Tim Goodwin
Barrister, Victorian Bar
Advisory Board Member
Tim Goodwin is a Yuin man, with connections to Wiradjuri country through his grandmother.
Tim is a barrister at the Victorian Bar and practices primarily in commercial and public law. He was one of the Junior Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory and is currently Junior Counsel Assisting the Yoorrook Truth-telling Royal Commission in Victoria. Prior to joining the Bar, Tim worked at Allens as a solicitor for three years in commercial litigation, and in banking and financ
Before joining Allen’s, he served as an Associate to Justice North and Justice Bromberg of the Federal Court of Australia. He also served as Foreign Law Clerk to Justice Skweyiya of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Tim has a Bachelor of Arts and Laws (with Honours) from the Australian National University and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.
Tim is a member of the Yuin people of the South East Coast of New South Wales. He serves on a number of boards, including as a Board Member of Museums Victoria, the Human Rights Law Centre, SharingStories Foundation and the Aurora Education Foundation.
Advisory Board Member
Tim Goodwin is a Yuin man, with connections to Wiradjuri country through his grandmother.
Tim is a barrister at the Victorian Bar and practices primarily in commercial and public law. He was one of the Junior Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory and is currently Junior Counsel Assisting the Yoorrook Truth-telling Royal Commission in Victoria. Prior to joining the Bar, Tim worked at Allens as a solicitor for three years in commercial litigation, and in banking and financ
Before joining Allen’s, he served as an Associate to Justice North and Justice Bromberg of the Federal Court of Australia. He also served as Foreign Law Clerk to Justice Skweyiya of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Tim has a Bachelor of Arts and Laws (with Honours) from the Australian National University and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.
Tim is a member of the Yuin people of the South East Coast of New South Wales. He serves on a number of boards, including as a Board Member of Museums Victoria, the Human Rights Law Centre, SharingStories Foundation and the Aurora Education Foundation.
Leadership Roles & Achievements
- Chair, Aurora Education Foundation (November 2024-present)
- Board Member, Museums Victoria
- Board Member, Human Rights Law Centre
- Board Member, SharingStories Foundation
- Board Member, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
- Board Member, National Apology Foundation
- Trustee, Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation
- Former Trustee, Reichstein Foundation
- Board of Advisors, Indigenous Law and Justice Hub, University of Melbourne
- Guest Lecturer, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
- Associate to Justice North, Federal Court of Australia
- Associate to Justice Bromberg, Federal Court of Australia
- Foreign Law Clerk to Justice Skweyiya, Constitutional Court of South Africa
- Member, Australian Bar Association First Nations Issues Committee
- Member, Law Council of Australia Indigenous Legal Issues Committee
- Member, Commercial Bar Association Civil Procedure Committee
- Member, Australian Association of Constitutional Law
- Member, Woor-Dungin
- Member, Criminal Record Discrimination Project Advisory Committee
Honours & Awards
- Junior Counsel Assisting, Yoorrook Truth-telling Royal Commission, Victoria (2021-present)
- National Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year (2018) - Recognition for Royal Commission work and pro bono commitment
- Junior Counsel Assisting, Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (2016-2017)
- Roberta Sykes-Harvard Club Scholar (2011) - Harvard Law School
Published Works
- Pursuit article: 'First Nations peoples as political designers' (2022) - The University of Melbourne
- Q&A: What education can do for Indigenous students, Education Review
- White Noise Seminar Series: 'In Conversation with Tim Goodwin' (24 March 2024) - Indigenous Law and Justice Hub, University of Melbourne - Discussion with Dr Eddie Cubillo on truth telling and reallocation of public power
- 3KND Radio: 'Caring for Country' interview (27 May 2020) - Partnership series with Aboriginal Heritage Council