Out of Office CV A record of what Australian ex-parliamentarians do next
Portrait of Michael Lavarch

Michael Lavarch

ALP MP
Electorate
Dickson
State
Qld
Left office
2 March 1996 (30 years ago)

Post-office roles

  1. Chief Adjudicator at Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code Adjudication Panel
    Legal & Judicial 1 January 1998 – present
  2. Emeritus Professor of Law at Queensland University of Technology
    Education, Academia & Research 1 January 2012 – present
  3. Director at Catholic Professional Standards Limited
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 28 August 2017 – present
  4. Chair at Way Forward Debt Solutions
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 1 September 2019 – present
  5. Chair at Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
    Telecommunications & Network Infrastructure 14 July 2019 – present
  6. Member at Queensland Treaty Advancement Committee
    Government, Public Administration & Civil Service 1 August 2020 – present
  7. President at Community Broadcasting Foundation
    Media, Communications & Public Relations 1 September 2025 – present
  8. Advisory Board Member at Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law, Griffith University
    Education, Academia & Research 2012 – present
  9. Chair at Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 1 December 2020 – 17 April 2024
  10. Co-Chair at Queensland Path to Treaty Eminent Panel
    Government, Public Administration & Civil Service 1 January 2019 – 1 February 2020
  11. Director at Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
    Telecommunications & Network Infrastructure 1 February 2017 – 14 July 2019
  12. Commissioner at Australian Skills Quality Authority
    Government, Public Administration & Civil Service 16 April 2012 – 1 January 2018
  13. Director at Cambia
    Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology 2009 – 2012
  14. Chair, Standing Committee on Legal Practice at Council of Australian Law Deans
    Education, Academia & Research 2006 – 2012
  15. Executive Dean and Professor of Law at Queensland University of Technology
    Education, Academia & Research 1 March 2004 – 1 January 2012
  16. Director at Australian Energy Market Operator
    Energy (Renewables & Traditional) 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2012
  17. Chair, Consultative Committee at Council of Australian Governments National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce
    Legal & Judicial 2009 – 2010
  18. Chair at Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman
    Financial Services and Banking 1 January 2004 – 1 January 2009
  19. Director at National Electricity Market Management Company
    Energy (Renewables & Traditional) 1 January 2004 – 1 January 2009
  20. Director at Australian Stock Exchange Supervisory Review
    Financial Services and Banking 2004 – 2006
  21. Advisory Board Member at Key Centre for Law, Ethics and Governance, Griffith University
    Education, Academia & Research 1997 – 2004
  22. Advisory Board Member at Forde Foundation
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 1998 – 2004
  23. Secretary-General at Law Council of Australia
    Legal & Judicial 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2004
  24. Director at Plan Australia
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 1997 – 2003
  25. Member at Senate of the University of Queensland
    Education, Academia & Research 1999 – 2002
  26. Chair at Millhouse IAG
    Financial Services and Banking 1998 – 2001
  27. Special Counsel at Dunhill Madden Butler / Deacons (now Norton Rose Fulbright)
    Legal & Judicial 1 January 1996 – 1 January 2001
  28. Director at Colly Cotton
    Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries 1996 – 1998