Matters for judgment : an autobiography

Type

Book

Authors

Kerr, John

ISBN 10

0333252128

ISBN 13

9780333252123

LCCN

DU 117.2 .K4

Tags

Sir John Kerr, Judges, Australia, Biography, Governors, Constitutional history, Politics and government

Abstract

Sir John Kerr was Governor-General of Australia at the time of Australis' greatest constitutional crisis since Federation. This dramatic autobiography traces the complete story of the events leading up to 11 November 1975 when Sir John Kerr exercised controversial reserve powers of the Crown to dismiss the Prime Minister, Mr. Gough Whitlam, and his Ministry and commissioned the leader of the Opposition, Mr. Malcolm Fraser, to form a caretaker Government.

Description

The consent of the governed -- Appointment as Governor-General -- Childhood and youth - school, university and early post-graduated life -- Evatt and the reserve powers -- The Game-Lang crisis -- Evatt and outside advice -- War years and choices -- Transition - return to the bar -- Post-war supply crises; Double dissolution 1951; Labor endorsement for Lowe -- The great labor split of 1954-5; the 1955 dissolution -- Return to New Guinea interests -- Crowded years -- Judicial life -- Forsey - the power of dismissal and forced dissolution; the rubber stamp theory -- The loan affair and justiciable issues -- July to October -- The deferral of supply -- The week before -- Supply - power to deny, responsibility to obtain -- The Queen and November the eleventh -- Final thoughts -- November the eleventh -- The aftermath -- The 1977 dissolution of the House of Representatives -- Winter in Auvergne: the Unesco appointment -- Reflections.

Biblio Notes

Contains index.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.

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