Delegate biographies

Hon John Ajaka MLC President, New South Wales First elected to Parliament: 2007 Political party: Liberal Party Portfolio: President of the Legislative Council Parliamentary career: • Member and chair on a number of parliamentary committees, held positions as Parliamentary Secretary, Minister, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council and elected as the President of the Legislative Council of the New South Wales Parliament in February 2017 Education: Solicitors Admission Board Interests/recreational activities: Boxing, Rugby league

Hon Bruce Atkinson President of the Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria First elected to Parliament: 1992 Political party: Liberal Party Portfolio: President of the Legislative Council Member for Eastern Metropolitan Region Parliamentary career: • 1992-2006 Member for Koonung Province • November 2006 Elected MLC for Eastern Metropolitan Region • November 2010 and Nov 2014 Re-elected • 2006-2010 Deputy President of the Legislative Council • 2010-Present President of the Legislative Council Education: Mitcham High School Journalism Cadetship Leader Newspapers Interests/recreational activities: Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne Victory, Deakin Literature Society, Victorian Writers Club

23 24 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 and travelling Interests/recreational activities: Solicitor oftheSupremeCourtNSW(2002) Administration, LLB(Hons)UniversityofSydney,1995-1999. of Sydney,1991-93(SchoolGovernmentandPublic in GovernmentandPublicAdministration),MPhilUniversity Education: positions 1990 todate–HasheldanumberofseniorParliamentaryOfficer 2011 –AppointedtheNSWClerkofParliaments Parliamentary career: Clerk oftheParliaments,NewSouthWales David Blunt Interests/recreational activities: Parliamentary career: Portfolio: First electedtoParliament: Speaker, Nauru Hon CyrilBuraman Education: Political party: First electedtoParliament: Speaker, VictorianLegislativeAssembly Hon ColinBrooks ofParliament 2016-Speaker • 2013-2016 • 2005-2008 • SpeakerofParliament BA(Hons)UniversityofSydney,1983-86(Honours MastersinCommunications Australian LaborParty(ALP) MP MP 2006 2005 Running,swimming,hiking Fishing,Sports MLA Speaker, Australian Capital Territory First elected to Parliament: 2008 Political party: ALP Portfolio: Speaker Parliamentary career: • Speaker from October 2016 • Previously Deputy Speaker, Government Whip, Manager of Government Business, and Assistant Speaker • 11 Ministerial appointments between 2009 and 2016 (Including Police and Emergency Service, Education and Training, Disability, Children and Young People) • Member of several standing committees (including as Chair) and the Estimates and Campaign Advertising select committees.

Ann-Marie Cain Clerk, Nauru Portfolio: Clerk of Parliament Parliamentary career: • 2010-2012 Exec Secretary for MPs • 2012-Clerk of Parliament Education: School Leavers - Kayser College Interests/recreational activities: Reading, listening to music

25 26 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 Education: Parliamentary career: Political party: First electedtoParliament: President LegislativeCouncil,WesternAustralia Hon KateDoust Interests/recreational activities: Parliamentary career: Clerk -HouseofAssembly,SouthAustralia Richard Crump and enjoysbeinginvolvedwithconstituentsintheelectorate Interests/recreational activities: Parliamentary career: Political party: First electedtoParliament: Temporary Speaker,NewSouthWalesLegislativeAssembly Adam Crouch PresidentLegislativeCouncil,2017-present • DeputyChairofCommittees:2001-2005 • Electedto36thParliamentforSouthMetropolitan Region • 2014Clerk-HouseofAssembly,Parliament ofSouthAustralia • 2007DeputyClerk-HouseofAssembly • 2001ParliamentaryOfficer-ProcedureofficeVotes • 1998Secretary-EconomicandFinanceCommittee • Chair,CommitteeontheHealthCareComplaints • TemporarySpeaker • MemberforTerrigal,abeachsideelectorateontheNSW • 2001, re-elected2005,2008, 2013,2017 Commission Central CoastjustnorthofSydney BA Member oftheLiberalParty Australian LaborParty(ALP) March 2015 2001 Physicalfitness,weighttraining Theatre,swimming,walking,

