The Jewish Council, which does not claim to represent all Jews in Australia, is led by human rights lawyer Sarah Schwartz and historian Max Kaiser.

[3][9] Notable members of the advisory committee include Louise Adler, Rhonda Galbally, Antony Loewenstein, Dennis Altman, Josh Bornstein, Roy Green, and Clare Wright.

[16] In January 2025, the Jewish Council's executive officer, Sarah Schwartz, presented at an anti-racism symposium comedy event at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

[20] The presentation materials were received unfavourably by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, which accused Schwartz of producing a display of antisemitism.

[17] The incident also led to criticism by the Anti-Defamation Commission, which questioned the Jewish Council's purported lending of expertise to media on issues relating to antisemitism.