General Manager Legal & Governance. Company Secretary.

Acting Chief Legal and Risk Officer + Company Secretary. Responsible for Legal, Governance, Risk, Compliance, Assurance, Property and Procurement at Public Trust.

Lead a team that provides corporate/commercial legal advice and governance services. Also responsible for corporate property and corporate procurement functions.

Acting opportunity whilst Chief Legal and Risk Officer was undertaking a 6 month project. Legal, Governance and Company Secretarial responsibilities

Lead a team that provides commercial legal advice as well as manages non-legal corporate property and corporate procurement functions. LEGALProviding high quality and practical corporate legal advice and services:– drafting, reviewing and negotiating corporate leases, renewals and variations. – advising on commercial contracts and documents, including licences and indemnities.– providing secretariat services in relation subsidiary companies and board governance– reviewing marketing and product material (incl. from a fair trade perspective) – as Privacy Officer, processing privacy / OIA requests and managing complaints and issues. PROPERTYManaging Public Trust’s corporate properties: – Administering leases, licenses, car parks (renewals, increases, variations, reviews, make good)– Negotiating lease renewals and reviews with Landlords– Overseeing project management of premise fit outs and relocations – Managing capital expenditure budget for property requirements – Managing day-to-day repair and maintenance of leased properties– Ensuring best-practice is followed in relation to seismic, asbestos and security requirements– Advising in relation to Public Trust's customer property portfolio (residential + commercial)PROCUREMENTResponsible for developing and implementing Public Trust’s Procurement related policies, procedures and strategies: – Managing procurement framework, incl. polices, procedures, and reporting obligations– Building Procurement capability through training, education and guidance material– Assisting with developing documentation, evaluating tenders and negotiating contracts

Providing legal and governance advice to the organisation across a broad spectrum corporate and commercial matters, including contracting, procurement, property, marketing, consumer law, H&S, privacy and information law, AML, compliance generally, governance, subsidiary governance and general advice. More specifically:- Draft, review and negotiate leases for Public Trust's corporate property portfolio, including advising on obligations in relation to seismic events, asbestos management, and non-compliance by subtenants.- Advise Public Trust on compliance with the Privacy Act and Official Information Act, including dealing with privacy complaints and requests for information (both privacy and OIA).- Provide company secretariat services in relation to Public Trust's subsidiary companies (registering companies, de-registering companies, filing annual returns, organising annual board meetings, drafting resolutions, minuting decisions, etc).- Provide general commercial legal advice and review in relation to contracts that Public Trust enters, including advice on indemnities, intellectual property, termination and breaches. - Review and advise on a wide range of other commercial documentation including non-disclosure agreements, tender documentation (both as a supplier and procurer), IP licences, marketing documentation, product specific terms and conditions, etc - Provide general assistance to Public Trust, particular in relation to the development and review of policies, procedures and guidelines.

- Report directly to the General Counsel advising on all corporate and commercial matters that arise across the department- Draft, review and negotiate service contracts, funding agreements, deeds and MoUs with service providers, funding recipients, state bodies, other government agencies and foreign governments. - Provide advice on a wide variety of other corporate and commercial matters including IP protection, licensing, indemnities, insurance, risk mitigation, tendering, probity, compliance with Australian government financial regulations and WHS. - Draft and review a variety of legal documentation, including, privacy notices, contract variations, novations, licenses, disclaimers, guidelines, RFTs, EOIs, MOUs and copyright notices.- Provide legal advice in relation to the department’s 200+ building property portfolio (both residential and commercial).- Provide training to department staff on a variety of topics including contract drafting, contract management and probity. - Lead the department’s Privacy Team, advising on the impact of privacy legislation on operations.- Advise internal department clients on regulatory compliance and matters of administrative law, including interpretation of portfolio legislation and advice on possible legislative amendment.- Manage the procurement of eternal legal advisers to assist with matters that require specialized expertise. - Provide high quality briefs on a variety of matters to the General Counsel, the Secretary and the Minister- Supervise and second-counsel the work of other staff

- Advised on a variety of corporate and commercial matters, providing advice to internal department clients and reporting to a Principal Government Lawyer.- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated service contracts, funding agreements, deeds and MoUs with service providers, funding recipients, state bodies, other government agencies and foreign governments. - Provided advice on a wide variety of other corporate and commercial matters including IP protection, licensing, indemnities, insurance, risk mitigation, tendering, probity, compliance with Australian government financial regulations and WHS.- Drafted and reviewed a variety of legal documentation, including, privacy notices, contract variations, novations, licenses, disclaimers, guidelines, RFTs, EOIs, MOUs and copyright notices.- Provided advice on good decision making and the interpretation / implementation of portfolio legislation (particularly in relation to energy efficiency legislation and regulation) - Provided training to department staff on a variety of topics including contract drafting and probity. - Managed the procurement of eternal legal advisers to assist with matters that require specialized expertise. - Supervised a number of graduates and other government employees

- Advised internal Department clients on portfolio legislation- Advised on a variety of commercial matters, particularly in relation to government funding programs and service contracts.- Advised on general matters of administrative law such as good decision making, procedural fairness and privacy. - Drafted and reviewed a variety of other legal documentation, including guidelines, privacy notices, variations, novations, disclaimers and copyright notices.- Supervised Graduate as part of rotation through the Education Legal Branch.- Carried matters through the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.- Provided advice to internal Human Resource clients regarding performance management, termination of employment and harassment matters.- Managed the receipt of and compliance with subpoenas.

Drafted correspondence to clientsAttended property settlementsPrepared court documentation