Senior Legal Adviser
2 months ago
About Comcare
Comcare is a statutory body established under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act), with a focus on participation and productivity through healthy and safe workplaces.
Comcare also manages common law liabilities under the Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) Act 2005 (ARC Act) and supports both the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission and the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority.
About the Legal Group
The Legal Group provides legal services and support to Comcare to perform these functions and is based in both Canberra and Melbourne.
About the Role
The Senior Legal Adviser will provide high-level leadership and management to the Claims and Litigation Services team, providing client-focused specialist legal and strategic advice and support to Comcare's function in making claims determinations accurately and quickly.
The Senior Legal Adviser will resolve complex 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal and strategic advice and support to Comcare's claims decision making function.
- Support claims managers to enable early claims investigations, and engagement with employees and employers.
- Represent Comcare in Tribunals and Courts in relation to merit review proceedings and judicial appeals.
- Support Comcare's management of common law asbestos-related disease liabilities and provide instructions to external Legal Service Providers representing Comcare in the management of common law asbestos-related claims and liabilities.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in law.
- Admission as a legal practitioner of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory.
- Current Practising Certificate or ability to obtain one within three months.
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