Bronte Clucas Quayle

Bronte Clucas Quayle /ˈkwɛilə/ (24 October 1919 – 12 October 1986) was an Australian barrister, civil servant, military officer and solicitor who served the first parliamentary draftsman, and was appointed Queen’s Counsel for Canberra in 1978. He also served in Attorney-General's Department in 1950.[1][2][3] He is credited for drafting the 1962 Constitution of Pakistan as a consultant drafter.

Bronte Clucas Quayle
Bronte Clucas Quayle
Born	(1919-10-24)October 24, 1919 North Adelaide, South Australia
Died	October 12, 1986(1986-10-12) (aged 66) Canberra, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	St Peter's College, Adelaide, University of Adelaide
Occupation	Barrister Civil servant Military officer Solicitor
Years active	1940–1981
Notable work	Drafted Constitution of Pakistan of 1962 Solicitor – Supreme Court of South Australia Introduced on-the-job training system for commonwealth nations
Children	2
Parents	Alfred Charles Clucas Quayle (father) Edith Annie – née Turbill (mother)
Awards	Order of the Bath Order of the British Empire Sitara-e-Pakistan

As a draftsman, Quayle was actively involved in regulating the inquiries about the use of computers in drafting legislative legal work, and made a comprehensive study about commonwealth nations, specifically about Australia.[4]

Education

Quayle was born on 24 October 1919 in North Adelaide. Quayle attending the St Peter's College, Adelaide, and later department of law at the University of Adelaide where he did graduation with LL.B degree in 1948.[5]

Career

Armed career

Quayle completed his education, and was enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 19 September 1940, and later promoted to the rank of corporal. In November 1940, Quayle was posted in Palestine where he served in the Royal Australian Army Pay Corps. In 1942 he returned to Australia and served as a staff sergeant in paymaster's offices in Victoria as well as in Queensland. In 1944, he was promoted to the rank of warrant officer and served in administrative offices. From March 1944 to January 1946, he served in Australian Army for south division.

Legal career

In 1947, Quayle resumed his law studies and became a receipent of a stow prize. On 15 December 1947 he served as a barrister and solicitor for the Supreme Court of South Australia. In 1950 he joined the first parliamentary drafting division, and later served in the office of Parliamentary Counsel for Canberra from 1970 and subsequently served at second parliamentary counsel. In 1977 Quayle became the first parliamentary counsel, and later he was appointed to the Queen's council in 1978.

It is believed that Quayle was specialised in drafting bills, taxation system and in "retirement-benefits legislation for public servants" as well as members of the defence force. He earned appreciation from the ministers of the National Party of Australia and the Australian Labor Party for reasonable explanations of complex provisions to parliamentarians and civil servants. In 1962, he drafted the Constitution of Pakistan, later the Government of Pakistan awarded him Sitara-e-Pakistan in recognition of his contribution to the new constitution of the country. Quayle was actively involved in state uniformity. As a lawyer and draftsman, he introduced on-the-job training system, leading an experienced draftsman to work with a newcomer drafter. He was among the other founders of the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel which was aimed at to establish foreign relations of drafters associated with the commonwealth sovereign states. In 1969 he was appointed as an officer for Order of the British Empire (OBE), and later in 1979 Order of the Bath (CB). Quayle retired from the legal services in 1981.

Later work

Quayle was a member of the Canberra Yacht Club, Sporting Car Club, and also Wine and Food clubs.[5]

Personal life

Quayle was born to Alfred Charles Clucas Quayle from the Isle of Man, and his mother Edith Annie (née Turbill) was from New South Wales.[6] He had two sons. Quayle died of heart failure on 12 October 1986 in Canberra, Australia.[5]

References

1. "Bronte Clucas Quayle CB, OBE, QC, Star of Pakistan". www.opc.gov.au. May 26, 2017.
2. "Commonwealth Record". Australian Government Publishing Service. May 3, 1978 – via Google Books.
3. "The Solicitors' Journal". The Journal. May 3, 1969 – via Google Books.
4. "ParlInfo - Retirement of first parliamentary counsel". parlinfo.aph.gov.au.
5. Kolts, Geoff. "Quayle, Bronte Clucas (1919–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
6. "Quayle, Bronte Clucas (1919-1986) - People and organisations". Trove.