Audrey Lacey is a Partner in HWL Ebsworth’s Health group and brings 25 years of health law and litigation experience. Audrey advises medical defence organisations, doctors, and allied health professionals regarding civil claims, disciplinary action, credentialing, and registration matters. She has extensive experience navigating complex regulatory processes and is known for her strategic approach to resolving sensitive and high-stakes issues and advocating for clients at conference, mediations and before Courts and Tribunals. Audrey has built relationships with all stakeholders in the health law field and uses this to the advantage of her clients to pursue favourable outcomes.
Audrey specialises in all aspects of health care law, including professional negligence, immediate registration action, Medicare and coronial inquests. She regularly appears before QCAT, the Office of the Health Ombudsman, the Australian Health Practitioner Agency, and is trusted by clients for her ability to deliver clear, effective outcomes in challenging circumstances. Audrey has been recognised in Doyles Guide and Best Lawyers Australia.
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- Confidential Client Acted for a doctor in overturning a suspension of registration on appeal, enabling the practitioner to resume clinical duties without restriction.
- Medical Defence Organisations Represented members in proceedings before QCAT, the Office of the Health Ombudsman, coronial inquests, Medicare inquiries, and civil courts.
- Insured Doctors Advised doctors facing urgent registration action, including preparation for inquest appearances and evidentiary submissions.
- Confidential Client Defended a client in a high-profile inquest, successfully avoiding an adverse finding despite significant public and media scrutiny.
- Private Hospitals Advising regarding credentialing, policy implementation, and investigation processes, including following catastrophic adverse outcomes.
