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. Chair at Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd
    Nonprofit, NGO and Charity 1 December 2020 – 17 April 2024
  9. Co-Chair at Queensland Path to Treaty Eminent Panel
    Government, Public Administration & Civil Service 1 January 2019 – 1 February 2020
  10. Director at Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
    Telecommunications & Network Infrastructure 1 February 2017 – 14 July 2019
  11. Commissioner at Australian Skills Quality Authority
    Government, Public Administration & Civil Service 16 April 2012 – 1 January 2018
  12. Executive Dean and Professor of Law at Queensland University of Technology
    Education, Academia & Research 1 March 2004 – 1 January 2012
  13. Director at Australian Energy Market Operator
    Energy (Renewables & Traditional) 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2012
  14. Chair at Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman
    Financial Services and Banking 1 January 2004 – 1 January 2009
  15. Director at National Electricity Market Management Company
    Energy (Renewables & Traditional) 1 January 2004 – 1 January 2009
  16. Secretary-General at Law Council of Australia
    Legal & Judicial 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2004
  17. Special Counsel at Dunhill Madden Butler / Deacons (now Norton Rose Fulbright)
    Legal & Judicial 1 January 1996 – 1 January 2001