School of Law
University of New England
2022 Kirby Seminar series
Via webinar Monday 29 August 1.00pm AEST
NT Aboriginal Justice Agreement
Ms Leanne Liddle, Director of the Aboriginal Justice Unit
Department of the Attorney-General and Justice, Northern Territory
If interested and to obtain a link, please register for this Kirby Seminar at
https://une-au.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OBGuyxfsQiOI2JJutgZoAA
In this Kirby Seminar, Ms Leanne Liddle will discuss the NT’s first Aboriginal Justice Agreement- why it’s important, what it will deliver on and more. It will build on the 160 consultations and 120 visits to Aboriginal communities over 3 years- that informed the 7 year agreement that has received bipartisan support.
This session will outline why the 13 commitments and 42 actions are unlike any other justice agreement in the nation.
Leanne Liddle is an Arrernte woman born and raised in Alice Springs. Leanne has academic qualifications in Environmental Science, Law and Management, but she believes her most important knowledge has come from her grandmother and great-grandmother who taught her about traditional land management skills, particularly with the use of fire.
Leanne has served other senior public service roles, including as the manager of Food Security for Aboriginal communities in South Australia, and the manager of the APY and West Coast regions of South Australia both within the Department for Premier and Cabinet. She was also the first Aboriginal policewoman in South Australia where she worked for 11 years as a Senior Constable in remote and Adelaide police stations. Leanne has also worked on the international circuit; for the United Nations with stints in Geneva, New York and Paris with UNESCO, and as a director for Bush Heritage Australia. She has published scientific papers on the critical importance of integrating Aboriginal science into landscapes.
Since returning to Darwin, Leanne has worked as the Senior Policy Advisor for the Northern Land Council and the Principal Legal Policy Officer in the Department of the Attorney General and Justice, where currently is now, the Director of the Aboriginal Justice Unit where her small team is responsible for delivering the NT Aboriginal Justice Agreement.
Leanne was the 2022 NT Australian of the Year recipient.
