Mr Alby Schultz MP

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• State: elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly for Burrinjuck 19.3.1988. Resigned 1.9.1998.
• Federal: elected to the House of Representatives for Hume, New South Wales, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

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Parliamentary positions

• Member, Speaker's Panel from 18.2.08.

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Committee service

• State: Joint Estimates: Committee on Law and Justice 1991; Agricultural and Rural Affairs; Justice and Emergency Services; Police; Public Works and Roads; Transport 1992-98.
• Legislation: National Parks and Wildlife (Aboriginal Ownership) Bill 1992; South East Forest Protection Bill 1992.
• Joint Select: Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Bill from 1.9.92 to 13.1.93.
• Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman from 1.9.92 to 27.10.92.
• House Committee 1995 and from 24.4.96 to 2.5.96.
• Federal: House of Representatives Standing: Family and Community Affairs from 8.12.98 to 8.10.01; Primary Industries and Regional Services from 29.3.01 to 8.10.01; Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry from 20.3.02 (Chair from 8.12.04) to 17.10.07; Primary Industries and Resources from 11.3.08 to 19.7.10; Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry from 25.10.10; Employment and Workplace Relations from 20.3.02 to 19.8.02; Transport and Regional Services from 20.3.02 to 17.10.07.
• House of Representatives Select: Recent Australian Bushfires from 27.3.03 to 5.11.03.
• Joint Statutory: National Crime Authority from 5.10.00 to 11.2.02.
• Joint Standing: Migration from 20.3.02 to 19.8.02.

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Conferences, delegations and visits

• Member, 103rd IPU Conference, Amman, Jordan and bilateral visit to Tanzania, April-May 2000.
• Attended 13th Annual APPF and Parliamentary Delegation to Vietnam, January 2005.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Trinidad and Tobago and USA, July 2006.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Saudi Arabia and China, June-July 2007.

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Parliamentary party positions

• State: Secretary to Shadow Cabinet (NSW), March 1996 to August 1998.

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Party positions

• Member, Liberal Party from 1984.
• Field Officer, Liberal Party (NSW) 1984-88.

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Personal

• Born 29.5.1939 at Melbourne, Vic.
• Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Diploma in Meat Industry Management (UNSW).
• Meat processing industry consultant 1953-84.
• Party official (see Party positions above) 1984-88.
• Member, Legislative Assembly, New South Wales (see Parliamentary service above) 1988-98.

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Electorate

• Description: rural.
  Location: south-west New South Wales; it includes the centres of Bargo, Binalong, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Cootamundra, Cowra, Crookwell, Goulburn, Grenfell, Gundaroo, Gunning, Harden/Murrumburrah, Jugiong, Marulan, Murrumbateman, Picton, Sutton, Tahmoor, Tarago, Thirlmere, Wilton, Yass and Young.
  Area: 33 637 sq km (approx.).
  Electors enrolled: 97 698 (at 21.8.10).
  
  Industries: mixed farming, grazing, fat lambs, fruit, vegetables, wine, timber and textiles.
  State electorates: Hume includes parts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorates of Burrinjuck, Goulburn, Monaro and Wollondilly.

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