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Mr Barry Joseph COLLIER, OAM, BComm, DipEd, DipLaw, GAICD

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Date of Birth: 05/12/1949
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation 11 Dec 2013 27 Mar 2014 3 months 17 days
Shadow Minister for Water 11 Dec 2013 27 Mar 2014 3 months 17 days
Member for Miranda 19 Oct 2013 06 Mar 2015 1 year 4 months 16 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 19 Oct 2013 06 Mar 2015 1 year 4 months 16 days
Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Attorney General, Assisting the Treasurer and Assisting the Minister for Ports and Waterways 28 Oct 2010 26 Mar 2011 4 months 27 days
Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Attorney General and Assisting the Treasurer 06 Jan 2010 28 Oct 2010 9 months 23 days
Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Attorney-General and Minister for Corrective Services 20 Oct 2009 04 Dec 2009 1 month 15 days
Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice 23 Sep 2008 20 Oct 2009 1 year 28 days
Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Attorney-General, and the Minister for Justice 08 May 2007 05 Sep 2008 1 year 3 months 29 days
Member, Public Bodies Review Committee 20 Sep 2005 02 Mar 2007 1 year 5 months 11 days
Member, Committee on Children and Young People 22 Sep 2004 18 Oct 2005 1 year 27 days
Chairman, Legislation Review Committee 08 May 2003 22 Sep 2004 1 year 4 months 15 days
Member, Joint Select Committee on the Quality of Buildings 13 Mar 2002 18 Jul 2002 4 months 6 days
Member, Public Accounts Committee 03 Jun 1999 28 Feb 2003 3 years 8 months 26 days
Member for Miranda 27 Mar 1999 04 Mar 2011 11 years 11 months 6 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 27 Mar 1999 04 Mar 2011 11 years 11 months 6 days
Political Party Activity
Member, Miranda Branch of the ALP.
Community Activity
Patron, Grays Point Rural Fire Service; Patron, Sutherland District Bowling and Recreation Club; Member, Sutherland District Trade Union Club; Member for Life, Cronulla-Sutherland Leagues Club; Member, Woodturners' Guild (Southern Sydney Region). Former Patron of numerous Shire recreation and sporting clubs, including football, sailing, athletics, cricket and surf lifesaving (1999-2011). Former President, Karella Public School P&C, Former Trustee, Rookwood General Cemetery Reserve Trust Board, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Qualifications, occupations and interests
B. Comm. (NSW) , Dip. Ed. (NSW) , Dip. Law (Syd), GAICD. Practised as a Solicitor 1990-97, and Barrister 1997 to present. Accredited Specialist, Criminal Law. Legal Aid Commission of NSW 1992-97, Solicitor - Office of the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions 1990-91. Teacher - Social Sciences 1973-86 and Head Teacher - Social Sciences Faculty, Bass High School 1989; State Curriculum Consultant to the NSW Department of School Education in Legal Studies, Economics, Business Studies and Commerce 1987-88. Former President, Legal Education Teachers' Association of NSW 1988. Published Author: Introducing Economics - Books 1, 2 and 3 (published by Jacarada Wiley). Interests include: all sports, dance, writing, reading and fishing.
Military Service
Honours Received
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), 26 January 2017.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Married with two children. Resident of the Sutherland Shire since 1972.
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.