Members of the Criminology Research Council

The Criminology Research Act 1971 provides that the Council is to consist of nine members, comprising a representative of the Commonwealth and of each state and territory. The Commonwealth representative is appointed by the Attorney-General and the state and territory representatives are appointed by the Attorney-General upon the nomination of the appropriate state or territory minister.

As at 7 March 2008, the members of the Council were:

• Australian Government
  Dr Dianne Heriot, Assistant Secretary, Strategic Policy Coordination Branch, Attorney-General's Department
• New South Wales
  Mr Laurie Glanfield AM, (Chairman), Director-General, Attorney-General's Department, New South Wales
• Victoria
  Ms Penny Armytage, Secretary, Department of Justice, Victoria
• Queensland
  Mr Terrence Ryan, Director, Strategic Policy, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Queensland
• Western Australia
  Ms Cheryl Gwilliam, Director-General, Department of the Attorney General, Western Australia
• South Australia
  Ms Rebecca Parry, A/Executive Director, Policy, Planning & Legislation Division, Attorney-General's Department, South Australia
• Tasmania
  Mr Norman Reaburn, Director, Tasmanian Legal Aid Commission, Tasmania
• Northern Territory
  Mr Richard Coates, Director, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Department of Justice, Northern Territory
• Australian Capital Territory
  Ms Renée Leon, Chief Executive, Department of Justice and Community Safety, Australian Capital Territory