Judge Peter Lauritsen

Adjunct Professor, College of Law & Justice
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  • is notAvailable to supervise research students at VU
Adjunct Professor, College of Law & Justice
  • is notAvailable for media queries
  • is notAvailable to supervise research students at VU

About

Judge Peter Lauritsen is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Law & Justice at Victoria University.

Some of Judget Lauritsen's professional experience include:

  • Solicitor and partner, Cain and Lamers
  • Magistrate of the Northern Territory
  • Magistrate in charge of the Crimes Compensation Tribunal
  • Magistrate in charge of the Court's jurisdiction under the Accident and Workers' compensation legislation following the abolition of the Accident Compensation Tribunal
  • Co-ordinating Magistrate for the Court at Prahran
  • Supervising Magistrate, Accident and Workers' compensation section
  • Supervising Magistrate, Court's entire civil jurisdiction
  • Deputy Chief Magistrate, retaining the position of Supervising Magistrate for the civil jurisdiction.

Qualification

B.A (Melb), LL.B (Melb)

College

Law & Justice

Teaching & learning engagement activities

On behalf of the National Judicial College, participated in programmes teaching oral decision delivery to South Australian magistrates and Tasmanian judges, magistrates and tribunal members.

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Council of the Law Institute of Victoria
  • Member and chair, Appeal Costs Board
  • Part-time referee of the Small Claims Tribunal
  • Part-time member of the Residential Tenancies Tribunal
  • Chaired committee which recommended changes to the Local Court and Small Claims Acts
  • Chair, Civil Rules Committee
  • Chair, Dispute Resolution Committee