William had 4 sisters: Alberta Young (born Ah Ket) and 3 other siblings. Andrew can be contacted ona.godwin@unimelb.edu.au. This Australian law-related biographical article is a stub. Please contact us. Despite this, between 1905 and 1928, he appeared before the High Court on at least 12 occasions. For example, in addition to a busy life at the bar, William Ah Ket spent time as a diplomat, serving as acting consul-general for China in 1913-1914 and in 1917. He said that "William Ah Ket did not ever sit on the Bench, though he would have been a very competent judge. A former partner of Linklaters Shanghai, Andrew Godwin teaches law at Melbourne Law School in Australia, where he is an associate director of its Asian Law Centre. My father, William Ah Ket rose to prominence in the 1900s-1930s 9The Hon Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of Australia, William Ah Kets contribution to diversity in the legal profession (Asian Australian Lawyers Association, William Ah Ket Scholarship Presentation, Great Hall, High Court of Australia, Canberra, 9 October 2019, 5:30pm). Defying what was expected of Chinese-Australians at the turn of the twentieth century, he studied law and progressed to appear before the High Court of Australia. For the next twenty years he worked tirelessly for the The keynote address is delivered by the Honourable Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of The High Court of Australia, who makes the following comments: By all accounts, Mr Ah Ket was a remarkable man. Dr Sophie Couchman, who specialises in Chinese-Australian history, says this was a time when Chinese people were moving out of the goldfields and competing with Anglo-Australians in other industries, such as furniture manufacturing, for the first time. level and not merely through trade. of the massive petitions raised by the Anti-Opium League of Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that the Chinese man was not an employee of the laundry but instead a boarder at the laundry who had simply been ironing his own shirt! His father had arrived in Victoria in 1855 and after some years on the goldfields established one of the earliest tobacco-farms on the King River. In addition to lobbying against discriminatory legislation, such as the Immigration Restriction Bill of 1901, William appeared in many cases that we would describe today as public interest cases. Ah Ket was born in Wangaratta in 1876 and died in 1936. Their eldest son William Ket MBBS became Deputy Superintendent James_Michael, Hm qua, lc 22:28. West enabled him to become one of the few Chinese Australians With paternal ancestry from Taishan, southern China, Ah Ket was Australia's first barrister of Asian heritage or ethnicity. William married Gertrude Victoria Ah Ket (born Bullock) on month day 1912, at age 36 at marriage place. William Ah Ket was chosen as delegate by the Chinese Chamber in Chisholm Street. 5 Law Students Society Dinner to Sir Harrison Moore, Farrago 5(5), April 23, 1929. Father and son worked as court interpreters in their spare time. . "William Ah Ket is in his teens at this time and he's being brought up to be a smart, educated young man, so he would've seen all this going on.". Tel: +61 3 9479 1315 10William Ah Ket Scholarship 2019, Program (9 October 2019). to Australia, William Ah Ket was appointed as Acting Consul-General There is little doubt that William Ah Ket's He believed his objective Despite his high profile and achievements, it would seem that others were advanced while he was not.6 He was neither appointed Silk nor a judge. Despite these achievements, William Ah Ket's story is little-known. could well be achieved if the Morrison Lectureship Foundation live, learn and work. including Carole Hinchcliff, helping me with my researchfor into William Ah Ket and also for promoting William's legacy and story generally. of Commerce to represent Victoria at the Conference of Overseas The International Who's Who: 1984/85, 2004, "William Ah Ket - Building Bridges between Occident and Orient in Australia, 1900-1936*", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Ah_Ket&oldid=1136723876, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 20:35. His father had arrived in Victoria in 1855 and after some years on the goldfields established one of the earliest tobacco-farms on the King River. 2Helen Penrose, To Build a Firm: The Maddocks Story (Maddocks, 2010), 11. By Andrew GodwinAssociate Director (Asian Commercial Law), Asian Law Centre, Melbourne Law School. [7] William Ah Ket Scholarship 2019, Program (9 October 2019). We should have done Medicine.16, There are many more interesting stories and facts that one could relate about William and his legacy. A report in the Victorian Bar News of Winter 1984 records that he enjoyed an excellent general practice and was recognised as an able cross-examiner with a superb command of language. schools. [5], His answer to the difficulties he faced appears to have been to succeed in what he did; to be a real part of the legal profession; to help others and to act at all times righteously, with courage and with kindness. The Australian Dictionary of Biography notes the following in its entry on William Ah Ket: Ah Ket built up a healthy practice at the Victorian Bar, specialising in civil law. opinions expressed in these stories do not necessarily reflect those of La Trobe University Life [ edit] With paternal ancestry from Taishan, southern China, Ah Ket was Australia's first barrister of Asian heritage or ethnicity. second Morrison Lecture was delivered by William Ah Ket on Historians say Mah Ket encouraged his son to study law to help the Chinese community, which was facing discriminatory laws at the end of the 19th century. For example, in addition to a busy life at the bar, William Ah Ket spent time as a diplomat, serving as acting consul-general for China in 1913-1914 and in 1917. [2] William stayed involved with the University and was elected the President of the Law Students Society on 19 April 1907. During his career Ah Ket battled the harsh effects of the White Australia Policy in 1908. If Monument Australia is useful to you, please make a donation to keep this historical and educational resource available. Ah Kets colleagues remembered him with warmth and affection as an amiable and gregarious man, greatly respected for his ability and integrity. Less is known about another person - Wu Ting Fang. youthful experience in 'bridging' the two worlds of East and William Ah Ket became a leading figure in the Chinese Australian community during the early years of Federation. 