 In 2003, he shifted to the office of Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Planning Rob Hulls, where he worked as a senior adviser until his own election to parliament.Tee contested and won preselection in the second position on the ALP ticket in the Eastern Metropolitan Region for the Legislative Council in the leadup to the 2006 state election, beating out incumbent MLC Helen Buckingham, who subsequently announced her intention to retire.Tee was duly elected on election day.