Thomas (Tom) Ian Pauling AO KC
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Appointed: 31 October 2007 to 31 October 2011
Date of birth: 13 December 1946
Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parents: Thomas Percival Pauling and Esmee Margaret (née Hall)
Education
- Drummoyne Primary School
- Drummoyne Boys High School
- Sydney University Law School
Spouse: Judith Therese (Tessa) (née Wilkinson) - married 1978
Children: 1 daughter and 1 son
Employment history
- 1964 to 1969 – Articled Clerk at NSW Public Solicitor
- 1969 to 1970 - NSW Public Solicitor
- 1970 to 1974 - In-house Counsel and Partner at Cridland & Bauer Darwin NT
- 1974 - founded NT Independent Bar (with Michael Maurice QC)
- 1974 to 1977 – Barrister
- 1977 to 1980 - Stipendiary Magistrate and Acting Chief Magistrate
- 1980 to 1988 – Barrister
- 1988 to 2007 – Solicitor-General of the Northern Territory
Qualifications, appointments and admissions
- Bachelor of Laws (The University of Sydney Law School)
- 1969 - admitted to the Bar in NSW
- 1970 - admitted to practice in NT
- 1972 - admitted to practice in WA
- 1984 - appointed Queen’s Counsel NT
- 1985 - appointed Queen’s Counsel NSW
- 1987 - appointed Queen’s Counsel Tas
- 1988 - appointed Queen’s Counsel WA
Offices held
- 1971 to 1974 - Member of NT Arts Council
- 1971 to 1976 - Treasurer, Vice-President and Member of the Law Society of the NT
- 1972 to 1977 - Director of NT Brewery Pty Ltd and NT Hotels Pty Ltd
- 1975 to 1976 - Rear Commodore Darwin Sailing Club
- 1975 to 1978 - Member of NT Law Review Committee
- 1978 to 1982 - Vice Chairman and Founding Member of the Forster Foundation for Drug Rehabilitation
- 1980 to 1982 - Secretary (Founding) of NT Bar Association
- 1982 to 1985 - Director NT of Brewery Pty Ltd and NT Hotels Pty Ltd
- 1982 to 1987 - President of NT Bar Association
- 1985 to 1994 - Chairman of Darwin Performing Arts Centre (now the Darwin Entertainment Centre)
- 1989 to 2007 - Chairman of Police Powers Review Committee
- 1990 to 2007 - Chairman of Racing Appeals Tribunal
- 1992 to 1994 - Editor (Founding) of NT Law Reports
- 1994 to 1997 - Chairman of Museum & Art Gallery Board of NT
- 2003 - Co-Patron of Darwin Theatre Company
- 2007 - Statutory Supervisor under Legal Profession Act
Honours and awards
- 1994 - Life member of Darwin Performing Arts Centre (now the Darwin Entertainment Centre)
- 2001 - Life member of Criminal Lawyers Association
- 2002 - Life member of NT Bar Association
- 2007 - Knight of Grace of the Order of St John
- 2008 – Officer of the Order of Australia