Additional Thanks

Denis Tanner

First, I would like to thank the members of the legal fraternity who have assisted me in my many stoushes with the hierarchy during my career in the Victoria Police: Thomas Barritt of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers; Jeffrey Chettle, formerly a barrister and now a Judge in the County Court; Dennis Deane of Morrissy & Deane in Shepparton; Josef Gullaci QC, now a Judge of the County Court; Tony Hargreaves and Timothy Walsh of Tony Hargreaves & Partners; Con Heliotis QC of William Crockett Chambers; O. Paul Holdenson QC of Aickin Chambers; Anthony Howard QC, now a Judge of the Victorian Supreme Court; Phillip Kelly, solicitor and retired detective sergeant; Brendan Murphy QC; the late Terry O’Brien of Holding Redlich; and barrister Geoffrey Steward of Gorman Chambers.

I especially acknowledge the help afforded to me by my many supporters in the police department and the wider community, who have offered encouragement, advice and many forms of assistance during this period in my life.

My heartfelt thanks to Ron Irwin for the years he has spent supporting my brother Laurie and me in our attempts to secure justice. To my family, my deepest gratitude for the loyalty you have shown and the hard work you have put in to assist me. Those responsible for this absurd situation could not possibly have an inkling of the wasted years they have inflicted on you and many others.