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Senior Associate
LLB (Hons), University of Queensland 2000
Admitted to Supreme Court of Queensland April 2001
Admitted to High Court of Australia June 2001
Admitted to Supreme Court of ACT July 2004
Associate Trinity College London
Ph: 61 7 3292 9753
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Areas of practice:
Employment Advice and Representation
Employment Contracts
Equal Employment Opportunity and Discrimination
Education
Criminal Law
Industrial Relations
Workers' Compensation
Professional Conduct and Discipline
Administrative Law
Commercial Litigation
Experience:
Belinda has six years experience in employment litigation and workplace advisory law. With a particular interest in advocacy, Belinda draws on her commercial litigation experience to represent employees and employers in a range of jurisdictions.
As a Queensland Councillor for the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI), Belinda regularly advises Human Resources Managers on employment related matters and takes an active role in mentoring young human resource professionals.
Belinda has lectured in Equal Employment Opportunity at Griffith University, tutored in Medical Law at the University of Queensland and continues to provide seminars to members of the Queensland Teachers' Union about education law, criminal law and civil liability.
Examples of her experience include:
- Representing clients before the Industrial Commission, Anti-Discrimination Tribunal and Commission, including interlocutory proceedings
- Advising and representing senior executive employees (private sector, not for profit and government) in contract negotiations, employment disputes and separation from employment (including advice on exit strategies)
- Preparing for litigation on behalf of prosecuting authorities in relation to workplace entitlements and benefits
- Advising employers and employees on independent contracting arrangements and state and federal workplace relations systems, such as advising a not-for-profit Board of Directors on agreement making options for employers and employees
- Reviewing employee handbooks and policy documents for compliance with legislative requirements, including developing a handbook for a New Zealand company for its Australia operations
- Advising commercial entities on transmission of business including advice on agreement making options and employee entitlements
- Advocating on behalf of employers and employees in applications for workers' compensation, both at the review and appeal level
- Representing major government departments, employers and employees in the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal and Commission, Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates' Courts, Industrial Magistrates' Court and Industrial Commissions.
Professional memberships and appointments:
Australian and New Zealand Education Law Association
Certified Professional and State Councilor, Australian Human Resources Institute
Queensland Law Society
Publications and presentations:
"The Howard and Rudd visions for IR. What do they mean for business and HR", presented at the Australian Human Resources Institute Breakfast Seminar Series, August 2007.
"Bosses Behaving Badly: Bosses Behaving Better", presented at the Central Queensland Law Association Conference (with Dr Karen Becker), August 2006.
"Implied terns in contracts of employment", presented at the Australian Human Resources Institute Queensland Conference (with Andrew Knott), August 2005.
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