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Name	Athol Randolph Moffitt
Born	1914
Died	2007 (aged ~ 93) New South Wales, Australia
Education *	North Sydney Boys High School (student, 1927-1931) University of Sydney (student, 1932-1937)
Occupation or Descriptor *	barrister (1938-1962) New South Wales, Australia army officer (1941-1946) Federal, Australia judge (1962-1984) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1979) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2001)
Key Events *	Royal Commission into Allegations of Organised Crime in Licensed Clubs (NSW, 1973) (commissioner)
Key Organisations *	New South Wales Bar Association (member, 1938)
Key Places *	Sandakan POW camp (prosecuted Japanese soldiers)
Workplaces *	Supreme Court of NSW (judge, 1962) Court of Appeal (NSW) (judge, 1969) Court of Appeal (NSW) (president, 1974-1984)

* Dates are approximate

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