Terence Lewis Martin (born 4 November 1957, Hobart) is a former independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Electoral division of Elwick.
He was first elected in May 2004 as a member of the Australian Labor Party but was expelled from the parliamentary Labor party after crossing the floor to vote against a bill concerning a pulp mill. [1] He then sat as an independent.
Prior to entering parliament he had been Mayor of Glenorchy since 1990. Even after he was elected to parliament he remained in this role until after local government elections in October 2005.
On 30 October 2009 Martin appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court charged with having sex with a twelve year old girl. He pleaded not guilty. [2][3]
Martin did not nominate for re-election in 2010 and his term expired on 30 April 2010.[4]
On 21 November 2011 he was convicted of creating child pornography and having sex with a 12 year old girl. [5] On 29 November 2011 he was handed a wholly suspended sentence.[6]