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Mr Peter James BREEN, DipLaw (1947 - )

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Date of Birth: 04/11/1947
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3 10 Jul 2003 07 Jun 2006 2 years 10 months 29 days
Member, Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission 20 May 2003 07 Jun 2006 3 years 19 days
Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman and the Police Integrity Commission 07 May 2003 02 Mar 2007 3 years 9 months 24 days
Legislation Review Committee 07 May 2003 11 Nov 2003 6 months 5 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 27 Mar 1999 23 Mar 2007 7 years 11 months 25 days
Member, Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission 01 Jan 1999 28 Feb 2003 4 years 2 months
Member, Joint Select Committee Upon Victims Compensation 01 Jan 1999 28 Feb 2003 4 years 2 months
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 01 Jan 1999 28 Feb 2003 4 years 2 months
Political Party Activity
President, Liberal Party Campbelltown (Young Liberals) 1971 - 72. Secretary, Australian Bill of Rights Group 1995 - 98. Secretary, Reform the Legal System 1998 - 2006. Joined the Australian Labor Party on 5 May 2006 with resignation taking effect from 18 July 2006.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Solicitors' Admission Board and Diploma of Law (Sydney University). NSW Chairman - Australian Small Business Association 1984. Chairman - Gateway Mining Ltd 1994 - 97. Interested in human rights issues, law reform and access to justice.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Additional Information
Publications - "The Book of Letters"- Allen & Unwin 1985 -98; "Holding on to the Dream" - Cape Byron Press 1994 and "Advance Australia Fair" - Cape Byron Press 1999. First Speech

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.