Yvette Cehtel

CEO

Yvette has worked as a Judge’s Associate, in private practice, as Legal Advisor to the Tasmanian Attorney-General (working on the Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas), as counsel with Crown Law in New Zealand, as a Barrister in New Zealand, as a Manager with Relationships Australia, Tasmania, and with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre.

Yvette is a member of: the National Women’s Safety Alliance Policy; Advocacy Advisory Committee established by the Commonwealth Government; the Tasmanian Family and Sexual Violence Alliance; and Women’s Legal Services Australia, the national peak body for Women’s Legal Services.

She has been contributing to not-for-profit community sector and government boards for over 30 years, including three appointments to the Tasmanians Legal Aid Commission as a Commissioner.

She is committed to systems reform to improve the rights of those who experience structural barriers to achieving equality. This includes access to justice.