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*The Industrial Relations Act 1988, which replaced the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 | *The Industrial Relations Act 1988, which replaced the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 | ||
*the Social Security Act 1991, which replaced the Social Security Act 1947. | *the Social Security Act 1991, which replaced the Social Security Act 1947. | ||
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*The World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, which invoked a provision in the Constitution to bring "heritage areas" under Commonwealth control for preservation purposes. | *The World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, which invoked a provision in the Constitution to bring "heritage areas" under Commonwealth control for preservation purposes. | ||
He left office in defeat. | He left office in defeat. | ||
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Revision as of 02:56, August 30, 2007
Robert James Lee Hawke (b. 1929) served as the Prime Minister of Australia from Mar. 11, 1983 to Dec. 20, 1991, as a member of the Labor Party.
Born in Bordertown, SA and married to Hazel Masterson, he was educated at the Perth Modern School, the University of Washington, and Oxford University, before becoming a trade unionist. He described himself as an agnostic.
His governments continued the increasingly heavy legislative programs of his predecessors. Most prominent was the following:
- The Industrial Relations Act 1988, which replaced the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904
- the Social Security Act 1991, which replaced the Social Security Act 1947.
- The World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, which invoked a provision in the Constitution to bring "heritage areas" under Commonwealth control for preservation purposes.
He left office in defeat.