820 Drummond Street Carlton North VIC 3054. He said that "William Ah Ket did not ever sit on the Bench, though he would have been a very competent judge. such as the Dictation Test and Limitation of Residence. joint Trusteeship with Sir Colin MacKenzie in the founding '14 Williams focus on reconciliation is reflected in the Second Morrison Lecture that he delivered in 1933. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It also discusses the importance of cultural diversity in the workplace and within the community, particularly during a time when racism has become more prominent since COVID-19. In the 1930s world peace began to waver under the threat Last night, things came full circle when I attended the launch of the 2019 William Ah Ket Scholarship at the Chinese Museum in Melbourne. Mah was born circa 1870, in China. "He played the game of affluence and gambling and carding and living it up," she recalled. alleviation of all unreasonable conditions imposed on the Australia's first Asian lawyer, William Ah Ket, who battled racism and achieved landmark victories, and how his legacy lives on Chinese-Australian barrister and lawyer William Ah Ket was known. Your information is being handled in accordance with the. Blossom says. Sir Robert Menzies practised with William in Selborne Chambers. N. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/william-ah-ket-the-first-chinese-australian-barrister/10160198. William was particularly active in the fight against racial discrimination. The Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) offers our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the true and traditional owners and custodians of the lands we gather on to live, work and learn. Ah Ket appeared in another High Court case calledPotter v Minahan.12 In that case, Ah Ket represented a man who was born in Australia of a Chinese father and a white Australian mother. migrated from Canton in the 1850s, and when the Gold Rush In a passage that is still recognised as current law in Australia, Justice OConnor stated as follow: It isimprobable that the legislature would overthrow fundamental principles, infringe rights, or depart from the general system of law, without expressing its intention with irresistible clearness13. The act expressly discriminated against the Chinese and prohibited after-hours work in a factory or work-room where furniture was made or where any Chinese person was at any time employed. He added, "A certain prejudice among clients against having a Chinese barrister to an extent limited his practice, though instructing solicitors thought very well of him". William Ah Ket in Selborne Chambers, Melbourne circa 1933.Source: http://monumentaustralia.org.au/. respect, not only within his legal fraternity, but within government's repeated attempts in 1904, 1905 and 1907 to make Published: TueTue 28 Feb 2023 at 12:00am/with Kirsti Melville, Published: 21 Feb 2023Tue 21 Feb 2023 at 12:00am/with Kirsti Melville, Published: 14 Feb 2023Tue 14 Feb 2023 at 12:00am/with Kirsti Melville, Published: 7 Feb 2023Tue 7 Feb 2023 at 12:00am/with Kirsti Melville. Sir Robert Menzies practised with William in Selbourne Chambers. K Tn : Cuong. Church to a young Australian woman, Gertrude Bullock, whose Associate Professor Andrew Godwin is researching the life and times of MLS alum William Ah Ket and is working with the descendants of the Ah Ket family for this purpose. A Paper on the Chinese and the Factories Acts, published in 1906, defended the rights of Chinese workers and factory owners against unfair legislation. and friendship between the West and the East led him to accept Sir Robert Menzies practised with William in Selbourne Chambers. William Ah Ket [] was born in Wangaratta in the state of Victoria, Australia, in 1876. My research into William Ah commencedKet in October 2019. they raised a family of two sons and two daughters. 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This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. 5 Law Students Society Dinner to Sir Harrison Moore, Farrago 5(5), April 23, 1929. He died on 6 August 1936 of arteriosclerosis and renal failure at Malvern, Victoria. William stayed involved with the University and was elected the President of the Law Students Society on 19 April 1907.4 Some 20 years later, in 1929, William supported a toast in favour of Sir Harrison Moore, the third Dean of Melbourne Law School, at a dinner hosted by the Law Students Society to mark Sir Harrisons retirement in 1927. In addition to lobbying against discriminatory legislation, such as the Immigration Restriction Bill of 1901, William appeared in many cases that we would describe today as public interest cases. as the local 'mandarin' and Law Courts Interpreter, and prospered The biography of Joan Rosanove QC, an alumna of Melbourne Law School and the first Jewish woman in Australia to be admitted as a barrister, contains the following reference to a light-hearted discussion between William and Joan: A Melbourne barrister, Mr Ah Ket, a friend of Marks [Joans father], said to her, You and I have both chosen the wrong profession, Joan. Ah Ket appeared in another High Court case called Potter v Minahan.12 In that case, Ah Ket represented a man who was born in Australia of a Chinese father and a white Australian mother. After completing his secondary education, he studied law at the University of Melbourne, and joined the law firm of Maddock & Jamieson (now Maddocks). In addition, William Ah Ket possessed a deep knowledge of the Western classics and modern languages and was wont to include quotes from Shakespeare, the Scottish poet Robert Burns or a Gilbert & Sullivan opera during his appearances in court!17. 