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Parliament’s Portfolio

Meryl Swanson

LaborMember for Patersonparliaments 45–48

This page covers the 44th, 45th and 48th Parliaments in full. We have read only part of the 46th and 47th Parliaments — this member’s own document may be among those still unread. An empty section below means we have no recorded entry — not that the member declared nothing.

Declared company interests

  • * Maitland Superstore Pty Ltd * N.
    Private company
    Spouse/partner
    45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • CBA · Commonwealth Bank Of Australia.
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • CBA · Commonwealth Bank Of Australia.
    Self
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Family Trust
    Family trust
    Self
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Family Trust
    Family trust
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • HVN · Harvey Norman Holdings
    Self
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • HVN · Harvey Norman Holdings
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Lynas Corporation Ltd — not matched to an ASX listing
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Lynas Corporation Ltd — not matched to an ASX listing
    Self
    45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • NHF · Nib Holdings
    Self
    45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • NHF · Nib Holdings
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • NAB · National Australia Bank
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • NAB · National Australia Bank
    Self
    45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd
    Private company
    Self
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd
    Private company
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd Swanridge Group Pty Ltd - investment and trustee of Swanridge
    Private company
    Self
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd Swanridge Group Pty Ltd - investment and trustee of Swanridge
    Private company
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanridge Super Pty Ltd Swanridge Superannuation Fund (SMSF)
    Self-managed super fund
    Self
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanridge Super Pty Ltd Swanridge Superannuation Fund (SMSF)
    Self-managed super fund
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanson Nominees Pty Ltd
    Private company
    Spouse/partner
    45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Trip to Israel Sponsored by Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) — not matched to an ASX listing
    Self
    45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • held indirectly via SMSF
    Self-managed super fund
    Self
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • held indirectly via SMSF
    Self-managed super fund
    Spouse/partner
    48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • * Maitland Superstore Pty Ltd * N.
    Private company
    Spouse/partner
    Directorship45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • * Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd (jointly with spouse)
    Private company
    Self
    Directorship45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Director of Swanridge Super Pty Ltd.
    Private company
    Spouse/partner
    Directorship48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Director of Swanridge Super Pty Ltd.
    Private company
    Self
    Directorship48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanridge Investments — not matched to an ASX listing
    Spouse/partner
    Directorship48P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated
  • Swanson Nominees Pty Ltd
    Private company
    Spouse/partner
    Directorship45P ↗
    Declared; start date not stated

Declared real estate

The registers record location at suburb or area level only.

Suburbs represented

Suburbs in Paterson. Representing a suburb has nothing to do with owning anything in it.

73 suburbs

Aberglasslyn · Anambah · Anna Bay · Ashtonfield · Beresfield · Berry Park · Bishops Bridge · Black Hill (NSW) · Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) · Bobs Farm · Buchanan (NSW) · Buttai · Campvale · Chisholm (NSW) · Cliftleigh · Corlette · Duckenfield · Eagleton · East Maitland · Farley · Fern Bay · Ferodale · Fingal Bay · Fishermans Bay · Fullerton Cove · Gillieston Heights · Gosforth · Harpers Hill · Heatherbrae · Heddon Greta · Horseshoe Bend · Lemon Tree Passage · Lenaghan · Lochinvar · Louth Park · Loxford · Maitland (NSW) · Mallabula · Medowie · Metford · Millers Forest · Morpeth · Mount Dee · Nelson Bay (NSW) · Oakhampton · Oakhampton Heights · One Mile (NSW) · Oswald · Oyster Cove (NSW) · Pitnacree · Port Stephens · Raworth · Raymond Terrace · Rutherford · Salamander Bay · Salt Ash · Shoal Bay (NSW) · Soldiers Point · South Maitland · Stockrington · Swan Bay (Port Stephens - NSW) · Tanilba Bay · Tarro · Taylors Beach (NSW) · Telarah · Tenambit · Thornton (NSW) · Tilligerry Creek · Tomago · Williamtown · Windella · Windermere (NSW) · Woodberry

