Jonathon Hunyor
Chief Executive Officer
Justice and Equity Centre
Jonathon Hunyor has been Chief Executive Officer of the Justice and Equity Centre since 2016. A highly experienced public interest lawyer and strategic leader, Jonathon brings more than 25 years’ experience advancing human rights and social justice across New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
He previously served as Principal Legal Officer at the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, leading criminal and civil practices across the Top End, and as Director of Legal Services at the Australian Human Rights Commission. His career has spanned discrimination law, Aboriginal land rights, coronial inquests and systemic reform litigation.
Jonathon is widely recognised for his work using strategic litigation, human rights frameworks and independent oversight to drive accountability and ensure that justice reform moves from recommendation to implementation.
SESSIONS
Day 2
1:20
Keynote: Why recommendations aren’t enough — enforcing justice reform
Examine why recommendations too often fail to translate into practice, and how strategic litigation, human rights law and independent oversight can compel governments to act.
Identify the legal and institutional reforms required to move from acknowledgment to accountability and ensure justice reform is implemented, not deferred.
Jonathon Hunyor, Chief Executive Officer, Justice and Equity Centre