Rex Jackson
| Rex Jackson | |
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| Member for Bulli | |
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In office 1955–71 |
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| Preceded by | Lawrence Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member for Heathcote | |
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In office 1971–86 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Ian McManus |
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| Born |
7 October 1928 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 31 December 2011 (aged 83) New South Wales |
| Spouse(s) | Irene Jackson |
| Rex Jackson | |
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| Criminal charge | Conspiring over the release of prisoners |
| Criminal penalty | Ten years custody with a five years non-parole period (on appeal by The Crown to the Court of Criminal Appeal) |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Motive | Gambling debts |
| Conviction(s) | Guilty |
Rex Frederick Jackson (7 October 1928 – 31 December 2011) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and subsequently imprisoned for conspiracy.
Jackson was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, the son of a railway fettler. He was educated at Harefield Public School and Junee and Sutherland High Schools. He became a rail employee, professional boxer and printer. He married his wife, Irene, in 1949.
Jackson was the member for Bulli from 1955 to 1971 and the member for Heathcote from 1971 to 1986, representing the Australian Labor Party. He was Minister for Youth and Community Services from May 1976 to October 1981 and then Minister for Corrective Services from October 1981 to October 1983. He was also Minister for Roads from February to October 1983.
Jackson resigned his ministerial portfolios on 27 October 1983 and from parliament on 13 August 1986. He was charged with corruption and sent to trial in 1987. The District Court found that Jackson accepted a bribe of A$12,000 in 1983 and that he conspired to organise the early release of three prisoners from Broken Hill Correctional Centre to meet gambling debts. He was initially sentenced to serve seven and a half years in custody (with three years without parole). However, in 1988 The Crown appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal against the leniency of the sentence. Jackson was subsequently sent to prison for ten years, with a non-parole period of five years, serving time at Berrima Correctional Centre.
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