Career
Prior to this he was a long serving staff member within the New Zealand Parliament. He commenced employment in Parliament’ General’ s Office of the Clerk in 1974 and filled several roles, including acting as Clerk of Select Committees. He is the author of Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand, which is the authoritative guide to parliamentary procedure in New Zealand.
He has also written extensively in the area of parliamentary and constitutional law.
He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1977, appointed as Queen's Counsel in 2000 and received the degree Doctor of Laws from the Victoria University of Wellington in 2009.
