Presenters

Fiona McKenzie, Barrister, Foley’s List
Fiona McKenzie has practised as an administrative lawyer for most of her career. Initially at the Australian Government Solicitor's office in Melbourne, she then went to Blake Dawson, now Ashurst, before coming to the bar. Fiona has advised government and private clients on issues such as statutory interpretation, natural justice, judicial review applications and appeals from administrative decisions. She has appeared in tribunals and courts at the federal and state levels. Fiona has a Masters degree from the ANU and has published in the field of administrative law and human rights. Fiona runs training courses on administrative law, regulatory investigations, and decision writing to public servants and lawyers - she has a website with details of her training courses, online training videos, and occasional blogs on recent cases, at:: www.adminlaw.com.au


Nidal Sayegh, Lead Counsel, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
Nidal works in the Inquiries, Prosecution and Administrative Law Branch at the VGSO and has an extensive practice in administrative and public law matters, focussing on delivering pragmatic and innovative solutions to complex legal problems. Nidal's current practice includes advising on statutory interpretation and administrative law issues including delegations and authorisations, acting for disciplinary boards in panel hearings and tribunal referrals, advising on the conduct of formal investigations and formal inquiries, including Royal Commissions, parliamentary inquiries and boards of inquiry and acting for public sector departments and agencies in numerous merits and judicial review matters. Nidal joined the VGSO in 2022 and prior to this had a variety of in-house legal and management roles at the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance and Cladding Safety Victoria and prior to joining the VGSO was Acting Director, Legal, Commercial and Procurement at Cladding Safety Victoria. Nidal has been involved in high-complexity, high profile administrative law and freedom of information matters, prosecutions, privacy matters, commercial transactions and major infrastructure projects and has significant experience working for both Commonwealth and State Governments.

Presenters

Fiona McKenzie, Barrister, Foley’s List
Fiona McKenzie has practised as an administrative lawyer for most of her career. Initially at the Australian Government Solicitor's office in Melbourne, she then went to Blake Dawson, now Ashurst, before coming to the bar. Fiona has advised government and private clients on issues such as statutory interpretation, natural justice, judicial review applications and appeals from administrative decisions. She has appeared in tribunals and courts at the federal and state levels. Fiona has a Masters degree from the ANU and has published in the field of administrative law and human rights. Fiona runs training courses on administrative law, regulatory investigations, and decision writing to public servants and lawyers - she has a website with details of her training courses, online training videos, and occasional blogs on recent cases, at:: www.adminlaw.com.au


Nidal Sayegh, Lead Counsel, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
Nidal works in the Inquiries, Prosecution and Administrative Law Branch at the VGSO and has an extensive practice in administrative and public law matters, focussing on delivering pragmatic and innovative solutions to complex legal problems. Nidal's current practice includes advising on statutory interpretation and administrative law issues including delegations and authorisations, acting for disciplinary boards in panel hearings and tribunal referrals, advising on the conduct of formal investigations and formal inquiries, including Royal Commissions, parliamentary inquiries and boards of inquiry and acting for public sector departments and agencies in numerous merits and judicial review matters. Nidal joined the VGSO in 2022 and prior to this had a variety of in-house legal and management roles at the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance and Cladding Safety Victoria and prior to joining the VGSO was Acting Director, Legal, Commercial and Procurement at Cladding Safety Victoria. Nidal has been involved in high-complexity, high profile administrative law and freedom of information matters, prosecutions, privacy matters, commercial transactions and major infrastructure projects and has significant experience working for both Commonwealth and State Governments.