Committees: assisting Bar Council The Bar Association's committees regularly advise and assist the Bar Council in the preparation of detailed submissions regarding draft legislation and current issues in the administration of justice. The expert commentaries of our committees are sought by governments and opposition political parties, as well as parliamentary committees and law reform agencies.
Our committees & sections
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bar News
Criminal Law
Common Law
Costs and Fees
Equal Opportunity
Family Law
Health, Sport and Recreation
Human Rights
Finance Investment and Audit
Indigenous Barristers Strategy Working Party
Legal Aid
New Barristers
Practice Development
Professional Conduct Committee 1
Professional Conduct Committee 2
Professional Conduct Committee 3
Professional Conduct Committee 4
Reading, Education & Training working parties
Senior Counsel Selection
Constitutional & Administrative Law Section
Convenor: Alan Robertson SC
Secretaries: Stephen Lloyd SC & Katherine Richardson
Women Barristers' Forum
The committees are comprised of Bar Association members, who volunteer for service. Some committees include members of the community in their ranks.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Bar News Criminal Law Common Law Costs and Fees Equal Opportunity Family Law Health, Sport and Recreation Human Rights Finance Investment and Audit Indigenous Barristers Strategy Working Party Legal Aid New Barristers Practice Development Professional Conduct Committee 1 Professional Conduct Committee 2 Professional Conduct Committee 3 Professional Conduct Committee 4 Reading, Education & Training working parties Senior Counsel Selection Constitutional & Administrative Law Section Convenor: Alan Robertson SC Secretaries: Stephen Lloyd SC & Katherine Richardson Women Barristers' Forum Statutory & other appointments
Courts & tribunals
Appointments to other legal professional bodies, such as the Australian Bar Association and the Law Council, as well as educational institutions and statutory bodies.
Courts & tribunals
