First Nations Issues Committee
Chair - Avelina Tarrago and Peter Willis SC
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
Avelina Tarrago (Qld) – Co-Chair
Peter Willis SC (Vic) - Co-Chair
Andrew Boe (Qld/NSW)
Thomas Keely SC (Vic)
Susan Phillips (NSW)
Anne Sheehan (Vic)
Damian Beaufils (NSW)
David Yarrow SC (VIC)