Garfield Barwick (1903-1997) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served as Attorney-General of Australia from 1958 to 1964 and as Minister for External Affairs from 1961 to 1964 before becoming the seventh and longest-serving Chief Justice of Australia, holding that office from 1964 to 1981 and presiding over major constitutional decisions on the corporations power and parliamentary representation.
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Why is Garfield Barwick remembered for the 1975 constitutional crisis?
He advised Governor-General Sir John Kerr on dismissing the Whitlam government while serving as chief justice.
In 1975, during the parliamentary deadlock, Barwick was chief justice when he agreed to give written advice to Governor-General Sir John Kerr on whether the governor-general had the authority to dismiss the Whitlam government on the basis of its failure to secure supply. The Australian Dictionary of Biography says that this decision would ultimately overshadow his legacies as an advocate or jurist.
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Sir Garfield Edward John Barwick (22 June 1903 - 13 July 1997) was an Australian judge who was the seventh and longest serving Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1964 to 1981.
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He had earlier been a Liberal Party politician, serving as a minister in the Menzies government from 1958 to 1964.
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Sir Garfield Edward John Barwick (22 June 1903 - 13 July 1997) was an Australian judge who was the seventh and longest serving Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1964 to 1981. He had earlier been a Liberal Party politician, serving as a minister in the Menzies government from 1958 to 1964. Barwick was born in Sydney, and attended Fort Street High School before going on to study law at the University of Sydney.
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Sir Garfield Edward John Barwick (22 June 1903 - 13 July 1997) was an Australian judge who was the seventh and longest serving Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1964 to 1981.
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P569 (date of birth): 1903
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P569 (date of birth): 1903-06-22
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P570 (date of death): 1997
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P570 (date of death): 1997-07-13
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P19 (place of birth): Sydney
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P20 (place of death): Sydney
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