Structure
DEMOCRACY WATCH is an incorporated association.
Founder and President
- Brad Pedersen. BA(hons) Political Science
Secretary-Treasurer
- Dr Asha Persson
Board of Directors
- Dr Peter Macdonald
- Brad Pedersen
- Tim Fiddes
- Johnathan Brown
- Dr Asha Persson
Academic Advisory Group
- Professor George Williams -- Anthony Mason Professor. Faculty of Law. University of NSW
- Professor Marian Sawer AO -- Political Science. Australian National University
- Joo-Cheong Tham. LLB (Hons) LLM -- Law Lecturer. Melbourne Law School
- Dr Graeme Orr -- Associate Professor. Law School, Griffith University, Brisbane
- Dr Norman Thompson -- Retired academic. Currently leads the democracy4sale web site
Political Advisory Group
- Peter Dent QC -- Retired Judge of the District Court of NSW
- Lee Rhiannon -- NSW MLC for The Greens
- Dr Peter Macdonald -- Mayor of Manly and formally State Independent MP for Manly
- Kevin Ryan -- Barrister and former ALP State MP for Hurstville
- Genia McCaffery -- President of the Local Government Association. Mayor of North Sydney
- Dr Nina Burridge -- former Federal President of the Australian Democrats
- Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans -- former NSW Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Democrats
- John Valder -- former NSW and Federal President of the Liberal Party and former Chairman of the Australian Stock Exchange
Note: The political and academic advisory groups have no legal responsibility for the organization.
"I, Brad Pedersen, take full responsibility for all comment on this website and all public statements I make. No member or advisor to
Democracy Watch
is responsible or liable for any action taken against myself or this website"