Michael Hugh Lavarch AO was born on 8 June 1961 and is an Australian lawyer, educator and former politician.
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Michael Lavarch was the Attorney-General for Australia between 1993 and 1996, and from 2004 to 2012 was Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology, his alma mater, where he has been since then emeritus professor.
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Michael Lavarch commenced his legal career in Brisbane as a solicitor.
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Michael Lavarch gained Australian Labor Party endorsement for the electorate of Fisher in Queensland's Sunshine Coast, and was elected to the Federal Parliament at the 1987 election.
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Michael Lavarch served three terms in the Parliament until 1996, being appointed Attorney-General of Australia in 1993.
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Michael Lavarch contested the newly created seat of Dickson in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane, which covered much of the Brisbane portion of his former seat.
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Michael Lavarch 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.
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Michael Lavarch was defeated at the 1996 election, in which Labor was cut down to only two seats in Queensland.
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In 1998, Michael Lavarch was elected as a Queensland delegate to the 4th Constitutional Convention in 1998 for the Australian Republican Movement.
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Michael Lavarch was secretary-general of the Law Council of Australia from 2001 to 2004.
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Michael Lavarch was Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology from 2004 to 2012, after which he became emeritus Professor.
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The Treaty Working Group and Eminent Treaty Process Panel were set up, with Michael Lavarch co-chairing the Eminent Panel along with Jackie Huggins.
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Michael Lavarch said the commitment to release the report enabled Queenslanders to see their input reflected and learn more about the consultation outcomes.
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Michael Lavarch has written several book chapters and articles about Australia's legal and political systems, including co-editing Beyond the Adversarial System and writing an Issues Paper for AIATSIS in 1998.