Chair
Mitchell Devine, Principal, Devine Legal
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Changes to QLD Anti-Discrimination Act
Changes to the Anti-Discrimination Regime in Queensland from 1 July 2025
- Examination of the new positive duty to prevent discrimination
- Explore the shift in the onus on the employer to disprove conduct amounts to discrimination
- Challenges with new protected attributes, including criminal records, physical appearance and victim-survivors of domestic and family violence
- The new ability for complaints to be advanced on “a combination of grounds”
Presented by Deacon Johnston, Barrister, George Street Chambers
Presenters
Mitchell Devine, Principal, Devine Legal
Mitchell Devine is the Principal, Devine Legal and a dual Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and Workplace Relations. He holds a Bachelor of Laws and Masters of Laws and is a member of the Industrial Relations Society of Queensland, Australian Lawyers Alliance and Australian Labour Law Association. Mitchell was previously a member and chair of the Queensland Law Society Workplace Relations Advisory Committee. Mitchell lectures in employment law at the University of the Sunshine Coast and practises exclusively in areas of personal injuries and workplace relations. He is a recommended employment lawyer in the Doyle’s Guide from 2017 to date for both employer and employee representation.
Deacon Johnston, Barrister, George Street Chambers
Deacon is an experienced advocate in a variety of settings, and maintains a broad commercial litigation practice, with a focus on employment and industrial, taxation, and trade practice disputes. Called to the bar in 2024, he advises and appears for employees and employers, both in private and public contexts, in relation to both state and federal disputes. Clients generally appreciate Deacon's no-nonsense and straight-talking style, paired with his dogged determination in pursuit of results. With an insatiable appetite for hard work, and a pragmatic and thoughtful approach to dispute resolution, client goals are always at the forefront of Deacon's litigation strategy.
