Julian Grill
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Julian Fletcher Grill is a former member of the Australian Labor Party
and Member of the Parliament of Western Australia
as the Member for Eyre
.
He was educated at the University of Western Australia
and graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the Western Australian Bar
in 1966. He was originally a barrister and solicitor with specialty in mining and resources.
Grill was elected as the Member for Electoral district of Yilgarn-Dundas
in Western Australia's Lower House
in 1977. Due to redistributions the seat changed a number of times, eventually becoming the Electoral district of Eyre
. He was re-elected in 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1993 and 1996. He was promoted to the front bench of the Burke
government in 1983, holding ministerial positions until 1990 including the senior portfolios of Transport, The North West, Regional Development and Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. Grill did not contest the February 2001 general election
.
He was expelled from the Australian Labor Party in June 2005 for making a $5000 donation to the National Party of Australia
in the lead-up to the 2005 Western Australian state election.
He was ordered to apologise to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
on 15 August 2007 after being found to be in contempt of parliament
. He was found by the Corruption and Crime Commission
to have forwarded a confidential parliamentary report into the Windimurra vanadium
mine operated by Precious Metals Australia.
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
and Member of the Parliament of Western Australia
Parliament of Western Australia
The Parliament of Western Australia consists of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly . The Parliament sits at Parliament House in Harvest Terrace, Perth....
as the Member for Eyre
Electoral district of Murchison-Eyre
Murchison-Eyre was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989 and again from 2005 to 2008....
.
He was educated at the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
and graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the Western Australian Bar
Bar (law)
Bar in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas; the process of qualifying to practice law; and the legal profession.-Courtroom division:...
in 1966. He was originally a barrister and solicitor with specialty in mining and resources.
Grill was elected as the Member for Electoral district of Yilgarn-Dundas
Electoral district of Yilgarn-Dundas
Esperance-Dundas was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1977 to 1983.The district was located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, and was based in Boulder and took in some Kalgoorlie suburbs, while extending west to Coolgardie and...
in Western Australia's Lower House
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
in 1977. Due to redistributions the seat changed a number of times, eventually becoming the Electoral district of Eyre
Electoral district of Eyre
Eyre is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district covers large tracts of the rural south-east of Western Australia...
. He was re-elected in 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1993 and 1996. He was promoted to the front bench of the Burke
Brian Burke
Brian Thomas Burke was Labor premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988...
government in 1983, holding ministerial positions until 1990 including the senior portfolios of Transport, The North West, Regional Development and Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. Grill did not contest the February 2001 general election
Western Australian state election, 2001
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 10 February 2001 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
.
He was expelled from the Australian Labor Party in June 2005 for making a $5000 donation to the National Party of Australia
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
in the lead-up to the 2005 Western Australian state election.
He was ordered to apologise to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
on 15 August 2007 after being found to be in contempt of parliament
Contempt of Parliament
In some countries, contempt of parliament is the offence of obstructing the legislature in the carrying out of its functions, or of hindering any legislator in the performance of his or her duties. The offence is known by various other names in jurisdictions in which the legislature is not called...
. He was found by the Corruption and Crime Commission
Corruption and Crime Commission
The Corruption and Crime Commission is a permanent investigative commission established by the Government of Western Australia in 2003, largely as a result of the findings of a Royal Commission into the state's police service. Its role is to investigate public corruption...
to have forwarded a confidential parliamentary report into the Windimurra vanadium
Vanadium
Vanadium is a chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery gray, ductile and malleable transition metal. The formation of an oxide layer stabilizes the metal against oxidation. The element is found only in chemically combined form in nature...
mine operated by Precious Metals Australia.