Robert Ellicott
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The Honourable Bob Ellicott AC, QC |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wentworth |
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In office 18 May 1974 – 17 February 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Les Bury |
| Succeeded by | Peter Coleman |
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15 April 1927 Moree, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Robert James "Bob" Ellicott AC, QC (born 15 April 1927) is an Australian lawyer, politician and judge. Ellicott is one of only six politicians to have served in both the Parliament of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia, along with Nigel Bowen, Merv Everett, Tony Whitlam, John Reeves and Duncan Kerr.
Ellicott was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1950 and was Solicitor-General of Australia from 1969 to 1973.
He was elected as the Liberal member for the Division of Wentworth in the 1974 election. 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, 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. 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.
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