Sir Anthony Mason
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Sir Anthony Mason is an Australian jurist who served as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and played a leading role in shaping modern Australian constitutional law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Anthony Mason canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7311665 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Anthony Mason Context triple: [Chief Justice of Australia, officeHoldersInclude, Sir Anthony Mason]
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A.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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B.
Carlton Errington Grant
Carlton Errington Grant is the Jamaican dancehall deejay and actor better known by his stage name Spragga Benz.
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C.
Cecil Clementi
Cecil Clementi was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong and later as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements in the early 20th century.
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D.
Antony Kearns
Antony Kearns is a British actor best known as the stepfather of Cherie Blair, the wife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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E.
Warwick Goble
Warwick Goble was a British illustrator best known for his early 20th-century book and magazine illustrations, particularly for fantasy, fairy tales, and science fiction works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Anthony Mason Target entity description: Sir Anthony Mason is an Australian jurist who served as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and played a leading role in shaping modern Australian constitutional law.
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A.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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B.
Carlton Errington Grant
Carlton Errington Grant is the Jamaican dancehall deejay and actor better known by his stage name Spragga Benz.
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C.
Cecil Clementi
Cecil Clementi was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong and later as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements in the early 20th century.
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D.
Antony Kearns
Antony Kearns is a British actor best known as the stepfather of Cherie Blair, the wife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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E.
Warwick Goble
Warwick Goble was a British illustrator best known for his early 20th-century book and magazine illustrations, particularly for fantasy, fairy tales, and science fiction works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Australia
NERFINISHED
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sydney Grammar School
NERFINISHED
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University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Attorney-General's Department of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian National University NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ University of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administrative law
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common law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of implied freedom of political communication in Australian law
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reformulation of Australian common law principles ⓘ shaping modern Australian constitutional law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
High Court of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Companions of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| name | Sir Anthony Frank Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cole v Whitfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabo v Queensland (No 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills NERFINISHED ⓘ Walton Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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barrister ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Australian National University
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Chancellor of the University of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia ⓘ Justice of the High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Solicitor-General of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Canberra
NERFINISHED
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Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Anthony Mason Description of subject: Sir Anthony Mason is an Australian jurist who served as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and played a leading role in shaping modern Australian constitutional law.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.