Robert Marsden Hope

The Hon. Justice
Robert Marsden Hope
AC CMG, LLB (Syd) QC
Judge of Appeal of the New South Wales Supreme Court
In office
1972–1989
Judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court
In office
1969–1972
Royal Commissioner on Australia's Security and Intelligence Agencies
In office
17 May 1983 – 22 May 1985
Appointed byPrime Minister Bob Hawke
Royal Commissioner on Intelligence and Security
In office
21 August 1974 – 25 October 1977
Appointed byPrime Minister Gough Whitlam
Royal Commissioner into the National Estate
In office
1973–1974
Appointed byPrime Minister Gough Whitlam
Personal details
Born(1919-07-24)24 July 1919
Died12 October 1999(1999-10-12) (aged 80)
NationalityAustralian
SpouseJune Hope
ProfessionBarrister and Judge

Robert Marsden Hope, AC CMG QC (24 July 1919 – 12 October 1999) was a Justice of the New South Wales Court of Appeal and Royal Commissioner on three separate occasions, most notably the Royal Commission on Intelligence and Security. As a judge Hope was known for his legal positivism and as a royal commissioner he "instilled a sense of impartiality".[1][2]

  1. ^ Coventry, CJ. Origins of the Royal Commission on Intelligence and Security (2018: MA thesis submitted at UNSW), 169.
  2. ^ Parkes, Aidan (2 September 2017). "Lessons through Reform: Australia's Security Intelligence". The International Journal of Intelligence, Security, and Public Affairs. 19 (3). Informa UK Limited: 157–170. doi:10.1080/23800992.2017.1384675. ISSN 2380-0992. S2CID 158719738.