Stephen Martin (Australian politician)

Stephen Paul Martin AO (born 24 June 1948) is an Australian former politician, senior academic and rugby league referee.

In 1984 Martin refereed the Illawarra Rugby League first grade grand final,[2] a feat that was subsequently acknowledged in Hansard.

He resigned from the board of directors in 1995 in protest of the club's refusal to open talks with News Limited during the Super League War and the sacking of coach Graham Murray.

Martin resigned his seat on 16 August 2002 causing a by-election which was subsequently won by Michael Organ running for the Australian Greens.

[citation needed] In March 2008 Martin became Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) at Curtin University of Technology in Perth.