Tom Duncan Clerk of the ACT Legislative Assembly, Australian Capital Territory Parliamentary career: • 2001 - ACT Legislative Assembly • 2000 - 2000 NSW Parliament • 1990 - 2000 ACT Legislative Assembly • 1985 - 1990 House of Representatives Education: Bachelor of Economics Bachelor of Letters (Political Science) Interests/recreational activities: Skiing, yoga, Collingwood Football Club, reading

David Elder Clerk of the House of Representatives, Parliamentary career: • Parliamentary Officer in the House of Representatives since 1981 • Clerk of the House of Representatives since 1 January 2014 Education: MA (ANU) EMPA (ANU) Interests/recreational activities: Golf, reading, Rotary

Lord Fakafanua Fatafehi Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga Portfolio: Lord Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga Parliamentary career: • Elected as a Noble’s Representative for Ha’apai (one of the main islands of Tonga) in the 2008 General Elections and again in 2010 and 2017 • In 2012, he became the youngest incumbent to be elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (and re-elected in 2017 for the 2018-2021 term)

27 28 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 Education: Parliamentary career: Clerk Assistant(House),NewZealand Suze Jones Education: Parliamentary career: Clerk oftheLegislativeAssemblyTonga Gloria Guttenbeil private sector,afterashortdiplomaticcareer. Secretary forthePacificRegion.HecameintoParliamentfrom formerly theCommonwealthParliamentaryAssociationRegional Performance) andManager(Inter-ParliamentaryRelations).Hewas Performance andPublicInformation),Manager(Organisational has hadseveralroles,includingClerk-Assistant(Organisational Engagement. HehasworkedinParliamentfor12years,wherehe Manager inchargeofSelectCommitteesandParliamentary oftheNewZealandHouseRepresentatives,andSenior Clerk Parliamentary career: Deputy ClerkoftheHouse,NewZealand Rafael Gonzalez-Montero SuzeJonesisClerkAssistant(House)intheOffice ofthe • MemberoftheTongaLawSocietyandWomenin • Secretary/CEOoftheRoyalLandCommission(3½years) • CrownProsecutor,LegislativeDrafterandSecretarytothe • ClerkoftheHouseeffectiveonJanuary2013 • Law andPractice include Hansard,theTableand BillsOffice,Parliamentary Clerk-at-the-Table andsenior managerwhoseresponsibilities Clerk oftheNewZealandHouse ofRepresentatives.Sheisa Association Government LawCommittee(7years) BA(Hons)1stclass,University ofOtago,1993 LLB/BCom(Economics) Rafael Gonzalez-MonteroistheDeputy

Basil Kambuliagen Acting First Clerk Assistant, Papua New Guinea Parliamentary career: • 27 years in the Parliamentary Service which was spent in the Bills and Paper Offices coming up through rank and file to Acting Deputy Clerk in 2016 Education: College Interests/recreational activities: Cooking, fishing, meeting people and exchanging ideas

Nafoitoa Talaimanu Keti Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa First elected to Parliament: 2016 Political party: Human Right Protection Party (HRPP) Portfolio: Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa

Hon Jeffrey Komal Deputy Speaker of National Parliament, Papua New Guinea First elected to Parliament: 2012 Political party: People’s National Congress (PNC) Portfolio: Deputy Speaker of National Parliament Parliamentary career: • Appointed Chairman of Law and Order Committee. Member of Emergency, Private Business, Public Accounts, Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, HIV/AIDS Advocacy and Lands & Environment Parliamentary Committees from 2012 until National General Elections for 2017 • Re-elected to the 10th National Parliament for the Nipa- Kutubu Open seat in the 2017 General Elections • Appointed as Deputy Speaker of the 10th National Parliament • Deputy Chairman to Private Business and Standing Orders Parliamentary Committees. Education: • Completed Primary Education at Puri Community School • Completed Secondary Education at Nipa High School

29 30 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 movies, snowskiing,winetasting Interests/recreational activities: Education: Parliamentary career: Clerk oftheParliament,Queensland Neil Laurie Interests/recreational activities: MA PublicManagement Dip LegislativeDrafting Education: Parliamentary career: Deputy ClerktoParliament,SolomonIslands David Kusilifu ClerkoftheParliament2003 • DeputyClerk1996-2003 • ResearchDirectortovariousparliamentarycommittees • AdmittedtotheQueenslandSupremeCourtasaBarrister • OfficeoftheSpecialProsecutor1989-1993 • 2006-ParliamentaryCommitteesOfficer • 2010-DirectorCommittees • 2012-DirectorProcedures • 2016-DeputyClerktoParliament • 1993-1996 in 1992 BachelorofBusinessStudies LLBLLM(Hons)MBA Constitutionalhistory,reading, Walking,Touchrugby

