[1] Completing this course in 1899, William won the Supreme Court Judges Prize in 1902 and was admitted to practice in 1903. A former partner of Linklaters Shanghai, Andrew Godwin teaches law at Melbourne Law School in Australia, where he is an associate director of its Asian Law Centre. 4The Melbourne University Magazine, Volume 1, Number 1, 1907, 20. 8Citing Toylaan Ah Ket, William Ah KetBuilding Bridges between Occident and Orient in Australia, 1900-1936 (Chinese Studies Association of Australia, Macquarie University, July 1995) at 9. He was also co-founder and William was born in 1876, in the north-east Victorian town of Wangaratta one of eight children. His mother, Hing Ung, had bound feet and spoke no English. Chinese people. Educated in both English and Chinese cultures, he agitated against racial intolerance in Victoria and defended the rights of Victoria`s Chinese community. In the 1900s William Ah Ket along with other leaders of the In the lecture, William reflected on whether there was a real difference between the culture of the East and that of the West and drew parallels between Western culture and Confucianism. 15William Ah Ket, Eastern Thought, with special reference to Confucius (Second Morrison Lecture, 3 May 1933), available at https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/145813/2/Morrison%20Oration%2002.pdf. Blossom says her great grand-father's little-known story is still relevant to contemporary Australia. Defying what was expected of Chinese-Australians at the turn of the twentieth century, he studied law and progressed to appear before the High Court of Australia. [10] (1908) 7 CLR 277 at 307. 2Helen Penrose, To Build a Firm: The Maddocks Story (Maddocks, 2010), 11. OK BAGUS nama galih ayuningtyas nim 202210631013327 kelas pgsd09 elaborasi pemahaman topik teknologi baru di sini, adalah materi disajikan dalam bentuk lisan Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that the Chinese man was not an employee of the laundry but instead a boarder at the laundry and that he had simply been ironing his own shirt! Williams, founder of the Spanish Guitar Centre in London, Th my scam n ni ng r xc phm g cu. government's repeated attempts in 1904, 1905 and 1907 to make 4The Melbourne University Magazine, Volume 1, Number 1, 1907, 20. James_Michael, Hm qua, lc 22:28. Liu in Sydney who both obtained generous financial support The dictation test required all immigrants from China to write in English a passage of not less than 50 words that was dictated by a customs officer. 1901. community during the early years of Federation. Masonic Lodge No.123 and held life-membership of the MCG so as one of Melbourne's most talented and adroit barristers. l do mun ln n war phuc william khiu chin v xc phm danh tnh ca tao by gi tao yu cu my k vo y tao i bn ci u ch ca my r i ln ci mt ln ca my. The first barrister of Chinese descent practising at the Victorian Bar was William Ah Ket. William was previously mentioned in an article discussing Chinese legal pioneers (see China Business Law Journal volume 11, issue 1: Chinese legal pioneers). William with his sisters, Matilda, Alberta and Ada (c 1900), Photo courtesy of Paul Debenham and the estate of Toylaan Ah Ket. [5], His answer to the difficulties he faced appears to have been to succeed in what he did; to be a real part of the legal profession; to help others and to act at all times righteously, with courage and with kindness. 15William Ah Ket, Eastern Thought, with special reference to Confucius (Second Morrison Lecture, 3 May 1933), available athttps://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/145813/2/Morrison%20Oration%2002.pdf. The test required all immigrants from China to write in English or another European language a passage of approximately 50 words, dictated by a customs officer. Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that he was not a prohibited immigrant. William Ah Ket was Australia's first barrister of Asian heritage or ethnicity, born in Victoria in 1876. AALA celebrates and shares in the respect for elders, land and community and continues to advocate for intersectional diversity and the empowerment of all first nations peoples worldwide. For example, in addition to a busy life at the bar, William Ah Ket spent time as a diplomat, serving as acting consul-general for China in 1913-1914 and in 1917. View William Webb's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. He was a leading activist in the campaigns for equal rights for Chinese-Australians at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment ran deep. "But we're living in days of the incarceration of refugees and asylum seekers. kind of lectures at the Australian National University that William was educated in Wangaratta, and on gaining his matriculation At the age of 35, William was married at the Kew Methodist His father had arrived in Victoria in 1855 and after some years on the goldfields established one of the earliest . to Australia, William Ah Ket was appointed as Acting Consul-General Noting that music had a peculiar charm for Confucius, he mused that had Confucius lived then, it is quite likely that he would have found in the music of the bagpipes something particularly stirring and satisfying to the soul.