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ABA Council

2024-25 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

Michael Izzo SC


Senior Vice-President

Damien O'Brien KC


Junior Vice-President

Sam Hay KC


Treasurer

Sally Heidenreich


Immediate Past President

Róisín Annesley KC


Chair, Advocacy Training Council

Mark Roberts KC


Conference Chair

Kylie Nomchong SC


Constituent Body Representatives

ACT Bar representative

Prue Bindon
President, Australian Capital Territory Bar Association

NSW Bar representative

Dominic Toomey SC
President, New South Wales Bar Association

NT Bar representative

Dr Cameron Ford OAM SC
President, Northern Territory Bar Association

QLD Bar representative

Cate Heyworth-Smith KC
President, Bar Association of Queensland

SA Bar representative

Jane Abbey KC
President, South Australian Bar Association

TAS Bar representative

Mary Anne Ryan
President, The Tasmanian Bar

VIC Bar representative

Fiona Ryan 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