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Life Summary

Name	Charles Kennedy Comans
Born	21 October, 1914 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 September, 2012 (aged 97) Narrabundah, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	Christian Brothers College (East Melbourne) (student, 1920-1926) St Kevin's College (Melbourne) (student, 1927-1931) University of Melbourne (student, 1932-1935)
Occupation or Descriptor *	barrister (1936-1977) Federal, Australia public servant (1936-1977) Federal, Australia parliamentary draftsman/woman (1948-1977) Federal, Australia public service head (1948-1977) Federal, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1965) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1977)
Key Events *	Cyclone Tracey, Darwin, 1974 (drafted the Darwin Reconstruction Bill) Dismissal of Whitlam government, 1975 (drafted the double dissolution proclamation) Nauru independence, 1968 (wrote constitution)
Legacies *	Charles Comans meeting room (Office of Parliamentary Counsel) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Canberra Wine and Food Club (founding member) Royal Canberra Golf Club (member, ?-2012) Australian National University Cricket Club (founding member, 1937)
Workplaces *	Australian Taxation Office (public servant, 1936-1938) Attorney-General's Dept (Federal) (public servant, 1938-1977) Australian National University (law) (lecturer, 1945-1948) Office of Parliamentary Counsel (federal) (public servant, 1948-1977) Office of Parliamentary Counsel (federal) (head, 1972-1977)

* Dates are approximate