[12] William would have had an affinity with bagpipes as his wife, Gertrude Bullock, was of Scottish descent. light opera or a Gladys Moncrief musical . Guineas and the Melbourne Cup, where he was recognised as So how is it that such a pioneering lawyer of Chinese descent is not more widely known? "He played the game of affluence and gambling and carding and living it up," she recalled. So commences the biography of William Ah Ket [] in theAustralian Dictionary of Biography.1 An alumnus of the University of Melbourne, William studied Jurisprudence in 1897 at the University before joining the law firm of Maddock & Jamieson (now Maddocks) and commencing the articled clerks course at the University in 1898.2 After completing the articled clerks course in 1899, William won the Supreme Court Judges Prize in 1902 and was admitted to practice in 1903. William has 1 job listed on their profile. "[The man was] asking him how the Chinaman liked his cup of tea and really awful things," she says. Despite these achievements, William Ah Ket's story is little-known. In its decision, the High Court found that if the immigration legislation had intended to remove the rights of citizenship, it should have expressed its intention clearly. for its foundation. A report in the Victorian Bar News of Winter 1984 records that he enjoyed an excellent general practice and was recognised as an able cross-examiner with a superb command of language. recital, a Gilbert & Sullivan production, a Franz Lehar Ah Ket appeared in another High Court case calledPotter v Minahan.12 In that case, Ah Ket represented a man who was born in Australia of a Chinese father and a white Australian mother. "Winning the inaugural William Ah Ket Scholarship brings me great pride and satisfaction, owing to the scholarship's underlying purpose of fostering the development and promotion of cultural diversity in the Australian legal profession. He built up a successful in Chisholm Street. The rise of China has everyone talking. in 1982 and is currently writing the biography of her father. William Ah Ket [] was born in Wangaratta in the state of Victoria, Australia, in 1876. a keen if not always successful punter. Morrison Lecture was given in 1932 by of Commerce to represent Victoria at the Conference of Overseas N. William moved to Melbourne in 1893 to study law at Melbourne University, and was formally admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1904. arts, sciences, and history of the Chinese people. Fax: +61 3 9479 1880 After his return Our data centers have been designed from the ground up to be some of the most efficient data centers in the world. Andrew Godwin is researching the life and times of William Ah Ket and is working with the descendants of the Ah Ket family for this purpose. in China and towards the Pacific nations including Australia. a story that is It's well worth telling and I feel privileged to be able to participate in that story-telling. In 191314 and 1917, he acted as Consul-General for China in Melbourne.[1][5]. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/william-ah-ket-the-first-chinese-australian-barrister/10160198. the Consul-General for China, Dr. W.P. In his more-than 30-year career, William was never promoted to the rank of senior barrister or appointed judge. The story of William Ah Ket is a significant one in the history of the Australian legal profession. His father had This article originally appeared on the Melbourne Law School website on May 20, 2020. "They were about making sure Chinese were on view, they were really pretty abhorrent," she says. Each August since 2017, the William Ah Ket Scholarship committee has accepted applications for the most outstanding research paper on a topic dealing with equality, diversity, and the legal profession or the law from legal trainees, graduates, final year students and lawyers with less than five years of practice. He was born in Victoria in 1876, the only son among six daughters joint Trusteeship with Sir Colin MacKenzie in the founding William Ah Ket [] was born in Wangaratta in the state of Victoria, Australia, in 1876. to win the reluctant approval of the bench with his propensity West enabled him to become one of the few Chinese Australians After reading with (Sir) Stewart McArthur, William Ah Ket - A Life of Diversity and Service, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ah-ket-william-4979, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54dd81c6e4b074b4a339bb2e/t/5a1409caf9619a97a1396f77/1511262667464/WILLIAM+AH+KET+launch.pdf, https://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/5/1/public/stories/wahket.htm, https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/145813/2/Morrison%20Oration%2002.pdf. Despite this, between 1905 and 1928, he appeared before the High Court on at least 12 