Tony Lauer
{{Short description|Australian police officer (1935–2022)}}
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| name = Tony Lauer
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| order = 18th Commissioner of the New South Wales Police
| term_start = 13 March 1991
| term_end = 19 February 1996
| predecessor = John Avery
| successor = Peter Ryan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Newcastle, New South Wales
| death_date = 30 November 2022 (aged 86)
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| spouse = Joy Stock
| alma_mater = University of Sydney
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Anthony Raymond Lauer, {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|APM}} (19 December 1935 – 30 November 2022) was an Australian police officer who served as the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 1991 until 1996. In February 1996, Lauer's term ended in controversy with his resignation soon after the start of the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption.New South Wales Government Police Integrity Commission.Dodkin, p.138.{{cite web |title=ANTHONY RAYMOND LAUER |url=https://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/465822/anthony-raymond-lauer/?r=https://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/ |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=14 August 2023}}
Education
Tony Lauer was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, on 19 December 1935 and educated at Penrith High School, University of Sydney, Australian Police Staff College, and the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia. Lauer was also a graduate of the FBI's 17th National Executive Institute.
Involvement in the police force
Lauer served with the New South Wales Police Force for forty-one years, as a General Duty uniform officer, Traffic Patrol cyclist, and in a wide range of criminal investigation duties. During his police service, Lauer had held the appointments of Chief Superintendent in Charge, Criminal Investigation Branch; Assistant Commissioner, Professional Responsibility; and Deputy Commissioner, State Commander.
Lauer succeeded to the position of Commissioner of Police, after the retirement of Commissioner John Avery, in March 1991. In February 1996, Lauer's term ended in controversy with his resignation soon after the start of the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption. He had stated, among other areas of the force, that the Kings Cross patrol was free of corruption, only for the Royal Commission to find that it was in fact extremely corrupt.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/police-chief-resigns-in-wake-of-corruption-and-bribery-inquiry-1.22186|title=Police chief resigns in wake of corruption and bribery inquiry|last=Milliken|first=Robert|date=16 January 1996|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=17 March 2020}} Peter Ryan succeeded him in the position.
Lauer was a past President of the Police Association of NSW and was made a Life Member of the Association in 1983. He served as a member of the Police Board of NSW, the Operation Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and the Management Committee of the State Crime Commission. He was a Director of Police Bank Ltd. He was also a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Credit Committee of that Bank.http://www.policebank.com.au/about/board-of-directors/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} He also serves as a Legator with Police Legacy.
Awards and personal life
Lauer underwent training in the Australian Army with the 19th National Service Training Battalion, Holsworthy, in 1957.
Lauer was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in 1994. He was a long-standing Freemason, and served as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory from 2004 to 2006.{{cite web | url=http://www.gg.gov.au/program/thursday-12-august-2004-admiralty-house-sydney-governor-general-his-excellency-major | title=Governor-General's Program | publisher=Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia | accessdate=28 February 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Stewart-Moore|first1=Tom|title=Freemasons|url=http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/act/content/2004/s1161615.htm|publisher=abc.net.au|accessdate=1 March 2015}}
Lauer married Joy Stock in 1955; they had four children and numerous grandchildren.
Notes
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References
- Dodkin, Marilyn (2003) [https://books.google.com/books?id=jg-kIhwAezIC&q=Bob+Carr:+The+Reluctant+Leader Bob Carr: The Reluctant Leader], University of New South Wales Press.
- New South Wales Government Police Integrity Commission (1 May 1997) [https://www.pic.nsw.gov.au/RoyalCommission.aspx Royal Commission Reports], Ch. 1, 3, 4. (PDF)
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Category:Commissioners of the New South Wales Police
Category:People from Newcastle, New South Wales
Category:Recipients of the Australian Police Medal
Category:Australian Freemasons