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Dr (Hugh) Paul Joseph Hugh MCDERMOTT, BA LLB(Hons), MLLR, PhD (Laws) MP

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Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member for Prospect
Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General
Member of the Australian Labor Party
Contact Details
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Prospect Electorate Office
A Dr Hugh McDermott, MP
2/679 The Horsley Drive
SMITHFIELD NSW 2164
Postal Dr Hugh McDermott MP
PO Box 2518
SMITHFIELD NSW 2164
P (02) 9756 4766
F (02) 9756 1544
E [email protected]

Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
Position Start Notes
Deputy Chair, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General 01 Aug 2023
Deputy Chair, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety 29 Jun 2023
Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General 22 Jun 2023
Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety 22 Jun 2023
Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General 01 May 2023
Member for Prospect 28 Mar 2015
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 28 Mar 2015
Prior Positions
Position Start End Period Notes
Member, Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission 19 Jun 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 8 months 13 days
Member, Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission 28 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 2 days Committee's name changed from Committee on the Ombudsman, the Police Integrity Commission and the Crime Commission on commencement of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016.
Parliamentary Record
Dr McDermott's speeches in Hansard
Dr McDermott's questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
Dr McDermott's Notices of Motion given in Parliament
About the Prospect Electorate

Includes partially or wholly the following localities and postcodes.

Localities: Blacktown, Eastern Creek, Fairfield West, Girraween, Greystanes, Pemulwuy, Pendle Hill, Prairiewood, Prospect, Seven Hills, Smithfield, South Wentworthville, Toongabbie, Wentworthville, Wetherill Park. 

Postcodes: 2145, 2146, 2147, 2148, 2164, 2165, 2176, 2766

Area: 64.9429 square kilometres

Enrolment: 57,483


For more detailed information see - https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Prospect
Biography
Political Party Activity

1992 to present, Member, Australian Labor Party (NSW Division)

Community Activity

Volunteer Firefighter, Horsley Park Brigade, NSW Rural Fire Service

Local Government Activity

Military Service

Australian Army Reserve 1985-1994

Honours Received

National Emergency Medal with Bushfires 19-20 Clasp, Commonwealth of Australia, 2022

National Medal, Commonwealth of Australia, 2022

NSW Premier's Bushfire Emergency Citation, Government of New South Wales, 2020

Australian Defence Medal, Commonwealth of Australia, 2009

Personal

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Laws) (PhD Laws), King's College London

Master of Labor Law and Relations, University of Sydney.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours 2:1), University of Technology, Sydney.

Bachelor of Arts, University of New England

 

Occupations

Barrister-at-Law

Additional Information

Inaugural Speech, 13 May 2015:

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.