occasions. well as a tobacco-grower, store-keeper, and property owner. in Australia ended, he settled in Wangaratta to raise his He advocated and promoted peaceful coexistence.8 His answer to the difficulties he faced appears to have been to succeed in what he did; to be a real part of the legal profession; to help others and to act at all times righteously, with courage and with kindness. Asian Studies Program William married Gertrude Victoria Ah Ket (born Bullock) on month day 1912, at age 36 at marriage place. At that time, people born in Australia were British citizens by right, regardless of their parents origins. In a passage that is still recognised as current law in Australia, Justice OConnor stated as follow: It isimprobable that the legislature would overthrow fundamental principles, infringe rights, or depart from the general system of law, without expressing its intention with irresistible clearness13. master the Confucian skills of reading and writing in the The story of William Ah Ket is a significant one in the history of the Australian legal profession. We should have done Medicine.16, There are many more interesting stories and facts that one could relate about William and his legacy. Maddocks CEO named judge for 2021 William Ah Ket Scholarship. William Ah Ket (1876-1936), barrister, was born on 20 June 1876 at Wangaratta, Victoria, only son and fifth child of Ah Ket, storekeeper and grower and buyer of tobacco, and his wife Hing Ung, who were married in Melbourne in 1864. She said there were maids at the family home, where her parents often hosted glamorous mah-jong and poker parties for their friends. William Ah Ket made history when he signed the bar roll. Menzies, Owen Dixon, James Tait, and they raised a family of two sons and two daughters. of their happy marriage with a small party at a Chinese banquet He was born on 20 June 1876 at Wangaratta, Victoria, the only son and fifth child of Mah Ket and Hing Ung. William Ah Ket (1876-1936), barrister, was born on 20 June 1876 at Wangaratta, Victoria, only son and fifth child of Ah Ket, storekeeper and grower and buyer of tobacco, and his wife Hing Ung, who were married in Melbourne in 1864. The reason why the Chinese laundry owner had been charged was that a Chinese man had been found in the laundry between 9 and 10 pm at night ironing a shirt, apparently in breach of the after-hours work prohibition. He went on to live in China for several years. The Australian Dictionary of Biography notes the following in its entry on William Ah Ket: Ah Ket built up a healthy practice at the Victorian Bar, specialising in civil law. Vivienne Davis, William Ah Ket's great-niece, suspects she actually suffered from post-natal depression. He was an excellent after-dinner speaker, a prominent Freemason and a keen punter and golfer. Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that the Chinese man was not an employee of the laundry but instead a boarder at the laundry who had simply been ironing his own shirt! For group subscribers, please click here to access.Interested in group subscription? such as the Dictation Test and Limitation of Residence. 820 Drummond Street Carlton North VIC 3054. K Tn : Cuong. place in The Stand during the season of The Oaks, the Caulfield of the AIF in World War II and was killed during the Allied family. After living in China for many years, he returned to Australia as an adult but was treated as a prohibited immigrant because he failed a dictation test imposed by the immigration legislation at the time. William's father, Mah Ket, was one of Australia's earliest tobacco farmers. He added, "A certain prejudice among clients against having a Chinese barrister to an extent limited his practice, though instructing solicitors thought very well of him".7, Despite, or perhaps because of, having himself been discriminated against, Mr Ah Ket devoted his life to fighting against unfair discrimination. Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that he was not a prohibited immigrant. It is timely to commemorate Williams life because a photo of William will soon be unveiled in the Portrait Gallery of the Victorian Bar in Melbourne, Australia. This Australian law-related biographical article is a stub. amendments to the 1896 Factories & Shops Act to Australia's first Asian lawyer, William Ah Ket, who battled racism and achieved landmark victories, and how his legacy lives on Chinese-Australian barrister and lawyer William Ah Ket was known. 