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'''Sir Eardley Max Bingham''' ], known as '''Max Bingham''', (born 18 March 1927) is a former Deputy Premier and Opposition Leader of Tasmania, who represented the electorate of ] for the ] in the ] from 1969 to 1984.<ref name=parlbio>, Parliament of Tasmania, 2005.</ref> '''Sir Eardley Max Bingham''' {{postnominals|country=AUS|QC}} (18 March 1927 – 30 November 2021), was an Australian politician. He was ] and ], who represented the electorate of ] for the ] in the ] from 1969 to 1984.<ref name=parlbio>{{cite Tas Parliament |id=binghame579 |title=Bingham, Max |access-date=24 July 2022}}.</ref>


==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
Born at the ] in ], ], Bingham was the only son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bingham of ].<ref name=birthnotice>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68228177 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=] |location=Burnie, Tas. |date=28 March 1927 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was educated in New South Wales and Tasmania, completing his secondary schooling with four years at Hobart High School. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the ] in April 1945, and served as an ] at shore stations including {{HMAS|Cerberus|naval base|6}}, and the auxiliary anti-submarine vessel {{HMAS|Bingera}}, until his discharge in December 1946.<ref name=ww2nomroll>, ''World War II Nominal Roll'', Department of Veterans' Affairs.</ref><ref name=ranr>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52710027|title=Rhodes Scholar Selected.|newspaper=]|location=Launceston, Tas.|date=20 December 1949|accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


Born in at the ] in ], ], Bingham was the only son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bingham of ].<ref name=birthnotice>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68228177 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=] |location=Burnie, Tas. |date=28 March 1927 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was educated in New South Wales and Tasmania, completing his secondary schooling with four years at Hobart High School. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the ] in April 1945, and served as an ] at shore stations including {{HMAS|Cerberus|naval base|6}}, and the auxiliary anti-submarine vessel {{HMAS|Bingera}}, until his discharge in December 1946.<ref name=ww2nomroll>, ''World War II Nominal Roll'', Department of Veterans' Affairs.</ref><ref name=ranr>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52710027|title=Rhodes Scholar Selected.|newspaper=]|location=Launceston, Tas.|date=20 December 1949|accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was selected as the 1950 Tasmanian ].<ref name=rhodes>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22799721 |title=Tas Rhodes Scholar. |newspaper=] |location=Melbourne |date=20 December 1949 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In that year, he graduated with a ] with honours from the ].<ref name=llbhons>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26702048 |title=Record Number Of Students RECEIVE DEGREES AT HOBART CEREMONY. |newspaper=] |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=10 May 1950 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=17 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Bingham read for and received a ] at ]. Whilst at Oxford, Bingham met and married Margaret Jesson of Staffordshire (he had previously been engaged to Rhonda Harvey).<ref name=engagement>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26714102 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=] |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=8 July 1950 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He returned to Hobart in 1953, where he practised alongside ], to whom he was ] at the University of Tasmania.<ref name=rhodesreturn>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27132508 |title=RHODES SCHOLAR RETURNS. |newspaper=] |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=6 February 1953 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was selected as the 1950 Tasmanian ].<ref name="rhodes">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22799721 |title=Tas Rhodes Scholar. |newspaper=] |location=Melbourne |date=20 December 1949 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In that year, he graduated with a ] with honours from the ].<ref name="llbhons">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26702048 |title=Record Number Of Students RECEIVE DEGREES AT HOBART CEREMONY. |newspaper=] |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=10 May 1950 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=17 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Bingham read for and received a ] at ]. Whilst at Oxford, Bingham met and married Margaret Jesson of Staffordshire (he had previously been engaged to Rhonda Harvey).<ref name="engagement">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26714102 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=] |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=8 July 1950 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He returned to Hobart in 1953, where he practised alongside ], to whom he was ] at the University of Tasmania.<ref name="rhodesreturn">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27132508 |title=RHODES SCHOLAR RETURNS. |newspaper=] |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=6 February 1953 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


==Political career== ==Political career==
Bingham entered the Tasmanian Parliament when he was elected as a member for ] at the ] on 10 May. On 26 May, he was made a minister in ]'s cabinet, becoming Attorney-General and Minister Administering the Police Department and the Licensing Act; also briefly holding the Health and Road Safety portfolio from March to May 1972.<ref name=ministerlist>, Parliament of Tasmania.</ref> On 4 May 1972, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party in Tasmania (and opposition leader), following Bethune's resignation.


