Dr Hannah Tonkin

NSW Women's Safety Commissioner, DCJ

Hannah commenced as the inaugural NSW Women's Safety Commissioner in February 2023. In this role, she provides leadership and oversight across the whole of NSW government to strengthen responses to domestic, family and sexual violence. Previously Hannah worked as an international lawyer and policy adviser at the United Nations (UN), as the Director of Disability Rights at the Australian Human Rights Commission, and as a barrister in London and Adelaide. While at the UN, Hannah worked in a range of conflict and post-conflict contexts including Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Gaza, Ukraine and the former Yugoslavia, with a focus on protecting civilians, prosecuting war crimes and addressing sexual abuse in the UN system.