Australia Day & Queen’s Birthday Honours 2008/2009

Australia Day Honours 2009

Australian of the Year

Mick Dodson AM (BJuris 1974, LLB 1978)

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the General Division

Mr Julian Burnside AO QC (BEc 1972, LLB 1973)
For service as a human rights advocate, particularly for refugees and asylum seekers, to the arts as a patron and fundraiser, and to the law.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division

Professor David Cousins AM (BEc (Hons) 1973, MEc 1978)
For service to the community through a range of executive roles contributing to the administration and development of consumer policy and legislation.

Mr William Horman AM APM (LLB (Hons) 1976)
For service to the community through a range of executive roles with crime and injury prevention and anti-violence organisations and raising awareness of responsible gambling.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division

Mr Erskine Rodan OAM (GradDipFamLaw 1985)
For service to the law, particularly through the Law Institute of Victoria and to the community through legal aid and as an advocate for refugees.

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2009

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Professor Arie Freiberg AM (LLM 1984)
For service to the law, particularly in the fields of criminology and reform relating to sentencing, to legal education and academic leadership.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Mr Robert Altamore OAM (BA 1977, LLM 1979)
For service to people with a vision impairment through advocacy roles with a range of organisations.

Mr James Cyngler OAM (BEc 1974, LLB 1975)
For service to the community in the area of Jewish education.

Mr Ian McCutchison OAM (BJuris 1974, LLB 1975)
For service to the community through executive roles.