1901. "But when it came to law, he knew very well what it was like to struggle and be poor and oppressed, so his sympathies were always on the side of the underdog.". Menzies, Owen Dixon, James Tait, and Chinese under the umbrella of the White Australia Policy, the efforts of William Ah Ket in Melbourne and William J. 10William Ah Ket Scholarship 2019, Program (9 October 2019). Chinese called by Dr. Sun Yat Sen to attend the first National Asian Studies Program Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that he was not a prohibited immigrant. Ah Kets legal team successfully proved that the Chinese man was not an employee of the laundry but instead a boarder at the laundry and that he had simply been ironing his own shirt! * Associate Director (Asian Commercial Law), Asian Law Centre, Melbourne Law School. agitate against the Immigration Restriction Act in [3] Citing Karin Derkley, William Ah Ket Legacy Recognised (2018) 92(3) Law Institute Journal 83 at 83, 84. the social, business and sporting circles of Melbourne in Despite the bamboo ceiling that William must have encountered during his life and career, it appears that his mission was to remove barriers and, as his daughter Toylaan Ah Ket wrote, to implement his personal philosophy of building bridges between the East and West. Toylaan remembered his final words: "Unity is strength.". I because I am Chinese. He advocated and promoted peaceful coexistence.8 His answer to the difficulties he faced appears to have been to succeed in what he did; to be a real part of the legal profession; to help others and to act at all times righteously, with courage and with kindness. It is fitting and proper that this scholarship is named for him.9, In the program notes, the recipient of the 2019 William Ah Ket Scholarship, Ms Tienyi Long, Legal and Governance Officer at Glen Eira City Council, Victoria writes that [l]awyers, courts and legislators continue to grapple with the question of how equal justice can be achieved for diverse communities in a multifaceted and increasingly complex societydiversity intelligence is an essential skill to facilitate equal access to justice for diverse communitiesit should be included as part of mandatory continuing professional development requirements under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.10. His father had taken him to China when he was about five years old. he moved to Melbourne to study Law at Melbourne University. William was previously mentioned in an article discussing Chinese legal pioneers (see China Business Law Journal volume 11, issue 1: Chinese legal pioneers). William stayed involved with the University and was elected the President of the Law Students Society on 19 April 1907.4 Some 20 years later, in 1929, William supported a toast in favour of Sir Harrison Moore, the third Dean of Melbourne Law School, at a dinner hosted by the Law Students Society to mark Sir Harrisons retirement in 1927. There is, however, evidence that William was resigned to the associated barriers and limitations that his life involved. Your help would be greatly appreciated. would increase friendship and understanding between the people We should have done Medicine.16, There are many more interesting stories and facts that one could relate about William and his legacy. He fought against the requirements of the 1907 Factories (Employment of Chinese) Act, which discriminated against . Chinese language. On 16 November 1912 he married Gertrude Victoria Bullock at the Kew Methodist Church. William was well regarded as a barrister. [13] Isabel Carter, Woman in a Wig: Joan Rosanove, QC (Lansdowne Press, 1970), 13. We will never satisfy our ambitions. 'William Ah Ket (1876-1936), barrister, was born on 20 June 1876 at Wangaratta, Victoria, only son and fifth child of Ah Ket, storekeeper and grower and buyer of tobacco, and his wife Hing Ung, who were married in Melbourne in 1864. of his time who could mix with ease, and enjoy widespread There is, however, evidence that William was resigned to the associated barriers and limitations that his life involved. Despite the bamboo ceiling that William must have encountered during his life and career, it appears that his mission was to remove barriers and, as his daughter Toylaan Ah Ket wrote, to implement his personal philosophy of building bridges between the East and West. He was also a delegate to the first interstate Chinese convention held at Melbourne in 1905 and was co-founder and president of the Sino-Australian Association, considered to be the first Australian-Chinese club. 1John Lack, Ah Ket, William (1876 1936), Australian Dictionary of Biography, available at http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ah-ket-william-4979. Prior to completing his tertiary studies at Melbourne University, William received a full primary and secondary education in Wangaratta's public schools. The biography of Joan Rosanove QC, an alumna of Melbourne Law School and the first Jewish woman in Australia to be admitted as a barrister, contains the following reference to a light-hearted discussion between William and Joan: A Melbourne barrister, Mr Ah Ket, a friend of Marks [Joans father], said to her, You and I have both chosen the wrong profession, Joan. 14See Toylaan Ah Ket, William Ah Ket - Building Bridges between Occident and Orient in Australia, 1900-1936 (paper delivered at the Conference of the Chinese Studies Association in Australia held at Macquarie University on 5 July 1995), available at https://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/5/1/public/stories/wahket.htm. He was a sound lawyer and a good advocate". His father had arrived in Victoria in 1855 and after some years on the goldfields established one of the earliest tobacco-farms on the King River. 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