Presenters

Bronwyn Weir, Director, Weir Legal & Consulting
Bronwyn Weir is Managing Director of Weir Legal & Consulting – Bronwyn specialises in advising governments as regulators. Her expertise spans all areas of regulatory law including advising on complaints, prosecutions, investigative powers, notices or orders, registration/licensing and administrative law. Bronwyn is frequently engaged to conduct reviews and to assist clients to develop risk based regulatory decision making frameworks, policies and procedures. In 2017 Bronwyn co-authored the Building Confidence Report with Professor Peter Shergold which remains an influential report in policy development for the building industry. She is currently advising the NSW Government on the Home Building Compensation Fund. In addition to being known for expertise in building regulation, Bronwyn advises regulators in sectors including education, health, water and climate law. Bronwyn acts for all levels of government and whilst based in Victoria, frequently advises governments across Australia.


Kylie Evans SC, Barrister, Ah Ket Chambers
Kylie Evans KC has significant litigation experience acting for non-government and government clients in administrative law matters in courts, tribunals and Commissions of Inquiry across Australia. She has acted as Counsel Assisting in inquiries and appeared for clients in royal commissions, most recently appearing for the Minister for Health, Secretary to the Department of Health, Chief Health Officer and a Deputy Secretary in the Yoorrook Justice Commission. She is a leading expert in human rights law having published three texts in the area and holds an academic position at the Melbourne Law School as a Senior Fellow. Kylie is a member of the Queensland Parliament's human rights advisory panel. She holds first class honours degrees in Law from the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge (Masters of Law) and a first class Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne. She was Associate to the late Honourable Justice David Hunt AO QC at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 1999 and a Research Fellow for the late Honourable Professor James Crawford AC SC FBA (formerly a Justice of the International Court of Justice) from 2002-2005.

Presenters

Bronwyn Weir, Director, Weir Legal & Consulting
Bronwyn Weir is Managing Director of Weir Legal & Consulting – Bronwyn specialises in advising governments as regulators. Her expertise spans all areas of regulatory law including advising on complaints, prosecutions, investigative powers, notices or orders, registration/licensing and administrative law. Bronwyn is frequently engaged to conduct reviews and to assist clients to develop risk based regulatory decision making frameworks, policies and procedures. In 2017 Bronwyn co-authored the Building Confidence Report with Professor Peter Shergold which remains an influential report in policy development for the building industry. She is currently advising the NSW Government on the Home Building Compensation Fund. In addition to being known for expertise in building regulation, Bronwyn advises regulators in sectors including education, health, water and climate law. Bronwyn acts for all levels of government and whilst based in Victoria, frequently advises governments across Australia.


Kylie Evans SC, Barrister, Ah Ket Chambers
Kylie Evans KC has significant litigation experience acting for non-government and government clients in administrative law matters in courts, tribunals and Commissions of Inquiry across Australia. She has acted as Counsel Assisting in inquiries and appeared for clients in royal commissions, most recently appearing for the Minister for Health, Secretary to the Department of Health, Chief Health Officer and a Deputy Secretary in the Yoorrook Justice Commission. She is a leading expert in human rights law having published three texts in the area and holds an academic position at the Melbourne Law School as a Senior Fellow. Kylie is a member of the Queensland Parliament's human rights advisory panel. She holds first class honours degrees in Law from the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge (Masters of Law) and a first class Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne. She was Associate to the late Honourable Justice David Hunt AO QC at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 1999 and a Research Fellow for the late Honourable Professor James Crawford AC SC FBA (formerly a Justice of the International Court of Justice) from 2002-2005.