11 Facts About Peter Dodd

Peter George Dodd was born on 31 October 1953 and was an Australian politician.

Peter Dodd was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996, representing the Queensland seat of Leichhardt.

Peter Dodd became a solicitor in New South Wales, working for Legal Aid and serving as an adviser to the then Labor state government.

Peter Dodd later moved to Queensland, working for Legal Aid and the Public Trustee in Cairns and operating his own private legal practice there.

In 1993, Peter Dodd was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for the Queensland seat of Leichhardt.

Peter Dodd was aligned with the party's Labor Left faction.

Peter Dodd was a member of the Joint Statutory Committee on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.

Peter Dodd had sought the latter committee placement due to his electorate including the Torres Strait.

Peter Dodd was sharply critical of the Liberal opposition's response to the Mabo High Court decision on native title, claiming their "consultative committee" was a "belated public relations exercise doomed to failure" with a predetermined outcome.

Peter Dodd strongly supported the introduction of native title legislation and the creation of a Torres Strait Regional Authority.

Peter Dodd was defeated at the 1996 federal election by Liberal Warren Entsch.