Fiona Black
A/Deputy Crown Solicitor
Fiona has specialised in public sector employment law since 2004 and has worked exclusively for public sector agencies during her career. Fiona completed a two-year articled clerkship with the Crown Solicitor of Queensland before moving to the UK where she worked for Treasury Solicitors in London specialising in employment tribunal work and vexatious litigant applications. Fiona rejoined the Workplace Law Team at Crown Law in 2008.
Fiona advises and represents various government agencies on the most complex employment and discrimination matters including:
- management of complex discipline and employee management processes
- managing ill employees, including ill-health retirement
- all aspects of the Public Service Act 2008 and Industrial Relations Act 2016
- advice on complex statutory interpretation and legislative amendment
- response to Workers’ Compensation claims and advice on work health and safety obligations
- workplace interchange arrangements, employment contracts and statutory appointments
- complex anti-discrimination and sexual harassment claims
- all claims before the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, including industrial disputes, unfair dismissals, general protections, stop bullying orders and public service appeals
- advice on workplace investigations
- employee complaints and grievance processes
- advice on workplace change and redundancy.
Fiona advises and represents various government agencies on the most complex employment and discrimination matters including:
- management of complex discipline and employee management processes
- managing ill employees, including ill-health retirement
- all aspects of the Public Service Act 2008 and Industrial Relations Act 2016
- advice on complex statutory interpretation and legislative amendment
- response to Workers’ Compensation claims and advice on work health and safety obligations
- workplace interchange arrangements, employment contracts and statutory appointments
- complex anti-discrimination and sexual harassment claims
- all claims before the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, including industrial disputes, unfair dismissals, general protections, stop bullying orders and public service appeals
- advice on workplace investigations
- employee complaints and grievance processes
- advice on workplace change and redundancy.