First Nations Issues Committee
Chair - Simeon Beckett and Avelina Tarrago
The role of the Indigenous Issues Committee is to keep abreast of issues with respect to Indigenous Australians and the Australian legal system and, as needed, to provide advice, evaluate legislation and draft articles and submissions on relevant subjects to the ABA Executive. Priority objectives are the formulation of policies related to constitutional recognition and Indigenous incarceration.
Members
Simeon Beckett (NSW) – Co-Chair
Avelina Tarrago (Qld) – Co-Chair
Andrew Boe (Qld/NSW)
Thomas Keely SC (Vic)
Susan Phillips (NSW)
Anne Sheehan (Vic)
Damian Beaufils (NSW)
David Yarrow (VIC)