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Rachel Hunter

Rachel Hunter, chairperson

Board member since November 2010

Rachel Hunter is a former director-general of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General and the Department of Education, Training and the Arts and former Public Service Commissioner. She is also the chair of the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Legal Aid Queensland Board, having worked in the Queensland public sector for more than 30 years.

Iyla Davies

Iyla Davies

Board member since June 2005

Iyla Davies was admitted as a solicitor in 1984 and is currently the head and chief executive of The Women’s College in the University of Queensland. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Law at QUT and UQ, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. For more than 20 years she was a law academic specialising in family law, dispute resolution and mediation. She has also held community leadership roles as the Queensland and national president of Relationships Australia and as a member of the Queensland Law Society’s Specialist Accreditation Board.

Dan Toombs

Dan Toombs

Board member since November 2007

Dan Toombs is the Founder and Business Development Manager at Grow your Firm, a law firm marketing and innovation company working with law firms both nationally and internationally. As a lawyer, he has a strong interest in both law and administrative reform in Queensland and is heavily involved in the work of The Advocacy and Support Centre (TASC) and the Queensland Criminal Justice Centre. Dan has been the recipient of numerous awards for his innovative work, including the Australia Leadership Award, Catholic Social Justice Award, Winston Churchill Fellowship, National Human Rights Law Award and the Queensland Disability Award. He has recently completed a textbook, "Disability Law and the Queensland Criminal Justice System" which will be published in February 2012.

Allan Welsh

Allan Welsh

Board member since July 2008

Allan Welsh has led major projects in the public and private sectors for the past 20 years, with extensive experience in managing capital infrastructure, information and business system projects and events. In 2008 he received a Public Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours and was awarded two Australia Day medals for capital works programming and arts infrastructure management in Queensland.

Terry Browne

Terry Browne

Board member since June 2011

Terry Browne was admitted as a solicitor in 1994 and is an accredited specialist in criminal law. He is a partner of the law firm Arthur Browne & Associates and has served as a member of the Queensland Law Society's Criminal Law section as well as the Access to Justice and Pro-Bono section. Terry practises primarily in regional areas and is also a casual lecturer at James Cook University.

Anthony Reilly

Anthony Reilly

CEO

Anthony Reilly is an experienced lawyer and public administrator who has held senior roles in the Queensland Government prior to his appointment as Legal Aid Queensland’s CEO. Before working in government, Mr Reilly spent many years working as a lawyer, including in community legal centres.

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