Geoff Diggins
Areas of practice
- Administrative Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Commercial Law
- Coronial Inquests & Commissions of Inquiry
- Criminal Law
- Disciplinary Proceedings
- Industrial/Employment Law
- Work Health and Safety Law
Admissions
- Solicitor - 1993
- Barrister - 2018
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - University of New South Wales
- Bachelor of Laws – University of New South Wales
About
Geoff worked as a solicitor in private practice for 8 years undertaking a variety of work, in particular in personal injury and employment law (acting for both plaintiffs and defendants). He was then employed by the WorkCover Authority of NSW (now SafeWork NSW) for 13 years during which time he held various senior positions including Principal Solicitor, solicitor advocate and managerial roles. During that time he had conduct of a substantial number of prosecutions in all major industries and represented SafeWork at coronial inquests into workplace fatalities. Geoff has a highly developed understanding of the investigation and prosecution of work health and safety offences.
Geoff was called to the bar in 2018 and accepts briefs in the areas identified above.
Selected Cases
Work Health and Safety
SafeWork NSW v Thompson [2021] NSWDC 689
SafeWork NSW v Easy Fall Guttering Pty Limited [2021] NSWDC 44 (led by Chin SC)
Attorney General v Jamestrong Packaging Australia Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCCA 319 (led by Chin SC)
Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, New South Wales Branch (on behalf of its member Mick Amarasinghe) and WorkCover Authority of New South Wales [2012] NSWIRComm 143 (as solicitor advocate)
Inspector Mason v Graham Allen Chapman & anor [2013] NSWIRComm 71 (as solicitor advocate)
Employment
Jennifer Wood v Amigoss Preschool and Long Day Care Co-Operative Ltd [2023] FWCFB 71 (for successful Respondent)
Gambhir v Fastserv Solutions Pty Ltd [2021] FedCFamC2G 211
Wilson v Industrial Relations Secretary (Department of Justice, Corrective Services) [2020] NSWIRComm 1003
Francois v Industrial Relations Secretary (Department of Corrective Services) [2019] NSWIRComm 1058 (led by Chin SC)
Dumas v Industrial Relations Secretary (on behalf of Department of Communities and Justice) [2019] NSWIRComm 1071 (led by Chin SC)
Childcare
Famous Kids Family Day Care Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Education [2023] NSWCATAD 10
Early Childhood Education Australia Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Education [2021] NSWCATAD 28
Early Childhood Education Australia Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Education (NSW) [2020] NSWCATAD 118
Education
Access Training Institute Pty Ltd and Australian Skills Quality Authority; Kirana Training Pty Ltd and Australian Skills Quality Authority [2020] AATA 2470
Other
Gambhir v Vision of IT Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 188
Ghambir v Vision of IT Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 905
T: +61 2 9223 3633 F: +61 2 8998 8399
E: diggins@hbhiggins.com.au