Biography

Parliamentary service

• Chosen by the Parliament of South Australia on 14.11.2017 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice N Xenophon (resigned). Defeated at general elections 2022.

Committee service

• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 12.2.2018 to 30.6.2022
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation served from 15.11.2017 to 1.7.2019; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served from 15.11.2017 to 1.7.2019; Economics: References served as Substitute member from 7.12.2017 to 28.6.2018; Economics: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 30.6.2022; Economics: References served from 2.7.2019 to 30.6.2022
• Senate Select: Future of Work and Workers served from 12.2.2018 to 19.2.2018; Future of Work and Workers served as Deputy Chair from 20.2.2018 to 19.9.2018; Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan served from 23.7.2019 to 31.7.2019; Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan served as Deputy Chair from 1.8.2019 to 30.9.2021; Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre served from 19.9.2019 to 20.10.2021

Parliamentary party positions

• Independent. Served: 09.08.2020 to 30.06.2022
• Nick Xenophon Team. Served: 14.11.2017 to 10.04.2018
• Centre Alliance. Served: 10.04.2018 to 09.08.2020

Personal

• Born: 8.5.1967, Whakatane, New Zealand
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Divorced

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Associate Diploma in Electronic Systems.
• Senior Adviser to Senator Nick Xenophon.
• Company Director of Acoustic Force Pty. Ltd.
• Business Development and Project Manager at Sonartech Atlas Pty. Ltd.
• Submariner in the Royal Australian Navy.

Military Service

• Royal Australian Navy.