National Executive, 1983-1988

Component identifier:: Series 3
Content Summary:: The series primarily comprises minutes and other meeting papers of the National Executive, 1983-1988. The series also includes a large file of papers relating largely to the expulsion of David Vigor from the Australian Democrats in May 1988 after he stood against the endorsed Australian Democrat Senate team as a member of the Unite Australia Party in the 1987 federal election. Schneider spoke against the expulsion motion in the May 1988 Federal Executive meeting. Also included in the file are papers relating to the controversy over the preselection of Jack Evans, Shirley de la Hunty and Richard Jeffreys for the Western Australian Senate ticket.
Immediate source of acquisition:: The papers were donated to the Library by Gavan Schneider in 1995.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:: Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2062847).
Parent Terms of Access:: Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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