John Harber Phillips
18 October 1933 – 7 August 2009
The Hon. Professor John Harber Phillips AC QC had a distinguished career in law, holding many important positions including the first Director of Public Prosecutions in Victoria, Chairman of the National Crime Authority and Chairman of the NIFS Board from 1992 until his passing. In 1998 he was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia for services to law, law reform, literature, and visual arts. A dedicated family man, reformer, humanitarian, and staunch advocate for the establishment of NIFS, the Hon. Professor Phillips had a lifelong interest in the forensic sciences that has had a lasting impact in Australia and abroad.