David Bryson

2014 LEADR Award for Significant Contribution to Dispute Resolution in Australia

David’s appointments have included –

• Assistant Commissioner, Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission
• Circuit Breaker Facilitator, Australian Energy Market Operator
• Principal Examiner, Mediation Specialisation program, Law Institute of Victoria
• External Consultant, The University of Melbourne, Residential Colleges
• Conciliation Officer, Professional Development, Victorian Accident Compensation Conciliation Service
• Mediation Panel, Native Title, Federal Court of Australia
• Mediator Panel, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
• Specialist Mediation Panel, Australian Small Business Family Enterprise Ombudsman
• Project Manager, Neighbourhood Mediation Centres Victoria

David has participated in committees, working parties and conferences that have led to significant ADR initiatives in Australia. From 1996 to 2000, David was a member of the Federal Attorney-General’s National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, where he convened the Council committee that produced a seminal report on ADR standards in Australia. He has written widely on conciliation practice and theory.

David is a Senior Consultant with Resolve Advisors (Aust.), where he provides training and capacity building for Aboriginal traditional owners in the Right People for Country program. He has taught Negotiation in the Master of Laws course, Université Catholique de Lyon, France, and Facilitation in the Law School, UTS.

M. 0409 636626
E. dbrysonaus@gmail.com