Indigenous Legal Issues Committee
The role of the Committee is to provide advice to the Council and Executive on specific topics referred to it and, where requested, to assist in the formulation of policies with respect to Indigenous Australians, the Australian legal system and the legal profession.
Issues
- Native title
- Land rights
- Aboriginal customary law
- Indigenous legal education
- Access to justice
- Indigenous justice initiatives
- Indigenous intellectual property, heritage and knowledge protection
- Racial discrimination
Members
The members of the Committee were chosen by the Executive of the Law Council, and collectively the Committee has extensive experience in Indigenous legal issues.
- Mr Glenn Ferguson (Chair) - Law Council Past President
- Ms Fiona Hussin - Northern Territory
- Mr Tom Keely - Victoria
- Mr David MacLean - Western Australia
- Mr Bevan Mailman - Victoria
- Mr Anthony McAvoy - New South Wales
- Mr Dan O'Gorman SC - Queensland
- Judge David Parsons SC - Victoria
- Dr Sarah Pritchard - New South Wales
- Ms Chris Ronalds SC - New South Wales
- Ms Bianca Lena - South Australia
- Ms Raelene Webb QC - Northern Territory
- Mr Duncan McConnel - Law Council Executive
- Ms Louise Taylor - National Indigenous Lawyers Corporation
- Ms Avelina Tarrago - Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Contact
The officer in the Secretariat who supports the Committee on a day to day basis is Mr Nick Parmeter. Inquiries to the Committee can be made to him in the first instance, at the Law Council Secretariat.
