[UMA-SR-000000857] ACC 2 Executive Committee Files

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IdentifierUMA-SR-000000857Extent9 filesScope and ContentThis series comprises files relating to the role and work of the Executive Committee of the Constitutional Convention.

During the 1973 Constitutional Convention, the Steering Committee of Delegates, which had been responsible for arranging the Convention, was reconstituted as the Executive Committee. Like the Steering Committee, the Executive Committee included two delegates from each State Parliament and five delegates from the Commonwealth. In addition, the Convention decided that the Committee would include two local government representatives and one delegate from the Northern Territory. (Convention Debates 1973, pp. 43, 113, 149)

At the following Constitutional Convention held in Melbourne in 1975, it was agreed that the Executive Committee should also include a delegate nominated by the leader of the delegation of the recently formed Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory. Mr Pead from the ACT had apparently been attending meetings of the Executive Committee up to that time as a representative of local government. (Convention Debates 1975, pp. 156- 7)

The Executive Committee was responsible for continuing the work of the Constitutional Convention between plenary sessions, and arranging further sessions of the Convention and meetings of committees of the Convention. The Chief Executive Officer, John Finemore, first appointed by the Steering Committee in October 1972, worked under direction from the Executive Committee.

This series of files falls into several categories, outlined below.

Terms of Reference and Members: One file containing extracts from transcripts and minutes of Steering Committee, Executive Committee and Convention meetings; related papers and correspondence; and membership lists. The file relates to the appointment, powers and functions of the Chief Executive Officer, and the appointment, membership, powers and responsibilities of Convention committees.

Correspondence: Three files containing original inward letters to the Chief Executive Officer and copies of his outward letters. The files also include letters to or from the Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Convention, and the Clerk/Assistant Clerk to the Convention. The inward correspondence includes some copies of letters sent to the Chief Executive Officer for information. The files also contain memoranda, phone messages, telegrams, telexes, notes, drafts of letters, and miscellaneous papers.

The correspondence relates to meetings of the Executive Committee, matters considered by the Committee, and membership of Convention committees and delegations.

The letters within each file are arranged roughly in alphabetical order by the surname of the sender or recipient. The files contain lists of contents, giving the names of senders/recipients and the dates of letters. However, these lists should not be regarded as complete descriptions of the contents of the files. Certain items, such as file copies of letters distributed to committee members, do not appear on the lists - most of these items are located towards the back of each file.

Agendas and Minutes: Four files of agendas, minutes (including some draft minutes) and papers, relating to meetings of the Executive Committee between November 1973 and August 1985. The Agenda and Recommendations from a meeting of an Executive Sub- Committee formed prior to the 1985 Convention are also included. The files also contain membership lists and some correspondence. Lists of contents can be found inside the files, giving dates, times and locations of meetings, etc.

Reports and Recommendations: This file includes reports and recommendations by the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Committee, and the Chairman of the Executive J15Committee, reports by standing committees to the Executive Committee, financial statements, correspondence, and other papers, notes and information. A list of contents can be found inside the file. [includes papers 1972-1985]Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Series

Series

[UMA-SR-000000895] ACC 40 Whereas the People Video Files

[UMA-SR-000000894] ACC 39 Australian Constitutional Convention Council

[UMA-SR-000000893] ACC 38 Cheryl Saunders' Files

[UMA-SR-000000892] ACC 37 A.R.B. McDonnell's Files

[UMA-SR-000000891] ACC 36 Secretariat Correspondence

[UMA-SR-000000890] ACC 35 Papers re the Origins, Organisation and Achi

[UMA-SR-000000874] ACC 19 Printed Proceedings, Reports and Papers

[UMA-SR-000000873] ACC 18 Minutes of the ACC

[UMA-SR-000000870] ACC 15 Plenary Sessions Files

[UMA-SR-000000862] ACC 7 Standing Committee Files

[UMA-SR-000000861] ACC 6 Standing Committee 'D' Files

[UMA-SR-000000860] ACC 5 Standing Committee 'C' Files

[UMA-SR-000000859] ACC 4 Standing Committee 'B' Files

[UMA-SR-000000858] ACC 3 Standing Committee 'A' Files

Item

Reports and Recommendations, 1973 - 1983.

Agendas and Minutes, July - August 1985 and Correspondence, 1984.

Agendas and Minutes, December 1983 - July 1985.

Agendas and Minutes, December 1982 - July 1983.

Agendas and Minutes, November 1973 - July 1978.

Correspondence, 1983 - 1985.

Correspondence, 1973 - 1983.

Correspondence, 1973 - 1975.

Terms of Reference and Members, 1972 - c.1985.

Provenance

CreatorAustralian Constitutional ConventionRoleProvenance

Provenance

CreatorFinemore, JohnRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1972-1985

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University of Melbourne Archives

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[UMA-SR-000000857] ACC 2 Executive Committee Files