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 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.
  • Photo of Dr Emma Phillips

    Dr Emma Phillips

    Emma is the Director of the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC). Before joining the QLRC in 2023, Emma was Deputy CEO and Principal Solicitor of Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion. She has experience working in the private, community legal and not-for-profit sectors as well as in academia. Emma was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia in 2004. She is the current Chair of the Human Rights and Public Law Committee of the Queensland Law Society and has served as the Queensland representative of the Law Council of Australia’s National Human Rights Committee. She holds a PhD in law from La Trobe University and a BA and LLB (Hons 1) from the University of Queensland.

Principal Legal Officers

  • Steve Baso
  • Dr Nia Emmanouil
  • Anita Galeazzi (on extended leave)
  • Jodie O’Leary

Principal Research Analyst

  • Helen Punter

Principal Communications and Publications Officer

  • Julia Starkey

Senior Legal Officers

  • Hannah Ehler
  • Dr Sarah Kendall
  • Dayne Kingsford
  • Rachna Nagesh (on secondment)
  • 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