The Hon. Christine Mary ROBERTSON, BHthSc (Nurs) MLC

Member of the Legislative Council
Temporary Chair of Committees
Member of the Australian Labor Party
Term of service expires 54th Parliament (4 March 2011)

Contact Details

Address	The Hon. Christine Robertson, MLC Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000
Phone	(02) 9230 2971
Fax	(02) 9230 2160
Email	Christine.Robertson@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Parliamentary Activity

Current Positions

Position	Start	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	22 Mar 2003
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice	10 May 2007	On 29 May 2007 the President informed the House that Ms Robertson had been nominated Chair of the committee.
Member, Standing Committee on State Development	10 May 2007
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	10 May 2007	Deputy Chair
Temporary Chair, Committees	10 May 2007

Prior Positions

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Member, Joint Select Committee on the Threatened Species Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Banking) Bill 2006	23 Nov 2006	15 Jan 2007	1mth 24days
Temporary Chair, Committees	23 May 2006	2 Mar 2007	9mths 8days
Temporary Chairman, Committees	7 May 2003	19 May 2006	3yrs 13days
Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission	7 May 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 9mths 24days	Deputy Chair
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice	21 May 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 9mths 10days	Chair
Member, Standing Committee on State Development	21 May 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 9mths 10days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	10 Jul 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 7mths 21days
Legislative Council Representative on the Council of the University of New England	7 May 2003	21 Dec 2004	1yr 7mths 15days

Biography

Political Party Activity - Joined Australian Labor Party, NSW Branch 1980. Member of the Administrative Committee 1995 - 2003. Member of Rural and Provincial Affairs Country Labor Committee 1983 to 2003. Secretary, Rural and Provincial Affairs Committee 1986 - 1990. Chair of Rural and Provincial Affairs Committee1990 - 1998. Chair of Country Labor Committee 1998 to 2003. Delegate to the National ALP Conference 1991 to present. ALP Tamworth SEC - Secretary 1984 - 1998; President 1998 – 2002. Country Labor Tamworth Branch - Secretary 1982 - 1991; President 1991 – 1998 and Secretary 2009 to present.

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests - General Nursing Training Certificate 1969. Bachelor Health Science (Nursing) Degree 1990. Training Nurse, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1966-1969. Registered Nurse, Royal South Sydney Hospital, 1969; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 1970 -1971; Royal North Shore Hospital, 1971-1972; St. Vincent's Hospital, 1973-1975; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 1975-1978; Tamworth Base Hospital, 1980 -1986. Partner farming and small business enterprise 1993 to 2007. Health Education officer/AIDS Coordinator for New England Health Region, Northern Districts and New England Area Health Service Education Unit and Public Health Unit 1986 - 1997. Manager, Population Health, New England Area Heath Service 1997 - 1998. Director of Population Health and Planning, New England Area Health Service NSW and Director of the New England Area Health Service Research Institute 1998 - 2003. Chair of the Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration Advisory Council 2003 to present.

President Tamworth Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses Association, 1980-82 and Secretary Tamworth Sub branch Health Services Union 1996-1998. Union representative to Rural Communities Consultative Council 1996 -1998. Rural community member to NSW Board of Adult and Community Education 1998 - 2001. Population Health Planner on Rural Health Implementation Co-ordination Group 2002. Convenor of Country Labor Parliamentary Group 2009 to present. Policy interests include development of innovative strategies to maintain essential services in country towns with large population changes; access to health, education and housing for all New South Wales residents; industrial development and employment in country cities and towns as well as infrastructure support for rural industries; justice and the legal system; equitable resource allocation in relation to infrastructure and natural resources; population based health issues; Aboriginal communities and health and equitable marketing opportunities for New South Wales’ primary producers.

First speech, 08 May 2003:

Swearing in as Member, 29 April 2003:

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