Human Rights Career Series

The Human Rights Career Series aims to educate students about the many career pathways open to human rights lawyers. The Castan Centre invites one or two guests each semester to speak to students about aspects of their human rights career progression (including their studies, volunteer work, etc), as well as discussing some interesting aspects of their current and past human rights work.

Anna Forsyth

Legal Officer, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Bio

Anna Forsyth is a Legal Officer with the Human Rights Unit of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.  In this role, she is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the operation of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities, intervening in court or tribunal cases where Charter issues are raised, as well as reviewing the practices and programs of public authorities for their human rights compliance. Anna graduated from Monash University with a combined arts/law degree, and completed an article clerkship at Deacons. She worked as a practicing solicitor for the Tenants Union of Victoria and as a Youth Policy Officer at the Council to Homeless Persons prior to joining the VEOHRC.

Lecture details

Date: Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Time: 1 to 2 pm
Venue: Lecture theatre L5, Faculty of Law, Building 12, Monash University, Clayton Campus
Inquiries: castan.centre@law.monash.edu.au or tel 9905 3327