She is the second woman to take on the role in the ACT Bar Association's history
ACT Bar Equal Opportunity Committee chair Prue Bindon has been elected ACT Bar Council president.
She is only the second woman to hold the leadership role in the history of the ACT Bar Association. Her appointment followed the bar association’s annual general meeting, which took place yesterday 11 September.
“It is a privilege to lead the ACT Bar Council and I am grateful to the outstanding barristers who are volunteering their time to serve on council. I look forward to continuing the great work of our immediate past president, Brodie Buckland”, Bindon said.
She joined the ACT Bar in 2016. Since then, she has sat on the Legal Aid Commission ACT’s board and been part of the Law Council of Australia Equal Opportunity Committee.
Bindon’s practice concentrates on commercial law, administrative law, discrimination and human rights law, enquiries and professional discipline. As a private practitioner, she worked with King & Wood Mallesons and Linklaters in Hong Kong.
Bindon will be joined on the council by vice-president Beth Morrisroe, secretary Katrina Musgrove and treasurer Ben Jullienne. Sarah Baker-Goldsmith, Anca Costin, Keegan Lee, Athol Opas and Anthony Williamson SC will take on the general member roles.
Outgoing ACT Bar Council president Buckland will continue working with the council for the next 12 months as immediate past president.
“It’s encouraging to see that women now make up 50% of the ten-member council, including three of the four executive roles. It reflects real progress in our profession and brings a welcome diversity of perspectives to the leadership of the bar”, Bindon said.
Rebecca Curran, the ACT Bar Association’s first female president, took the role in 2022. She vacated the post after being appointed a judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia that same year.
