Peter McMullin AM (ACCI)

• Director － Australasian Dispute Resolution Centre Pty. Ltd. Treasurer and Council Member － Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria
• Board member － International Chamber of Commerce (Australia) Senior International Business Adviser － Minister for Foreign Affairs,.Timor Leste
• Board member －National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
• Chair － Australian Chamber Alliance
• Special Counsel － Cornwall Stodart Lawyers
• Committee Member － Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Audit Committee

• President － Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)
• Board member － Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• President － Geelong Art Gallery
• Trust member － Geelong Performing Arts Centre Trust
• Deputy President － Museums Board of Victoria
• Consultant － HWL Ebsworth
• Chairman － Melbourne International Comedy Festival
• Councilor and Mayor － City of Greater Geelong
• Chair － Regional Cities Victoria
• Board member － Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
• Council member － Victoria University
• Board Member － Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority
• Commissioner － Local Government Best Value Commission
• Principal Solicitor － P.G. McMullin and Co.
• Chair － Mayor and Councilor’s Allowance Panel
• Deputy Chair － Centenary of Federation Victoria Committee Councilor and Deputy
• Lord Mayor － City of Melbourne Solicitor to the Public
• Advocate － Office of the Public Advocate

• University of Melbourne
• Melbourne Grammar School

Peter has wide experience in business, law, local government, philanthropy and the arts. He was a Councilor and Deputy Lord Mayor at the City of Melbourne: a Councilor and Mayor at the City of Greater Geelong; Chairman of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Deputy President of the Museums Board of Victoria; a Board member of Philanthropy Australia; a Board member of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority; a Board member of the Melbourne Community Foundation (now Australian Communities Foundation) and a Board member of the Education Foundation (now Foundation for Young Australians.)

Peter is the Immediate Past President of the Geelong Art Gallery and has mentored the development of a Chamber of Commerce in Timor-Leste over the past five years.

He is the Immediate Past President of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) and currently chairs ACCI’s Trade and International Affairs Committee. He is a Board member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Australia. He is Treasurer and Council Member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria. He is a founding Director of the Australasian Dispute Resolution Centre Pty Ltd (www.adrcentre.com.au), specialising in dispute resolution in the Asia-Pacific region.

He was a member of the Commonwealth Refugee Review Tribunal and a member of the Victorian Residential Tenancies and Small Claims Tribunals(now VCAT)

Director
Australasian Dispute Resolution Centre Pty Ltd
March 2014 – Present (5 months) Canberra, Australia
International mediation and cross border dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific region. More details at www.adrcentre.com.au

Treasurer and Council Member
Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria
November 2013 – Present (9 months) East Melbourne
Member of the Executive Committee and supervised the financial affairs of the organization.

Board member
International Chamber of Commerce (Australia)
April 2013 – Present (1 year 4 months) Canberra, Australia
Represented the Paris-based international Chamber of Commerce on its Australian Board.

Senior International Business Adviser
Minister for Foreign Affairs,Timor Leste
March 2013 – Present Melbourne
Mentored the establishment of Timor-Leste’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and promoted public and private investment into Timor-Leste.

Board member
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
April 2011 – Present (3 years 4 months) Canberra, Australia
Supported one of Australia’s leading cultural institutions in its fund-raising, sponsorship and business development areas, as well as promoted the importance of portraiture in telling the stories of Australians from all backgrounds.

Chair
Australian Chamber Alliance
February 2011 – Present (3 years 6 months) Canberra, Australia
Chaired an alliance of all the state and territory based chambers of commerce and industry.

Special Counsel
Cornwall Stodart Lawyers
September 2008 – Present (5 years 11 months) Level 10, 114 William Street, Melbourne
Assisted the firm and it’s clients in connecting with the right people in Melbourne and across Australia to achieve their goals. Connected them with my extensive networks in the fields of business, politics, philanthropy and the arts.

Committee Member
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Audit Committee
August 2006 – Present (8 years) Melbourne, Australia
The Audit Committee reports to the Board of the VCAA on matters within it’s Charter.

