Sally Gearin

Sally May Gearin (née Tait, born 1949) is an Australian lawyer. She was the first female member of the Bar in the Northern Territory. She was voted NT Professional Woman of the Year in 2025 for her contributions to the law and to the community.

Early life and education Gearin was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1949 to Ellen (née Dempsey) and Alan Louvain Tait, She attended St Kevin's Primary School in Eastwood and Our Lady Of Mercy College, a Catholic boarding school at Parramatta. In 1967 she was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to study law at the Australian National University in Canberra. The resulting book and recommendations contributed significantly to policy developments in the field, both in the Northern Territory and nationally.