Robert Ellicott
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Robert James "Bob" Ellicott QC, BA, LLB (born 15 April 1927) was an Australian lawyer, politician and judge.[1]
Ellicott was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1950 and was Solicitor General from 1969 to 1973[2] and was elected as the Liberal Party of Australia for the Division of Wentworth in 1974. He was Attorney-General in the Fraser Ministry from 1975 to 1977. Ellicott resigned as Attorney-General as a result of a dispute with Malcolm Fraser over the payment of costs in the Sankey v Whitlam and Others case,[3] where he believed that the Commonwealth should have paid the costs of the private individual, Danny Sankey, as well as that of the politicians, Gough Whitlam, Rex Connor, Jim Cairns and Lionel Murphy, but Fraser disagreed.[4] Ellicott was reappointed in the third Fraser Ministry (1977 to 1980) as Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Capital Territory. He was Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment from November 1980 until his resignation on 17 February 1981 to become a judge on the Federal Court of Australia.
Ellicott resigned from the court in February 1983.[5] He is currently an arbitrator on the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[6] On November 20, 2007, he was named as chair of the tribunal to investigate allegations of misbehaviour against the suspended Chief Justice of Fiji, Daniel Fatiaki.[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Members of the House of Representatives since 1901. Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
- ^ Board of Directors. Life Education Australia. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
- ^ Sankey v Whitlam [1978 HCA 43; (1978) 142 CLR 1]. Australasian Legal Information Institute (9 November 1978). Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
- ^ Leigh, Andrew (1999). "The successful Attorney General - an oxymoron?". Australian Law Journal 73 (2).
- ^ Alphabetical list of former judges. Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
- ^ Arbitrators. Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
- ^ Fatiaki tribunal named. Fiji Times. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ivor Greenwood |
Attorney General of Australia 1975–1977 |
Succeeded by Peter Durack |
| Preceded by Tony Staley |
Minister for the Capital Territory 1977–1980 |
Succeeded by Michael Hodgman |
| New title | Minister for Home Affairs 1977–1980 |
Succeeded by Michael MacKellar |
| Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment 1980–1981 |
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Les Bury |
Member for Division of Wentworth 1974–1981 |
Succeeded by Peter Coleman |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ellicott, Robert James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15 April 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | Living |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
