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Lisa Willson started at the private Bar in February 2008. Lisa is formally qualified in the area of health and safety having completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Health and Safety).
Lisa’s practice areas focus on employment law and personal injury. She facilitates mediations for court referred matters under the Fair Work Act 2009.
Lisa is a current Counsel Panel member for the Workers’ Compensation Regulator in QIRC matters and a previous Counsel Panel member of WorkCover Queensland.
Lisa is a Nationally Accredited Mediator, through the Resolution Institute. She has also previously been appointed as a Mediatior for the Dispute Resolution Branch with the Department of Justice and Attorney General (Qld).
In 2018 – 2019, Lisa was appointed as an “Official Visitor (Legal)” with the Department of Corrections (Qld). In this role, she independently reviewed Consecutive Safety Orders (CSO), and Maximum Security Orders (MSO) and well as complaints from prisoners across the correctional centres in south east Queensland.
Lisa is also a member of the professional advisory panel at University of Queensland for the Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety Science Program and has the honorary position of Adjunct Associate Professor within the school.
• Adjunct Associate Professor of the Faculty of Health Sciences since 2009
• Bachelor of Laws
• Graduate Diploma (Legal Practice)
• Bachelor of Applied Science – Occupational Health and Safety
• Nationally Accredited Mediator – Member of the Dispute Resolution Institute
• Member of the Queensland Justices Association
• Member Queensland Bar Association
• Author of the LexisNexis – “National Work Health and Safety Law” publication
• Counsel Panel member for the Workers’ Compensation Regulator in QIRC matters
• Previous Counsel Panel member of WorkCover Queensland
• Previous Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD)
• Previous Member of the Queensland Law Society
• Previous Chartered Professional Member – Safety Institute of Australia (CPMSIA)
• Nationally Accredited Mediator – Member of the Dispute Resolution Institute
• Member of the Queensland Justices Association
• Member Queensland Bar Association
Nationally Accredited Mediator – Member of the Dispute Resolution Institute
Member of the Queensland Justices Association
Member Queensland Bar Association
Personal Injury Trials and Applications
Bretz v Thistle & Anor [2017] QDC, Clare SC DCJ, delivered 10 April 2017
Ellery v Sunsail (Australia) Pty Ltd [2014] QDC 285
Williams v Riviera Marine (Int) Pty Ltd [2013] QDC 306
Sayers v Hanson t/as Alguard Security Services [2011] QSC 70
Workplace Health and Safety Prosecutions
Guilfoyle v Culverthorpe Pty Ltd [2019] QMC 17
Discrimination Claims
Green v State of Queensland, Brooker and Keating [2017] QCAT 008 (for the Applicant)
Appeals under the Worker Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 – QIRC cases (Queensland)
Fair Work Jurisdiction (Commonwealth)
Morton v Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (No 2) [2019] FCA 175
Morton v Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (No 3) [2019] FCA 1943, pecuniary penalty
Ensuring the Integrity of Medical Evidence – Legalwise 3rd Annual Personal Injury Conference – Thursday, 17 March 2016
Level 35 Santos Place
32 Turbot Street, Brisbane Qld 4000
Phone: (07) 3211 0053
Email: 35 West Chambers
