| 1980 |
Graduated from the
University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of
Laws (Hons) |
| 1981 - 1983 |
Articled
clerk, Lillie and Associates |
| 1983 - 1987 |
Solicitor,
Lillie and Associates |
| 1987 - 1989 |
Solicitor,
Goss, Downey, Carne, Brisbane |
| 2000 |
Legal
Co-ordinator,
Women’s Legal Service |
| 1990 |
Australian
Young Lawyer of the Year – Young Lawyers’ Section, Law Council
of Australia |
| 1991 - 1994 |
Chairperson,
Queensland Domestic Violence Council (advisory body to relevant State Minister) |
| 1994 - 1995 |
Member of
Queensland Women’s Consultative Council (advisory body to State
Premier) |
| 1995 |
Volunteer
with the National Progressive Primary Health Care Network, South
Africa |
| |
Author of Rougher
Than Ususal Handling: Women and the Criminal Justice System |
| 1996 |
Gender
adviser with the Multi-party Women’s Group in Parliament, South
Africa (engaged by Commonwealth Secretariat) |
| 1997 |
Adviser to
the Gender Unit, Department of Justice, South Africa (engaged
by AusAid) |
| 1997 - 1998 |
Contributed
to development of Gender Policy, Department of Justice, South
Africa |
| 1998 |
Continued
work in South Africa |
| 1998 - 1999 |
Deputy
Chair, Taskforce on Women and the Criminal Code, Queensland |
| 1999 |
Contributed
to the Report of the Taskforce on Women and the Criminal Code |
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Membership of Other
Committees
Continuing Legal Education
Committee, Queensland Law Society; Adoptions Appeals Tribunal;
Justice Studies Committee, Queensland University of Technology;
Sexual Assault Reference Group, National Committee on Violence
Against Women; Queensland Association of Independent Legal
Services; Domestic Violence Resource Centre; Women’s Health
Centre; Law School Committees at University of Queensland |
