Merrick Fox Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

- Drafting, reviewing, and settling Notices to be issued by colleagues under powers contained in the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Securities and Investments Act 2001.- Drafting and reviewing correspondence by colleagues to external stakeholders.- Providing legal advice to colleagues in relation to financial services laws.- Drafting legislative instruments granting exemptions or other relief under the Corporations Act 2001, waivers from ASIC market integrity rules, and regulatory no-action letters.- Assisting in policy development, including the drafting of policy submissions, ASIC regulatory guides, consultation papers, feedback reports, market integrity rules, explanatory statements, and regulatory impact statements.

Melbourne, Australia

Duties have included:• Encouraging market participant and securities dealer compliance with the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, and other related laws (including ASIC market integrity rules)• Exercising information gathering powers – issuing Notices to Produce Books and performing Surveillance Checks • Conducting surveillances of market participants and securities dealers• Reviewing colleagues’ Notices and correspondence to improve adherence to ASIC’s regulatory and communications policies• Undertaking and evaluating research on market participants and securities dealers, including interrogating ASIC data holdings, breach reports and financial statements, for possible breaches of laws administered by ASIC• Formulating plans and monitoring activities for the remediation of non-compliance• Liaising with different stakeholders, including market participants, securities dealers, investors, legal representatives, and other ASIC stakeholder teamsEmployment history (continued) • Performing risk analyses and assessments of market participants and securities dealers

Melbourne, Australia

Duties included:• Encouraging importers’ compliance with Customs-related laws• Liaising with different stakeholders, including customs brokers, importers/owners, logistics providers, and government agencies• Exercising monitoring officer powers, and performing compliance audits of importer entities• Applying the interpretative rules under the Tariff Act 1995 (Cth) to issue tariff advices, tariff determinations, and tariff concessions• Interpreting and applying other agencies’ policies, in particular, the Australian Tax Office’s Law Administration Practice Statements• Conducting and evaluating research on suspect shipments and entities, including interrogating Customs data holdings for possible breaches of Customs laws• Performing risk analysis on suspect shipments and entities• Real-time evaluation of motor vehicle importations and other goods regarding suspected undervaluation and evasion of Customs duty and GST

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb) (Honours), Law

Mature-age student; part-time; distance.

Bachelor Of Business (In Accounting) (With Distinction), Accounting And Business/Management