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The Regulatory Legal Team at Comcare provides expert advice and support to the organisation's regulatory activities, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. The team works closely with various stakeholders, including inspectors and prosecutors, to ensure effective investigation and prosecution of alleged contraventions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Providing high-level legal advice on evidence gathering, statutory notices, and investigation procedures.
  • Assisting in the preparation of briefs of evidence for prosecutions.
  • Collaborating with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution and inspectors on complex cases.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in law, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Mandatory Qualifications and Experience:

  • 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.

Eligibility and Specific Conditions of Employment:

  • Character clearance (Australian Criminal History Check).
  • Employee Health Declaration.
  • Six months probationary period for new engagements.