Bevan Lawrence
Bevan Ernest Lawrence (born) is a West Australian barrister and political campaigner. Lawrence is the older brother of Carmen Lawrence, a former Premier of Western Australia. He is the convenor of the lobby group People for Fair and Open Government.[1]
Lawrence attended Aquinas College and studied law at the University of Western Australia graduating in 1966.[2]
People for Fair and Open Government (PFOG) was established by Lawrence in 1989 shortly after the re-election of a Labor Party government led by Peter Dowding earlier that year. The group was formed after earlier Labor governments, led by Brian Burke, had made improper deals with business groups commonly referred to as WA Inc. By early 1990 Carmen Lawrence replaced Dowding as Premier and the terms of reference for an inquiry into the dealings were delivered to her by PFOG in mid-1990 and a Royal Commission of Inquiry was announced in November the same year.[3]
In 1991 Lawrence published what he regarded as a conservative itemisation of the government's actual losses. The total he estimated as A$877 million.[4]:p389
References
- ↑ Tanya Nolan (9 June 2003). "Constitutional and electoral experts concerned over proposed Senate reforms". The World Today. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "Bevan Lawrence Video - Interviews". Ovguide. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Bevan Lawrence. "W.A. Inc.: Why Didn't We Hear The Alarm Bells?". Samuel Griffith Society. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ O'Brien P. and Webb M. The Executive State--WA Inc & The Constitution, Constitutional Press (Perth) 1991. ISBN 0-646-04875-9;