Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Australian Women Lawyers Award Australian Women Lawyers Award The Hon. M. EL DANNAWI Legislative Council Australian Women Lawyers Award The Hon. M. EL DANNAWI (15:09): My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the minister inform the council about last year's recipient of the Australian Women Lawyers Award, which recognises a female lawyer who has made a significant contribution to advance and support other women in law? The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Special Minister of State Australian Women Lawyers Award The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State) (15:09): I thank the honourable member for her important question and her lifelong dedication to the role of women in workplaces in relation to a question about women lawyers. I am pleased to share with the council that the most recent recipient of the Australian Women Lawyers Award is Ms Fleur Kingham. The Australian Women Lawyers Award is a significant honour and a lifetime achievement award that acknowledges and celebrates a female lawyer who has made an outstanding career-long contribution to the advancement and support of not only women who are working in the law but the advancement of all women's rights through the law. The recipient, Ms Kingham, is the immediate past president of the Australian Association of Women Judges, where she supported judges both Australia-wide and internationally, and is widely celebrated not only as an excellent legal mind but as a lifelong gender equality advocate and inspiring mentor. For many years, she has provided guidance, encouragement and support for many women in their legal journey and has been a powerful force in the community through various volunteer and pro bono roles with an underlying drive to further advance the rights and opportunities of all women in the law. I congratulate Ms Kingham, the recipient of this well-deserved award, and wish to personally offer my congratulations for the significant achievement that she has undertaken. I look forward to her future contributions and the very significant contributions that women make in the legal profession.