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3 months ago
**Overview of the Team**
The Regulatory Legal team provides advice and support to Comcare’s regulatory activities, including investigations under the WHS Act and criminal prosecutions for alleged contraventions of the WHS Act.
The team support the Regulatory Operations Group by:
- providing advice and guidance on evidence gathering, the issuing of statutory notices and investigation procedures (investigations);
- assisting with the preparation of briefs of evidence (prosecutions);
- working closely with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution and the Inspector when a prosecution is commenced; and
- facilitating continuous improvement projects and identifying trends and capability opportunities for inspectors.
**Overview of the Role**
Under limited direction, the Legal Adviser works closely with Senior Legal Advisers in performing their roles and provides client-focused specialist legal and strategic advice and support to Comcare staff on complex legal and policy matters.
The Legal Adviser will resolve problems and manage risk effectively and manage their workload in a manner consistent with the APS Values and Code of Conduct, the _Legal Services Directions 2017_, and internal Comcare procedures.
**Mandatory Qualification**:
- Undergraduate degree in law.
- Admission as a legal practitioner of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory (three years or more post admission experience is desirable).
- Current Practising Certificate or ability to obtain one within three months.
**Eligibility and Specific Conditions of Employment**
- Australian citizenship.
- Character clearance (police records check).
- Health clearance.
- Six months probationary period for new engagements.
- Security Clearance: Baseline
**How to apply**
**Please review the Job Information Pack below and provide a statement of claims **with your responses outlining what you could bring to this position including your skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the job specific capabilities and role (maximum 2 pages).
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