Obituaries Australia

21 October, 1949
Tasmania, Australia

3 May, 2020 (aged 70)
St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

cancer (pancreatic)

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• Selth, Donald Victor (father)

• Launceston Church Grammar School (Tas) (student)
• Australian National University (student, ?-1983)
• Australian National University (student, 1970-1972)

• public servant (1973-1991) Federal, Australia
• university administrator (1992-1992) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• legal administrator (1997-2016) New South Wales, Australia

• Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2006)

• Australian Bar Association (chief executive officer)
• Australian Bar Association (life member, ?-2020)
• Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (author, 1973-2015)
• Australian Academy of Law (fellow, 2015-2020)
• New South Wales Bar Association (life member, 2016-2020)

• Attorney-General's Dept (NSW) (public servant, 1973-1977)
• Ombudsman's Office (federal) (public servant, 1977-1980)
• Dept of Prime Minister (public servant, 1981-1987)
• Dept of Social Security (federal) (public servant, 1987-1990)
• Australian National University (administration) (pro-vice chancellor, 1992-1997)
• New South Wales Bar Association (executive director, 1997-2016)