Secretariat

The Commission members are supported by a small secretariat which undertakes research, analysis and consultation in support of law reform recommendations. The Secretariat also provides the Commission with administrative and secretarial support. Secretariat staff are employees of the Department of Justice.

Matthew Corrigan

Matthew is the Executive Director of the Secretariats Support Branch within the Department of Justice and Attorney-General which manages the secretariat to the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC). Before joining the Department, Matthew was General Counsel and Senior Executive Leader at the Australian Law Reform Commission from 2016-2023. In that role, he led nine law reform inquiries on diverse topics such as financial services legislation, civil procedure, corporate criminal responsibility, family law and elder abuse. Prior to joining the ALRC, Matthew had a diverse legal career and has worked in Bangladesh, Myanmar and South Sudan. Matt holds a LLM with Merit from ANU and a BA(Hons) and LLB (Hons) from Melbourne University.

Director

Dr Emma Phillips

Principal Legal Officers

Steve Baso
Anita Galeazzi
Jodie O’Leary

Principal Research Analyst

Helen Punter

Principal Communications and Publications Officer

Julia Starkey

Senior Legal Officers

Hannah Ehler
Dr Nia Emmanouil
Dr Sarah Kendall
Dayne Kingsford
Rachna Nagesh (on secondment)
Carley Ruiz
Bob Wallace

Legal Officers

Jack Cuming
Clare Foran
Jessica Lakeman
Steph Payne

Business Manager

Natalie Collins

Administrative Officers

Natasha Relf

Communications and Research Officer

Dom Kendall-Frost