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
    Sources michaellavarch.com · wayforward.org.au · theshout.com.au
  2. Emeritus Professor of Law at Queensland University of Technology
    Education, Academia & Research 1 January 2012 – present
    Sources en.wikipedia.org · qut.edu.au
  3. Director at Catholic Professional Standards Limited
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 28 August 2017 – present
    Source mediablog.catholic.org.au
  4. Chair at Way Forward Debt Solutions
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 1 September 2019 – present
    Sources wayforward.org.au · wayforward.org.au
  5. Chair at Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
    Telecommunications & Network Infrastructure 14 July 2019 – present
    Sources tio.com.au · tio.com.au
  6. President at Community Broadcasting Foundation
    Media, Communications & Public Relations 1 September 2025 – present
    Sources mediaarts.org.au · cbf.org.au · radioinfo.com.au
  7. Chair at Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 1 December 2020 – 17 April 2024
    Sources acsltd.org.au · mediablog.catholic.org.au
  8. Co-Chair at Queensland Path to Treaty Eminent Panel
    Government, Public Administration & Civil Service 1 January 2019 – 1 February 2020
    Sources en.wikipedia.org · statements.qld.gov.au
  9. Director at Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
    Telecommunications & Network Infrastructure 1 February 2017 – 14 July 2019
    Source tio.com.au
  10. Commissioner at Australian Skills Quality Authority
    Government, Public Administration & Civil Service 16 April 2012 – 1 January 2018
    Sources asqa.gov.au · rocketreach.co · michaellavarch.com
  11. Executive Dean and Professor of Law at Queensland University of Technology
    Education, Academia & Research 1 March 2004 – 1 January 2012
    Sources en.wikipedia.org · qut.edu.au · michaellavarch.com
  12. Chair at Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman
    Financial Services and Banking 1 January 2004 – 1 January 2009
    Source michaellavarch.com
  13. Secretary-General at Law Council of Australia
    Legal & Judicial 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2004
    Sources en.wikipedia.org · michaellavarch.com · tio.com.au
  14. Special Counsel at Dunhill Madden Butler / Deacons (now Norton Rose Fulbright)
    Legal & Judicial 1 January 1996 – 1 January 2001
    Sources michaellavarch.com · aph.gov.au
  15. Member at Queensland Treaty Advancement Committee · unverified
    Government, Public Administration & Civil Service 1 August 2020 – present
    Sources statements.qld.gov.au · dsdsatsip.qld.gov.au
  16. Director at Australian Energy Market Operator · unverified
    Energy (Renewables & Traditional) 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2012
    Source michaellavarch.com
  17. Director at National Electricity Market Management Company · unverified
    Energy (Renewables & Traditional) 1 January 2004 – 1 January 2009
    Source michaellavarch.com