Commissioners

17.02.2025

Dr Maeghan Toews

Dr Maeghan Toews was appointed as a full-time Commissioner and commenced on 17 February 2025 to jointly lead the ALRC’s Review of Human Tissue Laws alongside ALRC President the Hon Justice Mordecai Bromberg. Dr Toews is a legal academic specialising in health law who has spent the last decade researching the law pertaining to human

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13.11.2024

Mr Tony McAvoy SC

Tony McAvoy SC is a part-time Commissioner of the ALRC and was appointed on 3 July 2024, with a term expiring on 8 December 2025, to lead the ALRC’s inquiry into the future acts regime in the Native Title Act 1993. A Wirdi man from Central Queensland, Tony McAvoy SC holds a Bachelor of Laws,

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09.01.2023

The Hon Justice Mark Moshinsky

Justice Moshinsky is a part-time Commissioner of the ALRC and was appointed on 9 January 2023 for a term of five years. Justice Moshinsky fulfilled the role of Acting President from 10 January 2023 to 9 July 2023. Justice Moshinsky was appointed to the appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in 2015. He completed

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08.08.2019

Past Commissioners

Past Commissioners listed from inauguration since 1974.

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