Francine McNiff

Francine Valerie McNiff (24 March 1948 - 2 April 2015) was a legal scholar, and was the first female state magistrate in Victoria, Australia.

She completed a thesis in 1977 regarding children court establishment in Victoria, at Monash University.[1] In 1979 she produced a guide to the childrens court practice.[2]

She was appointed Children's Court Stipendary Magistrate in August 1983 after working a senior legal officer within the Victorian public service.[3] In November 2013, the University of Melbourne created the Francine V McNiff Chair in Human Rights Law, in recognition of her contributions to the field.[4][5]

  1. ^ McNiff, Francine V; Monash University. Faculty of Law; Monash University. Thesis (1977), Victorian juvenile justice : an analysis of the establishment of Victorian children's courts, retrieved 5 January 2024
  2. ^ McNiff, Francine V; CCH Australia Limited (1979), Guide to children's courts practice in Victoria, CCH Australia Ltd, ISBN 978-0-86903-136-0
  3. ^ "The Age - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ "Community advocate for new human rights Chair". 7 November 2013.
  5. ^ "UTR7.290 Francine V McNiff Chair in Human Rights Law (2013 - )". unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 18 May 2023.