Committees
Liberty Victoria has dedicated, experienced and passionate people serving in management and policy roles on committees.
Management Committee
 Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact, Management Committee Julian Burnside is a barrister, human rights advocate, author and the current president of Liberty Victoria He is well known for his staunch opposition to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers... View profile |
 Committee, Policy Committee, Management Committee Jessie Taylor BA(Hons) | LLB(Hons) | MSc(HA) is a lawyer working in the community sector, and a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University. She currently sits on the Board of the Asylum... View profile |
Committee, Policy Committee, Management Committee Sam Norton (LL.B., B.A) is partner in Stary Norton Halphen Lawyers having joined the firm in the latter part of 2006. Sam previously worked for Radford Legal in Stawell and St Arnaud, Lucas and... View profile |
 Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact Jamie Gardiner is a vice-president of Liberty Victoria and a former member (2000–2009) of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. He was a community member of the Mental Health... View profile |
 Committee Thomas Kane is a Melbourne businessman and photographer who joined the Management Committee of Liberty Victoria in 2010. He sits on the Advisory Board of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at... View profile |
 Committee, Policy Committee, Management Committee Julia is a barrister who practises in commercial, criminal and public law. She also appears in quasi-criminal matters. Prior to coming to the bar, Julia was a lawyer at Arnold Bloch Leibler. Julia... View profile |
Committee Michelle Bennett was appointed treasurer of Liberty Victoria in 2018. |
Committee Jessica Airs was appointed Secretary in November 2018 |
 Committee, Policy Committee, Management Committee Martin Radzaj works in criminal law in the areas of summary and indictable crime. He graduated with a double degree in law and commerce from Monash University. From 2014 until 2019 Martin worked as a... View profile |
Policy Committee
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Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact, Management Committee Julian Burnside is a barrister, human rights advocate, author and the current president of Liberty Victoria He is well known for his staunch opposition to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers... View profile |
Committee, Policy Committee, Management Committee Jessie Taylor BA(Hons) | LLB(Hons) | MSc(HA) is a lawyer working in the community sector, and a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University. She currently sits on the Board of the Asylum... View profile |
Committee, Policy Committee, Management Committee Sam Norton (LL.B., B.A) is partner in Stary Norton Halphen Lawyers having joined the firm in the latter part of 2006. Sam previously worked for Radford Legal in Stawell and St Arnaud, Lucas and... View profile |
Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact Jamie Gardiner is a vice-president of Liberty Victoria and a former member (2000–2009) of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. He was a community member of the Mental Health... View profile |
Committee, Policy Committee, Management Committee Julia is a barrister who practises in commercial, criminal and public law. She also appears in quasi-criminal matters. Prior to coming to the bar, Julia was a lawyer at Arnold Bloch Leibler. Julia... View profile |
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Committee, Policy Committee, Management Committee Martin Radzaj works in criminal law in the areas of summary and indictable crime. He graduated with a double degree in law and commerce from Monash University. From 2014 until 2019 Martin worked as a... View profile |
 Policy Committee, Media Contact Spencer Zifcak was President of Liberty Victoria during 2011 and 2012. He is Allan Myers Professor of Law and Director of the Institute of Legal Studies at Australian Catholic University. He obtained... View profile |
Policy Committee Greg Hanson is a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in immigration law with over 14 years of professional experience practising in refugee/protection and general immigration law. Prior... View profile |
Policy Committee Gemma Cafarella was confirmed as a Policy Committee member in November 2018 |
 Policy Committee Tim Warner has been working on Privacy and e-Health issues at Liberty since 2008. A former Treasurer of Liberty, he is normally engaged in the boating industry at Anchor Marine of Sandringham. He... View profile |
 Policy Committee Michael Stanton is a barrister with a focus on appellate criminal and administrative law. Prior to becoming a barrister Michael was a youth and disability worker, researcher and associate at the... View profile |
Policy Committee Gregory Buchhorn was confirmed as a Policy Committee member in November 2018 |
Policy Committee Brigid Arthur was confirmed as a member of the Policy Committee in November 2018 |
Policy Committee Pamela Curr was confirmed as a Policy Committee member in November 2018 |
 Policy Committee Kat is a policy professional with experience in human rights, consumer rights and fairer regulation. She is particularly interested in the future of human rights in an increasingly consumer-focused... View profile |
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Policy Committee Julie Zhou was confirmed as a Policy Committee member in November 2018 |
Policy Committee Sophie Stafford was confirmed as a Policy Committee member in November 2018 |