Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Peter James Dunn AO (born 14 April 1947) is a retired senior officer in the

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...

, and a former Commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Authority (2004–06). As Commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Authority he was responsible for the ACT Fire Brigade,

ACT Ambulance Service The Australian Capital Territory Ambulance Service (ACTAS) is responsible for providing emergency and non-emergency ambulance services to the ACT community. Although existing since 1955 it was established in legislation by the ''Emergencies Ac ...

, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service. He was appointed to this position in 2003 by Chief Minister

Jon Stanhope Jonathan Donald Stanhope (born 29 April 1951) is a former Australian politician who was Labor Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 2001 to 2011. Stanhope represented the Ginninderra electorate in the ACT Legislative Assembl ...

. The creation of this position was recommended by the McLeod Inquiry into the

Canberra bushfires of 2003 The 2003 Canberra bushfires caused severe damage to the suburbs and outer areas of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during 18–22 January 2003. Almost 70% of the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) pastures, pine plantations, and nat ...

. Dunn was previously a major general in the Australian Army. While serving in the army, he had completed a Defence Efficiency Review of the

Australian Defence Force The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Forc ...

in 1997, and a forward plan for the ''Army in the 21st Century''.

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