Who We Are
Our Organisation
The Commissioners
The current members of the Commission are:
Michael Peedom (14 December 2009 to 13 December 2014)
Stephen Goggs (18 Feburary 2009 to 18 February 2012)
Stephen Goggs was appointed as a Commissioner on 18 February 2009. Stephen is currently the Deputy CEO at the ACT Department of Justice and Community Safety. Previously Stephen has held positions at the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care as a principal legal officer in the Aged Care Complaints and Compliance Taskforce, and the Autsralian Taxation Office as General Counsel and practice manager. Stephen has also worked in Britain as a litigator in the social services department of a government authority at the time of the introduction of new child protection legislation.
Andrew Crockett (to 30 November 2011)
Andrew Crockett was appointed CEO on 1 December 2006. Prior to his appointment he was a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University where he taught legal skills and professional ethics. Before that, Andrew worked in legal aid, first in the Australian Legal Aid Office and later in the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria. He was Director of Legal Aid in Victoria from 1989 to 1995. Other appointments have included the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and Family Law Council, and he was a volunteer lawyer and board member at a Springvale Legal Service for many years.
John Harris SC (19 April 2009 to 18 April 2012)
John Harris is a Senior Counsel practising at the ACT Bar. He was appointed a commissioner on the nomination of the ACT Bar Association on 19 April 2009.
Gregory Walker (10 March 2009 to 9 March 2012)
Greg Walker is a solicitor in private practice in Canberra. He was appointed to the Commission effective from March 2009. Greg is a former President of the ACT Law Society and chairs its Access to Justice Committee, Law Reform Committee and Human Rights Committee. Greg worked as a solicitor at the Legal Aid Commission (ACT) from 1977 to 1982, and from 1982 to 1985 was Assistant Director. Greg has previously served on the legal aid review committee and the legal aid external audit committee.
Meredith Whitten (9 April 2010 to 9 April 2013)
Meredith Whitten is a senior executive in the Department of Disability Housing and Community Services. She has extensive experience in policy development, policy coordination and corporate management in DHCS, ACT Chief Minister's Department and ACT Health. Her responsibilities include the Office for Women and the Office for Ageing, and she was a member of the Review of the Safety of Children in Care in the ACT and ACT Child Protection.
Gail Kinsella (10 May 2010 to 10 May 2013)
Gail Kinsella is a chartered accountant and principal of the chartered accounting firm Kinsella Partners in Kingston. She is a member of a number of accounting profession advisory boards and committees at the local and previously the national level. Her community activities include the membership of the Galilee Board, an organisation that cares for babies, children and teenagers at risk.