1. Allan James Asher was born on February 16,1951 and is an Australian lawyer, consumer advocate and campaigner.
21 Facts About Allan Asher
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Allan Asher grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney at Eastern Creek.
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Allan Asher attended Eastern Creek Primary School and later Rooty Hill High School.
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Allan Asher studied economics and accounting at the University of New South Wales, and then law at Sydney University.
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In 2012 Allan Asher took up a post as a Visitor at the Australian National University, Canberra.
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From 1974 to 1984, Allan Asher was a Senior Executive with the Australian Consumers Association.
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In 1984, Allan Asher became the Director of Corporate Affairs with the Overseas Telecommunications Commission.
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Allan Asher was appointed as the Consumer Protection Commissioner in 1995 with special responsibility for consumer matters.
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Allan Asher was responsible for issues connected to e-commerce and global information technology matters.
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Allan Asher represented the OECD at the International Organization for Standardization.
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Allan Asher worked for Consumers International, which is a global NGO made up of 240 groups from 110 countries.
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Allan Asher was responsible for development advocacy and implementation of policies to promote the welfare of consumers at the global level.
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Allan Asher joined the UK Consumers' Association in 2001 where he was Director of Campaigns and Communication and a member of the senior management group until 2003.
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Allan Asher took executive responsibility for consumer policy research, corporate and public relations, legal affairs and public affairs.
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From 2003 to 2008 Allan Asher was a board member of the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading.
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From 2001 to 2009 Allan Asher was a board member of British Standards, chairperson of the Consumer Policy Committee in BSI and member of the Strategic Policy Committee.
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In 2003 Allan Asher became the CEO of the consumer watchdog organisation EnergyWatch.
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Allan Asher conducted projects throughout Europe including the accession countries to the European Commission of Eastern Europe.
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Allan Asher encouraged all Commonwealth agencies to revise their written and spoken language to more closely communicate with the public.
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Allan Asher was a participant in the television documentary series Go Back To Where You Came From which was screened on 28,29 and 30 August 2012 on SBS.
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In February 2014, Allan Asher participated in the inaugural event Who is My Neighbour, an information session about issues associated with refugees and asylum seekers in Australia, organised by St James' Church, Sydney.