Employment Relations and Safety, Government Services, State Government NSW
She assists government agencies, corporations and private businesses to navigate complex employment law issues and achieve practical, commercially focused outcomes. Grace acts for a diverse range of clients, including State Government departments, Commonwealth agencies and private sector organisations across various industries.
She advises on a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters, including workplace investigations, public interest disclosures, Fair Work Act disputes, workplace restructures, conduct and performance management, and corporate due diligence.
Grace also brings valuable in-house government experience, having completed a secondment with Legal Aid NSW. She is known for providing clear, pragmatic advice that helps clients effectively manage workplace risks and regulatory obligations.
Lessons from the biggest underpayment claim in Australian history
Acting in a complex general protections and termination dispute involving nine applicants and six respondents following a restructure, including allegations of sexual harassment, whistleblower breaches and workplace safety issues. Successfully resolved all claims prior to hearing.
Acting for an Australian energy provider in an application to suspend anticipated industrial action which created a serious risk that scheduled work on a large scale infrastructure project could not go ahead with anticipated losses of $463,000 per day, which were successfully avoided.
Acting for InterSystems in relation to a successful flexible working dispute involving work from home arrangements in the Fair Work Commission (Collins v InterSystems Australia Pty Ltd [2025] FWC 1976).
Conducting several complex investigations for private sector and NSW government agencies including investigating public interest disclosures.
Acting and advising in relation to a complex underpayment claim arising from the interaction between the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and industrial instruments.
Successfully defending a public sector disciplinary appeal: McLennan v Industrial Relations Secretary o/b NSW State Emergency Service [2025] NSWIRComm 1105.
