As the head of MinterEllison’s South Australian Industrial Relations and Media team, I regularly work on some of South Australia’s largest industrial matters. I have advised government agencies on various high-profile matters. 

Career highlights

• Acted for SA Health in investigating employee issues concerning the high profile report in abuse and mistreatment of elderly patients at the Oakden Aged Care Facility
• Acted for the Department for Child Protection following the Nyland Royal Commission to implement new checks for child carers to enhance the safety of children in care.
• Worked with private sector employers and government departments on employment arrangements, large litigation matters and complex investigations
• Acted for employers in the education, defence, agriculture, resources and not-for-profit sectors
• Appeared as counsel in industrial disputes and litigation
• Acted for media publishers and politicians on defamation issues, including providing prepublication advice
• Recognised by Best Lawyers in the labour and employment, and defamation and media categories, every year from 2009 to 2018

Education
LLB (Hons), GDLP

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• What the Stay at Home Direction in South Australia means for business
  

  Update 20th November 2020: Changes to the Stay at Home Direction in South Australia affecting business and essential workers

• Terms of Reference released - Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
  

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• Practical tips to prepare for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
  

  On Sunday 16 September 2018, the Prime Minster of Australia announced a Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

  The Terms of Reference are yet to be released, but this is a good time to start thinking about some of the very practical steps you can be taking to position yourselves for the journey ahead.

• Lost in translation: Companies fined for WHS offences
  

  In April 2018, a New South Wales Court fined two companies for WHS offences after a worker sustained serious injuries because they weren't provided work instructions in their native language.