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OAK Oakeshott, Rob, 1969 Rob (Robert James Murray Oakeshott) Worked Initially As a Staffer in the Office of Mark Vaile, Federal Member for Lyne Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK Oakeshott, Rob, 1969 Rob (Robert James Murray Oakeshott) worked initially as a staffer in the office of Mark Vaile, Federal Member for Lyne. On 30 November 1996 he was elected State Member for Port Macquarie in the NSW Parliament. In September 2008, in a by-election, he was elected Federal Member for Lyne in the Commonwealth Parliament, and held this seat until the 2013 election, in which he did not stand for re-election. OAK/1 [Federal Member for Lyne] Appointment Diary (Office Copy), 2008-2013 OAK/1/1 1 - 31 December 2008, 2008-2008 OAK/1/2 1 - 31 January 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/3 1 - 28 February 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/4 1 - 31 March 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/5 1 - 30 April 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/6 1 - 31 May 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/7 1 - 30 June 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/8 1 - 31 July 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/9 1 - 31 August 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/10 1 - 30 September 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/11 1 - 31 October 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/12 1 - 30 November 2009, 2009-2009 Page 1 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/1/13 1 - 31 December 2009, 2009-2009 OAK/1/14 1 - 31 January 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/15 1 - 28 February 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/16 1 - 31 March 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/17 1 - 30 April 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/18 1 - 31 May 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/19 1 - 30 June 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/20 1 - 31 July 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/21 1 - 31 August 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/22 1 - 31 September 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/23 1 - 31 October 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/24 1 - 30 November 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/25 1 - 31 December 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/1/26 1 - 31 January 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/27 1 - 28 February 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/28 1 - 31 March 2011, 2011-2011 Page 2 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/1/29 1 - 30 April 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/30 1 - 31 May 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/31 1 - 30 June 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/32 1 - 31 July 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/33 1 - 31 August 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/34 1 - 30 September 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/35 1 - 31 October 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/36 1 - 30 November 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/37 1 - 31 December 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/1/38 1 - 31 January 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/39 1 - 29 February 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/40 1 -31 March 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/41 2 - 30 April 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/42 1 - 31 May 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/43 1 - 29 June 2012, 2012-2012 Page 3 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/1/44 1 - 31 July 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/45 1 - 31 August 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/46 3 - 28 September 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/47 5 - 31 October 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/48 1 - 30 November 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/49 1 - 31 December 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/1/50 1 - 31 January 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/1/51 1 - 28 February 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/1/52 1 - 31 March 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/1/53 1 - 30 April 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/1/54 1 - 31 May 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/1/55 1 - 30 June 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/1/56 1 - 31 July 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/1/57 1 - 4 August 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/2 [Federal Member for Lyne] Diaries and Briefing Notes, 2009-2012 OAK/2/1 12 January 2009 to 5 July 2009, 2009-2009 Page 4 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/2/2 12 January 2010 to 29 January 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/3 15 February 2010 to 23 February 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/4 2 March 2010 to 17 March 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/5 15 July 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/6 2 September 2010 to 30 September 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/7 15 October 2010 to 29th October 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/8 9 November 2010 to 18 November 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/9 19 November 2010 to 25 November 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/10 6 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, 2010-2010 OAK/2/11 31 January 2011 to 28 February 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/2/12 3 March 2011 to 31 March 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/2/13 1 April 2011 to 28 April 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/2/14 2 May 2011 to 26 May 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/2/15 3 June 2011 to 30 June 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/2/16 