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ABOUT

The South Pacific Lawyers' Association (formerly the South Pacific Bars Secretariat) was established in 2007 by the International Bar Association in partnership with the Law Council of Australia and the New Zealand Law Society to support law societies and bar associations in the region, and to promote the interests of the legal profession in the South Pacific.

Constituent Members

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AMERICAN SAMOA BAR ASSOCIATION

Representative:
Mitzie Jessop-Taase (President)

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FIJI
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:
William Wylie Clarke (President)

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LAW COUNCIL
OF AUSTRALIA

Representative:

Dr Gordon Hughes AM (Chair)

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NEW ZEALAND
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:
Arti Chand

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NORFOLK ISLAND
LAW ASSOCIATION

Representative:
Geoff Atkinson (President)

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SAMOA
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:

Alexander Su'a (President)

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TIMOR LESTE
LAWYERS

Representative:
Sahe Da Silva

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TUVALU
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:
Nele Semu (President)

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COOK ISLANDS
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:
Ben Marshall (President)

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KIRIBATI
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:
Birimwaka Tekanene (President)

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NAURU
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:
Barina Waqa Duburiya (President)

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NIUE
LAWYERS

Representative:
Peleni Talagi

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA LAW SOCIETY

Representative:
Tauvasa Tanuvasa Chou-Lee

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SOLOMON ISLANDS
BAR ASSOCIATION

Representative:
Lazarus Kwaiga (President)

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TONGA
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:
Alyssa Kafoa (President)

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VANUATU
LAW SOCIETY

Representative:

Colin Leo (President)

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