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Join us for our October Club Lunch with special guest Lorraine Finlay, Australia's Human Rights Commissioner. Appointed to the Australian Human Rights Commission in 2021, Ms Finlay is a distinguished lawyer, academic and advocate with extensive expertise in human rights, public law and constitutional law. Throughout her career, she has contributed to legal reform, public policy and human rights education, and is widely recognised for her thoughtful and considered approach to complex legal and social issues.
Drawing on her broad experience across academia, legal practice and public service, Ms Finlay will share reflections from her remarkable career and her work as Australia's Human Rights Commissioner. This promises to be an engaging opportunity to hear from one of the country's leading legal minds and to enjoy an afternoon of stimulating conversation with fellow members and guests.
Lorraine Finlay's Biography
Lorraine Finlay has held a range of senior roles across government, academia and the community sector. Prior to her appointment to the Commission, she served as the Senior Human Trafficking Specialist with the Australian Mission to ASEAN, where she worked on regional cooperation to combat trafficking in persons and modern slavery.
She has previously worked as a law academic, including at Murdoch University where she taught criminal law, constitutional law, and international human rights law for over a decade. Her academic work was recognised with multiple university and national awards for teaching and research excellence. Earlier in her career, Lorraine worked as a State Prosecutor with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (WA) and at the High Court of Australia as a Judges’ Associate and Legal Research Officer.
Lorraine has a long-standing commitment to community service, and has been actively involved in a range of community organisations. Most recently, this has included serving on the Executive Committee of the National Council of Women (WA) and as a board member of the Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Service.
She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Queensland and a dual Masters in Law from New York University and the National University of Singapore, where she studied as a Singapura Scholar.
Her undergraduate studies were completed at the University of Western Australia, where she was awarded First Class Honours in both her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) degrees.
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