Government Services
Governments are integral to their communities. They touch all sectors of industry and lead economic well-being, encourage financial investment, deliver and manage vital infrastructure, support existing operations and drive innovation to their regions.
At the same time, the sector is subject to a high degree of accountability and scrutiny combined with a highly regulated environment.
We have a proud history of assisting Federal, State and Local Governments including government owned corporations and statutory bodies. Our reputation is built on our strong understanding of contemporary approaches to public sector administration and our ability to project manage large and complex government projects, right through to day to day legal services.
We are on panels for the Commonwealth, NSW and QLD State Governments, as well as numerous Local Government panels across Queensland and NSW.
Our expertise covers all legal requirements for Government departments and organisations encompassing administrative law, construction and major projects, disputes, planning and environment, property, native title and cultural heritage, PPPs and project finance, insurance, technology, intellectual property, and employment relations and safety.
We see our role extending past the delivery of legal advice, choosing to focus on how it can be harnessed to achieve optimal outcomes for our Government clients and the communities that they serve.
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To find out more, contact Dominic McGann
Experience
Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads
Various native title and cultural heritage consents for the upgrade and improvements of the Peninsula Developmental Road.
Department of Communications and the Arts
Successfully defended a claim for over $1 billion arising from the termination of an agreement for a telecommunications infrastructure network to be constructed in regional and rural Australia.
Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads
Assisted in multi-million dollar arbitration proceedings conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Act 2013 (Qld) and in proceedings challenging the Minister’s decision under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Qld).
Unitywater
Strategy and delivery of major $73m Kawana Sewage Treatment Plant upgrade and expansion.
Toowoomba Regional Council
All aspects of the AUD $45m Toowoomba Outer Circulating Road project, from tender strategy and project documentation through to completion.
Moreton Bay Regional Council
Advised on the structure of and development lease for a new residential precinct within one of the Council’s busiest urban areas.
Queensland Health
Successfully advised in relation to a claim regarding public sector doctors back pay due to an interpretation of the medical officers certified agreement.
Blacktown City Council
Advised on the acquisition and disposal of land. Work includes the closure of public roads, dedication of land to councils, and arranging for just compensation agreements to be negotiated and entered into between parties.
Department of Jobs and Small Business (DJSB)
Assisting the Commonwealth in its capacity of administering the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Scheme in relation to a significant liquidation.
NSW Resources Regulator
Successfully prosecuting the first ever category 1 “reckless conduct” prosecution under the model WHS Act, as well as prosecuting several other large scale WHS matters against a range of mining companies.
Department of Defence
Assisting Defence in the development of a risk management plan to identify and prioritise sites throughout Australia where persons, including workers, could be exposed to a risk of injury arising from remnants of war.
NSW Health
Advised in urgent proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW to stop the impending termination of a pathologist on grounds of misconduct.