NickNeil

Having worked in-house for a safety regulator, Nick understands the political, legal, and practical considerations that underpin regulatory decision-making. That experience informs his safety law practice and allows him to think laterally and explore alternative engagement strategies with regulators. Nick also has experience in providing front-end practical safety law advice to operational law enforcement agencies with diverse safety risk profiles.

Nick's experience includes:

Litigation

• Prosecuting for offences against federal workplace safety laws including matters where the maximum statutory penalty was imposed.
• Defending alleged breaches of mine safety legislation.
• Appearing before Fair Work Commission and New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission in relation to workplace safety disputes and statutory notices issued under work health and safety laws.
• Preparing for and assisting clients during coronial inquests.
• Negotiating and drafting enforceable undertakings to resolve safety-related disputes as an alternative to safety prosecutions.

Advisory

• Reviewing policies, procedures, and safety management systems to mitigate critical safety risks across diverse industries—government sector, mine safety, marine safety, civil construction, and retail and transport sector.
• Successfully challenging statutory improvement and prohibition notices issued to clients across different sectors.
• Assisting clients during critical incident response and the remainder of safety regulatory investigations.
• Providing training seminars to workers and senior management on obligations under safety law.

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