Secretariat

The Secretariat is based in the Nation's Capital, Canberra.

Secretary-General 

Bill Grant
Email: bill.grant@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3788

Communications & Stakeholder Relations

Vanessa Kleinschmidt
Director, Communications & Stakeholder Relations

Email: vanessa.kleinschmidt@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3716

Ben Caddaye
Editorial Officer

Email: ben.caddaye@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3725

Legal Policy

International

Margery Nicoll
Director, International

Email: margery.nicoll@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3723

David Naylor
Policy Lawyer

Email: david.naylor@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3717

Joe Forbes
Research and Administrative Officer, International

Email: joe.forbes@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3753

National Profession Project

Murray Hawkins
Director, National Profession Project

Email: murray.hawkins@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3734

Carole Caple
Policy Lawyer

Email: carole.caple@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3737

Jiming Dong
Research Officer

Email: jiming.dong@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3757

Criminal Law and Human Rights

Rosemary Budavari
Co-Director, Criminal Law and Human Rights

Email: rosemary.budavari@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3724

Helen Donovan
Co-Director, Criminal Law and Human Rights

Email: helen.donovan@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 8065 2843

Sarah Moulds
Senior Policy Lawyer

Email: sarah.moulds@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3754

Vicki Brown
Senior Policy Lawyer

Email: vicki.brown@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3754

Simon Henderson
Research Officer

Email: simon.henderson@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3750

General Policy Team

Nick Parmeter
Senior Policy Lawyer

Email: nick.parmeter@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3736

Téa Paris
Policy Lawyer
Email: tea.paris@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3711 

Emma Hlubucek
Policy Lawyer

Email: emma.hlubucek@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3726

Law Council Sections

Family Law Section

Maureen Schull
Director, Family Law Section

Email: maureen@familylawsection.org.au
Tel: (07) 3278 3481

Kate Bolas
Assistant Administrator

Email: kate.bolas@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3714

Kristie Fitzgerald
Professional Development Officer

Email: kristie.fitzgerald@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3719

Jan Meyer
Member Services Officer

Email: jan.meyer@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3719

Bronwen Curtis
Administrative Assistant

Email: bronwen@familylawsection.org.au
Tel: (07) 3278 3484

Federal Litigation Section

Gerard O'Neill
Section Administrator

Email: gerard.oneill@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3722

International Law Section

Joe Forbes
Section Administrator

Email: joe.forbes@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3753

Legal Practice Section

Gerard O'Neill
Section Administrator

Email: gerard.oneill@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3722

Business Law Section

Carol O'Sullivan
Senior Section Administrator

Email: carol.osullivan@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3718

Corporate Services

Stephen Schmidt
Director, Corporate Services

Email: stephen.schmidt@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3735

Finance

Wendy Day
Financial Controller

Email: wendy.day@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3712

Lai Mui
Section Accounting Officer

Email: lai.mui@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3720

Johanna Hamilton
Membership Officer

Email: johanna.hamilton@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3732

Administration

Sandra Rissa
Manager, Administration

Email: sandra.rissa@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3731

Del Da Costa
Executive Secretary

Email: del.dacosta@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3721

Nicole Karman
Executive Assistant

Email: nicole.karman@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3713

Robynne Malmlof
Executive Assistant

Email: robynne.malmlof@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3733

Astrid Mewton
Receptionist and Travel Officer

Email: astrid.mewton@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3710

IT Services

Gerard O'Neill
Information Technology Systems Administrator

Email: gerard.oneill@lawcouncil.asn.au
Tel: (02) 6246 3722