Pro bono assistance at the Australian Human Rights Commission
In my role as President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, I have often reflected on the generosity and expertise of the legal community’s pro bono legal work, and the value it has added to protecting and promoting human rights in Australia.
As our national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission has a clear but broad statutory mandate to protect and promote human rights.
“Our pro bono partners have been invaluable throughout the Commission’s almost 40-year history in assisting the Commission to live out its mission of leading the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia.”
Rosalind Frances Croucher AM FAAL is an Australian lawyer and academic who is the current President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, in office since July 2017. She was previously President of the Australian Law Reform Commission from December 2009 until July 2017, having served as a full-time commissioner since 2007.
Croucher graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and completed her Doctor of Philosophy in legal history at the University of New South Wales. She was admitted as a legal practitioner in New South Wales in 1981.
Further reading
Supporting Justice V: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America’s Lawyers
