Talk:Garfield Barwick

Cleanup of articles bearing on Australia's 1975 dismissal
[This article on Barwick is one which makes passing reference to the dismissal.] The following is a copy of what I've posed at Talk:Malcolm_Fraser As previously mooted over several months on the John Kerr discussion page, we need to rationalise a group of articles dealing with the Australian Labor government's dismissal in 1975. The Malcolm Fraser article is the easiest one because of its relative brevity, but there is considerable duplication to be removed from the articles John Kerr, Gough Whitlam and Australian constitutional crisis of 1975, which will undoubtedly create controversy. However, someone has to make a start. Please, everyone, accept that this is an exercise in good faith and editorial balance, to make these articles better. Cheers -- Bjenks 19:00, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Note on Privy Council honorific
The Australian Style Manual (3rd edn, 1976) says at p. 348: "Members of the Privy Council are appointed for life and are entitled to the style of 'The Right Honourable'. [ . . . ] it is customary to add the letters P.C. after the surname of peers [emphasis added] who are members of the Privy Council. (Barwick, though knighted, was not a peer.) Bjenks 07:25, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Malaysian students
The clear imputation is that the 13th student was just as innocent as the other 12 but failed to get off because he did not have a lawyer with Barwick's skills defending him. Alternatively, the other 12 were just as guilty but they were given the advantage of a legal technicality that was denied to the 13th. Either way, if only he'd had Barwick, he would not have been executed - that's what it's saying. I'm uneasy about that. The legal process had the outcome that the 13th student was found guilty, which is why he was executed. We should not be reflecting on that decision, however obliquely. Where does it say that person's lawyer was "not so thorough"? Was he charged with malpractice or subjected to some disciplinary action? If external sources have commented on the apparent injustice of the matter, we can report them, but it's not for us to be making our own commentary on (a) the competency of the lawyer, (b) the guilt or innocence of the person, or (c) the legal system. --  Jack of Oz   [your turn]  03:44, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

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Bankruptcy
It may be worth adding a short note about the bankruptcy proceedings brought against him in the 1930s. (see http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/digital-law-library/judges-speeches/justice-greenwood/greenwood-j-20160907). However, I am unsure if its notable enough to warrant a mention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bofn8828 (talk • contribs) 04:02, 5 October 2018 (UTC)