Austin Asche

Keith John Austin Asche, AC, QC[1] (28 November 1925 – 16 December 2024) was an Australian politician. He was born in Melbourne. He served as Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1993 through 1997. He was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory serving from 1986 through 1987.

Asche was appointed a Knight of the Order of St. John in 1993 and made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1994. He was made Honorary Freeman of the City of Darwin in 2007.[2]

Asche died on 14 December 2024, at the age of 99.[3]

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  1. Order of Wearing Archived 2014-02-11 at the Wayback Machine, Page 5, Note 3.
  2. "New Freeman of the City of Darwin" (PDF). Darwin City Council. Darwin City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. Tribune, The National (2024-12-16). "Statement From Government House 16 December". The National Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-16.