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.

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 (currently seconded to QCAT Review Secretariat)
Jodie O’Leary

Principal Research Analyst

Helen Punter

Principal Communications and Publications Officer

Julia Starkey

Senior Legal Officers

Hannah Ehler
Dr Sarah Kendall
Rachna Nagesh
Bob Wallace

Legal Officers

Jack Cuming
Jessica Lakeman
Steph Payne

Business Manager

Natalie Collins

Administrative Officers

Natasha Relf

Communications and Research Officer

Dom Kendall-Frost