Our Constituent Bodies and Directors
Constituent Bodies
The Law Council is a federal organisation representing approximately 65,000 Australian legal professionals through its constituent member bar associations and law societies (known as ‘Constituent Bodies’).
There are 17 Constituent Bodies including the Law Firms Australia.
- Australian Capital Territory Law Society
- Australian Capital Territory Bar Association
- Law Society of New South Wales
- New South Wales Bar Association
- Law Society Northern Territory
- Northern Territory Bar Association
- Queensland Law Society
- Bar Association of Queensland
- Law Society of South Australia
- South Australian Bar Association
- Tasmanian Independent Bar
- Law Society of Tasmania
- Law Institute of Victoria
- The Victorian Bar
- Law Society of Western Australia
- Western Australian Bar Association
- 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 representation of the Constituent Bodies. Between meetings of Directors, policy and governance responsibility for the Law Council is exercised by the Elected Executive, led by the President.
Selected Directors
- Mr Ken Archer
- Ms Sarah Avery
- Ms Gabrielle Bashir SC
- Ms Hayley Cormann
- Ms Caroline Counsel
- Mr Miles Crawley SC
- Ms Meredith Dickson
- Mr Ross Drinnan
- Mr Christopher Gunson SC
- Mr Justin Hannebery
- Mr Matthew Howard SC
- Mr Doug Humphreys
- Dr Jacoba Brasch QC
- Mr Bill Potts
- Mr Tony Rossi
- Ms Maria Savvas
- Mr Matthew Verney
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