Paul Scarr

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 1 July 2019.

Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.

1. 1 July 2025 – CurrentSenate

   Re-elected 2025

2. 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2025Senate

   Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2019.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.

Parliamentary and party offices

• Temporary Chair of Committees2 Mar 2026 – Current

These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.

Background before Parliament

Qualifications recorded by Parliament

• Fellow, Governance Institute of Australia
• Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance, Governance Institute of Australia
• Bachelor of Laws Honours, University of Queensland
• Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• General Counsel of PanAust Limited from 2007 to 2019.
• Company Secretary of PanAust Limited from 2007 to 2015.
• Senior Associate at King & Wood Mallesons (Brisbane) from 2005 to 2007.
• Senior Associate at Allens (Brisbane) from 2002 to 2005.
• Senior Associate at Allens (Papua New Guinea) from 1999 to 2001.
• Solicitor of the National Court of Papua New Guinea, 1999.
• Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, 1994.
• Solicitor and Senior Associate at Allens (Brisbane) from 1994 to 1999.
• Articled Clerk at Allens (Brisbane) from 1992 to 1993.

Appointment history