▁political ▁debate . ▁He ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁min istry ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁using ▁a ▁family ▁trust ▁to ▁minim ise ▁his ▁tax ▁oblig ations , ▁which ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁a ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁by ▁John ▁Howard ▁and ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Fin ance ▁by ▁Eric ▁Robinson . ▁ ▁An ▁official ▁inqu iry ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁nothing ▁illegal ▁or ▁impro per , ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁min istry ▁in ▁December , ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Com merce . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁election , ▁F ras er ▁formed ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Review ▁of ▁Government ▁Function s , ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" R az or ▁Gang ", ▁which ▁Lyn ch ▁cha ired . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁family ▁life ▁Lyn ch ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁a ▁Priv y ▁Coun c ill or ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁pre - nom inal ▁letters ▁The ▁Right ▁Hon ou rable . ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁ill - he alth ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁st om ach ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Sir