Presenters

Mary Rebehy, Barrister and Mediator, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Mary Rebehy is a Barrister in Sydney who practises in a range of jurisdictions including administrative law, family law, and workplace facilitation. Mary is an accredited mediator and family dispute resolution practitioner. She has been a member of the Legal Aid Commission dispute resolution panel since 2000 and regularly chairs the court ordered mediations at the Parramatta, Family Court. Mary was previously the Manager of Executive and Ministerial Services at Office of State Revenue, and Director of Legal Management Services for the Department of Justice and Attorney General where she coordinated the Legal Services Review with NSW Treasury. Mary was appointed as a conference registrar at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal from 2006 to 2009 and currently serves on the Tribunal panel of early dispute resolution practitioners.


Shanna Mahony, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Shanna Mahony is a member of the NSW Bar practicing at Lachlan Macquarie Chambers specialising in family law and care and protection matters. Prior to coming to the Bar she was the Director of Mahony Family Lawyers, a local Parramatta firm specialising in Family Law, Care and Protection and Wills and Estates. Shanna is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and has extensive experience in both litigation practice and non litigious matters. Shanna is a passionate advocate for the protection of women and children from violence and a regular presenter at CLE seminars and conferences on Family Law practice and in particular issues involving family violence and child abuse.