Who was a crucial person in passing consciption in Australia WWII?

Question: Who was a crucial person in passing consciption in Australia WWII!?
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On 15 November 1939, Menzies announced the reintroduction of conscription for home defence service effective 1 January 1940!. Unmarried men turning 21 in the year ending 30 June 1940 would be drafted into the Militia!.

Don't get the idea that conscription applied to everyone!.

The other part of the army was the Citizens' Military Forces (C!.M!.F!.) or national militia, which had a few ‘permanent soldiers’ attached, but was otherwise composed of a mix of enthusiastic volunteers (including WW1 veterans) and some ‘national service’ draftees!. The Militia’s purpose was the defence of Australian territory (and this included Papua, which had been a German colony before the 1914-18 war)!. This political and geographic restriction led to the CMF troops being ridiculed by the all-volunteer AIF as 'a protected species - not available for export' or ‘Chocolate Soldiers’, and other less polite terms!.

The Labor Party was again in power, and in November 1942 Prime Minister John Curtin argued at a special Federal Conference of the Labor Party that it was necessary for the war effort to extend government powers to compel service in the South-West Pacific Area, which comprised Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines and The Netherlands East Indies!. Despite opposition, a bill was passed on 19 February 1943 that obliged soldiers in the CMF to serve in Australia, all of the island of New Guinea and the adjacent islands!. This was called the South-West Pacific Zone!.

The 11th Brigade was the only militia formation to serve outside of Australian territory, however, when it garrisoned Merauke in the NEI during 1943 and 1944!.Www@QuestionHome@Com