Peter Dunn (general)

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Peter James Dunn
Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency Commissioner
In office
2004–2006
Preceded byInaugural appointment
Succeeded byGregor Manson
Personal details
Born (1947-04-14) 14 April 1947 (age 77)
Ballarat, Victoria
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1965–2002
RankMajor General
Commands1st Brigade
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Australia
Mentioned in Despatches

Major General Peter James Dunn AO (born 14 April 1947) is a retired senior officer in the Australian Army, and a former Commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Authority (2004–2006).

As Commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Authority he was responsible for the ACT Fire Brigade, ACT Ambulance Service, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service.[1] He was appointed to this position in 2003 by Chief Minister Jon Stanhope.[1] The creation of this position was recommended by the McLeod Inquiry into the Canberra bushfires of 2003.

Dunn was previously a major general in the Australian Army. While serving in the army, he had completed a Defence Efficiency Review of the Australian Defence Force in 1997,[2] and a forward plan for the Army in the 21st Century.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2005–2006" (PDF). ACT Emergency Services Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2009.
  2. ^ Hon Ian McLachlan AO MP, Minister for Defence (11 April 1997). "Defence Reform Program Comments".
  3. ^ Michael Evans (September 1999). "Forward from the past: The development of Australian Army Doctrine, 1972–present" (PDF). Study Paper No. 301. Land Warfare Studies Centre. p. 43 onwards.