Appeared as Senior Counsel Assisting, instructed by King & Wood Mallesons.
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements was established in response to the extreme bushfire season of 2019-20 which resulted in loss of life, property and wildlife and environmental destruction.
Public hearings were conducted using remote hearing technology during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, involving over 300 witness appearances and thousands of exhibits and public submissions.
naturaldisaster.royalcommission.gov.au
Select media coverage:
Bushfires royal commission begins amid coronavirus pandemic (The Australian, 16 April 2020)
Royal commission presses officials on lack of briefings, insight into bushfires (Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 2020)
Royal commission warns difficult decisions need to be made to protect Australia from natural disasters (ABC News, 25 September 2020)