A Reviewing Key Takeaways and Applying Principles to Real Examples
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Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
*This is an interactive recording, which allows you to claim all your annual CPD points
*Original content created March 2023
Chair: Alison Smith, Principal Decision Maker, Victorian Building Authority
Professional Skills
Reviewing Key Takeaways and Applying Principles to Real Examples
Now put it all into practice, as together with our experienced panel, you’ll review the key principles as they might apply to real life scenarios.
Facilitator
Alison Smith, Principal Decision Maker, Victorian Building Authority
Panellists
Brad Powell, Compliance and Investigating Manager, Harness Racing Victoria
Shail Singh, Acting Lead Ombudsman, Investments and Advice, AFCA
Vanessa Twigg, Principal Legal Adviser, Ombudsman
Bronwyn Weir, Director, Weir Legal & Consulting
Presenters
Alison Smith
Before joining the VBA’s Practitioner Discipline Unit, Alison was an appointed member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (and formerly the Social Security Appeals Tribunal) for 12 years. Alison joined the VBA in 2019 and acts as a delegate in disciplinary proceedings against building practitioners. Alison has taken a lead role in developing and maintaining the VBA’s regulatory and disciplinary strategy in relation to the non-compliant use of combustible cladding in a cross-divisional team of lawyers, technical experts, and investigators.
Shail Singh
After completing law/science at the University of Melbourne, Shail commenced his legal career in 1997 at a top-tier Australian Law Firm Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashursts). Since that time, Shail has had a varied and extensive legal career, having worked both in-house and in various regulatory roles. In 2008 Shail left the law to train and work as a financial planner, before joining AFCA’s predecessor scheme, FOS as a case manager in 2010. Shail was appointed as an Ombudsman at the commencement of AFCA in 2018, and then the Senior Ombudsman (Investments and Advice) in 2021. He is currently the Acting Lead Ombudsman, Investments & Advice. Shail has now worked in dispute resolution for over a decade and currently deals with financial planning, managed investment and stockbroking disputes.
Bronwyn Weir
Bronwyn has been a lawyer for over 20 years. She recently established Weir Legal and Consulting Pty Ltd having previously worked as a senior partner of a large law firm. Bronwyn advises governments on complaints management, licencing, disciplinary inquiries, enforcement, decision making and administrative law. Bronwyn also advises on regulatory practice and risk-based decision-making by regulators. She has worked with regulators in sectors including early childhood education and care, building, VET education, health, food safety, racing and primary industries. Bronwyn was recently co-appointed with Professor Peter Shergold to undertake an assessment of building legislation in each jurisdiction and make recommendations to the Building Ministers' Forum (comprised of 11 State, Territory and Federal ministers) on a national best practice approach to regulation of the building sector.
Krista Weymouth
Prior to joining Weir Legal and Consulting Krista was general counsel for a state government statutory authority. She has also had extensive experience advising local, State and Commonwealth regulators at a large law firm and at the Australian Government Solicitor. During her time in private practice Krista completed a number of secondments with regulators, including in the building and health space. Krista advises regulators across a range of sectors on operational activities including investigations, complaints management, registration and licensing, policies and procedures and compliance activity. Krista also works with regulators on risk-based policy and decision making.