Laurence Street
Sir Laurence Whistler Street | |
|---|---|
| 14th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
| In office 28 June 1974 – 1 November 1988 | |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir John Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Murray Gleeson |
| Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales | |
| In office 1 July 1974 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Leslie Herron |
| Succeeded by | Murray Gleeson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1926 |
| Died | 21 June 2018 (aged 91) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Children | 5, including Sylvia and Sandy |
| Parent(s) | Sir Kenneth Street Jessie, Lady Street |
| Relatives | Street family Arthur Emmett (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Sydney Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Royal Australian Navy |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (3 July 1926 – 21 June 2018) was an Australian judge. He served as the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the third generation of the Street family to serve in these viceregal offices, and the youngest since 1844. Street fought in World War II, and he became a commander of the Royal Australian Navy Reserve, and an honorary colonel of the Australian Army Reserve.
Following his retirement from the bench, Street became the chairman of Fairfax Media and a director of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. He chaired the integration of protocols between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, and he chaired naval warship acquisitions. He pioneered alternative dispute resolution, worked prolifically in mediation, and he ascertained the return to Australia of the remains of 17 Indigenous Australians from the National History Museum in London, the first such mediation.