Lawyers Weekly
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has unveiled the first appointments to the national integrity body, with a Court of Appeal judge who headed up the inquiry into alleged ADF war crimes in Afghanistan to be its inaugural commissioner.
The Honourable Justice Paul Brereton AM RFD, who is a judge of the NSW Court of Appeal, Assistant Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force and holds a commission as a Major General in the Australian Defence Force Reserves, has been appointed as the inaugural commissioner of the federal corruption body.
For over a week, Brereton J has been rumoured to be the pick for the role with the new National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). Now, A-G Dreyfus has confirmed the appointment, which will run for five years.
His Honour, the A-G said in a statement, “has a wealth of experience leading complex and sensitive investigations, including as Assistant Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force when he delivered the Afghanistan Inquiry Report”.
