Australian Bar Association

The Australian Bar Association (ABA) is a professional association representing barristers in Australia.[1] The association has had conferences in overseas locations such as London and Dublin, [2], New York, [3] as well as in Australia, such as Darwin. [4]

Constituent bar associations

According to the ABA website[5] its constituent bar associations are

• Australian Capital Territory Bar Association
• Bar Association of Queensland
• New South Wales Bar Association
• Northern Territory Bar Association
• South Australian Bar Association
• The Tasmanian Bar
• Victorian Bar Association
• Western Australian Bar Association

Presidents

Past presidents[6] of the ABA include:

• Gerard Brennan (1975-6)[7]
• Frank Costigan (1979)[8]
• Michael McHugh (1983-84)[9]
• Robert Gotterson (1998)[10]

References

1. "Australian Bar Association - About us". Australian Bar Association. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
2. Australian Bar Association Conference (1998 : London and Dublin); Australian Bar Association (1998), Australian Bar Association Conference, London and Dublin 5 - 10 July 1998 : conference papers, Australian Bar Association?], retrieved 2 March 2020
3. Australian Bar Association Conference (2000 : New York); Australian Bar Association (2000), Australian Bar Association Conference, New York 2 - 5 July 2000 : conference handbook, Australian Bar Association?], retrieved 2 March 2020
4. Australian Bar Association. Conference Darwin, N.T.) (1990), Australian Bar Association Conference, 1990, Darwin : [programme and papers], The Association, retrieved 2 March 2020
5. "Australian Bar Association - State Bars". Australian Bar Association. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
6. "Australian Bar Association - Past Office Holders". Australian Bar Association. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
7. "High Court of Australia - Former Justices - Sir (Francis) Gerard Brennan AC KBE QC" (PDF). High Court of Australia. Government of Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
8. "Courteous fighter against corruption - Frank Costigan, 1931-2009". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
9. "High Court of Australia - Former Justices - Michael Hudson McHugh AC QC". High Court of Australia. Government of Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
10. Oberhardt, Mark (2 May 2012). "Community advocate appointed 112th judge of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 23 March 2019.