Aps6 Legal Adviser

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Comcare Full time

**Overview of the Team**

Statutory Oversight actively promotes Privacy and develops Comcare-wide privacy training and is responsible for ensuring Privacy Impact Assessments are completed and that Comcare’s activities are consistent with the_ Privacy Act 1988._

The team is responsible for undertaking all of Comcare’s freedom of information functions as well as receiving Public Interest Disclosures (PID) and co-ordinating PID investigations.

The team also facilitates administrative access to personal information under the statutory requirements in the_ Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988_ (SRC Act).

**Overview of the Role**

The Legal Adviser works closely with the Senior Legal Adviser in performing their role and provides client-focused high level, specialist legal and strategic advice and support to Comcare staff to ensure compliance with statutory obligations.

Legal Advisers are responsible for managing a case load of various requests including:

- Providing advice on administrative law matters including FOI and privacy and undertaking administrative decision making,
- Ad-hoc matters and administration tasks assist the team, Senior Legal Adviser and Director, and
- Legal Advisers may also manage a small team.

**Mandatory Qualifications and Experience**
- Undergraduate degree in law.
- Admission as a legal practitioner of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory (two years or more post admission experience is desirable).
- Current Practising Certificate.

**Eligibility and Specific Conditions of Employment**
- Australian citizenship.
- Character clearance (Australian Criminal History Check).
- Employee Health Declaration.
- Six months probationary period for new engagements.

**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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