Bob Baxt

Professor Robert Baxt AO (born June 27 1938 - ) is an Australian lawyer and a former Chairman of the Trade Practices Commission (now the ACCC), former Dean of Law at Monash University and a Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne. [ Who's Who in Australia (Crown Content Melb, 2007) pp 217: Baxt, Robert "Bob" (1938 - )]

Early life

Baxt was born in Shanghai, China, and settled in Australia in 1947. He was educated at Newington College (1947-1955), commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House, [Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp11] and the University of Sydney.

Legal career

Baxt is currently a partner of the Australian commercial law firm Freehills. He initially joined Freehills as a solicitor in 1965 before entering academia. [ [http://www.freehills.com.au/people/people_4740.asp Freehills - Bob Baxt ] ] From 1980-1988, he was Dean of the Monash University Faculty of Law. From 1991-2004, he was a partner at Allens Arthur Robinson. He rejoined Freehills in January 2005.

Baxt is involved in a number of Australian legal publications. He is the founder and now General Editor of the the "Company and Securities Law Journal" as well as the "Australian Business Law Review". [ [http://www.freehills.com.au/media_5488.asp Freehills - Article - Bob Baxt AO moves to Freehills ] ] He is also Editor of the monthly newsletter on corporate regulation, "The Baxt Report". In his time as an academic, he was also and Editor of the Monash University Law Review. [ [http://www.law.monash.edu.au/monlr/editorial-alumni.html Monash Law Review ] ]

Honours

* Officer, Order of Australia 2003 [ [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1043219&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] ]
* Recipient, Centenary Medal 2001 [ [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1116282&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] ]

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