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Maleah Underhill

Special Counsel

Brisbane

+61 7 3225 5950

Maleah is a skilled and experienced public law practitioner, having advised numerous Commonwealth government departments and agencies and appeared as solicitor-advocate in merits review tribunals and courts exercising their original and review jurisdiction. She also has significant in-house knowledge and experience leading government legal practices and teams.

EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Maleah is known for her focus and commitment to delivering legal services with integrity and pragmatism for her clients in the conduct of litigation matters and leading legal advisory teams.

Maleah has advised and appeared as a solicitor-advocate on behalf of various Commonwealth government clients in merits review, and in Commonwealth court applications and appeals. She has also completed legal secondments with several Commonwealth organisations.

At Moray & Agnew Maleah maintains a diverse practice. She is an expert in the Child Support legislative scheme, advises on social security and family assistance law and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and has experience in debt and other compulsory powers enforcement proceedings.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Some published decisions in which Maleah has represented Commonwealth government clients include:

  • Judd and Secretary, Department of Social Services (Social services second review) [2022] AATA 727
  • Charnley and Secretary, Department of Social Services (Social services second review) [2022] AATA 1530
  • Rylko; Secretary, Department of Social Services and (Social services second review) [2021] AATA 307
  • GSFG and Child Support Registrar (Child support second review) [2021] AATA 2765
  • Dixon and Child Support Registrar (Child support) [2021] AATA 4602
  • MRLH and Child Support Registrar (Child support second review) [2020] AATA 4727
  • Lymbery; Secretary, Department of Social Services and (Social services second review) [2019] AATA 1868
  • Noakes and Secretary, Department of Social Services (Social security second review) [2018] AATA 157
  • Todd and Child Support Registrar (Child support) [2017] AATA 273
  • Bettison and Child Support Registrar (Child support second review) [2016] AATA 592.

RECOGNITION

Maleah received ministerial recognition for her work supporting a Commonwealth government agency during the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme.

 

 

Expertise

Qualifications

  • Diploma in Legal Practice, 2015, Leo Cussen Centre for Law
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), 2015, Deakin University
     

Memberships

  • Queensland Law Society
  • Australian Institute of Administrative Law