Director
McMullin Group
March 1985 – Present (29 years 5 months) Melbourne, Australia
Participated on the Board of a diversified property group (see www.Mcmullin.com.au)

President
Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)
November 2010 – November 2013 (3 years 1 month) East Melbourne
Led Victoria’s largest business group in advocating at all levels of government for business-friendly policy development, and to ensure a strong Victorian economy.

Board member
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
February 2010 – November 2013 (3 years 10 months) Canberra, Australia
ACCI is the peak Australian business group, and I Chair its Trade and International Affairs Committee.

President
Geelong Art Gallery
September 2005 – October 2013 (8 years 2 months) Geelong
Led one of Australia’s leading regional galleries in Victoria’s second city.

Trust member
Geelong Performing Arts Centre Trust
March 2004 – December 2012 (8 years 10 months) Geelong
Chaired the Geelong Cultural Precinct Committee, and supported funding for GPAC’s redevelopment.

Deputy President
Museums Board of Victoria
September 2000 – June 2010 (9 years 10 months) Melbourne, Australia
Chaired the Immigration Museum Committee,and served on the Governance and Remuneration Committee, as well as representing the Museum in Shanghai at the opening of Carrillo Gantner’s Australian Indigenous Art Collection at Shanghai Library.

Consultant
HWL Ebsworth
September 2002 – September 2008 (6 years 1 month)

Chairman
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
February 2000 – September 2008 (8 years 8 months) Melbourne, Australia
Led one of the world’s most successful cultural festivals for nearly a decade, and supported new Australian comedy performers through Raw Comedy and the Roadshow and similar events.

Councillor and Mayor
City of Greater Geelong
2004 – 2008 (4 years)
Led the Council of Victoria’s second city at a time of considerable transition. The move of the TAC headquarters to Geelong took place,as did the acquisition of a significant part of Geelong’s cultural heritage,Eugene Von Guerard’s View of Geelong.

Chair
Regional Cities Victoria
October 2005 – December 2006 (1 year 3 months) Victoria, Australia
RCV comprised the Mayors of Victoria’s major regional cities.

Board member
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
February 2001 – April 2006 (5 years 3 months) Melbourne, Australia
Served on this State Government body responsible for the VCE, VCAL and curriculum matters.

Council member
Victoria University
February 2000 – December 2005 (5 years 11 months) Flinders Street,Melbourne
Supported many initiatives,including the acquisition of the old Titles Office buildings for conversion into the University’s Law School, and the development of the University’s strong relationship with Timor-Leste.

Board Member
Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority
March 2000 – June 2005 (5 years 4 months) Melbourne, Australia
Conducted licence application hearings as well as carrying out the Crown Casino Benchmarking Study and other Board responsibilities.

Commissioner
Local Government Best Value Commission
March 2000 – April 2004 (4 years 2 months) Melbourne, Australia
The LGBVC oversaw the implementation of best value principles in local government throughout Victoria.

Principal Solicitor
P.G. McMullin and Co.
February 1978 – September 2002 (24 years 8 months)
Founder and principal solicitor with P.G. McMullin & Co., which had offices in Fitzroy and East Melbourne, and practiced extensively in property, family law, criminal law, immigration law, and wills and estates.

Chair
Mayor and Councillor’s Allowance Panel
February 2000 – June 2002 (2 years 5 months) Melbourne, Australia
The Panel conducted hearings around Victoria and considered submissions regarding the level of allowances, and made recommendations to the Minister.

Deputy Chair
Centenary of Federation Victoria Committee
November 1999 – June 2002 (2 years 8 months) Melbourne, Australia
The Committee organized the celebrations for the Centenary of Federation throughout Victoria.

Councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor
City of Melbourne
1996 – 1999 (3 years) Melbourne, Australia
Chaired the Federation Square Committee as part of the City/State partnership that created Melbourne’s Federation Square,as well as the Council’s Finance Committee and it’s Planning Committee. I also learnt a lot about Cities and Urban Design, and was inspired by the leadership provided by Rob Adams in those areas.

Solicitor to the Public Advocate
Office of the Public Advocate
September 1990 – September 1993 (3 years 1 month) Melbourne, Australia
Advised the Public Advocate on all matters pertaining to disability issues, including representing the Public Advocate at VCAT and the Supreme and County Courts.