LCA Treasurer role for former QLS leader

Former Queensland Law Society President Elizabeth Shearer has been elected Treasurer of the Law Council of Australia (LCA).

Elizabeth Shearer

Elizabeth, who was at the helm of QLS in 2021, was voted into the position on Saturday.

She has been an LCA Executive Director for almost three years, and is a long-standing member of the LCA Access to Justice Committee. Elizabeth is Practice Director at Brisbane firm Shearer Doyle Law, as well as a Director of the Australian Pro Bono Centre.

The other members of the 2025 executive are President Juliana Warner; President-elect Tania Wolff; executive members Lachlan Molesworth, Justin Stewart-Rattray and Ante Golem.

Welcoming the executive team, outgoing President Greg McIntyre said: “This is an exceptional group of esteemed leaders of our profession, who will set the objectives, policy and priorities for the Law Council over the coming 12 months.

“I would particularly like to recognise the incoming President, Ms Juliana Warner.  Juliana has been a Director of the Law Council since 2020 and integral in all aspects of our work.  She has guided our advocacy regarding regulatory change and legislation related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.”

Incoming President Warner thanked Greg for his leadership and the passion and dedication with which he has approached his presidency.

“Greg has been at the forefront of Law Council’s youth justice response; ensured human rights and rule-of-law issues inform consideration of Commonwealth legislation; worked assiduously on issues of legal assistance funding; strengthened links with our international counterparts; and shaped thinking with respect to First Nations justice and recognition,” she said.