Spiro has had a distinguished 28-year career in the Western Australian Public Service.
His qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in clinical psychology, a Bachelor of Psychology and a Doctor of Law (JD) with a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. Spiro is an accredited victim-offender mediator and is also LEADR trained.
He has held various esteemed positions within the WA State Government, including Manager of the Victim-offender Mediation Unit (VMU); Secretary/Manager of the Parole Board of Western Australia; the Supervised Released Review Board and the Mentally Impaired Defendants Review Board; Deputy Director of Compliance for Courts in Western Australia; Manager of Strategic Procurement in the Justice Department specialising in contract negotiation, implementation and compliance. Spiro was also legal counsel for the Director General of the Department of the Attorney General.
Spiro also held the substantive position of Assistant Director of Administrative Law with the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor for over 6 years. Spiro is currently a practising senior solicitor and specialises in liquor licensing.