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The Hon. Adam SEARLE, MLC

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Member of the Legislative Council
Temporary Chair of Committees
Member of the Australian Labor Party
Term of service expires 57th Parliament (03 Mar 2023)
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Member of the Legislative Council
A The Hon. Adam Searle, MLC
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
P (02) 9230 2160
F (02) 9230 2522
E adam.searle@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
Position Start Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 24 May 2011 Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. John Hatzistergos.
Temporary Chair of Committees 24 Mar 2022
Member, Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption 19 Jun 2019
Member, Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission 19 Jun 2019
Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General 23 Jun 2021
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Regional NSW and Stronger Communities 21 Jun 2021
Member, Select Committee on the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall 27 Jun 2019
Member, Select Committee on the impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales 31 Mar 2020
Chair, Select Committee on the coronial jurisdiction in New South Wales 06 May 2021
Member, Select Committee on Puppy Farming in New South Wales 24 Nov 2021
Substitute Member, Procedure Committee 23 Jun 2021 Review of the Standing and Sessional Orders
Prior Positions
Position Start End Period Notes
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council 08 Apr 2015 08 Jun 2021 6 years 2 months 1 day
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council 14 Jun 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 8 months 21 days
Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change 27 Nov 2018 03 Jul 2019 7 months 7 days
Shadow Minister for Industry and Resources 27 Nov 2018 03 Jul 2019 7 months 7 days
Shadow Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy 09 Apr 2015 27 Nov 2018 3 years 7 months 19 days
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy 03 Jul 2019 11 Jun 2021 1 year 11 months 9 days
Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations 17 Oct 2012 11 Jun 2021 8 years 7 months 26 days
Shadow Minister for Planning and Better Living 03 Jul 2019 11 Jun 2021 1 year 11 months 9 days
Shadow Minister for the North Coast 03 Jul 2019 11 Jun 2021 1 year 11 months 9 days
Member, Committee on the Ombudsman, the Police Integrity Commission and the Crime Commission 22 Jun 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 8 months 13 days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 22 Jun 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 8 months 13 days
Member, Privileges Committee 05 Dec 2014 06 Mar 2015 3 months 2 days
Member, Select Committee on the conduct and progress of the Ombudsman's Inquiry "Operation Prospect" 17 Nov 2014 25 Feb 2015 3 months 9 days
Member, Select Committee on the supply and cost of gas and liquid fuels in New South Wales 07 Nov 2014 25 Feb 2015 3 months 19 days
Member, Select Committee into ministerial propriety in New South Wales 22 Aug 2013 24 Feb 2015 1 year 6 months 3 days
Member, Select Committee on home schooling 02 Jun 2014 05 Dec 2014 6 months 4 days
Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer-General 20 Feb 2013 14 Aug 2014 1 year 5 months 26 days
Member, Select Committee on the sale of the Currawong property at Pittwater 26 Mar 2014 26 Jun 2014 3 months 1 day
Member, Select Committee on the partial defence of provocation 14 Jun 2012 23 Apr 2013 10 months 10 days
Member, Joint Select Committee on the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme 02 May 2012 13 Jun 2012 1 month 12 days
Member, Select Committee on the Kooragang Island Orica chemical leak 06 Sep 2011 23 Feb 2012 5 months 18 days
Member, Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission 02 Jun 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months
Member, Procedure Committee 28 May 2019 08 Jun 2021 2 years 12 days
Member, Procedure Committee 12 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 18 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 15 May 2019 21 Jun 2021 2 years 1 month 7 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 14 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 16 days
Member, Select Committee on the Leasing of Electricity Infrastructure 06 May 2015 02 Jun 2015 28 days
Member, Select Committee on Electricity Supply, Demand and Prices in New South Wales 10 Aug 2017 22 Nov 2018 1 year 3 months 13 days
Member, Select Committee on the State Senate Bill 2015 30 Nov 2017 04 Jul 2018 7 months 5 days
Chair, Select Committee on the High Level of First Nations People in Custody and Oversight and Review of Deaths in Custody 18 Jun 2020 15 Apr 2021 9 months 29 days
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 20 Oct 2021 23 Nov 2021 1 month 4 days Public Interest Disclosures Bill 2021
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment 09 Jul 2021 10 Aug 2021 1 month 2 days Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Infrastructure Contributions) Bill 2021
Substitute Member, Public Accountability Committee 27 Mar 2020 21 Jul 2021 1 year 3 months 25 days NSW Government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment 06 Feb 2020 06 Mar 2020 1 month 1 day Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Territorial Limits) Bill 2019
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Customer Service and Natural Resources 23 Oct 2019 27 Feb 2020 4 months 5 days The implementation of the recommendations contained in the NSW Chief Scientist's Independent Review of Coal Seam Gas Activities in New South Wales
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Customer Service and Natural Resources 22 Nov 2017 23 May 2018 6 months 2 days Parklea Correctional Centre and other operational issues
Parliamentary Record
Mr Searle's speeches in Hansard
Mr Searle's questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
Mr Searle's Notices of Motion given in Parliament
About the Electorate

Biography
Political Party Activity

President, Mid Mountains Branch ALP, 1992-current. Councillor, Blue Mountains City Council, 1999-present. Mayor, Blue Mountains City Council, 2008-2010. Previous Parliamentary seats contested: House of Representatives seat of Macquarie, 2001; Blue Mountains City Council Ward 2, 1995.

Community Activity

Local Government Activity

Military Service

Honours Received

Personal

Mr Searle's hobbies and interests include reading and bush walking.

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests

Barrister, State Chambers, 2000-current. Chief of Staff, the Hon. J.W Shaw QC MLC, Attorney General and Minister for Industrial Relations, 1995-2000. Member, NSW Bar Association 2000-current.

Additional Information

Inaugural speech, 31 May 2011: