- $152,556.00 per annum + 12% superannuation
- Full time, fixed term opportunity until 12/03/2027 (parental leave)
- Melbourne CBD based role (hybrid – 3 days in office)

About the opportunity

As an Independent Review Officer you will be expected to undertake a high level of complex investigative and analytical work that has significant implications across WorkSafe Victoria operations while working within transparent and established management systems, legislative/regulatory provisions and professional standards.

Key accountabilities

- Investigate and determine applications for review of disputed WorkSafe agent decisions and other WorkSafe decisions in a fair, reasonable and timely manner.
- Write clear and logical decisions setting out the basis for decision, relevant findings of fact and the material on which those findings were based.
- Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders and provide support and learning opportunities relating to or arising out of a non-statutory review.
- Communicate decision outcomes of reviews and the reasons for those outcomes to workers, agents or other authorised decision-makers and relevant WorkSafe staff in a timely and professional manner.
- Liaise with and provide instruction and guidance to employers, employees and other duty holders in relation to the review process.

About you

You are an experienced legal professional with demonstrated expertise as a legal advocate or policy specialist within the Victorian workers' compensation framework. You have highly developed written and verbal communication skills and can work independently with minimal supervision,



delivering high-quality outcomes in a complex environment with competing stakeholder interests and strict statutory deadlines.

More specifically, you will have:

- Demonstrated experience as a technical expert or a complex specialist as a legal advocate or policy specialist in the Victorian workers' compensation framework.
- Demonstrated experience in conducting administrative and merit reviews or formal organisational investigations.
- Highly developed and demonstrated knowledge of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (Vic) 2013 and the Victorian workers' compensation statutory framework.
- Highly developed alternative dispute resolution, conflict resolution and facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to assess competing and complex arguments and to reach logical and sustainable conclusions based on relevant material.
- Demonstrated ability to write sound logical and sustainable decisions capable of withstanding internal and external scrutiny, including scrutiny by Courts and Tribunals.
- Capacity to deal effectively and tactfully with a wide range of stakeholders in the review context, including workers, employers, lawyers and other representatives.
- Demonstrated ability to present review outcomes and learnings to internal and external stakeholder groups.

Highly Desirable

- Sound understanding of the principles of administrative review, and their application to the WorkSafe review context.
- Understanding of the principles of statutory interpretation and legal precedent.
- A tertiary undergraduate degree in law or equivalent legal studies; and/or TAFE Certificate IV in Personal Injury Management or equivalent.

Applications close 11:00pm Tuesday 22 September 2026.

📌 Independent Review Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 WorkSafe Victoria
📍 Melbourne