Bruce Doyle has been practising in family law since 1983 and has been accredited as a family law specialist since accreditation was introduced in Queensland in 1996. Bruce is a well-known and well-respected member of the legal profession and is currently Immediate Past President of the Queensland Law Society and has been a Director of the Law Council of Australia from 2010 to 2012. He is a former President of the Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland. Bruce has extensive experience in mediation and practises as a Collaborative lawyer.

He also has a long-standing interest in ensuring ordinary people have access to justice and he chairs the Queensland Law Society Access to Justice Pro Bono Law Committee. Hisexperience includes acting as President of Queensland’s Children Services Tribunal and spending time as Solicitor-in-Charge of Family Law at the Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission. In addition to his broad experience in children and property matters, Bruce has particular interest and expertise in Child Support.

Professional Qualifications
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland since 1983
Practitioner of the High Court of Australia since 1985
Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory since 1996
Accredited Family Law Specialist since specialisation was introduced in Queensland in 1996
Law Society Accredited Mediator Queensland Law Society 1993
Accredited Arbitrator Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators 1995
Registered Family Dispute Resolution Provider 2006-9
Collaborative Lawyer since 2007

Educational Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws, University of Queensland, 1980
Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland, 1982
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Queensland University of Technology, 1983

Professional memberships and positions
Queensland Law Society
Immediate Past President 2012
President 2011
Deputy President 2010
Councillor since 2007
Member of the Executive Committee of Council since 2009
Chair of the Access to Justice/ Pro Bono Section since 2009, member since 2001
Member of the Family Law Committee 1990-93 and 1996-2004
Member of the Children’s Law Committee since 2007
Member since 1983
Law Council of Australia
Director 2010-2012
Co-chair, organising committee for the 3rd National Access to Justice Pro Bono Conference 2010
Executive member of the Family Law Section as Queensland Solicitor Representative 2000-2002
Member of the Access to Justice Pro Bono Section 2001-3 and 2009 continuing
Member of organising committee 11th National Family Law Conference 2004
Member, Family law Section since
Family Law Practitioners Association (Queensland)
President 1999-2001
Secretary 1997-99
Member since 1984
Child Protection Practitioners Association Queensland
Founding member 2011
Family Court of Australia
Member of Forms Committee 2002-3
Children’s Services Tribunal
Acting President 2001
Deputy President 2001-4
Panel member of Children’s Services Appeals Tribunal 1997-2001
Child Support Agency
Senior Case Officer (formerly called Child Support Review Officer) 1997-2007
Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission
Solicitor-in-Charge Family Law 1994-95
Mediation Association of the Northern Territory
President 1995
Member 1994-5
National Legal Aid
Family Law Strategy Group 1994-5

Volunteer, Pro Bono and Community Involvement
Honorary Solicitor for Kinections (formerly Anglican Family Care) 1996-
Board member, Kinections
Board Secretary, Brisbane Montessori School 1992-4
Volunteer South West Brisbane Community Legal Service

Languages other than English
German