Experience

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  Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA)

  • Qatar
  • Financial Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Associate Director, Anti Money Laundering and Combating Financial Crime

    • Apr 2016 - Present

    • Financial services regulation and compliance• Supervise compliance by regulated firms with AML/CFT requirements• AML/CFT National Risk Assessment project• Policy development• Legal advise• Mentor and develop staff• Enforcement project work

  • Associate Director, Enforcement

    • Sep 2010 - Apr 2016

    • Law Enforcement, compliance and corporate governance focus• Provide strategic and legal advice• Advise on the AML/CFT National Risk Assessment for the State of Qatar• Policy development• Manage and conduct major investigations• Administer the Customer Dispute Resolution Scheme • Conduct litigation• Supervise external consultants and experts• Mentor and develop staff

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  Australian Securities and Investments Commission

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Senior Lawyer and Senior Investigator

    • Jul 2006 - Aug 2010
    • Brisbane, Australia

    • Provide legal and strategic advice;• Advise Senior Management;• Manage and conduct major investigations with high public profiles;• Analyse complex corporate structures and business arrangements;• Analyse complex financial information and products;• Conduct litigation;• Supervise the work of external consultants and experts;• Manage multi-disciplinary teams;• Mentor and develop staff.

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  Australian Office of Transport Security

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Transport Security Regulator

    • Nov 1997 - Jul 2006
    • Brisbane, Australia

    • Implementation of a new regulatory framework in a previously unregulated area (maritime security);• Advising on legislation and preparing drafting instructions for new and amended legislation;• Drafting legislative instruments;• Approving compliance plans and risk assessments;• Conduct compliance audits;• Industry liaison (CEO, Director and senior manager level);• Chair of Australian Government co-ordination committees in Brisbane and Cairns (comprising key Australian Government Departments);• Staff management and development;• Melbourne Commonwealth Games – Maritime Security project team;• Sept 11, Bali bombing – enhanced aviation security framework team;• Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Queensland – aviation security project team;• Goodwill Games – aviation security project team;• Sydney Olympics – aviation security project team.

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  Australian Director of Public Prosecutions

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Prosecutor

    • Jun 1995 - Nov 1997
    • Melbourne, Australia

    • Prosecution of Federal offences including major fraud;• Arguing cases in Court;• Project management of prosecutions at all stages including before charges are brought;• Preparing prosecution cases and instructing Counsel;• Staff management;• Providing advice to police and other government agencies;• Interviewing witnesses;• Work on specialist committees and projects.

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  Public Defenders Office

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Lawyer

    • Jun 1988 - Jun 1995
    • Brisbane, Australia

    • Criminal defence - serious criminal offences (murder, armed robbery etc);• Arguing cases in Court;• Project management – managing cases from initial charge to final Court proceedings;• Preparing defence cases and instructing Counsel;• Interviewing witnesses;• Work on specialist committees and projects.