Other declared interests

  • * Maitland Superstore No.2 Trust * N. Swanson Family Trust
    Spouse/partner
    Trusts45P ↗
    Operating Trust Harvey Norman Store Unit Holder of Operating Trust
  • * Swanridge Family Trust
    Self
    Trusts45P ↗
    Investment / Operates business selling horse rugs
  • 2 tickets to and event on the 8 September sponsored by the Newcastle Knights.
    Self
    Trusts45P ↗
  • Qantas Chairmans Lounge membership for two years.
    Self
    Trusts45P ↗
  • Swanridge Family Trust
    Self
    Trusts48P ↗
    Investment/operates business providing agistment and fencing services. Unit holder of operating trust
  • Swanridge Family Trust
    Spouse/partner
    Trusts48P ↗
    investment/operates business providing agistment and fencing services.
  • The Club at Virgin membership for two years.
    Self
    Trusts45P ↗
  • * Home Loan & Overdraft fac. (jointly with spouse) * Investment Property Loan (jointly with spouse) * Tax debt * Personal loan
    Self
    Liability45P ↗
    The Mutual Commonwealth Bank Australian Taxation Office Latitude Finance
  • * Tax debt * Rental arrangement * Tax debt (via Swanridge Investments P/L)
    Spouse/partner
    Liability45P ↗
    Australian Taxation Office Flexirent Australian Taxation Office
  • Home loan (jointly with spouse) Investment property loan (jointly with spouse)
    Spouse/partner
    Liability48P ↗
    The Mutual The Mutual
  • Home loan (jointly with spouse) Investment property loan (jointly with spouse)
    Self
    Liability48P ↗
    The Mutual The Mutual
  • * Business account (via Swanridge Invest. P/L) * Debt card (via Swanridge Investments P/L)
    Spouse/partner
    Accounts45P ↗
    National Australia Bank National Australia Bank
  • * Investment account (via SMSF jointly with spouse) * Savings & Investments accounts (jointly spouse) * Savings account (jointly with spouse) * Cheque account (jointly with spouse)
    Self
    Accounts45P ↗
    Macquarie Bank Commonwealth Bank Greater Bank National Australia Bank
  • Investment account (via SMSF jointly with spouse) Savings account (jointly with spouse) Savings account (jointly with spouse)
    Self
    Accounts48P ↗
    Macquarie Bank Commonwealth Bank The Mutual
  • Investment account (via SMSF jointly with spouse) Savings account (jointly with spouse) Savings account (jointly with spouse) Business Account (via Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd) Credit Card (via Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd)
    Spouse/partner
    Accounts48P ↗
    Macquarie Bank Commonwealth Bank The Mutual National Australia Bank National Australia Bank
  • * Life Insurance policy held via SMSF
    Spouse/partner
    Other assets45P ↗
  • * Perpetual Managed Funds - BT Property Securities, Fidelity Australian Equities, MFS Global Equity, OnePath Diversified Fixed Interest (jointly owned with spouse indirectly via SMSF) * Colonial First State Investments Ltd x 2 (jointly owned with spouse and held in Trust for children) * Life Insurance policy held via SMSF
    Self
    Other assets45P ↗
  • Perpetual Managed Funds - By Property Securities, Fidelity Australia Equity, Lazards Global List infrastructure, MFS Global Equity, OnePath Diversified Fixed Interest (via SMSF jointly held with spouse)
    Self
    Other assets48P ↗
  • Perpetual Managed Funds - By Property Securities, Fidelity Australia Equity, Lazards Global List infrastructure, MFS Global Equity, OnePath Diversified Fixed Interest (via SMSF jointly held with spouse) Life insurance policy held via SMSF Tractor held in Swanridge Family Trust
    Spouse/partner
    Other assets48P ↗
  • * Income from Operating Trust as set out above * Income from investments as set out above
    Spouse/partner
    Other income45P ↗
  • * Income from investments as set out above
    Self
    Other income45P ↗
  • Income from investments as set out above
    Self
    Other income48P ↗
  • Income from investments as set out above Income from operating trust as set out above
    Spouse/partner
    Other income48P ↗
  • * Annual invitation to attend Newcastle Races (spouse is also invited)
    Spouse/partner
    Sponsored travel45P ↗
  • * Qantas Chairmans Lounge membership (membership covers spouse) * Virgin Australia The Club membership (membership covers spouse)
    Self
    Sponsored travel45P ↗
  • 2 x Tickets to VIP event for Newcastle Supercars
    Self
    Sponsored travel45P ↗
    Invitation from the Lord Mayor of Newcastle to attend the Event on Saturday 24 November 2018 at Fort Scratchley in Newcastle. Arley Black and employee of Ms Swanson Represented the Member.
  • Hunter Defence Conference Dinner-30/8/18 sponsored by Hunternet HunterNetCo-Operative Ltd
    Self
    Sponsored travel45P ↗
    Complimentary Ticket
  • QANTAS Chairmans Lounge Membership (covers spouse) Virgin Australia The Club Membership (covers spouse)
    Self
    Sponsored travel48P ↗
  • Sponsored study trip to Japan by Coal21
    Self
    Sponsored travel45P ↗
    29-31 July - Business class return airfares, accommodation, transfers and hospitality to Tokyo, Japan.
  • Travel to India 19-25 November 2017
    Self
    Sponsored travel45P ↗
    Economy return flights, land transfers, accommodation And some meals sponsored by Tibet Information Office.
  • Tomaree Business Chamber Member Cessnock Performing Arts Centre Member Womens Network Hunter Member Richmond Vale Rail Trail Inc Member Kurri Golf Club Member Raymond Terrace & District Historical Society Patron Maitland Repertory Theatre Patron National Service & Combined Forces Association of Australia Inc Maitland Branch - Patron Newcastle Golf Club - Honorary membership Patron of Maitland and District Cricket Umpire' and Scorers' Association Incorporated Member of Maitland Regional Art Gallery Patron - Maitland Musical Society Inc.
    Self
    Office held48P ↗

Register of Members’ Interests / Register of Senators’ Interests, Parliament of Australia. Report an error

Method & caveats

Australian federal parliamentarians must declare certain interests in the Register of Members’ Interests (House of Representatives) and the Register of Senators’ Interests. For holdings — shares, real estate, trusts, liabilities, assets — the registers record what is held and do not record quantity, value, purchase price or income. Nothing on this page states or implies the size of any holding, any gain or loss, or any trading activity.

Two items are different, because the form itself asks for a value: gifts and sponsored travel. Where a member stated an amount there, it appears as they wrote it. That figure is the declared value of a gift or a trip — never the size of a holding, and never a total.

Dates are the dates a declaration appeared in, or was removed from, the register — not transaction dates. A removal can mean an asset was disposed of, a declaration was corrected, or the member left parliament.

Company names are free text as written by the member. We link a declaration to an ASX listing only on an exact normalised match, a ticker the member stated, or a human-verified alias, so many declarations appear as text only. Real-estate declarations are suburb- or area-level; the registers contain no street addresses, and some declared locations do not map to a single ABS suburb.

Rows are declared as held by the member (“Self”), their spouse or partner, or a dependent child, exactly as the register records them. Members’ seats, parties and chambers change between parliaments.

Extracted from primary PDFs published by the Parliament of Australia; parliamentary material, © Commonwealth of Australia. Corrections are annotated, not silently applied. Not financial advice.