ALERA History
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Presidents of the ALERA/IRSA
The following individuals have served as Presidents of the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA), formerly known as the Industrial Relations Society of Australia (IRSA). Details show the professional position held at the time of election together with state or territory of the relevant constituent society.
2012 Peter Hampton, Commissioner, Fair Work Australia, SA
2011 Melanie Binet, Director - Legal Services, Gregor & Binet Pty Ltd, WA
2010 Naomi Porrovecchio, Pay-Equity Officer, Office of Women’s Policy, NT
2009 Russell Lansbury, Professor, University of Sydney, NSW
2008 Pat Leary, President, Industrial Relations Commission of Tasmania, Tas
2007 Alexandra Allars, Workplace Relations Manager, CSIRO, ACT
2006 Susan Barrera, Chief of Staff, Department of Premier and Cabinet, WA
2005 Cheryl-Anne Laird, Associate Director, Livingstones, Qld
2004 Michael Butler, Principal, HR + WorkLaw, Vic
2003 Stephen Dowd, Partner, Piper-Alderman, SA
2002 Neil McHattie, Deputy Industrial Registrar, Australian Industrial Registry, NT
2001 Christine Short, Consultant, WA
2000 Ed Davis, Professor, Macquarie University, NSW
1998/99 Hugh Armstrong, Conciliation Officer, WorkCover Service, Vic
1997/98 Christine Hayward, Deputy Industrial Registrar, ACT
1996/97 Trevor Small, Manager Employment Services, Brambles Australasia, Qld
1995/96 Sharon Woon, Senior Industrial Officer, Department of Industrial Relations (Cwlth), NT
1994/95 William Holdsworth, Consultant, SA
1993/94 Peter Halton, Secretary, Finance Sector Union, Tas
1992/93 Jack Gregor, Commissioner, Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, WA
1991/92 Tim Moore, Minister, New South Wales Parliament, NSW
1990/91 Colin G. Polites, Deputy President, Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Vic
1989/90 Tom Barton, Secretary, Trades and Labour Council, Qld
1988/89 Roy Hegarty, Deputy Industrial Registrar, SA
1987/88 Brian Brooks, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, NSW
1986/87 Jim Coleman, Commissioner, Aust. Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, WA
1985/86 Gerry Lane, Deputy Director, Australian Chamber of Manufacturers, Vic
1984/85 Noel Shepherd, Secretary, Merchant Service Guild of Australia, Qld
1983/84 James Brassil, Chairman, Nat. Occupational Health and Safety Commission, ACT
1982/83 John Niland, Professor, University of New South Wales, NSW
1981/82 Keith Marshall, President, Industrial Relations Commission of Victoria, Vic
1980/81 John Cross, Employee Relations Manager, Mitsubishi, SA
1979/80 David McLeish, Secretary, Electrical Trades Union, NSW
1978/79 Lionel Ledlie, Employee Relations Manager, Castlemaine Perkins, Qld
1977/78 Edward Sykes, Professor, University of Melbourne, Vic
1976/77 Owen Pamplin, Chairman, Wages Board, Tas
1975/76 Vic Techritz, Controller of Employer Relations, Mobil Oil, Victoria
1974/75 Harry Krantz, Secretary, Federated Clerks Union, SA
1972/74 John Moore, President, Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
1971/72 Keith Hancock, Professor of Economics, Flinders University, SA
1969/71 Lindsay Bowes, Secretary, Department of Labour and Industry, SA
1967/69 George Polites, Director General, Confederation of Australian Industry, Vic
1966/67 Norm Thom, President, Labour Council of New South Wales, NSW
1965/66 John Kerr, Barrister, NSW