Michael Lavarch

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The Hon Michael Lavarch was the federal Attorney-General of Australia between 1993 and 1996^[1].

Micheal is married to Linda Lavarch and the couple have two children.

He commenced his legal career in Brisbane as a Solicitor.

On July 11, 1987 he was elected to Australian Federal Parliament for the Queensland electorate of Fisher.

A Courier Mail article, "Labor's foot soldier" written by Hedley Thomas on 4 November 2000, alleged the 1987 electoral victory in Fisher had been achieved fraudulently, but that Lavarch himself had no knowledge of the underhand tactics employed^[2].

During his political career he was particularly interested in human rights and native title issues. He was responsible for instigating the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families in 1995, culminating in the publication of the Bringing Them Home Report.

In 1998 he was elected as a Queensland delegate to The National Constitutional Convention^[3].

He was Secretary-General of the Law Council of Australia from 2001 to 2004^[4].

In 2004 he was appointed Dean and Professor of Law at Queensland University of Technology, of which he is also a graduate^[1].

Lavarch has written numerous book chapters and articles about Australia's legal and political systems, including being editor of "Beyond the Adversarial System"

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Peter Slipper	Member for Fisher 1984–1997	Succeeded by Peter Slipper
Preceded by Duncan Kerr	Attorney-General of Australia 1993–1996	Succeeded by Daryl Williams

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Prof. The Hon. Michael Lavarch - Dean of Law. Retrieved on [[2006-11-13]].
2. ^ Inquiry into the Integrity of the Electoral Roll. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
3. ^ Biographies. Griffith University. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
4. ^ Law Council Appoints New Secretary General. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.