Dr. Ian Killey PSM is a distinguished Australian public lawyer with extensive experience in government and academia. He served in senior legal roles in the Victorian public service, including as General Counsel to both the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Victorian Ombudsman. After completing a PhD at Victoria University on the constitutional relationship between police and government, he held academic positions at Victoria University and the Australian Catholic University, teaching public law and legal foundations. A recognised authority on Australian constitutional law, Dr. Killey is the author of The Naked Australian Constitution (2022), Constitutional Conventions in Australia (2009, rev. 2012), and Police and Government in Australia (2019), and co-author of Australian Constitutional Law and Government (2021). His contributions to public service were formally recognised with the award of the Public Service Medal (PSM).