Council and Executive
Council has sixteen (16) members which must include:
- Five Northern practitioners
- Three North-Western practitioners
- Eight Southern practitioners
Office bearers are: President, Vice President, Treasurer and members of the Executive Committee. Council elections Council members are elected by a vote of the entire regional membership and do not represent any particular category.
- Elections for council are held each year in October.
- Members are elected for a two-year term.
- The Vice-President usually becomes President unless he or she does not wish to take up the position or the Council determines otherwise.
The President and the Vice President are elected after the annual general meeting. Elections for the Treasurer and other Executive members are held at a council meeting following the annual general meeting. These are all a one-year term commencing October.
2022/2023 Council Members
* signifies member of the Executive

Amanda Thompson* President |

Julia Higgins* Vice-President Bishops 19 Paterson Street, Launceston, 7250 Tel: (03) 6334 1667 juliahiggins@bishops.com.au |

Alison Wells* Treasurer
Butler, McIntyre & Butler
20 Murray Street, Hobart, 7000
Tel: (03) 6222 9444
awells@bmbtas.com

Helen Bassett Walsh Day Mihal Bassett 18 King Edward Street, Ulverstone 7315 Tel: (03) 6425 2077 helenbassett@walshday.com.au |

Samuel Claessens Douglas & Collins 9-13 George Street, Launceston 7250 Tel: (03) 6332 3400 samc@douglascollins.com.au |

Amber Cohen Rae & Partners Level 3, 113 Cimitiere Street, Launceston 7250 Tel: (03) 6337 5555 amber.cohen@raepartners.com.au |

Imogen Cook
Ogilvie Jennings
Level 4, 39 Murray Street, Hobart 7000
Tel: (03) 6235 0800
imogen.cook@ogilviejennings.com.au

Rohan Foon
Douglas & Collins
9-13 George Street, Launceston 7250
Tel: (03) 6332 3400
rohanf@douglascollins.com.au

Simon Gates* (Immediate Past President) Barrister Suite 5, Level 1, 3/15 Wilmot Street, Burnie, 7250 Tel: 0415 535 707 simon.gates@burniechambers.com.au |

Robert Hegarty *
Douglas & Collins
9-13 George Street, Launceston 7250
Tel: (03) 6332 3400
roberth@douglascollins.com.au

Carey Higgins *
Land Titles Office
1/134 Macquarie Street, Hobart 7000
Tel: 6165 4444
carey.higgins@dpipwe.tas.gov.au

Amelia Higgs *
Dobson Mitchell Allport
59 Harrington Street, Hobart 7000
Tel: (03) 6210 0000
amelia.higgs@doma.com.au

Will Justo Wallace, Wilkinson & Webster 169 Liverpool Street, Hobart 7000 Tel: (03) 6234 8022 wjusto@wwwlawyers.com.au |

Dinesh Loganathan
Logan & Partners
Level 4, 147 Macquarie Street, Hobart, 7000
Tel: 0468 457 654
dinesh@loganpartners.com.au

Callum Purcell Hamilton Purcell Lawyers 26a Rooke Street, Devonport, 7310 Tel: 03 6423 6669 callumpurcell@matthewverney.com.au |

Luke Taylor |