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- 1981 - 2006 (Creation)
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David Buchanan SC was admitted to practise as a solicitor in Sydney in 1975. He was called to the NSW Bar in 1977 and appointed Senior Counsel (SC) in 1997. His area of practice is criminal law. He has been involved for many years in the gay community response to HIV/AIDS in Australia and generally in the Indo-Pacific region. He has a particular interest in the role of the criminal law and of public health interventions in the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Papers from David Buchanan's work on legal issues around HIV and AIDS including discrimination, health, and human rights.
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David Buchanan SC donated other papers related to HIV/AIDS and the law to te Australian Queer Archive. Contact the Australian Queer Archive for more information. https://queerarchives.org.au/