Member of the Legislative Council
| Address | The Hon. Stephen Lawrence MLC, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 9230 2737 |
| Officeof.MLCLawrence@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Contact details
Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.
Current positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Select Committee on Youth Justice, Youth justice | Wed 19 November 2025 | |
| Member, Select Committee on Fertility Support and Assisted Reproductive Treatment, Fertility support and assisted reproductive treatment | Wed 11 June 2025 | |
| Member, Committee on Children and Young People | Thu 08 May 2025 | |
| Member, Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority | Wed 29 November 2023 | |
| Member, Animal Welfare Committee | Thu 29 June 2023 | |
| Chair, Privileges Committee | Tue 23 May 2023 | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Standing Committee on State Development | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Sat 25 March 2023 |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member, Select Committee on PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking Water Supplies Throughout New South Wales | Thu 03 October 2024 | Thu 11 September 2025 | 11 months 9 days | PFAS contamination in waterways and drinking water supplies throughout New South Wales |
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service | Wed 21 August 2024 | Thu 16 October 2025 | 1 year 1 month 26 days | Public toilets |
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment | Wed 21 August 2024 | Fri 11 October 2024 | 1 month 21 days | Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Bill 2024 |
| Member, Select Committee on Birth Trauma, Birth trauma | Thu 16 May 2024 | Wed 29 May 2024 | 14 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Feasibility of Undergrounding the Transmission Infrastructure for Renewable Energy Projects, Feasibility of undergrounding the transmission infrastructure for renewable energy projects | Wed 13 September 2023 | Thu 28 March 2024 | 6 months 16 days | |
| Member, Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation | Thu 03 August 2023 | Thu 28 March 2024 | 7 months 26 days | Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation |
| Chair, Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation | Thu 03 August 2023 | Thu 28 March 2024 | 7 months 26 days | Joint Select Committee on Protecting Local Water Utilities from Privatisation |
Biography
Political party activity
NSW Labor candidate for Dubbo 2015 and 2019.
Endorsed NSW Labor councillor, Dubbo Regional Council, 2017 to 2021.
Local Government activity
Councillor, Dubbo Regional Council, 2017 to 2021. Deputy Mayor, 2019 to 2021. Mayor, 2021.
Vice President (Rural and Regional) Local Government NSW, 2019 to 2021.
Honours Received
Operational Service Medal (Civilian)
NATO ISAF Medal (Civilian)
Personal information
Stephen’s interests include walking his dogs, listening to history and politics podcasts, reading and scuba diving.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Masters of Laws (International Law) with Merit, Bachelor of Arts (Government and Public Administration), Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
Prosecutor, ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, 2002 to 2004 & 2009.
Public Defender, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, 2004 to 2007.
Senior Advisor to the Attorney General of the ACT, Simon Corbell MLA, 2008 to 2009.
Principal Legal Officer and Trial Advocate, Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT 2010 to 2015.
Australian Justice Advisor, Australian Civilian Corps/US Department of State/US Department of Defence, Bagram Afghanistan, 2013 to 2014.
Barrister in private practice, 2015 to present.