Northern NSW Physicians Conference 29 Nov- 1 Dec 2024

Megan Fairweather, Coroner & Magistrate

Coroner Megan Fairweather was appointed as a Magistrate and commenced as a Brisbane Coroner on 7 May 2024. Coroner Fairweather has more than 20 years of experience as a solicitor in private practice specialising in health and human rights law, coronial, health regulatory and corrupt conduct matters. Immediately before her appointment, Coroner

Fairweather was Chief Legal Counsel for Queensland Health where she led a team of lawyers to manage matters across a full spectrum of legal work including coronial, commission of inquiry, judicial review, commercial, employment and administrative law matters. She is a past chair of (now) Aged and Disability Advocacy and has been a member of the Queensland Law Society Public Law and Human Rights Committee and the Human Rights Law Association.

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