President
The Hon Justice Mordecai Bromberg
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Commissioners
The Hon Justice Mark Moshinsky, Commissioner
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Dr Maeghan Toews, Commissioner, Review of Human Tissue Laws
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ALRC Leadership Team
Ruth Barson, Executive Director
Ruth Barson is the ALRC’s Executive Director. She is an experienced lawyer, public sector executive, and law reform and public policy leader. Her career has spanned government, legal assistance, human rights advocacy and policy development. Before joining the ALRC, Ruth was an Executive Director in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet, where she led work across social and economic policy and Victoria’s Treaty and truth-telling processes. Prior to that she spent almost a decade as a Legal Director at the Human Rights Law Centre, leading significant law reform, advocacy and strategic litigation initiatives. Earlier in her career, she served as a Senior Legal Policy Advisor at the Centre for Innovative Justice and as a Manager and Senior Lawyer with Victoria Legal Aid and the Aboriginal Legal Services in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Ruth holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, a Master of Laws (Hons) from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Studies in International Human Rights Law (Dist) from the University of Oxford. She was admitted as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2007.
Mandeep Bahia, Director of Operations and Finance
Mandeep is the Director of Operations and Finance at the ALRC, and brings over 15 years of leadership experience across the legal, financial services, and consulting sectors in Australia and the UK. Prior to joining the ALRC, Mandeep led an Analytics & Operations team within the Digital Legal Delivery practice group at Herbert Smith Freehills. Earlier in his career, Mandeep worked as an institutional banker at ANZ and has also held senior roles at NAB, Westpac, PwC, and Lloyds Bank, leading large-scale transformation, regulatory compliance, and enterprise delivery programs. Mandeep holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance) from Monash University. He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2007.
Jez Hunghanfoo, Director of Communications and Engagement
Jez Hunghanfoo is the ALRC’s Director of Communications and Engagement. He was previously Director of Supporter Engagement at Amnesty International Australia and Chief Operating Officer at One Girl Australia, and has held senior communications, marketing and engagement roles in the nonprofit, media and other sectors, including at Oxfam Australia and the ABC. Jez holds a Master of Communications (Digital Media) from Deakin University, and a Master of Leadership for Development from the University of Melbourne and University of Manchester.
Christopher Ash, Principal Legal Officer
Christopher Ash is a Principal Legal Officer for the ALRC’s Review of the Future Acts Regime, having joined the ALRC as a Senior Legal Officer in 2020. Before joining the ALRC, he worked as a lawyer at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). He has also worked as a solicitor in Brisbane and London. He has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, and a BCL (Dist) from the University of Oxford. He is admitted to practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Dr Emma Larking, Principal Legal Officer
Emma Larking is a Principal Legal Officer for the ALRC’s Review of Human Tissue Laws. Before joining the ALRC, she spent five years as a researcher at the Victorian Law Reform Commission, working on a range of inquiries. She has an interdisciplinary background in law, literature, and applied philosophy. She was formerly a lecturer at the University of Melbourne, and research fellow at the Australian National University, where her research interests focused on social justice movements, international law, and human rights. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws degree from Monash University, and a PhD in Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics from the University of Melbourne. She has been admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Jacinth Pathmanathan, Principal Legal Officer
Jacinth Pathmanathan is a Principal Legal Officer for the ALRC’s Review of Surrogacy Laws. Before joining the ALRC, she was the project lead on a number of major inquiries and projects at RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice and the Victorian Law Reform Commission. She has also worked in federal and state government roles, including at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. She started her career as a Research Associate at the Supreme Court of Victoria. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Laws from Columbia University, New York. She has been admitted to legal practice in Victoria.