Clients benefit from my understanding of the safety requirements associated with their operations and I have supported many clients to deal with the aftermath of serious incidents and fatalities, working closely with clients to support their engagement with regulators and developing a strategic response to prosecutions and related enforcement activity.

I have particular expertise in advising clients about the management and allocation of contractual risk and in conducting workplace and Board and Executive Leadership Team training on health and safety obligations. I particularly enjoy working with clients to develop proactive and practical health and safety compliance strategies, directed at prevention of incidents and enhancing worker safety and wellbeing. I have extensive experience in supporting clients to address psychosocial hazards and employee mental health, safety and wellbeing issues.

I also have a significant understanding of employment and professional conduct regulatory frameworks, working with regulators to successfully discharge their statutory duties and, in doing so, protect the public.

I have a particular interest in high risk industry sectors, including health, education, construction, manufacturing and transport and enjoy working closely with clients in these industries to identify bespoke solutions to health and safety issues.

Career highlights

• Providing advice to, and representing, Victoria's public hospitals, health services and emergency services in relation to safety incidents and other safety issues.
• Assisting various Government entities in relation to safety issues, safety governance frameworks and safety prosecutions.
• State railway operators – advising in relation to serious safety matters, critical incidents and on all aspects of rail safety.
• Key major hazard facility operators – advising in relation to MHF licence renewal and regulator investigations.
• Advising developers, contractors and suppliers in the renewable energy industry on health and safety issues and renewable energy projects.
• Advising regulators, government departments and statutory authorities on the exercise of their statutory functions and regulatory powers.
• Advising clients with highly sensitive discrimination, harassment and regulatory matters including defending prosecutions commenced by the Wage Inspectorate Victoria.
• Heavy Vehicle National Law – advising entities about all aspects of the HVNL and chain of responsibility, including responding to investigations by the NHVR.
• Advising operators of ports and terminals in relation to health and safety obligations and safety incidents.
• Advising national and state regulators in relation to health and safety and Respect@Work reforms.
• Advising universities and vocational education and training providers in relation to safety matters and incidents.
• Advising not for profits in relation to safety matters, investigations and safety management systems reviews.
• Advising various Boards and executive leadership teams about their personal obligations under the safety regimes including bespoke and tailored executive and leadership training programs on WHS due diligence requirements.

• Update: Tasmanian parliament passes industrial manslaughter laws
  

  On 11 September 2024, Tasmania became the final Australian jurisdiction to pass industrial manslaughter laws.

   

• COVID-19 vax information regulations now revoked in Victoria
  

  Employers who collected or recorded vaccination information under OHS COVID-19 Regulations have 30 days to destroy information.