Draft:John Chesterman


Dr
John Chesterman
OccupationsLawyer, historian, public advocate
Known forQueensland Public Advocate
TitlePublic Advocate (Queensland)
Term2021–present

John Chesterman is an Australian lawyer and public official who has served as the Public Advocate for Queensland since 2021.[1][2] The Public Advocate is a statutory role focused on systemic advocacy for the rights and interests of adults with impaired decision-making capacity and related safeguarding issues.[3]

Career

Chesterman has worked across academia and public advocacy. Before his Queensland appointment, he served in Victoria's Office of the Public Advocate, including as Deputy Public Advocate.[4] University of Melbourne sources describe him as a trained lawyer who lectured in politics for more than eight years prior to joining the Victorian Office of the Public Advocate.[4]

In Queensland, Chesterman has been publicly associated with reforms relating to adult safeguarding and elder abuse, including contributions to policy debate through public lectures and sector events.[5]

Publications and commentary

Chesterman has written on human rights and adult safeguarding. He is a co-author (with Louise Chappell and Lisa Hill) of The Politics of Human Rights in Australia (Cambridge University Press, 2009).[6]

In 2019 he published an article, The future of adult safeguarding in Australia, in the Australian Journal of Social Issues.[7] He has also contributed public-facing writing on adult safeguarding, including an essay published by Griffith Review in 2024.[8]

Awards

Chesterman received a Churchill Fellowship (2012), supporting comparative research on adult safeguarding and protection systems.[9]

See also

  • Office of the Public Advocate (Queensland)
  • Elder abuse in Australia
  • Adult safeguarding

References

  1. ^ "Appointment of Queensland's Public Advocate and Public Guardian". Queensland Government (Ministerial statement). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. ^ Keim, Tony (30 June 2021). "Government appoints new Queensland Public Guardian and Public Advocate". Proctor (Queensland Law Society). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Who is the Public Advocate". Office of the Public Advocate (Queensland). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b "New Honorary Fellows". Melbourne Social Equity Institute, The University of Melbourne. 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. ^ "The Future of adult safeguarding in Queensland – ACHLR Public Lecture". Queensland University of Technology (QUT). 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  6. ^ "The Politics of Human Rights in Australia". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  7. ^ "The future of adult safeguarding in Australia". NZFVC Library (Koha). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  8. ^ "When adults are at risk". Griffith Review. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  9. ^ "John Chesterman (VIC 2012)". The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (Australia). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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