09/06/2026
Our director Ross Lee is honoured to receive the Order of Australia Medal (OAM). Serving the law and community has been his pleasure. Thanks to family, colleagues, students and partners who have shared the journey over so many years. More to come ...
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division
Mr Ross Andrew Lee, Tallai QLD 4213
For service to the law, and to the community.
The Law
• Founding President, My Community Legal, 2012.
• Founder, Lee Lawyers, 2006.
• Notary Public, Court of Faculties, 2011.
• Member, Sessional, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, 2014-2024.
• Author, Insurance Chapters; Editions 07-12, Queensland Law Handbook, 2002-2016.
• Legal Practitioner, High Court of Australia, 2000.
Boards and Committees
• Governing Director, Mudgeeraba Foundation, 2023.
• Member, Reference Group, Legal Services Commission of Queensland, 2020-2024.
• Councillor, Society of Notaries, Queensland, 2021-2024.
• Member, Access to Justice and Pro Bono Committee, Queensland Law Society, 2020-2024.
• Member, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, 2014-2024.
• Member, Law Faculty Advisory Board, Bond University, 2014.
• Senior Counsellor, Queensland Law Society, 2013.
• President, Gold Coast District Law Association Inc, 2008-2010.
• Committee Member, Risk Management Institution of Australasia, Queensland, 2004-2006.
• Committee Member, Queensland Young Lawyers, Gold Coast, 2002-2004.
• Volunteer, Caxton Legal Centre Inc, 1996-1999.
Community
• Field Operations Member, State Emergency Service, Queensland, 2012-2014.
• Justice of the Peace, Queensland, 1998.
Awards and Recognition include:
• Local Hero, Gold Coast, Australian of the Year Awards, 2023.
• Community Achiever Award, presented by Karen Andrews MP, Federal Member for McPherson, 2019 and 2020.
• Inaugural Community Legal Centre of the Year, Queensland Law Society, 2017.
• Distinguished Service Award, Gold Coast District Law Association, 2017