Rt Hon Trevor Mallard Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Parliamentary career: • Trevor first became an MP in 1984. • He was Junior then Senior Whip in the Lange Labour government and developed an interest in legislative processes at that time. • When Labour came to government in 1999 he was given the roles of Minister of Education, Minister of State Services, Minister for Sport and Recreation and Associate Minister of Finance (for 6-9 years) and for shorter periods as Minister Co-ordinating Race Relations, Minister for the Environment, Minister of Labour, Minister of Broadcasting, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister of Energy, Minister of Economic Development, Minister for the Rugby World Cup and Minister for the America’s Cup. Education: Trevor Mallard studied at Victoria and Waikato Universities. He then worked as an accountant and a teacher before he set up the King Country Rural Education Programme.

Tetangi Matapo Interim Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Parliament of the Cook Islands First elected to Parliament: February 2013 Political party: Democratic Party Parliamentary career: • Member of Parliament, Opposition Party • Family Law Bill Select Committee Member 2015-2017 Education: Diploma in Education (USP, Fiji) Diploma in Teaching (USP. Fiji) Bachelor of Education (USP, Fiji) Masters in Education ( USP, Fiji) Interests/recreational activities: Fishing

31 32 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 his servicewiththeArmyin Afghanistan Interests/recreational activities: Management (UniversityofSydney andUniversityofNSW) of Edinburgh),MBAfromthe AustraliaGraduateSchoolof Education: Parliamentary career: Political party: First electedtoParliament: President oftheLegislativeCouncilSouthAustralia,Australia Hon AndrewMcLachlanCSCMLC music, sudoku sites, collectingforeigncoinsandcountrysnowglobes,classic Interests/recreational activities: Postgraduate CertificateinPublicPolicy(USP,CookIslands) Professional DiplomainLegislativeDrafting(USP,Fiji) (ANZSOG) Post GraduateCertificateinPacificExecutiveLeadership Masters inBusinessAdministration(USP,Fiji) Diploma inManagementStudies(USP,Fiji) Education: Acting ClerkofParliament,ParliamenttheCookIslands Helen Maunga CommanderinthemostvenerableOrderofHospital • AwardedConspicuousservicecrossforservicestothearmy • Servedon:LegislativeReviewCommittee;Budgetand • ElectedPresidentoftheLegislativeCouncilMay2018 • FirstelectedtoLegislativeCouncilMarch2014 • Ambulance of SaintJohnJerusaleumforservicestotheSt in 2007 Committee; SeveralSelectCommittees Finance Committee;CrimeandPublicIntegritypolicy LLB (UniversityofAdelaide),LLM Liberal PartyofAustralia(SAdivision) 2014 Veteran Affairs-inspiredby Travelling,

visiting historical Helen Minnican Clerk, NSW Legislative Assembly Parliamentary career: • Appointed Clerk February 2017 NSW Legislative Assembly. Commenced with the department in 1990. Prior roles including Deputy Clerk, Clerk-Assistant and various Director positions. Previously with NSW cabinet office and legislative council. Education: BA(Hons) Interests/recreational activities: History (20th century, British politics; Ancient and Modern Indian); swimming

Cherie Morris-Tafatu Clerk, Niue Parliamentary career: • 6 May 2017 - Niue General Elections as Common Roll Member (Unsuccessful) • 4 September 2017 – Clerk of the Niue Legislative Assembly Education: Diploma of Horticulture Bachelor of Applied Science Master of Arts – Human Resources Interests/recreational activities: Bible study, reading, shell- fishing, badminton, gardening

Ajilon Jasper Nasiu Speaker of National Parliament, Solomon Islands Parliamentary career: 2014-2019 Speaker of National Parliament Education: Certificate in Teaching Certificate in Primary Education Diploma in Teaching Interests/recreational activities: Reading, sports, fishing

