
judge, Family Court of Australia, 1985-1998;
presidential member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia, 1986-1998;
deputy president, Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal, since 1998. Member of advisory committee Institute Criminology, U. Sydney, since 1976. Member course advising committee U. We.
Sydney, since 1994.
Chairman county Foundation for Australian Resources, since 1984. Chairman Henry Roth Charitable Holocaust Foundation, since 1989. Member New South Wales branch Australian Crime Prevention Council, since 1975, chairman, 1986-1989, national president, 1989-1992.
Fellow Australian Society Certified Practicing Accts., Institute Chartered Accts. in Australia. Member State Library. Foundation, Library. Society of NSW, NSW Bar Association, Sydney Institute, Australian Club, Australian Academy Forensic Sciences (vice president county 1991-1997, president since 1997), Austrlian Institute Criminology, American Society Criminology, Center for International and Public Law, Australia-Britain Society (vice president since 1997), Australian Institute Administrative Law, International Law Association (human rights committee, president Australian branch 1978-1990, member international commercial arbitration committee), Lawasia, others.
Married Marian Gale Sheffer, April 8, 1954. Children: Anita Marian, Deborah Gai, David Rodney, Andrew James.