Peter Breen (Australian politician)

Peter James Breen (born 4 November 1947) is a former Australian politician. He was a solicitor before entering politics, achieving a Diploma of Law from Sydney University. He was originally a member of the Liberal Party, serving as President of the Campbelltown Young Liberals 1971–1972. From 1995 to 1998 he was Secretary of the Australian Bill of Rights Group, and in 1998 joined Reform the Legal System. In the 1999 New South Wales election he was elected to the Legislative Council.[1]

Peter Breen
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
27 March 1999 – 23 March 2007
Personal details
Born (1947-11-04) 4 November 1947
NationalityAustralian
Political party
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
ProfessionLawyer

Breen joined the Labor Party on 5 May 2006, but resigned on 18 July[2] to form the Human Rights Party. He unsuccessfully contested the 2007 New South Wales state election.[1]

In 2014 Breen became an adviser to Senator Ricky Muir of the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party but was sacked on 5 August 2014.[3] He has campaigned over an alleged miscarriage of justice in the conviction of Stephen Wayne 'Shorty' Jamieson for the 1988 murder of Janine Balding.[2]

Renewable Energy Party
Renewable Energy Party
LeaderPeter Breen
Founded22 March 2016
Dissolved26 March 2018
Preceded byHuman Rights Party[4]
HeadquartersByron Bay, New South Wales
IdeologyGreen politics[5]
Website
http://www.renewableenergy.org.au/ at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-05-28)

In 2016, Breen was a key person in the Renewable Energy Party[6] and candidate for the Australian Senate to represent New South Wales in the Australian federal election.[7]

The Renewable Energy Party was an Australian political party registered by the Australian Electoral Commission on 22 March 2016.[8]

In the 2016 federal election the Renewable Energy Party fielded two senate candidates in each of New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, and a total of eight candidates for the House of Representatives in Victoria (4), Tasmania (3) and New South Wales (1),[9] none of whom were elected.[10]

On 1 February 2018, the Australian Electoral Commission issued a notice that it was considering deregistering the party on the grounds that it had ceased to have at least 500 members.[11] On 26 March 2018, the party was deregistered due to failure to respond to the earlier notice.[12]

References
  1. "Mr Peter James Breen (1947- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. Breen, Peter (21 July 2006). "A Form of Love". Stateline (Interview). Interviewed by O'Neill, Sharon. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 22 November 2014. ... he joined the Labor Party. On Tuesday [18 July 2006], just 10 weeks later, he resigned, after he refused the premier's demand that he apologise for his comments.
  3. "Ricky Muir sacks adviser Peter Breen; third staffer of Motoring Enthusiasts Party senator to depart". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. "Our People". Renewable Energy Party. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. "website policy section". Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  6. "Our People". Renewable Energy Party. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. "Senate candidates". Australian Electoral Commission. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. "Renewable Energy Party". Australian Electoral Commission. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  9. "Candidates for the 2016 federal election". Australian Electoral Commission. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  10. "State and territory results". Australian Electoral Commission. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. "Notice of intention to deregister Renewable Energy Party" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 7 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  12. "Notice of deregistration Renewable Energy Party" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2018. Notice under s 137(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 On 26 March 2018, Gabrielle Paten, Assistant Commissioner, as a delegate of the Electoral Commission, deregistered the Renewable Energy Party under subsection 137(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. Reason: s 137(4) – failure to respond to notice under s 137(1).


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