33 34 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 Education: Parliamentary career: Senior ManagerCorporateServices,NewZealand James Picker walking Interests/recreational activities: Education: Parliamentary career: Speaker, AutonomousRegionofBougainville Hon SimonG.Pentanu Education: Parliamentary career: Acting Clerk,VictorianLegislativeAssembly Bridget Noonan WiththeOfficeofClerkinNewZealandfornearly10 • PNGNationalParliamentClerkfor25years,BHORSpeaker • 2007-2011 • 2011-2013 • 2013-2017 • Clerk 2017-Acting • the SeniorManagerforCorporateServices. in bothSelectCommitteesandtheHouseOffice,now has heldrolesasaCommitteeClerk,TableOfficer,Manager years havingpreviouslyworkedincriminallawtheUK. He Current -2020 Tertiary BA(Hons) LLB AssistantClerkCommittees AssistantClerkProcedureandSAA DeputyClerk Morningandeveningexercise, Togiavalu Pihigia Speaker, Niue First elected to Parliament: 2014 Parliamentary career: • Clerk of the House • Speaker Interests/recreational activities: Farming, family and community

Hon Speaker of the Queensland Parliament First elected to Parliament: 2009 Political party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Parliamentary career: • Treasurer (2015-2017) and Minister for Trade and Investment (Feb-Dec 2017), Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Sports (Dec 2015 – Feb 2017), Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (Feb- Dec 2015) • Shadow Minister for Treasury and Trade, Energy and Water Supply, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Manager of Opposition Business (May 2012-Jan 2015), Shadow Minister for Main Roads and Sport and Recreation (May 2012- Mar 2014), Leader of Opposition Business (May 2012) • Minister for Disability Services, Mental Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (Feb 2011-Mar 2012) and Deputy Government Whip (May 2010-Feb 2011) Education: BA Politics Interests/recreational activities: Sporting interests include tennis, rugby league, basketball, cycling, judo. A self-professed Star Wars nerd and comic book geek.

35 36 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 history, creativerecycling metal signs,gardening,dog breeding, socialmedia,territory In Education: Parliamentary career: since 23October2012 Portfolio: Political party: First electedtoParliament: Speaker, NorthernTerritoryLegislativeAssembly Hon KeziaPurick Interests/recreational activities: Education: Parliamentary career: Australia Clerk oftheLegislativeCouncilandParliaments,Western Nigel Pratt MemberofCTCAnimalWelfareCommittee • ChairmanandmemberofFoetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder • MemberoftheSelectCommitteeYouthSuicide • MemberofStandingCommittees:LegalandConstitutional; • ElectedtoNorthernTerritoryParliamentin2008forGoyder, • Feb2014-PresentClerkoftheLegislativeCounciland • 2007-2014DeputyClerk,LegislativeCouncil,Tasmania • 1999-2007AdvisoryOfficerandClerkAssistant,Legislative • terests/recreational activities: Committee Standing Orders;House re-elected 2012 of theParliaments,WA Council WA Speaker oftheNorthenTerritoryLegislativeAssembly BA,BJuris,LLB BachelorofCommerce Independent 2008 WaterSports Old comiccollection,historical Kirsten Robinson Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia Parliamentary career: • 1988-1993 – Various Parliamentry positions • 1993-2000 – Research Officer to various parliamentry committees • 2005-2011 – Clerk Assistant (and Sergeant-at-Arms to 2007)

• 2011-2015 – Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

• 2015-current – Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Education: BA (Hons) Politics (UWA) -1988 MA (Research), Political Science (UWA) – 1998 Interests/recreational activities: Novels, drawing, stone sculpting, gardening and travel

Laura Ross Deputy Clerk, House of Assembly, Tasmania Parliamentary career: • 2011 - Parliamentry Officer, House of Assembly • 2011-2013 – Second Clerk – Assistant, House of Assembly • 2013-2015 – Clerk – Assistant & Sergeant-at-Arms • March 2015 – current – Deputy Clerk Education: BA, LLB (Hons)

