Findlay (Fin) McRae
| Findlay (Fin) McRae | |
|---|---|
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| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | Victoria Police |
| Title | Head of Legal Services |
Findlay Gerard McRae, known as Fin McRae is a lawyer who has been the Head of Legal Services for Victoria Police since 2006.
Biography
After graduating from university, McRae worked as Registrar at the County Court of Victoria[1] and is a 2006 alumnus of Leadership Victoria.[2]
Victoria Police
McRae joined Victoria Police in 2006 and was initially their only lawyer before rising to the position of head of legal services, supervising over 120 lawyers.[3] In 2019, the legal services section of Victoria Police consisted of a staff of 600 and spent nearly $60 million on legal expenses.[4]
In 2008, McRae appeared on behalf of Victoria Police before the Law Reform Committee of the Parliament of Victoria as part of the Inquiry into Alternative Dispute Resolution.[5][6]
In 2010, McRae provided information for a review of the in-house legal team of the Australian Federal Police.[7]
Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants
As head of legal services for Victoria Police, McRae was aware of Nicola Gobbo since at least 2010 when he met with Victorian Government Solicitor John Cain and director of the Office of Police Integrity Michael Strong to discuss the settlement of the civil case that Gobbo had submitted against Victoria Police, in which Gobbo's role as an informant was discussed, although it was not until 2012 that he discovered that Gobbo provided information on her own clients to Victoria Police when he helped start a review.[4][8]
The Royal Commission referred McRae to the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner for persistently failing in his duty to inform the Director of Public Prosecutions of Gobbo's informing, due to a focus on the safety of Gobbo and the interests of Victoria Police.[4] On 10 March 2022, it was announced that the actions of McRae "did not constitute unsatisfactory professional conduct or misconduct" and there would be no disciplinary action arising from the submission.[9][10]
Recognition
- 2015 President's Honorary Award for Outstanding Service, Law Institute of Victoria, which recognises those who have gone above and beyond in service to the Law Institute of Victoria or the legal profession in Victoria.[4][11]
- McRae is on the advisory board for the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre at Victoria University, Melbourne.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Taxation of costs in circuit matters" (PDF). Law Institute Journal: 80. May 2000.
- ↑ "Leadership Victoria 2009 Yearbook" (PDF). Leadership Victoria. 2009. Retrieved 2022-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mills, Tammy (2020-01-30). "Lawyer X: Victoria Police's top lawyer says Gobbo use 'unthinkable'". The Age. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mills, Tammy; Vedelago, Chris (2020-12-02). "Top police lawyer referred for investigation over Gobbo scandal". The Age. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ "Parliament of Victoria - Inquiry into Alternative Dispute Resolution". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ "Law Reform". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ "Review of AFP legal". Australian Parliament House. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2022-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mills, Tammy (2020-01-31). "Government's top lawyer knew about Gobbo's informer role in 2010, inquiry hears". The Age. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ "Senior police figure in Lawyer X scandal cleared of wrongdoing by legal services regulator". ABC News. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ "For the record | VLSBC". lsbc.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ "Law Institute of Victoria Award Recipients". www.liv.asn.au. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ "Our people". Victoria University, Australia. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
Further reading
- Dowsley, Anthony (2020). Lawyer X. Patrick Carlyon. Sydney, N.S.W. ISBN 978-1-4607-5806-9. OCLC 1108822090. Search this book on
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