Robin Millhouse

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Robin Rhodes Millhouse , QC (born December 9, 1929 in Adelaide , Australia - † April 27, 2017 in Sydney ) was an Australian lawyer and politician. He held the positions of the Chief Justice of Nauru , the 39th Attorney-General of South Australia , the first MP of the Australian Democrats , as well as the Chief Justice of Kiribati and Nauru and a judge of the High Court of Tuvalu .

Life

Millhouse was born in Adelaide . His parents were the lawyer Vivian Rhodes Millhouse (1902–1963) and Grace Lily (Lilly) Millhouse , née Ayliffe (1900–1990). Millhouse earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Adelaide in 1951 . He received his education at St Peter's College, Adelaide .

Political career

He first worked as a barrister and was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly on May 7, 1955 for the Mitcham constituency and the Liberal and Country League (LCL) . Millhouse quickly gained a reputation as an intellectual driving force for the LCL and an articulate spokesman for the urban middle class of the LCL.

Millhouse ran for the LCL's selection for party leadership after Sir Thomas Playford IV's retirement . He was lost, however, to Steele Hall , another member of the LCL's progressive faction. However, when the LCL came back to power in the 1968 elections, Millhouse received the Attorney-General's portfolio for Aboriginal Affairs, Social Welfare, Labor and Industry (Aboriginal, social welfare, labor, and industry). It was in these roles that Millhouse gained an even stronger reputation as a champion of progressive social transformation as he worked to make South Australia a national social leader. In 1969, Millhouse became the architect and main representative of abortion on health grounds, a decision that he later often regretted, since in practice "abortion on demand" is practiced. After the loss of the LCL in the 1970 elections, Millhouse was appointed deputy leader of the opposition on June 2 .

After the LCL also lost the election in 1973, Millhouse resigned from the party on March 18, 1973 to form the Liberal Movement because he was dissatisfied with the party's ongoing conservatism. While a number of other old members of the LCL, most notably the former Premier Steele Hall, also joined the Liberal Movement, all but Millhouse eventually returned to the South Australia branch of the Liberal Party of Australia (1976). Millhouse decided against it to found a new party, the " New LM ". With this he later joined forces with the Australia Party , the Center Line Party and other groups to form the Australian Democrats Party and in 1977 became the first Australian MP for the Democrats. As a Democrat, Millhouse was in Parliament in 1977 and 1979.

As a Democrat, he continued his campaigns on progressive social issues, including initiating a law to legalize prostitution in South Australia.

Professional career

South Australia After he was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1979 , Millhouse resigned from Parliament on July 7, 1982, which resulted in a by-election. He then became a judge on the South Australian Supreme Court , where he served until his retirement due to old age in December 1999.

Other Appeals On his retirement, he announced his appointment as Chief Justice of the Kiribati High Court. He held this position until January 2011. He also worked as Chief Justice of Nauru from April 3, 2006 until the end of 2010.

After his retirement there, he worked as a judge at the High Court of Tuvalu from February 2014 to March 2015.

family

Millhouse was married to Ann († 1992) since 1957 and had three daughters and two sons. He died in Sydney on April 28, 2017.

His uncle, Sir Eric Millhouse (1891–24 February 1950) was also a lawyer and an important advocate for war veterans.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i John Emerson: History of the Independent Bar of South Australia . University of Adelaide Barr Smith Press, 2006, ISBN 0-86396-835-X , p. 134 ( Accessed January 30, 2010).
  2. ^ Former SA judge and attorney-general Robin Millhouse passes away, aged 87 . The Advertiser. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Robin Millhouse's regret: The Advertiser, August 16, 2014
  4. ↑ Sex Industry Page 4 . May 10, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  5. ^ Appointment of Chief Justice , Republic of Nauru Government Gazette , April 5, 2006.
  6. ↑ Tuvalu Judge unable to transit via Fiji . Cook Islands News. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ Many Tributes to Sir Eric . In: The Advertiser (Adelaide) , February 27, 1950, p. 3. Retrieved June 12, 2018. 


personal data
SURNAME Millhouse, Robin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Millhouse, Robin Rhodes (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian lawyer, politician and Chief Justice of Nauru
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Adelaide , Australia
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 2017
Place of death Sydney , Australia