Melinda practises in public and commercial law.
Since coming to the Bar, Melinda has advised and appeared primarily in judicial review applications, constitutional law matters, and class actions involving public law torts.
Before coming to the Bar, Melinda was Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth, Dr Stephen Donaghue KC. She was previously a Senior Lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor where she practised primarily in administrative law, native title and constitutional law. Prior to that, Melinda worked in human rights and refugee law in the not-for-profit sector. Melinda has also taught administrative law and constitutional law at Monash University.
Melinda read with Frances Gordon KC and her senior mentor is Rowena Orr KC (now Justice Orr).
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