Family Name:
Warren
Given Names:
Geoff
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown, possibly1950
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age Range:
Early 20s
Location:
VIC, Noble Park
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Draft Resister
Reason for Court Appearance:
Failure to register for national service
Court Name and Location:
Court of Petty Sessions, Springvale
Court Hearing Date:
11 June 1971
Court Outcome:
Convicted and fined $75plus $27 costs
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Geoff Warren was from Noble Park, a suburb of Melbourne. He opposed the National Service Act 1964 (NSA). He refused to register for the July 1970 intake of conscripts. He was summonsed to the Court of Petty Sessions at Springvale on 11 June 1971. He was convicted and fined $75 plus $27 costs. It is likely that Geoff was not further prosecuted under the NSA. The government during 1971 and especially 1972 were reluctant to prosecute when the result would be jailing a young man. This was particularly in regard to a refusal to obey a call-up notice. This attracted 18 months’ imprisonment. The government aimed to minimize its political risk of having large numbers of young men in prison. All pending prosecutions under the NSA were stopped by the newly elected Whitlam Labor government in early December 1972.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, August/ September 1970, p.7; May/ June/ July/ August 1971, p.11.
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