Hon. Adele Farina MLC BA, LLB

House:Legislative Council
Party:Australian Labor Party
Electorate:South West Region

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Hon. Adele Farina
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Email: adele.farina@mp.wa.gov.au
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Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

FARINA, Hon. Adele, MLC
Member for South West Region
Australian Labor Party

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-sixth Parliament for South West Region on 10 February 2001. Re-elected 2005 (for term commencing 22 May 2005). Re-elected 2008, 2013 for terms commencing 22 May.

Parliamentary Appointments
Deputy Chairman of Committees: 23 May 2001 - 21 May 2005.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Sport and Recreation; Seniors: 26 April 2005 - 25 November 2005.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Racing and Gaming; Youth; Peel and the South West; Seniors and Volunteering; Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs: 26 April 2005 - 2 March 2006.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women's Interests: 2 March 2006 - 8 August 2006.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure; Minister for Tourism; Minister for Disability Services; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests: 26 April 2005 - 23 September 2008.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs; Culture and the Arts: 2 March 2006 - 2 March 2007.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastruture: 27 June 2006 - 2 March 2007.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Planning and Infrastruture: 19 March 2007 - 23 September 2008.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Disability Services; Tourism; Culture and the Arts; Consumer Protection: 11 April 2007 - 23 September 2008.

Standing Committees
Note: At the commencement of each Parliament, Members are required to be (re)appointed
Member, Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges: 31 May 2001 - 21 May 2005.
Member, Standing Committee on Legislation: 31 May 2001 - 10 April 2002.
Member, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and General Purposes: 11 April 2002 - 21 May 2005. (Chairperson from 11 April 2002 - 21 May 2005).
Member, Standing Committee on Legislation: 6 November 2008 - 11 November 2008.
Member, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review: 11 November 2008 - 21 May 2013. Re-appointed: 4 June 2009 (Chairperson from: 4 June 2009 - 21 May 2013).

Select Committees
Note: Select Committees cease to exist on Prorogation
Member, Select Committee into the Police Raid on the Sunday Times: 15 May 2008 - 7 August 2008.
Member, Select Committee into the Police Raid on the Sunday Times: 12 November 2008 - 4 June 2009.


PERSONAL

Birth
Born 31 March 1964, Perth, Western Australia.

Marital Status
Not married.

Occupation before entering Parliament and Qualifications
Solicitor.
Bachelor of Arts, UWA; Bachelor of Law, UWA.

ELECTORATE - SHORT DESCRIPTION
South West Region covers eight districts, Albany, Blackwood-Stirling, Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington and Vasse.