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THE NATIONAL GOVERNING
BODY OF ALERA







The ALERA Executive Committee is the national governing body of ALERA. It is made up of representatives from the affiliated constituent bodies. The organisation aims to bring together representatives of all stakeholders to foster discussion, research education and publication in the field of industrial and workplace relations.

Executive  Committee


President

Neroli Ellis
Deputy President, Tasmanian Industrial Relations Commission
(IRST)


VICE PRESIDENT

John Counter
Principal,  JJC Consulting
(IRSNSW)



Vice President

Nathan Burke
Director, Bargaining Policy - Australian Govt Dept of Employment & Workplace Relations
(IRSQ)


Vice President

Abbey Kendall
Director, Working Women's Centre SA
(ALERA SA)




VICE PRESIDENT

Brenton Higgins
Assistant Secretary, UnionsACT
(ALERA ACT)


SECRETARY

Anna Lee Cribb
Mediation, workplace disputes resolution Consultant
(IRSV)


TREASURER

Commissioner Leigh Johns OAM
Commissioner, Fair Work Commission
(IRSV)


COMMITTTEE MEMBER

Julian Teicher
Researcher
(IRSV)



COMMITTEE MEMBER

Jane Van Den Herik
Director Industrial Relations at East Metropolitan Health Service
(IRSWA)


National Committee

Australian capital territory

  • Kirsty Easdale

  • Allan McLean
  • Matthew Peterson
  • Brenton Higgins

NEW SOUTH WALES

  • John Counter
  • Fiona Corbert
  • Rae Cooper 
  • Christa Lenard

QUEENSLAND

  • Nathan Burke
  • Faiyaz Devjee
  • Vaishi Vigh
  • Joanne McConnell

south australia

  • Abbey Kendall
  • Craig Stevens
  • Jessica Rogers

tasmania

  • Neroli Ellis
  • Craig Green
  • Jane Fitton

VICTORIA

  • Professor Greg Bamber
  • Anna Lee Cribb
  • Professor Julian Teicher
  • Commissioner Leigh Johns


WESTERN AUSTRALIA

  • Jane van den Herik
  • Beck Bogdan


Past Presidents

2020/21    Greg J. Bamber, Professor, Monash University, Victoria

2018/19    Kaye Smith, EMA Legal, South Australia

2016/17    Sharlene Wellard, Meridian Lawyers, New South Wales

2015         Sarah Meier, Fair Work Commission, Australian Capital Territory

2014        Joanna Minchinton, Employment Relations Manager, Queensland
                        Hotels Association

2013      Hon. Brian Lacy, Barrister and Mediator, Victoria

2012      Peter Hampton, Commissioner, Fair Work Australia, South Australia

2011       Melanie Binet, Director - Legal Services, Gregor & Binet Pty Ltd,           
                         Western  Australia

2010  Naomi Porrovecchio, Pay-Equity Officer, Office of Women’s Policy,                                  Northern Territory

2009  Russell Lansbury, Professor, University of Sydney, New South Wales

2008  Pat Leary, President, Industrial Relations Commission of Tasmania

2007  Alexandra Allars, Workplace Relations Manager, CSIRO, Australian
                        Capital Territory

2006  Susan Barrera, Chief of Staff, Department of Premier and Cabinet,
                        Western  Australia

2005  Cheryl-Anne Laird, Associate Director, Livingstones, Queensland

2004 Michael Butler, Principal, HR+ WorkLaw, Victoria

2003  Stephen Dowd, Partner, Piper-Alderman, South Australia

2002 Neil McHattie, Deputy Industrial Registrar, Australian Industrial
                        Registry, Northern Territory

2001 Christine Short, Consultant, Western Australia

2000 Ed Davis, Professor, Macquarie University, New South Wales

1998/99  Hugh Armstrong, Conciliation Officer, WorkCover Service, Victoria

1997/98  Christine Hayward, Deputy Industrial Registrar, Australian Capital
                        Territory

1996/97  Trevor Small, Manager Employment Services, Brambles Australasia,
                        Queensland

1995/96 Sharon Woon, Senior Industrial Officer, Cwlth. Dept. of Ind. Rels.,
                        Northern Territory

1994/95  William Holdsworth, Consultant, South Australia

1993/94  Peter Halton, Secretary, Finance Sector Union, Tasmania

1992/93 Jack Gregor, Commissioner, Western Australian Industrial Relations
                        Commission

1991/92 Tim Moore, Minister, New South Wales Parliament, New South Wales

1990/91  Colin G. Polites, Dep. President, Aust. Industrial Relations Commission,
                         Victoria

1989/90 Tom Barton, Secretary, Trades and Labour Council of Queensland

1988/89  Roy Hegarty, Deputy Industrial Registrar, South Australia

1987/88   Brian Brooks, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales

1986/87 Jim Coleman, Commissioner, Aust. Conciliation and Arbitration
                        Commission, Western Australia

1985/86  Gerry Lane, Deputy Director, Australian Chamber of Manufacturers,
                          Victoria

1984/85 Noel Shepherd, Secretary, Merchant Service Guild of Australia,
                        Queensland

1983/84 James Brassil, Chairman, Nat. Occupational Health and Safety
                        Commission, Australian Capital Territory

1982/83 John Niland, Professor, University of New South Wales

1981/82  Keith Marshall, President, Industrial Relations Commission of Victoria

1980/81 John Cross, Employee Relations Manager, Mitsubishi, South Australia

1979/80 David McLeish, Secretary, Electrical Trades Union of New South Wales

1978/79  Lionel Ledlie, Employee Relations Manager, Castlemaine Perkins,
                        Queensland

1977/78   Edward Sykes, Professor, University of Melbourne, Victoria

1976/77 Owen Pamplin, Chairman, Tasmanian Wages Board

1975/76  Vic Techritz, Controller of Employer Relations, Mobil Oil, Victoria

1974/75  Harry Krantz, Secretary, Federated Clerks Union, South Australia

1972/74 John Moore, President, Australian Conciliation and Arbitration
                        Commission

1971/72  Keith Hancock, Professor of Economics, Flinders University, South
                        Australia

1969/71  Lindsay Bowes, Secretary, Department of Labour and Industry, South
                        Australia

1967/69 George Polites, Director General, Confederation of Australian Industry,
                         Victoria

1966/67  Norm Thom, President, Labour Council of New South Wales

1965/66 John Kerr, Barrister, New South Wales

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