Elizabeth Perry

Background

Elizabeth Perry was born in 1959 and is associated professionally with Adelaide, South Australia. Her career has combined legal practice with extensive public, commercial and community governance responsibilities across Australia.

Education

Perry studied law at the University of Adelaide and obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree. Her legal education preceded a professional career of more than 35 years, principally in employment and industrial relations law, followed by extensive work in corporate governance and non-executive directorships.

Career

Perry worked as a lawyer for nearly four decades, developing a specialist practice in employment and industrial relations law, including discrimination, workplace safety, litigation and strategic legal advice to employers. She was a partner at Finlaysons in Adelaide and later a partner at EMA Legal, where she became recognised for her employment-law expertise. Her professional work expanded into non-executive directorships and board leadership across tertiary education, insurance, mobility, health, medicine and community organisations. She served on the Flinders University Council from 2013 and was Deputy Chancellor from 2016 to 2024. She joined the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia board in 2009 and subsequently served as its president and chair, as well as chair of RAA Insurance. She has also chaired Radiology SA and served as a director of Return to Work SA and other organisations. Her international governance work has included leadership and committee roles within the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and service as a trustee of the FIA Foundation.

Achievements

• Recognised as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

• Recognised as a pre-eminent employment lawyer in South Australia in professional legal rankings.

• Built a long legal and governance career spanning employment law, industrial relations, tertiary education, insurance, mobility, health and community organisations.

Membership

Perry is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Law Council of Australia. Her professional participation has included service on the Law Council's Industrial Law Committee and involvement in national and international motoring organisations, including the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.

• Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

  Australian Institute of Company Directors , Australia

• Member and former committee member of the Industrial Law Committee of the Federal Litigation Section.

  Law Council of Australia , Australia

  2006 - present

• Member of the FIA Senate and former member of the World Council for Mobility, with service as Treasurer for Region 11 covering Asia and the Pacific.

  Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , France

Connections

Perry's professional and civic work connects legal practice with governance in tertiary education, insurance, mobility, health and community organisations. At Flinders University, she served on the University Council and held the office of Deputy Chancellor. In the mobility sector, she held senior positions with the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia, the Australian Automobile Association and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.

References

• Flinders University Annual Report 2022 Documents Perry's Bachelor of Laws degree, more than 35 years of legal experience, service on Flinders University Council since 2013 and tenure as Deputy Chancellor from 2016.
  2022
• Queen's Birthday Honours 2020 Documents Perry's appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to tertiary education, business and the community.
  2020
• FIA Foundation Governance Profile Describes Perry's legal career, employment-law specialisation, board experience and service in Australian and international motoring organisations.