37 38 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 Parliamentary career: Portfolio: Political party: Speaker ofVanuatuParliament, Hon EsmonSaimon Football Clubandinterestedincyclingrugbyunion. Interests/recreational activities: Education: Parliamentary career: Political party: President oftheAustralianSenate,Australia–Senate Senator theHonScottRyan SpeakerofParliament • MinisterofTrades;PublicUtilitiesand • ParliamentarySecretarytotheMinisterforEducation • ParliamentarySecretarytotheMinisterforEducationand • AssistantCabinetSecretary • MinisterforVocationalEducationandSkills • MinisterAssistingtheCabinetSecretary • MinisterAssistingthePrimeforCabinet • SpecialMinisterofState • PresidentoftheSenate • Infrastructure; Training Speaker ofParliament BA(Hons) Vanuaku Party Liberal PartyofAustralia MemberoftheEssendon Chris Schwarz Clerk of the Legislative Council of South Australia Parliamentary career: • Parliamentry Officer - 1988-1992 • Clerk-Assistant of the Legislative Council - 1992 - 2008 • Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Council + Usher of the Black Rod - 2008-2017 • Clerk of the Legislative Assembly - 2018- current Education: BA (Communications). Grad.Dip. Soc.Sc Interests/recreational activities: Travel, food and wine, fitness, running

Mark Shelton Deputy Speaker, Chair of Committees, Tasmania First elected to Parliament: 2010 Political party: Liberal Parliamentary career: • 2010-2014 - Shadow for Racing Regional Development Sport & Recreation • 2017-2018 - Speaker, Tasmanian House of Assembly • 2018-current. Chair of Committees. Deputy Speaker Education: Diploma of Teaching - TAPE Interests/recreational activities: Sport (Cricket, football and golf), Farming

39 40 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 walking Interests/recreational activities: Education: Parliamentary career: Deputy Clerk,AustralianHouseofRepresentatives Claressa Surtees Interests/recreational activities: Education: Parliamentary career: Portfolio: Political party: First electedtoParliament: Speaker, Australia–HouseofRepresentative Hon TonySmith WorkedattheParliamentofAustraliasince1993across • ParliamentrySecretarytothePrimeMinisterfrom30/1/07- • SpeakeroftheHouseRepresentativesfrom10/8/15 • ElectedtotheHouseofRepresentativesforCasey,Victoria. • Committee ofPrivilegesandMembers’Interests. Members’ citizenshipstatements,andSecretarytotheHouse Members’ Interests,withresponsibilitiesalsotoreceive since 2010,andtheDeputyClerk2014.Registrarof Table offices.Memberofthedepartmentalexecutive the Clerk’s,Committee,Procedure,Serjeant-at-Arms’and 3/12/17 2001, 2004,2007,2010,2013and2016 Speaker oftheHouseRepresentatives BA(Hons),Bcom(Melb) DegreesinEconomicsandLaw Liberal PartyofAustralia 2001 Music, reading,swimming, History, cars

Robert Tapi Clerk, Autonomous Region of Bougainville Parliamentary career: Clerk of Parliament for 13 years Education: Diploma Journalism University of Papua New Guinea Career Public Servant Interests/recreational activities: Sports (NRL), Fishing

Hon Vincent Tarzia Speaker, South Australian House of Assembly First elected to Parliament: 2014 Political party: Liberal Party Portfolio: Speaker Parliamentary career: • Speaker from May 2018 • Member for Hartley 2014, and Member of Crime and Public Integrity Policy Committee, The Uniting Church in Australia (Membership of Trust) Amendment Bill, E-Cigarettes, Economic and Finance Committee (all 53rd Parliament) • Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Start-Up in 2015, and Shadow Cabinet Secretary in 2017 Education: LLB, Bcom, GDLP Interests/recreational activities: Cricket, Football

Michael Tatham Clerk, Northern Territory Education: Master of Laws Grad Dip Legal Practice Bachelor of Laws BA Interests/recreational activities: Biographies, swimming, word games, travel

41 42 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 Interests/recreational activities: Education: Parliamentary career: Clerk, Kiribati Eni Tekanene meeting people Interests/recreational activities: Parliamentary career: Portfolio: Political party: First electedtoParliament: Speaker ofParliament,Tuvalu Hon OtinieluTauteleimalaeTausi dateClerktoParliament 2010-to • 2006-2009 • 2005-2006 • 1997-2003 • 2015-SpeakerofParliament • 2006-PrivateMember • 2002-SpeakerofParliament • 1999-MinisterforHomeAffairsandRuralDevelopment • 1998-DeputyPrimeMinisterandforNatural • 1993-PrivateMember • 1989-PrivateMember • Resources Speaker ofParliament BA(Politics),MBA Independent Deputy ClerkParliament Senior Foreign Development Officer

