Margaret Battye (9 August 1909 – 16 November 1949) was an Australian barrister and jurist, who was one of the most influential women in politics, business and the legal advancement in Oceania.

Battye was one of four women to emerge from the law school in 1930, the same year's graduates included Sheila McClemans.

Her close association with the Women's Service Guilds included becoming that organisations honorary legal adviser.

Battye presided over the first State Woman's Council, founded in 1946 in Western Australia, in addition to chairing the Federal Women’s Committee.

In 1949 she prepared a 'blanket bill' designed to eliminate discrimination against women in Australian law, leading to reports and conferences, and a petition to the Prime Minister Ben Chifley.