Committees

Committee nameChair and deputy chair 
Access to Justice / Pro Bono Law Committee*
Chair: Elizabeth Shearer
Deputy Chair: Stephen Herd
Accident Compensation / Tort Law Committee*
Chair: Michael Garbett
Deputy Chair: Luke Murphy
Banking and Financial Services Law Committee*
Chair: Catherine Uhr
Deputy Chair: Karla Fraser
Children's Law Committee*
Chair: Damian Bartholomew
Deputy Chair: Danielle Iliffe
Committee of Management
Chair: Philip Ware
Deputy Chair: Richard Barnes
Competition and Consumer Law Committee*
Chair: Kathryn Finlayson
Deputy Chair: Tanja Mitic
Construction and Infrastructure Law Committee*
Chair: Samantha Cohen
Deputy Chair: Nathan Chalmers
Corporations Law Committee*
Chair: Derek Pocock
CPD Committee
Chair: Rachael Miller
Criminal Law Committee*

Chair: Kristy Bell
Deputy Chair: Patrick Quinn
Dispute Resolution Committee*
Chair:
Deputy Chair: Julie Ruffin
Domestic and Family Violence Committee*
Chair: Tracey de Simone
Deputy Chair: Rachael Field
Elder Law Committee*
Chair: Rebecca Anderson
Deputy Chair: Madeline Walsh
Energy and Resources Law Committee*
Chair: Melanie Findlay
Deputy Chair: Vacant
Equity and Diversity Committee#
Chair: Ann-Maree David
Ethics Advisory Committee
Chair: Joe Siracusa
Deputy Chair: Petrina Macpherson
Executive Committee
Chair: President Genevieve Dee
Family Law Committee*
Chair: Kathy Atkins
Deputy Chair: Margie Kruger
Franchising Law Committee*
Chair: Simone Pentis
Deputy Chair: Elizabeth Gore-Jones
Finance and Risk Committee
Chair: Karen Bullock
First Nations Consulting Committee#
Chair: Terry Stedman
Deputy Chair: Magistrate Jacqui Payne
First Nations Legal Policy Committee*
Co-Chairs: Kristen Hodge & Lyndell O'Connor
Future Leaders Committee
President (silver): Helen Driscoll
Vice President (silver): Vacant
Governance Committee
Chair: Peter Jolly

Government Lawyers Committee#
Chair: Jill Petrie
Deputy Chair: Carol Kahler
Human Rights and Public Law Committee*
Chair: Emma Phillips
Co-Deputy Chair: Bridget Burton & Matilda Alexander
Health and Disability Law Committee*
Chair: Karen Williams
Deputy Chair: Claire Bassingthwaighte
Industrial Law Committee*

Chair: Marcelle Webster
Deputy Chair: Sandra Barry
In-House Counsel Committee#
Chair: Philip Ware
Deputy Chair: Eve Fraser
Insolvency and Restructuring Law Committee*
Chair: Scott Butler
Litigation Rules Committee*
Chair: Andrew Shute
Deputy Chair: John Hayward
Migration Law Consulting Committee*
Chair: Angus Francis
Deputy Chair: Victoria Lenton
Not for Profit Law Committee*
Chair: Sonya Beyers
Deputy Chair: Richard Hundt
Occupational Discipline Law Committee*
Chair: Calvin Gnech
Deputy Chair: Melanie Morris
Planning and Environment Law Committee*
Chair: Michael Connor
Practice Management Course Committee
Chair: Greg Spinda
Deputy Chair: Natasha Hood
Privacy, Data, Technology and Intellectual Property Law Committee*

Chair: Anna Sharpe
Deputy Chair: Ben Thorn
Professional Conduct Committee
Chair: Matthew Muir
Deputy Chair:
Property and Development Law Committee*

Chair: Matthew Raven
Deputy Chair:
Revenue Law Committee*
Chair: Duncan Bedford
Deputy Chair: David Stitt
Specialist Accreditation Board

Chair: Peter Jolly
Deputy Chair: Kathy Atkins
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Commercial Litigation

Chair: Paul Betros
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Criminal Law
Chair: Callan Lloyd
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Succession Law
Chair: Renee Bennet
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Property Law
Chair: Anthony Boge
Deputy Chair: Peter Townley
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Family Law
Chair: James Steel
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Immigration Law
Chair: Glenn Ferguson
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Business Law
Chair: Vicki Comino
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Personal Injuries
Chair: Brady Cockburn
Deputy Chair: Kate Avery
Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee: Workplace Relations
Chair: Rob Stevenson
Succession Law Committee*
Chair: Angela Cornford-Scott
Deputy Chair: Bryan Mitchell
Technology and Intellectual Property Law Committee*
Chair: Ben Thorn
Deputy Chair: Ben Coogan
Water and Agribusiness Law Committee*
Chair: Brian Healy
Deputy Chair: Alex Ramsey
Working groupsChair and deputy 
Diverse Abilities Network

Judicial Commission Working Group
Chair: Dan Rogers
QLS Cybersecurity and Scam Prevention Working Group

Wellbeing Working group
Chair: Belinda Winter
Deputy Chairs: Tania Murdock & Philip Ware
Consulting Committees and Advisory Groups
Chair and deputy chair
Innovation Consulting Committee*Chair: Ben Gouldson
AI in Legal Practice Consulting Committee*
Chair: Terri Mottershead
Deputy Chair: Kim Trajer
GenAI and Legal Practice Advisory Group 
Chair: Terri Mottershead
GenAI, the Courts and Dispute Resolution Advisory Group
Chair: Andrew Shute
GenAI and Regulation (Legislation, risk management and governance) Advisory Group  
Chair: Angus Murray
GenAI and Legal Education Advisory Group  
Chair: Nicola Blade
GenAI and A2J (Access to Justice) Advisory Group
Chair: Luke Geary
GenAI and Policy (Regulation of the Profession) Advisory Group
Chair: Matt Dunn

# Membership committee* Policy Committee

Updated June 2025