91yr old completes law degree

A 91-year-old man has received his Bachelor of Law degree from the University of New England in Armidale in north-east New South Wales.

Allan Stewart of Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle, completed the six year degree in four-and-a-half years because he says at his age time is of the essence.

He says the biggest hurdle he had to overcome was technology.

"I was self-taught in that respect," he said.

"There were some obstacles at first, but I was able to manage it and In the course I did, most of the work was done online and of course all of the assignments I had to do on computer and send it up to the university by electronic submission."