Matthew Minucci
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Areas of Practice
- Employment and Industrial Relations
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Regulatory Prosecutions
- Public and Administrative Law
- Commissions of Inquiry and Inquests
Professional History
Matthew read with Richard Dalton KC and Frank Parry KC.
Before signing the Bar Roll, Matthew was employed as a Senior Solicitor with the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office. He started his legal career as an associate in the District Court of South Australia.
Expertise
Matthew has a national practice that covers all aspects of employment, industrial and workplace health and safety law. He also appears in administrative law proceedings, regulatory prosecutions, inquires and inquests. Matthew acts for clients across a broad range of industries, including building and construction, mining, aviation, financial services, health, education, transport, retail, manufacturing, power generation and stevedoring. Matthew also acts for various State and Federal agencies.
Matthew has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide’s Leading Employment Law Junior Counsel – Australia, Leading Employment Law Junior Counsel – Victoria, and Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Junior Counsel – Victoria.
Qualifications, Appointments and Admissions
- BComm (Acc), LLB (w/ Hons), LLM (Melb)
- Admitted 9 May 2011 (South Australia)
- First Signed Bar Roll on 23 October 2014
Notable Cases
A selection of Matthew’s recent cases include:
- Wage Inspectorate Victoria v Woolworths Group Limited & Woolstar Pty Ltd (with S Holt KC)
- Wage Inspectorate Victoria v Spotless Services Australia Limited & Spotless Facility Services Pty Ltd (with R Dalton KC)
- Optus Administration Pty Ltd v Saluwadana & Anor [2023] VSCA 266 (with F Gordon KC)
- Application by Woolworths Group Limited and Woolworths (South Australia) Pty Limited T/A BIG W [2024] FWCA 849
- KPW Law Pty Ltd v Patel [2023] NSWSC 617 (leading S McCarthy)
- Rugg v Commonwealth of Australia & Dr Monique Ryan MP [2023] FCA 179
- Application by Bunnings Group Limited [2023] FWCFB 125
- Fortrend Securities Pty Ltd v Wollermann & Ors [2023] FCA 70 (with R Dalton KC)
- Target Australia Pty Ltd v Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (2023) 324 IR 304 (with C O’Grady KC)
- Chief Commissioner of Police v IHF & Anor [2021] VSCA 147 (with R Dalton KC)
- Fair Work Ombudsman v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (MV Portland Case) (No 2) [2020] FCA 1138 (with J Firkin KC)
A copy of Matthew’s CV is available upon request.