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 and Attorney-General.

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.

Directors

Dr Emma Phillips
Kellie Jones

Principal Legal Officers

Anita Galeazzi
Jodie O’Leary

Principal Research Analyst

Helen Punter

Senior Legal Officers

Hannah Ehler
Dr Nia Emmanouil
Dr Sarah Kendall
Dayne Kingsford
Carley Ruiz
Bob Wallace
Jade Watson (DESI Secondee)

Legal Officers

Jack Cuming
Clare Foran
Megan Harris
Steph Payne
Jessica Lakeman

Principal Communications and Publications Officer

Julia Starkey

Business Manager

Natalie Collins

Administrative Officers

Kahren Giles
Julianna Bowring (Julie)

Research Associates

Dom Kendall-Frost
Sophia Bird