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Labor
Joined Australian Labor Party in 1984
Member
Black Mountain sub-branch
Member
ACT Branch Council
Member
Credentials and Disputes Committees
Member
Perth sub-branch 1988–1999
secretary/treasurer 1994–1996
Member
North Perth sub-branch 1999–2000
Member
Alexander Heights branch from 2000
Branch delegate
Perth Electorate Council 1988–2000 and Cowan Electorate Council from 2000
Vice president
Perth Electorate Council 1989–1990
Delegate
all state conferences from 1988 and to State Executive from 1995
Proxy delegate
National Conference 1998
member Disputes Committee 1995–1996
Member
Executive of Labor Women 1996–1999
Member
Administrative Committee 1997–1999
Member
Committee of Review from 2000
Delegate
State and National Conferences 2015 |
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Landsdale |
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Electorates
- MLA Girrawheen from 10 February 2001. Elected to the Thirty-Sixth Parliament for Girrawheen on 10 February 2001 in succession to Edward Joseph Cunningham (retired). Re-elected 2005, 2008, 2013 and 2017. Electorate abolished in the 2019 redistribution of seats.
- MLA Landsdale from 13 March 2021. Elected to the Forty-First Parliament for Landsdale (new seat) on 13 March 2021.
Parliamentary Appointments
- Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 20 March 2018 to 7 December 2020
- Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 4 May 2021
Office
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services from 27 June 2003 to 26 February 2005
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, Minister for Public Sector Management, Water Resources, Federal Affairs from 26 April 2005 to 25 November 2005
- Minister for Disability Services, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests, Seniors and Volunteering, Minister assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs from 25 November 2005 to 3 February 2006
- Minister for Disability Services, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests, Women's Interests, Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs from 3 February 2006 to 8 May 2006
- Minister for Justice, Women's Interests, Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs from 8 May 2006 to 9 May 2006
- Minister for Justice, Disability Services, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests, Women's Interests, Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs from 9 May 2006 to 26 May 2006
- Minister for Corrective Services, Women's Interests, Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs from 26 May 2006 to 9 November 2006
- Minister for Corrective Services, Women's Interests, Small Business, Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs from 9 November 2006 to 13 December 2006
- Minister for Corrective Services; Small Business; Women's Interests; Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal-State Relations from 13 December 2006 to 2 March 2007
- Minister for Corrective Services; Small Business; Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal-State Relations from 2 March 2007 to 23 September 2008
- Shadow Minister for Police, Emergency Services, Road Safety from 26 September 2008 to 27 January 2012
- Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, Bushfire Response, Electoral Affairs, Seniors and Volunteering from 27 January 2012 to 9 April 2013
- Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, Bushfire Preparedness, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests, Seniors, Ageing and Volunteering, Heritage from 9 April 2013 to 26 June 2015
- Shadow Minister for Emergency Services; Bushfire Preparedness, Citizenship & Multicultural Interests, Seniors and Ageing from 29 June 2015 to 11 March 2017
Committees
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation from 28 June 2001 to 13 August 2003 (Chairman from 28 June 2001 to 13 August 2003)
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission from 31 May 2005 to 8 March 2006
- Member, Community Development and Justice Standing Committee from 18 August 2010 to 30 January 2013
- Member, Community Development and Justice Standing Committee from 9 May 2013 to 30 January 2017 (Chair from 15 May 2013 to 30 January 2017)
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 9 May 2013 to 30 January 2017
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 23 May 2017 to to 7 December 2020
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission from 15 June 2017 (Chair from 21 June 2017 to 29 January 2021)
- Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee from 12 May 2021 to present
Parliamentary Party Appointments
- Government Whip from 6 March 2001 to 23 January 2005
Historical Notes
- Announced decision not to contest the 2025 state election, 2 April 2024
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Criminal Code Amendment (Criminal Damage to Places of Worship) Bill 2015 Bill discharged from Notice Paper under Standing Order 144A - 17/5/2016
Road Safety Council Amendment (Functions) Bill 2010 Second reading not agreed to - 22/6/2011
Weapons (Supply to Minors and Enhanced Police Powers) Amendment Bill 2008 Legislative Assembly Second Reading - 3/12/2008
Workers' Compensation and Injury Management (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Amendment Bill 2012 Legislative Assembly Second Reading - 29/2/2012 |
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Personal Information |
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26 June 1957 |
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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First arrived in WA 1961 |
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Daughter of James Patrick Quirk, social scientist and university professor, and Helen Marian Sykes, teacher and librarian |
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Catholic |
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Loreto, Nedlands
Notre Dame School, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1967
Loreto, Claremont
Unley High School, Adelaide from 1975
University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons), 1981
Murdoch University, Master of Arts (MA), 2003
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Lawyer and ministerial adviser |
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Barrister and solicitor
Assistant Director, Administrative Review Section, Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
Personal assistant, Ian Temby, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, and then worked for the Office at its Canberra Regional Office until 1988
Ministerial adviser, energy and environment issues, Dowding Government in WA, 1988–1989
Senior Associate, large commercial law firm (civil litigation section), 1989–1991
Regional Counsel, National Crime Authority, 1991–2001 |
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Board member, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, 1991–1994
Board member, Legal and Welfare Rights Centre, 1987–1988
Board member, Renewable Energy Advisory Council, 1989–1991
Board member, Catholic Social Justice Council
National vice president, Australian Society of Labor Lawyers, 1987–1988 and 1994–1996
Member, Australian Clerical Officers Association (ACOA) and then CPSU (Community and Public Sector Union)
Chair, Gay and Lesbian Law Reform Committee, 2001
Member, Premier’s anti-racism Taskforce |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 216.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 2 June 2015.
Zimmerman, Josh, "Labor stalwart to step aside for Premier’s right-hand man", West Australian, 3 April 2024, page 4 |
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