The Honourable Paul Davison, KC, of Auckland, KSO for services to public service and the law
The Honourable Paul Davison represented the estate of the Air New Zealand pilot before the Royal Commission into the Mount Erebus disaster, and was Counsel Assisting the Commission of Inquiry into a patient death at Oakley Hospital. He has appeared as counsel before the Privy Council, and in courts in the United States, on behalf of New Zealand Vietnam Veterans in the Agent Orange class action, and in civil proceedings arising from the Mt Erebus disaster. He was a judge of the High Court, and was appointed the Independent Arbiter for the Lake Alice Torture Redress Scheme, developing a framework to support the allocation of available funds. He met survivors and completed his assessments to ensure prompt delivery of outcomes. He has served on Boards, panels and tribunals and has undertaken pro bono work for the SPCA and the New Zealand Spina Bifida Trust.