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 (Co-Chair) - Queensland
- Mr Anthony McAvoy SC (Co-Chair) - New South Wales
- Mr Dan O'Gorman SC - Queensland
- Mr Eddie Cubillo – University of Melbourne - Melbourne Law School
- Mr John Rawnsley - Northern Territory
- Mr John Lawrence SC – Northern Territory
- Ms Antoinette Braybrook – Victoria and FVPLS
- Dr Sarah Pritchard SC - New South Wales
- Ms Chris Ronalds SC - New South Wales
- Mr Jason Behrendt – New South Wales
- Mr Ralph Bonig - South Australia
- Magistrate Louise Taylor – Australian Capital Territory and NILCA
- Professor Megan Davis - UNSW
- Mr Nicholas van Hattem - Western Australia
Contacts
Ms Leonie Campbell
T. 02 6246 3711
E. Leonie.Campbell@lawcouncil.asn.au
Ms Alex Kershaw
T. 02 6246 3708
E. Alex.Kershaw@lawcouncil.asn.au