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Cav. Maria Grazia Saraceni

Cav. Maria Grazia Saraceni is an Adjunct Professor at Adjunct Professor for the School of Business & Law.

Biography

Maria is a respected Barrister specialising in ESG regulatory and compliance law with a focus on health and safety and employment-related matters. She advises, strategizes and represents clients in various Courts and Tribunals.

She uses her teaching skills form her first career as a secondary school teacher to provide practical training and Masterclasses to those seeking to keep up to date with the ever-changing legislation around employment – even the so-called right to disconnect.

Maria has roles on not-for-profit Boards and Committees and enjoys giving back to society.

As a child of migrant parents, Maria has long advocated for and contributed to the advancement and well-being of CALD communities – particularly Italians in Australia. Her efforts were recognised by the Italian government who conferred on her a knighthood – being the title of Cavaliere in 2017.

Previous Board's Member
  • 2011 - 2022: Director (Non- Executive), Board of Management of Work Health and Safety Foundation (previously the Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention)
  • 2016 - 2018: Director (Non-Executive), North Metropolitan Health Service
  • 2016 - 2018: Director (Non-Executive), My Leave (previously Construction Industry Portable Paid Long Service Leave Board)
  • 1998 - 2016: Member, Appeal Costs Board
  • 2006 - 2007: President, Law Society of Western Australia and Director, Law Council of Australia Limited
  • 2017 - 2020: Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Law School)

Current Board/Committe's Member
  • 2022 - Current: Director (Non Executive), Constable Care Foundation
  • 2022 - Current: Member, Honours Nominating Committee , Law Society of Western Australia

Honours/ Awards
  • Knighthood, Order of the Star of the Italian Republic (conferred June 2017)
  • Life Member, Law Society of WA
  • Life Member, Work Health and Safety Foundation Ltd
  • Life Member, Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA
  • Scholarship at University of Besancon, France
  • Dux, Sacred Heart College, Sorrento
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