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Trevor Perrett
Trevor Perrett
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Barambah
	In office; 14 April 1988 – 13 June 1998
Preceded by	Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Succeeded by	Dorothy Pratt
Personal details
Born	Trevor John Perrett; August 2, 1941; Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Died	10 May 2022 (aged 80); Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Political party	The Nationals
Other political; affiliations	Citizens Electoral Council
Children	Tony Perrett

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Trevor John Perrett (2 August 1941 – 10 July 2022)^[1] was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1988 to 1998, representing the electorate of Barambah.^[2] Perrett was elected at the 1988 Barambah state by-election as the Citizens Electoral Council candidate. In December 1988 he switched to the Nationals. He represented the seat until his defeat by One Nation candidate Dorothy Pratt at the 1998 state election.^[2]

Perrett was Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry in the government of Rob Borbidge from 1996 to 1998,^[2] but was caught out having a sexual relationship lasting several years with a prostitute, Colleen Jefferies, who was found dead in her Brisbane home in 1996 in suspicious circumstances.^[3]^[4]

Post politics

In 2021, the Townsville Child Protection Investigation Unit Historical Team charged Parrett with 25 counts of historical child sexual abuse, including one count of rape. All incidents involved a single girl under the age of 14 over a two-year period the 1970s. In 2022, the case quietly disappeared from the Queensland legal system when the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions determined it did not have a strong enough chance for success.^[5]

Perrett passed away in 2022.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Trevor Perrett 1941-2022". South Burnett Online. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
^ Bray, Hillary (16 June 2002). "Rodent's jaunt and Nauruan snub". Crikey. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ Wanna, John (December 1998). "Queensland January to June 1998" (PDF). Australian Journal of Politics and History. 44 (4): 590. doi:10.1111/1467-8497.00040. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ Crockford, Toby (18 March 2022). "Former Queensland MP's 25 historical child sex charges quietly dropped". Retrieved 3 April 2023.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Joh Bjelke-Petersen	Member for Barambah 1988–1998	Succeeded by Dorothy Pratt

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[South_Burnett_Online-1] "Obituary: Trevor Perrett 1941-2022". South Burnett Online. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[qp-2] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

[3] Bray, Hillary (16 June 2002). "Rodent's jaunt and Nauruan snub". Crikey. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[4] Wanna, John (December 1998). "Queensland January to June 1998" (PDF). Australian Journal of Politics and History. 44 (4): 590. doi:10.1111/1467-8497.00040. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[5] Crockford, Toby (18 March 2022). "Former Queensland MP's 25 historical child sex charges quietly dropped". Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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-'''Trevor John Perrett''' (born 2 August 1941 in [[Kingaroy, Queensland|Kingaroy]], [[Queensland]]) is a former [[Australia]]n politician. He was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]] from 1988 to 1998, representing the electorate of [[Electoral district of Barambah|Barambah]].<ref name=qp>{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=[[Parliament of Queensland]]|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=800476961|accessdate= 1 February 2015}}</ref> Perrett was elected at the [[1988 Barambah state by-election]] as the [[Citizens Electoral Council]] candidate. In December 1988 he switched to the [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|Nationals]]. He represented the seat until his defeat by [[One Nation (Australia)|One Nation]] candidate [[Dorothy Pratt]] at the [[1998 Queensland state election|1998 state election]].<ref name=qp/>
+'''Trevor John Perrett''' (2 August 1941{{spaced ndash}}10 July 2022)<ref name="South Burnett Online">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Trevor Perrett 1941-2022 |url=https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2022/07/11/obituary-trevor-perrett-1941-2022/ |access-date=3 April 2023 |publisher=South Burnett Online |date=11 July 2022}}</ref> was an [[Australia]]n politician. He was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]] from 1988 to 1998, representing the electorate of [[Electoral district of Barambah|Barambah]].<ref name=qp>{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=[[Parliament of Queensland]]|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=800476961|accessdate= 1 February 2015}}</ref> Perrett was elected at the [[1988 Barambah state by-election]] as the [[Citizens Electoral Council]] candidate. In December 1988 he switched to the [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|Nationals]]. He represented the seat until his defeat by [[One Nation (Australia)|One Nation]] candidate [[Dorothy Pratt]] at the [[1998 Queensland state election|1998 state election]].<ref name=qp/>
 Perrett was Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry in the government of [[Rob Borbidge]] from 1996 to 1998,<ref name=qp/> but was caught out having a sexual relationship lasting several years with a prostitute, Colleen Jefferies, who was found dead in her Brisbane home in 1996 in suspicious circumstances.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bray |first1=Hillary |title=Rodent's jaunt and Nauruan snub |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2002/06/16/rodents-jaunt-and-nauruan-snub/?wpmp_switcher=mobile&wpmp_tp=1 |accessdate=2019-01-06 |work=Crikey |date=2002-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wanna |first1=John |title=Queensland January to June 1998 |journal=Australian Journal of Politics and History |date=December 1998 |volume=44 |issue=4 |page=590 |doi=10.1111/1467-8497.00040 |url=https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:239938/AJPH_Political_Chronicles_Qld_1998_44_4.pdf |accessdate=2019-01-06}}</ref>
+==Post politics==
+In 2021, the [[Queensland Police Service|Townsville Child Protection Investigation Unit Historical Team]] charged Parrett with 25 counts of historical child sexual abuse, including one count of rape. All incidents involved a single girl under the age of 14 over a two-year period the 1970s. In 2022, the case quietly disappeared from the Queensland legal system when the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions determined it did not have a strong enough chance for success.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crockford |first1=Toby |title=Former Queensland MP’s 25 historical child sex charges quietly dropped |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/former-queensland-mp-s-25-historical-child-sex-charges-quietly-dropped-20220318-p5a600.html |access-date=3 April 2023 |date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
+Perrett passed away in 2022.<ref name="South Burnett Online"/>
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