1989 Investment Officer Cooking News, reading,sportsand Raulu Léon Téter Acting Clerk of Parliament, Vanuatu Parliamentary career: • Standing Committee Clerk - 2002-2015 • Acting Clerk of Parliament - 2015-current Education: Diplôme de Capacité en Droit - Noumea - NC Certificat de Specialité en Administration Parlementaire - ENA - Paris, France

Hon Tebuai Uaai Speaker, Kiribati Parliamentary career: • Member of Parliament 2003-2015 • Speaker 5 December 2016 Education: B. ED. Interests/recreational activities: Reading

Lakaaga Uniuni Assistant Clerk to Parliament, Tuvalu Parliamentary career: • Hansard Reporter • Senior Hansard Reporter & Librarian • Acting Assistant Clerk to Parliament Education: Certificate of Commerce Interests/recreational activities: News, reading, sports and meeting people

43 44 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 Interests/recreational activities: Education: Parliamentary career: Deputy ClerkAustralianSenate,Australia–HouseofRepresentatives Maureen Weeks and communitygroups. an umpireandcoach,nowasapatronfornumeroussporting Mr Watsonmaintainedhisinterestinsportsandsportingclubsas and the1974CommonwealthGamesinNZ. and representedAustraliaatthe1968OlympicsinMexicoCity, Interests/recreational activities: Parliamentary career: Portfolio: Political party: Speaker oftheLegislativeAssembly,ParliamentWesternAustralia Hon PeterWatson PreviouslyheldpositionsasClerkAssistant(Table), • Present-DeputyClerkAustralianSenate. • ShadowMinisterforSportandRecreation • From11May2017-SpeakeroftheLegislativeAssembly • 11Novemeber2008to30January2013-ActingSpeakerof • 29March2005-7August2008ActingSpeakerofthe • (Procedure) andCommittees the LegislativeAssembly Legislative Assembly Speaker oftheLegislativeAssembly BA(Hons)(ANU) Australian LaborParty(ALP)

Gardening,travelandreading. Akeenmiddledistancerunner Poto Williams Assistant Speaker, New Zealand House of Representatives First elected to Parliament: 2013 Political party: New Zealand Labour Party Parliamentary career: • Member for Christchurch East since November 2013 • Assistant Speaker since November 2017 Education: Master of Business Administration, Southern Cross University (Australia).

David Wilson Clerk of the House, New Zealand Parliamentary career: • Clerk of the House, appointed July 2015 • Chief Executive, Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives • Previously Clerk -Assistant (House) Education: Masters of Arts, History, University of Otago Master of Management, Massey University David is the author of refereed articles on parliamentary procedure, public policy, and New Zealand history.

Andrew Young Acting Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk of the Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria Parliamentary career: • 1996-1999 Senior Research Officer - Public Accounts WA • 2002-2004 Assistant Clerk Committees WA • 2004-2005 Assistant Clerk - Procedure and Serjeant-at-Arms WA • 2005-2008 Assistant Clerk - House and Usher of the Black Rod Victoria • 2011-2014 Assistant Clerk Committees Vic • 2014-Present Clerk of the Legislative Council Vic • 2017-Present Acting Clerk of the Parliaments Vic Education: BA, GRAD DIP LAW, GRAD DIP BUS, Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure Interests/recreational activities: Football and surfing

45 46 Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference 2018 Officials Observers Felicity Redfern Australian HouseofRepresentatives Cate Clunies-Ross Australian HouseofRepresentatives Jerome Brown Parliament ofNewSouthWales Jane Boag Congress States ofMicronesia Chief Clerk,Federated Liwiana RamonIoanis Micronesia Congress Federated Statesof Speaker, 19thand20th Micronesia Federated Statesof Governor, ChuukState, Wesley Simina Parliament ofNauru Noleen Reiyetsi Guinea National ParliamentofPapuaNew Lalai Vali Services, Samoa Principal InstitutionalStrengthening Tapua Fuifui, Union Inter-Parliamentary Vice-President ofthe Dr KazemJalali Assembly Islamic Consultative Member ofParliament,