Venetia Bennett

Venetia Bennett is an accomplished barrister at Francis Burt Chambers since March 2022 and serves as an Independent Member on the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency since April 2023. Additionally, Venetia has held the position of Chair of the Building Services Board at the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety in Western Australia since December 2020, and has been a member of the National Sports Tribunal since March 2020. Venetia's extensive legal experience includes serving as Special Counsel at K&L Gates until January 2022, and as a Senior Associate in Commercial Litigation at the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. Educational qualifications comprise a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Laws from The University of Western Australia, a Master of Business in Sport Management from Deakin University, and a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from The University of Western Australia.