Peter McLean

"One area that gives me great satisfaction is helping clients focus on the big picture, thus enabling them to develop strategic actions that will have a substantial impact on improving their profitability and growth in future years."

Peter McLean is a Director of Lawler Partners and a senior member of the Lawler Hospitality and Gaming team - CMP Lawler.

Peter has extensive experience in the club, hotel, hospitality and tourism industries and has experience in the audit and financial review of private and public companies.

Peter specialises in providing professional advice and service to Clubs, hotels and other tourism/hospitality operations, particularly in the areas of Corporate Governance, Operational Issues, Strategic Planning, Amalgamations & Takeovers, Due Diligence, Taxation, Financial Reviews and Management Accounting.

With over 25 years experience he is an acknowledged expert in the area of Registered Clubs and has acted as an expert witness on a number of occasions in relation to licensing court matters regarding the management and accounting practices of clubs.

Peter was a co presenter of the Club GST Ready Program. This involved presenting over 70 seminars to the Club Directors and Managers and co-authoring the Club GST Manual. He provided technical advice on a wide range of matters, as well as playing a role in the response to the NSW Government on Amalgamations in the Club Industry and the Australian Taxation Office on the taxation of Clubs.

Peter has been a guest speaker at many industry events and conferences – including ClubsNSW Annual Conferences, ClubsNSW Workshops outlining the impact of the new Gaming Machines Act, and the interpreting of the new Corporate Governance amendments to the Registered Clubs Act.

His industry experience has resulted in numerous roles as guest speaker at ClubsNSW “road shows” and Club Directors Institute Workshops on a range of topics. In addition Peter has lectured in the Hunter Institute of TAFE Hotel Licensees Course for new hoteliers and the Diploma of Hospitality Management.

Peter's professional qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Business
• Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered Company Auditor
• Associate Diploma in Local Government Administration
• Registered Local Government Auditor
• Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
• Associate of the Australian Society of CPA’s
• Associate of the Institute of Corporate Managers Secretaries and Administrators