Probity experience
Irene has extensive experience providing probity advisory services to many government clients and has advised on a wide range of procurement projects.
These have varied in both size and complexity and ranged throughout all stages of the procurement life cycle.
Irene’s broad probity experience includes:
- Advising on conflicts of interest
- Developing probity plans and protocols
- Drafting and advising on probity documents.
- Preparing and presenting probity briefings
- Providing probity briefings
- Reviewing project documentation.
Irene also helps clients plan and structure their projects to ensure their process is defensible and can withstand internal and external scrutiny, as well as achieve value for money and optimum outcomes.
Irene provides helpful, practical and sensible probity advice.
Irene always explores appropriate measures for her clients that can be put in place to mitigate probity risks, while at the same time supporting her clients to achieve their project objectives.
Experience
Irene is an experienced Australian Government lawyer with extensive experience in both government and private practice.
Irene has advised Commonwealth agencies across a broad range of high value and significant projects and transactions.
Having undertaken over nine legal secondments to various government agencies with Proximity, Irene is a secondment specialist and works extremely well in diverse team environments.
Irene is adaptable and her easy-going nature enables her to build trust and confidence with her clients.
Irene’s key areas of practise are commercial law, contracting, procurement and probity.
Irene has extensive experience advising clients on all stages of the procurement life cycle, from the early planning phase to contract execution.
Irene has assisted many clients with preparing approach to market documentation, evaluation processes, and negotiating contracts with successful tenderers.
Irene also has experience in drafting complex bespoke contracts and advising on contractual risks, including in relation to warranties, indemnities and limitations of liability.
Irene also advises her clients on a wide range of ongoing contract management issues including novations, variations and terminations, performance management and remedial action.
Irene has a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and a Bachelor of Law (Hons).
Irene is married to Joey and they have two girls. Irene enjoys bike riding, cooking and most of all traveling with her family.
