Management Committee |
The Society’s Management Committee is elected by its members each year at the Society’s AGM. The Committee meets regularly to discuss the activities of the Society – both planned and to be planned, as well as general industrial relations and membership matters. The Committee is made up for representatives from private practice, government, unions, employer organisations, the tertiary sector and the legal profession. The current Committee is listed below. Patron John Payne Principal Hall Payne Lawyers |
Executive |
![]() PRESIDENT Faiyaz Devjee | Immediate Past PresidentNate Burke | VICE PRESIDENT (EMPLOYER)Alison Francis Workplace Relations Manager Fletcher Building Australia | Vice President (EMPLOYEE)Kait Teague Industrial Officer Electrical Trades Union |
Vice President (Other)Calum Woods
Senior Associate | SecretaryAshleigh North Director | TreasurerDr Ben French Course Convenor/Lecturer |
General Committee |
Employer representativeEzra Pyers-Tuarerewa Manager – Workplace Relations Business Chamber Queensland | Employer
| Employee | Employee
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Legal Profession RepresentativeMonique Chow | Government Representative (State)Joanne Webb A/Principal Legal Officer Brisbane Magistrates Court | Government Representative (Commonwealth)VACANT | Tertiary Academic Representative
Susan Ressia Associate Professor Griffith University |
General Member
| General MemberJulia Grant-Vicig | General MemberDaniel Pfrunder General Manager People, Safety & Risk | General MemberRichard Diqer Senior Legal Counsel |
Student RepresentativeAiden Foreman Griffith University |
Past Presidents of the Society2023: Vaishi Rajanayagam, Independent Education Union (QLD & NT Branch) 2019 – 2023: Nate Burke, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations 2015 – 2019: Jo McConnell, Together Queensland 2012 – 2015: Joanna Minchinton, Queensland Hotels Association (ALERA President 2014) 2010 – 2012: Dale Himstedt, DERM 2008 – 2010: Pat Knight, Leighton Abigroup Joint Venure 2006 – 2008: Tom Shultz, Bacon Factories Union 2004 – 2006: Cheryl-Anne Laird, Livingstones (ALERA President 2005) 2002 – 2004: Peter Garske, Queensland Trucking Association |