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ABA Council

2023-24 Office Holders

ABA Council

The Australian Bar Association is governed by a Council consisting of office bearers who are elected annually and one representative appointed by each of the State Bar Associations.

Directors and Office Bearers

President

Roisin Annesley KC


Junior Vice-President

Damien O'Brien KC


Senior Vice-President

Michael Izzo SC


Treasurer

Andrew Muller SC


Chair, Advocacy Training Council

Ian Robertson-Clark SC


Conference Chair

Sam Hay KC
Former President, Victorian Bar

Constituent Body Representatives

ACT Bar representative

Brodie Buckland
President, Australian Capital Territory Bar Association

NSW Bar representative

Ruth Higgins SC
President, New South Wales Bar Association

NT Bar representative

Mary Chalmers SC
President, Northern Territory Bar Association

QLD Bar representative

Cate Heyworth-Smith KC
President, Bar Association of Queensland

SA Bar representative

Rachael Gray KC
President, South Australian Bar Association

TAS Bar representative

Tom Cox
President, The Tasmanian Bar

VIC Bar representative

Elizabeth Bennett SC
President, Victorian Bar Association

WA Bar representative

Julie Taylor SC
President, Western Australian Bar Association

Chief Executive Officer

Greg Tolhurst


Executive Assistant

Liz Barr


Immediate Past President

Peter Dunning KC