John Hatzistergos was previously a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Labor Party between 1999 and 2011, and a minister in various Labor governments.
16 Facts About John Hatzistergos
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John Hatzistergos studied economics and law at the University of Sydney, where he was later appointed to the Senate of the university.
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John Hatzistergos was a solicitor in private practice between 1983 and 1987.
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John Hatzistergos spent the next two years as a Senior Legal Officer with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and a barrister in private practice since 1989.
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John Hatzistergos joined the East Redfern branch of the ALP in 1976, was secretary of the Campsie branch from 1983 to 1990 and later the Belmore branch from 1993 to 2000.
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John Hatzistergos served as the NSW Minister for Health, between 2005 and 2007 and again briefly for 14 days in 2009, Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Justice, between 2003 and 2005 and again between 2007 and 2009.
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John Hatzistergos served as Attorney General from 2007 until 2011, and Minister for Industrial Relations between 2008 and 2009.
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John Hatzistergos was Minister for Citizenship, Minister for Regulatory Reform, Vice President of the Executive Council and Government Leader in the Legislative Council.
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John Hatzistergos implemented major reforms to freedom of information and privacy through new legislation and the establishment of the Information and Privacy Commission.
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John Hatzistergos implemented major reforms to the NSW Children's Court following the Wood Special Commission of Inquiry.
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On 31 March 2011, John Hatzistergos announced that he intended to retire from the Legislative Council despite having four years of his term to run.
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John Hatzistergos's announcement followed that of Eddie Obeid with Walt Secord and Adam Searle nominated by Labor to fill the casual vacancies.
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In late 2011 John Hatzistergos became an adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney, teaching constitutional law.
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In July 2014 John Hatzistergos was asked by the NSW Government to assist in the review the NSW Bail laws in response to controversy over a number of decisions made by magistrates.
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John Hatzistergos recommended a number of changes to recalibrate the manner in which NSW courts would assess the risk posed by people charged with serious offenses.
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John Hatzistergos was appointed Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption on 7 August 2022.