About the speaker
Nitra was called to the Bar in March 2006 and took silk in 2019. Nitra holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Queensland.
Nitra practices almost exclusively in public law, particularly in the areas of administrative and constitutional law, native title law, migration law, freedom of information law and human rights law.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Nitra practiced as a solicitor, first as a commercial litigator with Clayton Utz and then in the community legal sector specialising in migration and refugee law.
Nitra is a former Chair of the Bar Association of Queensland’s Migration Law Committee and continues to serve on the committee. She is a Board Member of the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service.
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