Haddon Storey
Haddon Storey
Early life
Haddon Storey was born in
Political career
In 1971 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal member for East Yarra. In the Hamer Ministry, he was Attorney-General and Minister for Federal Affairs from 1978 to 1982, and Minister for Consumer Affairs from 1981 to 1982.[1] In 1979 he became deputy party leader in the upper house, a post he held until 1996. As Attorney General, he carried out a significant law reform program, including the formation of the Victorian Legal Aid Commission, the enactment of Victoria's first Residential Tenancy Act, and a complete rewrite of the Estate Agents Act and Consumer Credit Legislation.[2][3] He also rewrote Victoria's sexual offences legislation on a gender neutral basis which included homosexual law reform.[4]
From 1982 to 1992 whilst the Liberal Party was in opposition Storey held a number of shadow portfolios. In 1984 he produced a policy for reform of the public sector "that was to serve as the template for Liberal Party thinking over the next ten years".[5]
In the
After Politics
He retired from politics in 1996, but remained active in various capacities.
He also served on the Boards of numbers of government or not for profit bodies, mainly in education or the arts, including Chair of the ARC Appeals Committee 1997 – 2010, the Yarra Bend Park Trust 1996–2000, the Victorian Coordinating Council on Problems of Liquor Abuse 1996-2000 and the United Nations Assoc of Victoria (Victorian Division) 1996–1999. He was a member of the Boards of Parks Victoria 1996–1999, Victorian College of the Arts 1996–2000, Victorian Arts Centre Trust 1996– 2002, Filmfest Pty Ltd (Melbourne International Film Festival1996 – 2007, Playbox Theatre Company (Malthouse) 1996–2008, Cinemedia 1997–2000, the Victoria Law Foundation 1997– 2003, Holmesglen Institute of TAFE 1997 – 2011 and More Than Opera Ltd 2000 2004. He was a Trustee of the Green Room Awards Association in the 2000s.[1]
Storey was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours "For service to the Parliament of Victoria, particularly through law reform and contributions to cultural re-invigoration, to the arts through executive roles with cultural organisations, and to education."[8]
Publications
At various points through his career he was author or co-author of a number of publications, including :
- Storey Haddon, Real Estate Agency in Victoria, Butterworths,1967.[9]
- Storey Haddon, with Goldberg, A.H., Real Estate Agency in Victoria 2nd Ed, Butterworths, 1974.[10]
- Storey Haddon, with Harper, D.L. and Zichy-Woinarski, W.B., Paul's Summary and Traffic Offences 5th Ed., Law Book Co.,1982.[11]
- Storey Haddon, with Evans, Gareth and McMillan, John, Australia's Constitution: Time for Change?, Allen and Unwin, 1983.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Former Member Profile - Haddon Storey". Parliament of Victoria Re-Member Database. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Cullen, Richard (October 1982). "Haddon Storey: Victorian Attorney-General 1976-1982". Melbourne University Law Review. 13: 630–634.
- ^ Colebatch, Tim (2014). Dick Hamer: The Liberal Liberal. Scribe Publications. pp. 338–339.
- ^ Graham, Carberry (May 2011). "Interview with Haddon Storey". The LaTrobe Journal (87): 167.
- ^ a b Parkinson, Tony (2000). Jeff : the rise and fall of a political phenomenon. Ringwood: Viking Penguin Books.
- ^ Usher, Robin (28 March 1996). "Arts plans wide ranging". The Herald Sun. p. 50.
- ^ "Professor Storey Joins University". Nexus Victoria University Staff News Weekly. 13 October 1997.
- ^ "STOREY, Haddon". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Storey, Haddon (1967). Real estate agency in Victoria. Sydney: Butterworths.
- ISBN 978-0-409-42070-8.
- ^ Paul, William; Storey, Haddon; Harper, D. L.; Gerkens, M. W.; Zichy-Woinarski, W. B.; Deans, Adrian (1982). Paul's Summary and traffic offences (5th ed.). Sydney: Law Book Co.
- ISBN 978-0-86861-039-9.