Former Commissioners

Three former members of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, or one of its predecessors, recently passed away.

Former Commissioner John Gough died on 20 July 2008. A Rhodes scholar and senior oil industry industrial relations manager, Mr Gough was appointed to the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission in 1962 and retired in 1984.

Former Commissioner Pauline Barnes died on 13 July 2008. An industrial lawyer, Ms Barnes was appointed a Commissioner of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission in 1978 and retired in 1985. Read the transcript of her welcome.

Former Commissioner Keith Mahon died on 20 June 2008. A former senior executive with Ford Australia, he was a member of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission from 1994 until 1998. Read the transcript of his welcome.