and returned documents seized. Also in the 1990s, Visy was ordered by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to pay a half million dollar fine for illegal anti-competitive behaviour. Public career As well as his business interests, Pratt was known for his involvement in public service, having held posts including: foundation chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology, president of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust, and Chairman of the Board of Management of the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria. Through the Pratt Foundation, the Pratt family are among Australia's leading philanthropists donating up to A$10 million a year. Pratt was named Environmental Visionary of the Year in 1998 by the Keep Australia Beautiful Campaign. Pratt also donated considerable funds to both major political parties (for example A$300,000 in Financial Year 2004-5), as well as to Prime Minister John Howard's Liberal government. In 1996 an investigation by The Australian newspaper documented from internal company documents that Pratt maintained a multimillion-dollar network of advisors. This included an $8,300 a month fee to Bob Hawke for consultation on "Asian and government matters", $27,000 for travel to the US for Gough Whitlam as business advisor on overseas markets, and other sums for former state premiers Nick Greiner and Rupert Hamer. Sports Administration career Carlton Football Club President On 8 February 2007, he was appointed President of the Carlton Football Club, after being elected by the board of the club, when he replaced Graham Smorgon. In his tenure as Carlton Football Club President, Pratt was largely responsible for overseeing major changes at Carlton Football Club, which would help put the club back on track to become a powerhouse again where Pratt was also largely responsible for bringing in major sponsor Hyundai and for helping the Blues crack 40,000 members for the first time. One of the other major changes to the club's administration in Pratt's tenure as President of the club was the appointment of Steven Icke as General Manager of Football Operations and the appointment of former CEO of Collingwood Football Club, Greg Swann as the CEO of Carlton Football Club. The club also returned to a stable off-field position during Pratt's presidency. On 20 June 2008, the Carlton Football Club announced that Richard Pratt would stand aside from the club until the charges of giving false and misleading evidence to the ACCC hearing were resolved. Stephen Kernahan then took over and replaced