Nathan Crombie Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Lead a team of 15+ policy and regulatory professionals charged with reforming the energy retail market to promote affordable energy and fair consumer practices.
• Recruited, onboarded and developed a diverse team of high-performing policy and regulatory specialists who consistently delivered policy advice, reform and projects on time and within budget.
• Facilitated several team strategic planning sessions, resulting in agreed values and behaviours and clear forward work plans that were… Show more Lead a team of 15+ policy and regulatory professionals charged with.
• Facilitated several team strategic planning sessions, resulting in agreed values and behaviours and clear forward work plans that were successfully executed.
• Led strategic development and implementation of the Energy Fairness Plan, a package of nation-leading reforms to Victoria’s energy market to protect consumers from harmful sales practices.
• Developed and secured funding for the Energy Assistance Program, a multifaceted package of supports for consumers struggling to pay their energy bills

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Manager, Energy Fairness team at Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Melbourne, Australia

Victoria’s Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is a central agency that leads whole-of-government policies and performance and unifies intelligence from across the Victorian Public Service. I commenced work at DPC as a Senior Legal Adviser before being promoted to Manager roles in the Equality and Aboriginal policy portfolios. Key achievements included.

Wellington, New Zealand

• Parliamentary Counsel Office is New Zealand’s law drafting office, responsible for drafting all government Bills and legislative instruments. I was an Associate Parliamentary Counsel in the Treaty and Natural Resources.
• Drafted Bills and legislative instruments in the environment, health and Maori land portfolios
• Provided strategic advice to clients on how policy decisions could best be implemented in law
• Advised… Show more Parliamentary Counsel Office is New Zealand’s law drafting office, responsible for drafting all government Bills and legislative instruments. I was an Associate Parliamentary Counsel in the Treaty.
• Advised Ministers and Parliamentary Committees of the effect of new legislation
• Presented at Australasian-wide conference in Perth of the role of Parliamentary Counsel Show less

London, United Kingdom

• The Al-Sweady Inquiry wasan independent public inquiry established in 2005, mandated to investigate allegations that Iraqi nationals were unlawfully mistreated or killed by British soldiers in Iraq in 2004. Key.
• Reviewing evidence to protect confidential and legally privileged information
• Managed electronic discovery process
• Implemented new evidence management process that facilitated timely disclosure

Greater New York City Area

• The New Zealand Permanent Mission represents the country’s interests at United Nations Headquarters in New York.Key responsibilities and achievements included:
• Attended high-level meetings on international law matters
• Advised on the security situation in Syria and reform of UN human rights treaty bodies
• Assisted in negotiations on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
• Helped present New Zealand’s report to the CEDAW
• Coordinated the schedule of the… Show more The New Zealand Permanent Mission represents the country’s interests at United Nations Headquarters in New York.Key responsibilities and achievements included:

New York City

• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation advocates to diplomats and NGOs for improved compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL).Key responsibilities and achievements included:
• Monitored and reported on peacekeeping, disarmament, and conflict resolution issues
• Undertook research on international humanitarian law issues
• Supported legal advisor to engage with states, international organisations, and NGOs
• Lead role in organising the… Show more The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation advocates to diplomats and NGOs for improved compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL).Key.
• Lead role in organising the ICRC's March 2012 seminar on IHL for UN diplomats. Show less

Wellington, New Zealand

• The Crown Law Office provides legal advice and representation services to the New Zealand government on criminal, public, tax and administrative law issues.Key responsibilities and achievements included:
• Advised government clients on competition, tax, insurance and environmental law issues
• Advised clients on scope of Ministerial and departmental decision-making powers
• Assisted in prosecution of company directors charged with making misrepresentations
• Interviewed… Show more The Crown Law Office provides legal advice and representation services to the New Zealand government on criminal, public, tax and administrative law issues.Key responsibilities and achievements.
• Interviewed departmental witnesses and recorded evidence for a Royal Commission of Inquiry Show less

Wellington, New Zealand

• Russell McVeagh is New Zealand's premier commercial law firm.Key responsibilities and achievements included:
• Advised on corporate governance, telecommunications, and commercial law issues
• Extensive contract review and drafting
• Assisted with pre-trial discovery on a number of large litigation files
• Conducted in-depth research into price control regulation for major energy company
• Drafted a submission to a Parliamentary committee on securities legislation

Master Of Management, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Top postgraduate student in Management in 2022, receiving the Dean's Student Excellence Award. Coursework.

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), International Law And Legal Studies, James Kent Scholar (First Class Honours)

Activities and Societies: Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Staff Editor. Amnesty International, Board Member. As a Masters student.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Ba, (History, Political Science)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government