Independent director
The Hon Peter Collins AM QC was appointed as one of three independent Board Directors selected jointly by the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) and the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) in July 2006.
A Barrister and ABC journalist before his election to the NSW Parliament, Peter served for 22 years in senior roles including Minister for Health, Attorney General and Treasurer of NSW during his 7 years in the Greiner/Fahey Government, and a further 6 years as either Deputy Leader and Leader of the Opposition, before leaving the Parliament in 2003.
The Australian Government appointed him Chair of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2004-11); the NSW Government appointed him to the Cancer Council of NSW (2004-06), then Chair of the Cancer Institute of NSW (2005-08); and, he has been Chairman of St. John Ambulance NSW (2007-current). He is also Chairman of the Advisory Board for National Patient Transport (NPT) Pty Ltd.
In 2009, he was appointed Chair of Legal Aid NSW on the recommendation of the Attorney General; and, in 2010, was appointed Deputy Chair of the Centenary of ANZAC Commemoration Committee for NSW.
He is a Board member of the Workers Compensation Insurance Fund Investment Board of NSW since 2005. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (FAIST). Maintaining a long association with the University of Sydney, he was made an Associate of the Graduate School of Government (2004-08). Peter Collins is also Managing Director of Barton Deakin Government Relations which he established in 2009.
With an active, life-long interest in the ADF, he has served as both an Army and Navy Reserve officer- he was Honorary Colonel of the elite 1st Commando Regiment (1995-2000); saw active service in Iraq in 2007; and , is a Captain in the RAN Reserve where he is a legal officer. He was awarded the US Joint Service Commendation Medal for his service in Iraq.
Peter was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004 and also received the Centenary Medal.