 Chaney transferred to the House of Representatives at the 1990 election, but served only a single term.After leaving politics he focused on indigenous policy matters, serving on the National Native Title Tribunal (1994–2007), as co-chair of Reconciliation Australia (2000–2005), and as co-founder and Vice-President of The Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation (1995-current).Chaney was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of Sir Frederick Chaney (a minister in the Menzies Government).