Louise Taylor

Louise Taylor

BA (ANU), LLB (ANU), GDLP (ANU) Admitted as Barrister at ACT Supreme Court (2001)

Research Interests
Criminal justice, women’s issues, family and domestic violence

Biography

Louise Taylor is a Canberra based lawyer who has practised almost exclusively in the area of criminal law. Louise is an Aboriginal (Kamilaroi) woman born and raised in inner city Sydney whose family originally hails from the New England area of NSW. Louise has a particular interest in women’s issues especially in relation to family, domestic and sexual violence and is passionate about the importance of access to justice for women, particularly for Aboriginal and other marginalised women. For a significant portion of her career Louise was a specialist Family Violence prosecutor at the ACT DPP under the auspices of the award winning ACT Family Violence Intervention Program – this specialist role has had a profound impact on her areas of interest and her perception of the criminal justice system. Louise is a long time member of the ACT Women’s Legal Centre Management Committee, a past member of the ACT Domestic Violence Prevention Council and currently Deputy Chair of the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Women. Louise was the 2009 recipient of the ACT International Women’s Day Award. Louise is presently most passionate about the task of establishing a specific legal service for Indigenous women in the ACT. Louise is a mother of two. Community Participation

Deputy Chair, ACT Ministerial Advisory Council for Women (MACW)
Associate Member, Tawirri, Victorian Indigenous Lawyers Association
Convenor, Management Committee, Women’s Legal Centre (ACT)
Editorial Panel, Indigenous Law Bulletin
Editorial Board, Australian Indigenous Law Bulletin
Editorial Board, Journal of Indigenous Policy

Published Work

“Who’s Your Mob? – The Politics of Aboriginal Identity and the Implications for a Treaty” Treaty: Let’s get in right, 2003 Aboriginal Studies Press.