Francine Valerie McNiff (24 March 1948 - 2 April 2015) was a legal scholar, and was the first female state magistrate in Victoria, Australia.
She completed a thesis in 1977 regarding children court establishment in Victoria, at Monash University.[1] In 1979 she produced a guide to the childrens court practice.[2]
She was appointed Children's Court Stipendary Magistrate in August 1983 after working a senior legal officer within the Victorian public service.[3] In November 2013, the University of Melbourne created the Francine V McNiff Chair in Human Rights Law, in recognition of her contributions to the field.[4][5]
Selected publications
edit- McNiff, Francine V (1979), "Confidentiality and minors: some ethical and legal considerations relevant to psychological counselling in schools", Australian Psychologist, 14 (Nov 1979): 301–310, ISSN 0005-0067
- McNiff, Francine V (1990), "Admissibility of computer output: tradition v technology", Essays on Computer Law (1990): 401–409, retrieved 5 January 2024
- Australia. Merit Protection and Review Agency; McNiff, Francine V; Australia. Merit Protection and Review Agency (1993), Digest of decisions of disciplinary appeal committees 1985-1992, Australian Government Publishing Service, ISBN 978-0-644-32942-2
References
edit- ^ McNiff, Francine V; Monash University. Faculty of Law; Monash University. Thesis (1977), Victorian juvenile justice : an analysis of the establishment of Victorian children's courts, retrieved 5 January 2024
- ^ McNiff, Francine V; CCH Australia Limited (1979), Guide to children's courts practice in Victoria, CCH Australia Ltd, ISBN 978-0-86903-136-0
- ^ "The Age - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Community advocate for new human rights Chair". 7 November 2013.
- ^ "UTR7.290 Francine V McNiff Chair in Human Rights Law (2013 - )". unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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