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Debra

Fox

Principal Lawyer - Workplace Relations

Debra Fox is a Principal Lawyer in the FCW Workplace Relations team located in Adelaide.

With extensive experience in workers compensation claims and injury litigation, Debra specialises in advising self-insured employers and registered employers in relation to the management of workplace injuries and their obligations and liabilities pursuant to the Return to Work Act 2014.

Formerly a practising physiotherapist, Debra has a strong understanding of injuries and injury management, complementing the advice she provides to her clients.

Debra is actively engaged in industry committees and associations, including the Accident Compensation Committee of the Law Society of South Australia, Crash CTP Seminar Committee and Asian Australian Lawyers Association of South Australia.

Experience
  • Representing parties in contested workers compensation claims and injury related litigation.
  • Advising self-insured employers and registered employers in relation to their obligations and liabilities pursuant to the Return to Work Act 2014 and related legislation.
  • Providing self-insured employers and registered employers with effective strategies to manage complex workers compensation claims.
  • Provision of pro-bono advice and services in the not for profit sector.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Laws – LLB (with Honours) (2006)
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law Society of South Australia (2006)
  • Legal Practice Management Course, Law Society of South Australia (2022)
  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia (2001)
  • Admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia and High Court of Australia
Membership
  • Accident Compensation Committee – Law Society of South Australia
  • Asian Australian Lawyers Association of South Australia (AALA SA)
  • AALA SA mentor – 2023 and 2024 Mentoring Program
  • National Council of Women (SA)
  • Crash CTP Seminar Committee

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