Amy Salapak
General Counsel
WA Country Health Service
The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is Australia’s largest country health provider, servicing rural and remote Western Australians across an area that spans more than 2.5million square kilometres. It’s a career highlight to be WACHS inaugural General Counsel, and to have successfully established its in-house legal function.
Amy has legal expertise in healthcare, anti-corruption and higher education and has worked across the public and private sectors. She specialises in litigation, dispute resolution, ethics, governance, and risk management; and has particular experience in conducting investigations and statutory inquiries. Amy is trained in mediation and advanced negotiation, and has attended Harvard University's Negotiation Institute.
As a Fulbright Scholar, Amy attended Rutgers University’s Institute for Ethical Leadership. There she investigated the role of culture, conduct and governance in the finance industry following the GFC. Amy is undertaking a Doctor of Business Administration, and continuing this research, focusing on corporate culture and the outcomes of the Australian Banking Royal Commission.
Amy has presented at Australasian and international forums on business ethics, banking and finance, dispute resolution and governance issues. She is featured on ACC’s inaugural podcast series, In-house Insiders, and has recorded an ACC TED Masterclass presentation, The Seven Deadly Sins and Corporate Culture.