Roger Vincent Gyles (born 22 August 1938) is a former

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judge who is currently the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor. In this role he is tasked to monitor and examine the

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’s new counter-terrorism legislation. He has previously been an Acting Judge of the Court of Appeal of the

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, a judge of the

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and a Royal Commissioner.

Early life

Gyles was educated at

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(1950–1954) and graduated from the

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with First Class Honours in

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in 1961.

Legal career

After practising as a solicitor, Gyles was admitted to the

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in 1964 and took

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in 1975. He acted as

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in 1975 and as a Judge of the

in 1989. Between 1982 and 1984 he acted as Special Commonwealth Prosecutor into

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, and between 1990 and 1992 he was Royal Commissioner into the Building Industry in New South Wales. He has been President of both the New South Wales and Australian Bar Associations. Gyles was a Judge of the

from 1999 to 2008 and then an Acting Judge of the Court of Appeal of the

. He has served as an additional judge of the

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, a Deputy President of the

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, a Presidential Member of the

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and an Arbitrator of the

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. In December 2014 Gyles was named the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor.

Honours

* Officer,

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(2000) - For service to the legal profession and the judiciary, particularly as a Royal Commissioner and Special Prosecutor, and to the community.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyles, Roger 1938 births Living people Officers of the Order of Australia Judges of the Federal Court of Australia Judges of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 20th-century Australian judges 21st-century Australian judges Australian King's Counsel People educated at Newington College