Bingham entered the Tasmanian Parliament when he was elected as a member for ] at the ] on 10 May. On 26 May, he was made a minister in ]'s cabinet, becoming Attorney-General and Minister Administering the Police Department and the Licensing Act; also briefly holding the Health and Road Safety portfolio from March to May 1972.<ref name=ministerlist>, Parliament of Tasmania.</ref> On 4 May 1972, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party in Tasmania (and opposition leader), following Bethune's resignation. Bingham contested two elections as opposition leader (] and ]), but stood down as leader after the Liberal Party's two losses. Bingham's replacement as Liberal leader, ], resigned and was replaced by ] in November 1981. Gray led the Liberals to victory in the ], and Bingham was appointed as ] and Attorney-General in Gray's cabinet (as well as Minister for Education, Industrial Relations, and Police and Emergency Services).<ref name=smh>Cockburn, Milton: , ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 26 July 1983.</ref> He contested two elections as opposition leader (] and ]), but stood down as leader after the Liberal Party's two losses. Bingham's replacement as Liberal leader, ], resigned and was replaced by ] in November 1981. Gray led the Liberals to victory in the ], and Bingham was appointed ] and Attorney-General in Gray's cabinet (as well as Minister for Education, Industrial Relations, and Police and Emergency Services).<ref name="smh">Cockburn, Milton: , ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 26 July 1983.</ref>


==After politics== ==After politics==
Bingham resigned from parliament on 13 June 1984, and subsequently joined the ], a federal law enforcement body focussing on organised crime. In 1989, he was a founding commissioner of the ] in Queensland<ref name=cjc>, Queensland Legislative Assembly.Criminal Justice Committee, 1991.</ref>—responsible for a review into the powers of the ] recommended by the ]. Bingham's report for the CJC was released in 1994.


Bingham resigned from parliament on 13 June 1984, and subsequently joined the ], a federal law enforcement body focussing on organised crime. In 1989, he was a founding commissioner of the ] in Queensland<ref name=cjc>, Queensland Legislative Assembly.Criminal Justice Committee, 1991.</ref>—responsible for a review into the powers of the ] recommended by the ]. Bingham's report for the CJC was released in 1994. In 1996, Bingham was assigned to chair a further review on police powers in Queensland, which he commented were "...unsatisfactory because the police are uncertain of their powers and suspects are uncertain about their rights." The committee's recommendations on legislation of police powers and extensive community consultation led to the passing of the ''Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 1997''.<ref name=benjamin>Benjamin, Ken: , ''Vedette'' (Queensland Police Bulletin).</ref> In 1996, Bingham was assigned to chair a further review on police powers in Queensland, which he commented were "...unsatisfactory because the police are uncertain of their powers and suspects are uncertain about their rights." The committee's recommendations on legislation of police powers and extensive community consultation led to the passing of the ''Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 1997''.<ref name="benjamin">Benjamin, Ken: , ''Vedette'' (Queensland Police Bulletin).</ref>


He died in Hobart on 30 November 2021, at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premier.tas.gov.au/site_resources_2015/additional_releases/vale_sir_max_bingham |title=Vale Sir Max Bingham|website=Government of Tasmania|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7532639/former-deputy-premier-sir-max-bingham-qc-dies/|title=Distinguished Tasmanian Sir Max Bingham is remembered for dedication to politics and legal service|website=Examiner|date=30 November 2021|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BINGHAM, Sir Eardley Max |url=https://www.mytributes.com.au/notice/death-notices/bingham-sir-eardley-max/5853872/ |website=My Tributes |access-date=1 December 2021 |date=1 December 2021}}</ref>
==Honours, Arms==


===Honours=== ==Honours==
⚫ Max Bingham was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 15 June 1988, with the citation "In recognition of service to the law, crime prevention, parliament and the community".<ref name=knighthood>, ''It's an Honour'', 15 June 1988.</ref> He was awarded the ] in 2001.<ref name=centmedal>, ''It's an Honour'', 1 January 2001.</ref>


⚫ Max Bingham was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 15 June 1988, with the citation "In recognition of service to the law, crime prevention, parliament and the community".<ref name=knighthood>, ''It's an Honour'', 15 June 1988.</ref> He was awarded the ] in 2001.<ref name=centmedal>, ''It's an Honour'', 1 January 2001.</ref>
⚫ On 15 April 1991, the Governor of Tasmania granted Bingham the right to use right to use the title ']' for life.<ref name=thehon>, Parliament of Tasmania.</ref>

