[1] From 31 October 2014, he was appointed in the role of Legal Services Commissioner Queensland for a three-year term.
[2] In 1985, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the National Party member for Redlands in a by-election.
He was promoted to the front-bench as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in 1986 where he was responsible for administration of the Queensland Judicial System including justice legislation, prison administration and development and matters associated with the development and promotion of legislative reform, victims rights and corporate regulation.
As Attorney-General of Queensland, he played an important government role in the operation of the Fitzgerald Inquiry into police corruption from 1987 to 1989.
[4] His interests include yachting, gardening, fishing, reading, politics, history, cricket and local community groups.