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Neil Robertson

Mr Neil Robertson PSM

Nominee of the Minister of Police and Emergency Services
Executive and Finance Committee, Chair
Audit and Risk Management Committee, Chair
Neil Robertson is currently working as a consultant principally in the areas of justice policy and governance.

Neil Robertson held a variety of senior roles in the Department of Justice for over 20 years before stepping back from full-time work in 2019. 

In 2011, he was awarded a Public Service Medal “for outstanding public service and leadership through the provision of innovative legal policy in a diverse range of areas” and his “exemplary support to Government in responding to and implementing the report of the Bushfires Royal Commission”.

Before joining Justice, he was the Manager, Executive Support in the Chief Commissioner of Police’s office. 

Neil has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Swinburne University of Technology, and Executive Masters in Public Administration from the Australian and New Zealand School of Government. He is also a Fellow of the Williamson Community Leadership Program and, from 1993 to 2012, was a Director and Company Secretary of Crime Stoppers Victoria Ltd.