ILSAC Membership

The Council’s members are drawn from relevant government and private sector bodies, including private legal practice in Australia, commercial dispute resolution centres, legal education institutions, legal professional bodies and other legal and related services areas. Government representatives are drawn from relevant government departments and agencies.

Members are appointed by the Australian Government Attorney-General, serve in a voluntary capacity and do not receive any remuneration or sitting fees. Members of the Council for the period from July 2007 until 30 June 2010 are:

Chairman

  • Mr Tim Bugg
    Partner, Dobson Mitchell & Allport, Hobart

Deputy Chairman

  • The Hon Andrew Rogers QC, Sydney

Members

  • Dr David Bennett AC QC
    Wentworth Chambers, Sydney
  • Professor Duncan Bentley
    Pro Vice-Chancellor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University Of Technology, Perth
  • Professor Michael Coper
    Robert Garran Professor and Dean of Law, Australian National University, Canberra
  • Mr John Denton
    Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Melbourne
  • Mr Jim Dunstan
    Executive Partner - Asia, Allens Arthur Robinson, Hong Kong
  • Mr Glenn Ferguson
    President, the Law Council of Australia
    Managing Partner, Ferguson Cannon Lawyers, Maroochydore
  • Dr Gordon Hughes
    Partner, Blake Dawson, Melbourne
  • Mr David Krasnostein
    Head, Global Private Equity, MLC Sydney
  • Ms Bronwyn Lincoln
    Partner, Freehills, Melbourne
  • Mr Russell Miller AM
    Partner, Minter Ellison, Canberra
  • Mr Robert Milliner
    Chief Executive Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • Ms Kerry Ryan
    Consultant, Norton Rose, Sydney
  • Mr Brian Wilson
    Consultant, Clayton Utz, Sydney

Nominated representatives of:

Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department

  • Ms Elizabeth Kelly
    Deputy Secretary
  • Dr James Popple(alternate)
    First Assistant Secretary

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • Mr Tim Yeend
    First Assistant Secretary
  • Mr Brett Hackett (alternate)
    Assistant Secretary

Australian Trade Commission

  • Ms Cheryl Scott
    National Manager, Education and Business Services

Australian Agency for International Development

  • Mr Murray Proctor
    Deputy Director-General
  • Mr Daniel Rowland (alternate)
    Law & Justice Advisor

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Australian Education International (AEI)

  • Mr Jason Coutts
    Branch Manager
  • Ms Margaret Proctor
    Director

Other members who served during ILSAC's current (sixth) term

  • The Hon Sir Laurence Street AC KCMG QC (founding Chair)
  • Mr Ian Govey (Attorney-General's Department)
  • Mr Iain Anderson (Attorney-General's Department)
  • Ms Jane Madden (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
  • Mr Lloyd Downey (Australian Trade Commission)
  • Ms Susan Bennett (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Australian Education International)
  • Mr Scott Evans (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Australian Education International)
  • Professor David Weisbrot AM
    President, Australian Law Reform Commission, Sydney