Emily is a lawyer in the Regulatory Compliance – Aged Care & Disability Services Team, sitting within the firm's Public Law & Regulatory Compliance practice. Her regulatory, Supreme Court of Victoria and criminal law experience gives her a distinctive perspective on compliance and risk management for organisations operating in the aged care, disability, and retirement living sectors.

Her practice is focused on advising aged care, NDIS, dual-registered providers and retirement village operators, on their obligations under Commonwealth and State legislation, including the Aged Care Act 2024, the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, and their associated Rules.

Emily’s varied professional background enables her to take a holistic approach to compliance issues across the aged care, disability and retirement living sectors, considering the statutory framework and its intersection with other applicable laws, the regulator's likely approach, and the practical operational consequences together.

Emily has deep practical knowledge of how regulatory obligations apply in practice, and regularly assists with sensitive, high-risk matters involving regulatory scrutiny and organisational governance issues. These matters include responding effectively to regulators, handling whistleblower disclosures, developing compliance frameworks and regulatory investigations.