Jared is a government advisory expert, with extensive experience working with both public and private sector clients. He has advised on major projects involving Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and other structures, and led teams working on Royal Commissions, significant legislative, regulatory and policy reviews and other sensitive inquiries.
Jared's practice includes advising on the translation of policy into law, legislative and regulatory drafting and interpretation, administrative and public law risks and mitigation strategies, procurement and probity plans and procedures and contract drafting and management.
Jared was seconded as International Counsel at Soemadipradja & Taher (one of Indonesia’s leading law firms), as Principal Legal Adviser to the Royal Commission into Family Violence and into the Office of General Counsel within the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services during 2020-2021.
Jared serves on the Corrs Diversity & Inclusion Committee and Pride@Corrs Steering Committee and convenes the Melbourne LGBTIQ+ Interfirm Network.
Jared is a director of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the South-East Monash Legal Service and the Gorman Foundation, having previously served as a director of the Australia Indonesia Business Council. Jared is also an Honorary Senior Fellow of the Melbourne Law School.
Key deals
Independent review of Victoria’s pandemic management framework
Appointed by the Victorian Minister for Health to conduct an independent review of Victoria’s pandemic management legislative framework.
Royal Commissions and inquiries
General Counsel for the Board of Inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in Beaumaris Primary School and certain other government schools, General Counsel for the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings, and Principal Legal Adviser to the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System
Lead partner representing 23 Victorian government clients, including public health services, public hospitals, area mental health services and associated entities.
Victorian Department of Health, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Advising on a variety of legislative, regulatory and contractual matters (including drafting legislation, regulations and public health directions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic) and advising on the investigation of, and rights against, service providers and contractual counterparts.
Victorian gambling licences
Acting for the State of Victoria in its review of gambling licences in Victoria, and the design, establishment and transition to the new legislative, regulatory and contractual regimes, encompassing extensive legislative and regulatory work.
Advising on the lotteries, gaming machine allocation, Keno, and wagering and betting licensing projects.
Victorian Desalination project
Acting for the State of Victoria on this A$5.7 billion PPP project from project inception and throughout procurement, design and construction, and operation and maintenance.
WA Department of Treasury and Finance
Advising, through the State Solicitor’s Office, on the drafting of legislation and associated licences and agreements to give effect to the proposed WA TAB privatisation.
WA Law Reform Commission
Advising the Commission on its project to review the Gender Reassignment Act 2000 (WA) and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 (WA).
Victorian government entities
Providing strategic, governance, legislative and contractual advice to Court Services Victoria, Forensicare, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust, Melbourne Water, Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, VicTrack and other government departments and agencies.