Brian Patrick Victor Pezzutti CSC

Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)

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, RFD

Reserve Force Decoration

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 (born 6 January 1947) is a former Australia

Australia

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n politician. Born in Casino

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, New South Wales

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, he was the son of Victor Dominic Pezzutti and Helena Hilda Bazzo. He was an army reservist in 1965 and later became active in the armed forces; he received the National Medal

National Medal (Australia)

The National Medal is an Australian award given for long service by operational members of specified eligible organisations. It was introduced in 1975, as an original component of the new Australian honours system, and replaced a range of medals available to military and civilian uniformed...

 in 1978. On 23 February 1976 he married Christine Jillian Spence, with whom he has two daughters and two sons.

Pezzutti was trained as a medical practitioner and surgeon. He joined the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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 and was the foundation president of the Lismore

Lismore, New South Wales

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 Branch, serving from 1983 until 1990. He has been vice-president since this time. In 1988, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council

New South Wales Legislative Council

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, on which he served until his retirement in 2003. While an MLC, he served in the Gulf War

Gulf War

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 (1991), Bougainville

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 (1995, 1998) and East Timor (1999). He was also Brigadier Assistant Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Forces from 2000 to 2004.

Honours and awards

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Conspicuous Service Cross Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia) The Conspicuous Service Cross is a decoration of the Australian Honours System. The CSC is awarded only for outstanding devotion to duty, or outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgment or dedication, in non-warlike situations...  (CSC)	(awarded 2009)
	Australian Active Service Medal Australian Active Service Medal The Australian Active Service Medal is an Australian military decoration. It was authorised 13 September 1988 to recognise prescribed service in warlike operations...	with EAST TIMOR clasp
	International Force East Timor Medal International Force East Timor Medal The International Force East Timor Medal recognises members of the Australian Defence Force who served for 30 days in East Timor during the INTERFET campaign...	(1999)
	Australian Service Medal Australian Service Medal The Australian Service Medal is an Australian military decoration. It was authorized 13 September 1988 to recognise prescribed service in peacekeeping and non-warlike operations. It is awarded with a clasp to denote the prescribed operation and subsequent awards of the medal are made in the form of...	with RWANDA clasp (1995)
	Centenary Medal Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the Centenary of Federation of Australia and to honour people who have made a contribution to Australian society or government...	(2001)
	Reserve Force Decoration Reserve Force Decoration The Reserve Force Decoration is an Australian Military award given for long service by officers of the Reserve Forces. It is part of the suite of defence force service awards introduced in 1982, which also included the Defence Force Service Medal and the Reserve Force Medal The Reserve Force...  (RFD)	(1986)
	National Medal National Medal (Australia) The National Medal is an Australian award given for long service by operational members of specified eligible organisations. It was introduced in 1975, as an original component of the new Australian honours system, and replaced a range of medals available to military and civilian uniformed...	(1980)
	Australian Defence Medal Australian Defence Medal The Australian Defence Medal is an Australian military decoration which recognises current and former Australian Defence Force personnel who completed an initial enlistment period, or four years service...
	Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal The Anniversary of National Service 1951–1972 Medal is a commemorative medal awarded to Australians for their service in post-war national service schemes.There is no post-nominal for this medal.-Description:...	awarded 2002

Additional awards:

• New South Wales Government Meritorious Award for Tsunami Assistance (2005)
• Paul Harris
  Paul P. Harris
  Paul Percy Harris was a Chicago, Illinois, attorney best known for founding Rotary International in 1905, a service organization that currently has well over one million members worldwide.-Biography:...
  
   Fellow - Rotary International
  Rotary International
  Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
  
  (2006)