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The Hon. Stephen Gingell LAWRENCE, MLC

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Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Australian Labor Party
Term of service expires 59th Parliament (07 Mar 2031)
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Member of the Legislative Council
A The Hon. Stephen Lawrence, MLC
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
P (02) 9230 2737
E [email protected]

Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
Position Start Notes
Member, Select Committee on PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking Water Supplies Throughout New South Wales 03 Oct 2024
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment 21 Aug 2024 Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Bill 2024
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service 21 Aug 2024 Public toilets
Member, Select Committee on Birth Trauma 16 May 2024
Member, Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority 29 Nov 2023
Chair, Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation 03 Aug 2023
Member, Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation 03 Aug 2023
Member, Animal Welfare Committee 29 Jun 2023
Chair, Privileges Committee 23 May 2023
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 17 May 2023
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities 17 May 2023
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 17 May 2023
Member, Standing Committee on State Development 17 May 2023
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 25 Mar 2023
Prior Positions
Position Start End Period Notes
Member, Select Committee on the Feasibility of Undergrounding the Transmission Infrastructure for Renewable Energy Projects 13 Sep 2023 28 Mar 2024 6 months 16 days
Parliamentary Record
Mr Lawrence's speeches in Hansard
Mr Lawrence's questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
Mr Lawrence's Notices of Motion given in Parliament
About the Electorate

Biography
Political Party Activity

NSW Labor candidate for Dubbo 2015 and 2019.

Endorsed NSW Labor councillor, Dubbo Regional Council, 2017 to 2021. 

Community Activity

Local Government Activity

Councillor, Dubbo Regional Council, 2017 to 2021. Deputy Mayor, 2019 to 2021. Mayor, 2021.

Vice President (Rural and Regional) Local Government NSW, 2019 to 2021. 

Military Service

Honours Received

Operational Service Medal (Civilian)

NATO ISAF Medal (Civilian)

Personal

Stephen’s interests include walking his dogs, listening to history and politics podcasts, reading and scuba diving. 

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests

Masters of Laws (International Law) with Merit, Bachelor of Arts (Government and Public Administration), Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

Prosecutor, ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, 2002 to 2004 & 2009.

Public Defender, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, 2004 to 2007. 

Senior Advisor to the Attorney General of the ACT, Simon Corbell MLA, 2008 to 2009. 

Principal Legal Officer and Trial Advocate, Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT 2010 to 2015. 

Australian Justice Advisor, Australian Civilian Corps/US Department of State/US Department of Defence, Bagram Afghanistan, 2013 to 2014.

Barrister in private practice, 2015 to present.  

Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.