Moira Rayner

In 2000 Rayner became the first Director of the office of Children's Rights Commissioner for the city of London, UK.

In 2000, Rayner moved to London to work with the Lord Mayor of London Authority, as the founding Director of the independently funded Office of the Children's Rights Commissioner for London implementing provisions of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (2003).

In 1994 the Australian Federal Government appointed her to the Institute of Family Studies to undertake a special project to fight child abuse.

In a 1994 dispute with the newly elected government led by Jeff Kennett regarding Rayner's stance against the closure of women's prisons in Victoria, the Act was amended and the office of Commissioner was abolished. Later in 1994 the Australian Federal government appointed her to the Institute of Family Studies to undertake a special project to fight child abuse.

Rayner then joined the national law firm Dunhill Madden Butler where she practised industrial, workplace relations and discrimination law for seven years (1994-2001). Until 2000 Rayner chaired both the Financial Planning Association's independent Dispute Resolution Scheme, and the Board of Directors of the National Children's and Youth Law Centre Inc.

In 1990 she was appointed the third Commissioner for Equal Opportunity appointed by the Government of Victoria under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, an office which she held until 1994. In this position she was responsible for monitoring the Equal Opportunity Act; the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986, and the Commonwealth legislated Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

From 1990 until 1994 Rayner held the office of Victorian Commissioner for Equal Opportunity in Victoria, the body responsible for monitoring the application of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984; Racial Discrimination Act 1975, and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986., and the Commonwealth legislated Sex Discrimination Act 1984’'.

In 1986, she was appointed a Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, a position she held until 1990.

In 1986 she was appointed a Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia a position she held until 1990. In 1987 she completed a Churchill Fellowship on the rights of children in the legal system of the United Kingdom. In 1988 she was elected Chairman of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia.

Having graduated with honours in law from the University of Western Australia, Rayner was admitted to the Bar in 1972 and, at age 27, established her own legal firm. She also practised as a solicitor advocate in Perth from 1975. As a barrister she joined the Independent Western Australian Bar Association in 1985.

Moira Emilie Rayner (née Stockwell, born 10 November 1948), is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based barrister and human rights advocate.