Our Constituent Bodies and Directors
Constituent Bodies
The Law Council is a federal organisation representing more than 90,000 Australian legal professionals through its constituent member bar associations and law societies (known as ‘Constituent Bodies’).
There are 17 Constituent Bodies:
- Australian Capital Territory Bar Association
- Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales Bar Association
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Northern Territory Bar Association
- Law Society Northern Territory
- Bar Association of Queensland
- Queensland Law Society
- South Australian Bar Association
- Law Society of South Australia
- Tasmanian Bar
- Law Society of Tasmania
- The Victorian Bar Incorporated
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Western Australian Bar Association
- Law Society of Western Australia
- Law Firms Australia
Directors
The Directors govern the Law Council, and meet quarterly to set objectives, policy, and priorities for the Council. The Directors are selected by the Constituent Bodies. Between meetings of Directors, policy and governance responsibility for the Law Council is exercised by the Executive, led by the President.
Selected Directors
- Mr Marcus Hassall
- Ms Farzana Choudhury
- Dr Ruth Higgins SC
- Ms Joanne van der Plaat
- Mr Duncan McConnel SC
- Mr Richard Henschke
- Mr Nicholas Andreatidis KC
- Ms Kara Thomson
- Dr Rachael Gray KC
- Mr Justin Stewart-Rattray
- Ms Kate Cuthbertson SC
- Mr Rohan Foon
- Mr Lachlan Molesworth
- Mr Matthew Hibbins
- Mr Brahma Dharmananda SC
- Mr Ante Golem
- Mr Ross Drinnan
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