Foley's List Barrister
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Profile
Current practice
Rachel practises in commercial, public and administrative law. She has a particular interest in statutory interpretation, jurisdictional issues and legislative review.
She welcomes briefs from in-house counsel and is available to advise government departments. Rachel also appears in all areas of VCAT including merits review, guardianship, residential tenancies, and privacy.
Her practice includes regulatory and disciplinary matters, and she sits on the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board as an Approved Person under the Veterinary Practice Act 1997 for formal and informal disciplinary hearings and investigations.
Rachel is a member of ANZSLA (the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association) and has represented parties through the National Sports Tribunal Legal Assistance Panel.
Rachel is also a Sessional Academic at Monash University, teaching Constitutional Law.
Background
Before coming to the the Bar, Rachel was a senior government lawyer, advising on privacy, statutory interpretation, regulatory issues, and policy development. She also led legislative development projects, including the implementation of federal jurisdiction procedure in the Magistrates' Court following Meringnage v Interstate Enterprises & Ors [2020] VSCA 30.
Rachel was also Associate to the Honourable Justice Quigley during her Honour's tenure as the President of VCAT.
Rachel read with Haroon Hassan and her senior mentor is Kylie Evans SC.
Rachel practises in commercial, public and administrative law. She has a particular interest in statutory interpretation, jurisdictional issues and legislative review.
She welcomes briefs from in-house counsel and is available to advise government departments. Rachel also appears in all areas of VCAT including merits review, guardianship, residential tenancies, and privacy.
Her practice includes regulatory and disciplinary matters, and she sits on the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board as an Approved Person under the Veterinary Practice Act 1997 for formal and informal disciplinary hearings and investigations.
Rachel is a member of ANZSLA (the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association) and has represented parties through the National Sports Tribunal Legal Assistance Panel.
Rachel is also a Sessional Academic at Monash University, teaching Constitutional Law.
Background
Before coming to the the Bar, Rachel was a senior government lawyer, advising on privacy, statutory interpretation, regulatory issues, and policy development. She also led legislative development projects, including the implementation of federal jurisdiction procedure in the Magistrates' Court following Meringnage v Interstate Enterprises & Ors [2020] VSCA 30.
Rachel was also Associate to the Honourable Justice Quigley during her Honour's tenure as the President of VCAT.
Rachel read with Haroon Hassan and her senior mentor is Kylie Evans SC.
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Admitted
13 Nov 2018
Victorian Bar
17 Oct 2024
Areas of Expertise
- Appellate
- Appellate Merits Review
- Civil Appeals
- Civil and Human Rights
- Disciplinary Proceedings
- Judicial Review and Administrative Law
- Merits Review
- Privacy or Freedom of Information
- Competition and Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Commissions or Tribunals and Other Inquiries
- Coronial Inquests
- Disciplinary Tribunals
- Racing Appeals
- Guardianship and Administration
- Powers of Attorney
- Real Property
- Local Government
- Merit Appeals