Ian Douglas Temby (born 5 May 1942) is an Australian barrister. He was the first

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions The Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions or, informally, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is an independent prosecuting service and government agency within the portfolio of the Attorney-General of A ...

and the first Commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption. He conducted the Royal Commission into the Finance Broking Industry in

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in 2001.

Early life and education

Temby was educated at the

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and the

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, where he earned an LL.B. (Hons.), graduating in 1964.

Career

Temby was admitted to legal practice on 23 December 1966 and joined the Perth law firm Northmore Hale Davey and Leake in the same year. He was called to the Bar in

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in 1978 and was appointed

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on 16 July 1980. He was the President of the Law Society of Western Australia in 1982–1983 and the President of the Law Council of Australia in 1983–1984. Temby served on the Subiaco City Council, including as deputy mayor from 1982 to 1983. He was the

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(ALP) candidate at the

1982 Nedlands state by-election The 1982 Nedlands state by-election was a by-election held on 13 March 1982 for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Nedlands in the western suburbs of Perth. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the Liberal member ...

, standing against future premier

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. He served as the inaugural

from 1984 to 1989, and as the inaugural Commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption from 1989 to 1994. Temby has been in private practice in Sydney since 1 May 1994. He is the Founding Head of Chambers at 3 St James' Hall Chambers. In 2004, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the law, particularly in developing the role of the independent prosecutor in the Australian criminal justice system. In 2008, he became a member of the Council of the New South Wales Bar Association. In 2009, he was the Treasurer of the Association. In 2015, he acted for Archbishop Philip Wilson in relation to a charge of covering up child sexual abuse. In 2017, he appeared in three cases for the

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.''New South Wales Crime Commission v Chen'' ; ''New South Wales Crime Commission v Dinh'' ; ''New South Wales Crime Commission v Lee'' .

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Temby, Ian 1942 births Living people Officers of the Order of Australia University of Western Australia alumni People educated at Perth Modern School Australian barristers Australian prosecutors Australian King's Counsel Directors of Public Prosecutions of Australia Western Australian local councillors Deputy mayors of places in Australia