His grandmother, Lady "Red Jessie" Street, was Australia's first female delegate to the United Nations.
His sister, Sylvia Emmett (née Street), is a former federal judge and reserve naval commander.
[3] In 2015, one of Street's rulings was overturned by the full Federal Court on appeal after he dismissed a cerebral palsy sufferer's claim of discrimination and pursuit of damages against Virgin Australia for refusing to allow his guide dog on a flight.
[6] Street was accused of lacking procedural fairness and over 80 of his rulings were subsequently overturned in five years.
[7] Similarly, many of his judgements were delivered ex tempore (literally, “on the spot”) without taking further time to consider cases more deeply.