⚫ On 15 April 1991, the Governor of Tasmania granted Bingham the right to use the title ']' for life.<ref name=thehon>, Parliament of Tasmania.</ref>


==Arms==
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⚫ |escutcheon = Paly wavy extended fesswise Azure and Argent in chief five lozenges conjoined throughout the outer pair issuant from the flanks Gules.
|image size = 400 x 408
|crest = On a Chapeau Azure turned up Argent charged with Lozenges conjoined throughout Gules the cap encircled by a Wreath of Olive Or tied Gules a Thylacine statant Or striped Sable holding in its mouth a Pair of Scales Argent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/grants/item/76-bingham-sir-em |publisher=College of Arms |accessdate=7 December 2023 |title= The Arms and Crest of Sir Max Bingham}}</ref>
|notes = Sir Max bears an Arms granted to him by the College of Arms.
|notes = Granted by the ], 18 March 2013.
|year_adopted = 2013
|motto = Cura Et Contende}}
|coronet =
⚫ |escutcheon = Paly wavy extended fesswise Azure and Argent in chief five Lozenges conjoined throughout the outer pair issuant from the flanks Gules.
|supporters =
|motto = '''CURA ET ''' <br /> (]: ''CARE AND contends'')
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|symbolism = These arms and crest were granted to Sir Eardley Max Bingham of the City of Hobart in the State of Tasmania and Commonwealth of Australia, Kt., Q.C. and sometime Attorney-General for the State of Tasmania, LL.B. (Tasmania), B.C.L. (Oxon.), by patent of all three Kings of Arms dated 18 March 2013. Published 21 March 2013
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Revision as of 21:04, 25 August 2024

Australian politician (1927–2021)

The HonourableSir Max BinghamQC
Deputy Premier of Tasmania
In office
27 May 1982 – 13 June 1984
PremierRobin Gray
Preceded byMichael Barnard
Succeeded byGeoff Pearsall
Attorney-General of Tasmania
In office
26 May 1969 – 3 May 1972
PremierAngus Bethune
Preceded byRoy Fagan
Succeeded byMerv Everett
In office
27 May 1982 – 13 June 1984
PremierRobin Gray
Preceded byRoy Fagan
Succeeded byMerv Everett
Personal details
BornEardley Max Bingham
(1927-03-18)18 March 1927
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died30 November 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 94)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseMargaret Garrett Jesson
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania (LLB Hons, 1950)
Lincoln College, Oxford (BCL, 1953)
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceRoyal Australian Navy
Years of service1945–1946
RankAble Seaman
UnitHMAS Bingera
HMAS Cerberus

Sir Eardley Max Bingham QC (18 March 1927 – 30 November 2021), was an Australian politician. He was Deputy Premier and Opposition Leader of Tasmania, who represented the electorate of Denison for the Liberal Party in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1969 to 1984.

Early life and education

Born at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Battery Point, Hobart, Bingham was the only son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bingham of Sandy Bay. He was educated in New South Wales and Tasmania, completing his secondary schooling with four years at Hobart High School. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in April 1945, and served as an able seaman at shore stations including HMAS Cerberus, and the auxiliary anti-submarine vessel HMAS Bingera, until his discharge in December 1946.

He was selected as the 1950 Tasmanian Rhodes Scholar. In that year, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with honours from the University of Tasmania. Bingham read for and received a Bachelor of Civil Law at Lincoln College, Oxford. Whilst at Oxford, Bingham met and married Margaret Jesson of Staffordshire (he had previously been engaged to Rhonda Harvey). He returned to Hobart in 1953, where he practised alongside Reg Wright, to whom he was articled at the University of Tasmania.

Political career

Bingham entered the Tasmanian Parliament when he was elected as a member for Denison at the 1969 state election on 10 May. On 26 May, he was made a minister in Angus Bethune's cabinet, becoming Attorney-General and Minister Administering the Police Department and the Licensing Act; also briefly holding the Health and Road Safety portfolio from March to May 1972. On 4 May 1972, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party in Tasmania (and opposition leader), following Bethune's resignation.