1 July 2011 to 26 July 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/2/17 3 August 2011 to 29 August 2011, 2011-2011 Page 5 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/2/18 7 September 2011 to 29 september 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/2/19 6 October 2011 to 13 December 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/2/20 25 January 2012 to 29 November 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/2/21 31 January 2013 to 27 July 2013, 2013-2013 OAK/2/22 2011 Requests and invitations to attend various events, meetings and forums, 2011-2011 OAK/2/23 Miscellaneous requests and correspondence, 2010-2012 OAK/3 [Federal Member for Lyne] Papers relating to the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee and to Climate Change and Carbon Pricing, 2010-2011 OAK/3/1 Copies of Deeds of Confidentiality signed by Robert Oakeshott and Jane Titterington, 2010 OAK/3/2 Draft Minutes of Meeting 1, 7 October 2010, 2010 OAK/3/3 Agenda Papers for Meeting 2, 10 November 2010, 2010 OAK/3/4 Agenda Papers for Meeting 3, 21 December 2010, 2010 OAK/3/5 Agenda Papers for Meeting 4, 18 February 2011, 2011 OAK/3/6 Agenda Papers for Meeting 5, 18 March 2011, 2011 OAK/3/7 Agenda Papers for Meeting 6, 19 April 2011, 2011 OAK/3/8 Agenda Papers for Meeting 7, 17 May 2011, 2011 Page 6 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/3/9 Agenda Papers for Meeting 8, 28-29 May 2011, 2011 OAK/3/10 Agenda Papers for Meeting 9, 24 June 2011, 2011 OAK/3/11 Draft Clean Energy Agreement, 27 June 2011, 2011 OAK/3/12 Agenda Papers for Meeting, 10 July 2011, 2011 OAK/3/13 Correspondence and Papers, 2010-2011 OAK/3/14 Correspondence and Papers, 2011-2012 OAK/3/15 Correspondence and Papers relating to Climate Change, 2008-2010 OAK/3/16 Correspondence and Papers relating to Climate Change, 2011-2011 OAK/3/17 Correspondence and Papers relating to Climate Change, 2012-2013 OAK/3/18 Clean Energy Forum, Port Macquarie, 2012 OAK/3/19 Negative Responses to Letter to Lyne Residents re Carbon Tax, 2011 OAK/3/20 Correspondence and Papers relating to Climate Change and Carbon Pricing, 2009- 2011 OAK/3/21 Correspondence and Papers relating to Carbon Pricing and the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee, 2010-2012 OAK/4 [Federal Member for Lyne] Papers relating to the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians, 2011 OAK/4/1 Agenda papers for Meeting No.1, 16-17 February 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/4/2 Agenda papers for Meeting No.2, 16-17 March 2011, 2011-2011 Page 7 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/4/3 Agenda papers for Meeting No.3, 4 May 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/4/4 Agenda papers for Meeting No.4, 28-29 July 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/4/5 Agenda papers for Meeting No. 5, 7-8 September 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/4/6 Agenda papers for Meeting No. 6, 5-6 October 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/4/7 Agenda papers for Meeting No. 7, 9-10 November 2011, (part one), 2011-2011 OAK/4/8 Agenda papers for Meeting No.7, 9-10 November 2011, (part two), 2011-2011 OAK/4/9 Agenda papers for Meeting No.7, 9-10 November 2011, (part three), 2011-2011 OAK/4/10 Agenda papers for Meeting No. 8, 7-8 December 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/4/11 Additional Submissions and Articles 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/4/12 Correspondence 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/4/13 Correspondence and Papers, 2010-2011 OAK/4/14 Submissions from Notable Individuals and Organisations, Volume 3, 2011-2011 OAK/4/15 Report of the Expert Panel, Version 6.4, 2012-2012 OAK/4/16 Administrative Arrangements and Confidentiality Agreement, 2011-2011 OAK/5 [Federal Member for Lyne] Papers relating to Immigration Policy and Detention, including Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, 2010- 2012 Page 8 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/5/1 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Meeting Papers for 23 August 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/5/2 Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Briefing Pack for Visits to Christmas Island and Derby, 5-7 September 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/5/3 Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Meeting Papers for 13 September 2011 (Part 1), 2011-2011 OAK/5/4 Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Meeting Papers for 13 September 2011 (Part 2), 2011-2011 OAK/5/5 Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Meeting Papers for 11 October 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/5/6 Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Discovery Questions as at 16 November 2011 and papers and statisitics on incidents, 2011- 2011 OAK/5/7 Report of Independent Review into Incidents at Christmas Island and Villawood and the Minister's Response, November 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/5/8 Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Briefing Pack for Visit to Weipa, 2 December 2011, 2011-2011 OAK/5/9 Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Final Report, March 2012 and Government Response, November 2012, 2102-2012 OAK/5/10 Papers and Correspondence (includes papers prepared by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship for the Joint Select Committee), 2011-2012 OAK/5/11 Papers and Correspondence relating to Immigration, Asylum and Refugees, 2010- 2012 OAK/5/12 Correspondence relating to Refugees and Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill, 2012-2012 Page 9 of 64 Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Port Macquarie Historical Society OAK/5/13 Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Meeting Papers for 29 February 2012, 2012-2012 OAK/6 [Federal Member for Lyne] Papers relating to other Parliamentary Committees, 2010- 2013 OAK/6/1 Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety, 2010-2010 OAK/6/2 Joint Standing Committee on the
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