WOTSO Hobart
162 Macquarie St
Hobart TAS 7000
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC Australia
Doors open at 3:15pm
As in-house counsel, you're often the first point of contact when allegations of misconduct arise—whether it’s bullying, harassment, fraud, or a grievance between employees. This CPD session is designed specifically for legal professionals advising on or overseeing internal investigations.
Key takeaways:
● When is an investigation required (and when is it not)?
● Nailing the scope – why is this so important?
● Balancing privilege and transparency.
● Procedural fairness: what’s essential versus ideal?
● Managing internal stakeholders and external investigators.
● Navigating complex issues: vexatious complaints, anonymous disclosures, and conflicts of interest.
● Drafting or reviewing investigation reports from a legal risk perspective.
● How investigations intersect with disciplinary processes, disputes risk and board-level reporting.
Whether you lead internal investigations or support the people team from a legal standpoint, this CPD will sharpen your advisory role and help you steer your organisation through sensitive workplace issues with confidence and compliance.
Speakers
Sam Masters, Director, Legal Edge
Sam Masters is a Director and heads up the litigation and dispute team at Edge Legal, Employment and Safety law specialists.
Sam has particular expertise in responding to and resolving claims arising from employment and industrial disputes. Sam also regularly advises clients on complex compliance issues arising from interpretation of Enterprise Agreements and Awards.
Sam is also an experienced, trauma informed investigator and regularly carries out workplace assessments in response to workplace complaints and managing fitness for work (including employees with mental health concerns) with a view to guiding clients to take early, appropriate response action to deal with issues in the workplace instead of getting caught up in formal investigations. Sam also conducts investigations for genuine misconduct matters, including for state service departments which are highly regulated, providing compliant reports.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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