16Isabel Carter, Woman in a Wig: Joan Rosanove, QC (Lansdowne Press, 1970), 13. But he added: "But do not ever be intimidated or pushed down or give into people who would harass you or tease you and laugh at you. He specialised in civil law and acquired a considerable reputation as a negotiator of settlements. Asian Australians have played a vital role in the legal profession since the late 1800s, starting with the first barrister of Chinese origin to join the independent bar in Victoria, William Ah Ket. William Ah Ket (1876-1936), lawyer and campaigner for Chinese rights, was born in Wangaratta, Victoria. The Victorian Parliament eventually abandoned proposed changes to the laws known as the Factory Acts which would have made such restrictions more stringent. So commences the biography of William Ah Ket [] in the Australian Dictionary of Biography.1 An alumnus of the University of Melbourne, William studied Jurisprudence in 1897 at the University before joining the law firm of Maddock & Jamieson (now Maddocks) and commencing the articled clerks course at the University in 1898.2 After completing the articled clerks course in 1899, William won the Supreme Court Judges Prize in 1902 and was admitted to practice in 1903. Email: cha@latrobe.edu.au. Dr Sophie Couchman, who specialises in Chinese-Australian history, says this was a time when Chinese people were moving out of the goldfields and competing with Anglo-Australians in other industries, such as furniture manufacturing, for the first time. After the formalities conclude, enthusiastic discussion ensues amongst the guests about William and his legacy and includes a combination of questions and observations: How is it that William Ah Ket is not more widely known?; William was certainly ahead of his times; Isnt it remarkable that William managed to achieve so much despite the discriminatory policies of the time. That in itself was an "impressive feat", says Reynah Tang, the founding president of the Asian-Australian Lawyers' Association. His father, Ma Ket [], had arrived in Victoria in 1855 to work as a community leader for the Chinese workers in the goldfields of Victoria. In a High Court case called Ingham v Hie Lee,[8] Ah Ket represented a Chinese laundry owner who was charged with an offence under the Factories and Shops Act 1905 in Victoria. I because I am Chinese. or a night of comedy at the Tivoli with Stiffy & Mo. The toast was proposed by Charles Lowe (later Sir Charles Lowe), then a justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and subsequently Chancellor of Melbourne University between 1941 and 1954, and was also supported by Justice Owen Dixon of the High Court and Professor Kenneth Bailey, then Dean of Melbourne Law School.5 Interestingly, William had appeared in cases as senior to Lowe and as junior to Dixon before they were elevated to the bench. Williamhad 3 siblings: Toylaan Margaret ALLEN (born AH-KET)and 2 other siblings. William Shakespeare Romeo s Jlia 5. We will never satisfy our ambitions. of Australia and the people of China - albeit at the academic Crossing Time: Australia's transgender historypart 1. He was a sound lawyer and a good advocate". William specialised in civil cases, including lawsuits over divorce petitions, wills and contracts. practice in Selbourne Chambers alongside such famous neighbours In addition to lobbying against discriminatory legislation, such as the Immigration Restriction Bill of 1901, William appeared in many cases that we would describe today as public interest cases. Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that the Chinese man was not an employee of the laundry but instead a boarder at the laundry and that he had simply been ironing his own shirt! One case he was involved in successfully challenged the Immigration Restriction Act better known as the White Australia policy in 1908. There is, however, evidence that William was resigned to the associated barriers and limitations that his life involved. Tel: +61 3 9479 1315 [13] Isabel Carter, Woman in a Wig: Joan Rosanove, QC (Lansdowne Press, 1970), 13. respect, not only within his legal fraternity, but within Neither of us will ever be made a judge, you because you are a woman. Chen, and in 1933 the He was, by all accounts, a man of [11] See Toylaan Ah Ket, William Ah Ket - Building Bridges between Occident and Orient in Australia, 1900-1936 (paper delivered at the Conference of the Chinese Studies Association in Australia held at Macquarie University on 5 July 1995), available at https://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/5/1/public/stories/wahket.htm. [1] Helen Penrose, To Build a Firm: The Maddocks Story (Maddocks, 2010), 11[2] See William Lye OAM, Introduction to William Ah Ket at the Victorian Bar and Scholarship (William Ah Ket Inaugural Scholarship Launch at Maddocks, 21 November 2017), available at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54dd81c6e4b074b4a339bb2e/t/5a1409caf9619a97a1396f77/1511262667464/WILLIAM+AH+KET+launch.pdf. In memory of William Ah Ket (1876 - 1936),who was born in Wangaratta of Chinesedescent and became a prominent Victorianbarrister. On top of that work, William also had to deal with racism. "William Ah Ket's contribution to diversity in the legal profession" The Hon Susan Kiefel AC Chief Justice of Australia I am pleased to speak this evening and honoured to present the William Ah Ket Scholarship for 2019. "William Ah Ket is in his teens at this time and he's being brought up to be a smart, educated young man, so he would've seen all this going on.". 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