He contested two elections as opposition leader (1976 and 1979), but stood down as leader after the Liberal Party's two losses. Bingham's replacement as Liberal leader, Geoff Pearsall, resigned and was replaced by Robin Gray in November 1981. Gray led the Liberals to victory in the 1982 election, and Bingham was appointed Deputy Premier and Attorney-General in Gray's cabinet (as well as Minister for Education, Industrial Relations, and Police and Emergency Services).

After politics

Bingham resigned from parliament on 13 June 1984, and subsequently joined the National Crime Authority, a federal law enforcement body focussing on organised crime. In 1989, he was a founding commissioner of the Criminal Justice Commission in Queensland—responsible for a review into the powers of the Queensland Police recommended by the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Bingham's report for the CJC was released in 1994.

In 1996, Bingham was assigned to chair a further review on police powers in Queensland, which he commented were "...unsatisfactory because the police are uncertain of their powers and suspects are uncertain about their rights." The committee's recommendations on legislation of police powers and extensive community consultation led to the passing of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 1997.

He died in Hobart on 30 November 2021, at the age of 94.

Honours

Max Bingham was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 15 June 1988, with the citation "In recognition of service to the law, crime prevention, parliament and the community". He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.

On 15 April 1991, the Governor of Tasmania granted Bingham the right to use the title 'The Honourable' for life.

Coat of arms of Max Bingham
Notes
Granted by the College of Arms, 18 March 2013.
Crest
On a Chapeau Azure turned up Argent charged with Lozenges conjoined throughout Gules the cap encircled by a Wreath of Olive Or tied Gules a Thylacine statant Or striped Sable holding in its mouth a Pair of Scales Argent.
Escutcheon
Paly wavy extended fesswise Azure and Argent in chief five lozenges conjoined throughout the outer pair issuant from the flanks Gules.
Motto
Cura Et Contende

References

  1. "Bingham, Max". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022..
  2. "Family Notices". The Advocate. Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 28 March 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. BINGHAM, EARDLEY MAX, World War II Nominal Roll, Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  4. "Rhodes Scholar Selected". Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 20 December 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. "Tas Rhodes Scholar". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 20 December 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  6. "Record Number Of Students RECEIVE DEGREES AT HOBART CEREMONY". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 10 May 1950. p. 17. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. "Family Notices". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  8. "RHODES SCHOLAR RETURNS". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 6 February 1953. p. 7. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  9. Ministers – House of Assembly – 1950 to 1989, Parliament of Tasmania.
  10. Cockburn, Milton: Robin Gray: the drover's dog gets the glittering prize, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 July 1983.
  11. The term of Sir Max Bingham QC, Chairman of the Criminal Justice Commission : report of the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee., Queensland Legislative Assembly.Criminal Justice Committee, 1991.
  12. Benjamin, Ken: Modern policing essence of legislation changes, Vedette (Queensland Police Bulletin).
  13. "Vale Sir Max Bingham". Government of Tasmania. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  14. "Distinguished Tasmanian Sir Max Bingham is remembered for dedication to politics and legal service". Examiner. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  15. "BINGHAM, Sir Eardley Max". My Tributes. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  16. BINGHAM, Max, It's an Honour, 15 June 1988.
  17. BINGHAM, Eardley Max, It's an Honour, 1 January 2001.
  18. Tasmanian Members of Parliament who have been granted the right to use the title 'Honourable' for life, Parliament of Tasmania.
  19. "The Arms and Crest of Sir Max Bingham". College of Arms. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
Political offices
Preceded byRoy Fagan Attorney-General of Tasmania
1969–1972 		Succeeded byMerv Everett
Preceded byNigel Abbott Minister for Health and Road Safety
1972 		Succeeded byAllan Foster
Preceded byEric Reece Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)
1972–1979 		Succeeded byGeoff Pearsall
Preceded byMichael Barnard Deputy Premier of Tasmania
1982–1984
Preceded byRoy Fagan Attorney-General of Tasmania
1982–1984 		Succeeded byMerv Everett
Preceded byTerry Aulich Minister for Education
1982–1984 		Succeeded byJohn Beswick
Minister for Industrial Relations
1982–1984 		Succeeded byGeoff Pearsall
Preceded byRobert Graham Minister for Police and Emergency Services
1982–1983 		Succeeded byRoger Groom
Party political offices
Preceded byAngus Bethune Leader of the Liberal Party in Tasmania
1972–1979 		Succeeded byGeoff Pearsall
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