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Law Council of Australia
Represents the Australian legal profession. Working for the improvement of the law and of the administration of justice.
The Law Council of Australia exists to represent the legal profession at the national level, to speak on behalf of its Constituent Bodies on national issues, and to promote the administration of justice, access to justice and general improvement of the law.
The Law Council advises governments, courts and federal agencies on ways in which the law and the justice system can be improved for the benefit of the community. The Law Council also represents the Australian legal profession overseas, and maintains close relationships with legal professional bodies throughout the world.
The Law Council was established in 1933, and represents 16 Australian state and territory law societies and bar associations and Law Firms Australia.
Collectively, these organisations comprise the Law Council’s Constituent Bodies: ACT Bar Association, Law Society of the ACT, New South Wales Bar Association, Law Society of New South Wales, Northern Territory Bar Association, Law Society Northern Territory, Bar Association of Queensland, Queensland Law Society, South Australian Bar Association, Law Society of South Australia, Tasmanian Independent Bar, Law Society of Tasmania, The Victorian Bar, Law Institute of Victoria, Western Australian Bar Association, Law Society of Western Australia and Large Law Firm Group.