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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-06-15 human Gavan McCarthy; Garrett Upstill updated 2026-06-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008071b.htm person Crawford Peter John AM, FTSE, FRACI AACR2 11 April 1940 Place of Birth Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Physical chemist Science administrator Public service administrator Peter Crawford's early career in chemical research was followed by senior international and Australian government roles in the areas of science, environment, and water management. He led the OECD program in Paris on international chemicals control and on his return to Australia headed the NSW Pollution Control Commission, then Sydney Water and, later, the NSW Healthy Rivers Commission. He also had periods as CEO of the Department of Premier and Cabinet in South Australia and as CEO of the Australian defence and communications company AWA Ltd. He served as Chair of the NSW Water Audit, 1984; Chair of National Energy Roundtable, 1988; Member, Commonwealth Secretariat Panel on Restructuring the Public Sector of South Africa, 1995; and as advisor to the Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service (1995-97). In his late career he undertook post graduate study in politics, leading to a book on water management in Australia, Japan and China. 1962 1962 Education - BSc (Hons 1), University of New England, New South Wales 1966 1966 Education - PhD, Australian National University - Kinetic Studies of an Interfacial Polycondensation Reaction 1966 1967 Career position - Fellow, Max Planck Institüt für Physikalische Chemie, Gottingen Germany 1967 1968 Career position - Research Chemist, du Pont Ltd, Wilmington, Delaware 1969 1972 Career position - Scientific Administrator, CSIRO Headquarters, Melbourne then Canberra 1970 1970 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1972 1973 Career position - Australian Counsellor to OECD, Paris, France 1973 1974 Career position - Assistant Secretary, Commonwealth Department of Urban and Regional Development (DURD) 1974 1978 Career position - Acting First Assistant Secretary, Environment, Commonwealth Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development (EHCD) 1978 1979 Career position - Chair, Commonwealth National Advisory Committee on Chemicals, 1978-79 1979 1982 Career position - Division Head and Head of Chemicals Programs, Environment Directorate OEDC, Paris, France 1982 1983 Career position - Director, New South Wales State Pollution Control Commission 1983 1987 Career position - General Manager, then Managing Director, Sydney Water, New South Wales 1987 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1987 1988 Career position - Managing Director, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd - AWA Limited 1988 1988 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for public service' 1988 1988 Career position - Chair, National Energy Roundtable, Australian Government 1989 1992 Career position - Director (CEO), South Australian Department of State Development and Technology 1992 1993 Career position - CEO, South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet 1994 2003 Career position - Commissioner, Healthy Rivers Commission of New South Wales 1994 2003 Career position - Visiting Professor, Macquarie University, New South Wales 1995 1995 Career position - Member, Commonwealth Secretariat Panel on Restructuring the Public Sector of South Africa 1997 1997 Career position - Advisor to the Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service 2001 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society in environmental science and technology [Centenary of Federation] 2004 2006 Career position - Adjunct Professor, Newcastle University, New South Wales 2017 2017 Education - MA, University of New England - in Political and International Studies 2021 2021 Education - PhD, University of New England - A Critique of Water Security in Australia, China and Japan Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development, Commonwealth of Australia (1975 - 1978)

Acting First Assistant Secretary 1974 - 1978

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1970 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 -

 Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA) (1913 - 1988)

Chief Executive Officer (1987 - 1988)

 AWA Limited (1988 - )

Chief Executive Officer (1988)

 'Crawford, Peter John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, History of Australian Science Research Group Crawford, Peter John Swinburne University of Technology, Office of the Chief Scientist Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Securing healthy coastal rivers : a strategic perspective Crawford, Peter J. (ed) Securing healthy coastal rivers : a strategic perspective Sydney Healthy Rivers Commission of New South Wales 2000 Book: A critique of water security in Australia, China and Japan Crawford, Peter John A critique of water security in Australia, China and Japan Armidale, New South Wales University of New England 2020 A Dissertation submitted by Peter J Crawford, BSC (Hons I), MA, PhD Book: Water Security at Risk in Australia, China and Japan Crawford, Peter J. Water Security at Risk in Australia, China and Japan London Austin Macauley Publisher 2024 Politics, power, and profit jeopardize water security in Australia, China, and Japan. 164 Book: Managing the Environment Crawford, Peter (ed) Managing the Environment Canberra Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS) 1978