Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Cathy Dowsett SC, Young’s List
Professional Skills
Statutory Interpretation and Recent Decisions: What are the Key Takeaways?
A practical guide to key decisions and what are the important takeaways when applying statutory interpretation principles.
Presented by Natalie Blok, Barrister, Ah Ket Chambers
Presenters
Cathy Dowsett SC, Young’s List
Cathy Dowsett SC practices in employment, discrimination, administrative law and regulatory proceedings. She has an appellate and trial practice. Cathy is regularly briefed in employment, equal opportunity and discrimination matters, primarily by employers, in matters arising in both the Federal and State jurisdictions. Her administrative law practice encompasses judicial review and merits review proceedings in relation to commonwealth workers compensation, veterans’ entitlements, the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Cathy also has Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry experience.
Natalie Blok, Barrister, Ah Ket Chambers
Natalie is a Melbourne-based barrister with a diverse practice in public law, environment, planning, and employment law. Her clients include government agencies, water authorities, ministers, councils, developers, individuals, and objectors. With experience in judicial and merits review, regulatory matters, inquests, and investigations, Natalie is a skilled advocate who regularly appears both led and unled in courts, tribunals, planning panels, and boards of inquiries in Victoria. Water law, environmental law, and waste regulation are key areas of focus for Natalie, who is particularly passionate about the intersections of regulation, policy, and sustainability. She welcomes briefs that explore these critical issues. Natalie is also an accredited mediator (AMDRAS), having completed the Victorian Bar’s Lawyer’s Mediation Certificate in 2025. Natalie holds a Master of Public and International Law from the University of Melbourne.
