The death of the former South Australian Premier, Steele Hall, reminded me of his relationship with two quite interesting controversies concerning the Governor of South Australia.
The first concerned the refusal of the British Government, with the support of Buckingham Palace, to give effect to a request by Hall's predecessor, Don Dunstan, to appoint a new State Governor days before an election was held. When Hall became Premier after the election, he requested the appointment of a different candidate to become Governor. This incident was an early example of the British Government and the Palace enforcing the 'caretaker convention' in Australia.
The second incident concerned a surprising condition that the Governor of South Australia, Sir Edric Bastyan, imposed upon his appointment of Hall as Governor.
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