Dr Jamie Orchard has specialised in regulatory law and dispute resolution throughout his 35 year career as a lawyer. He has held senior executive positions in regulators and dispute resolution bodies in Australia and overseas including as Director of Enforcement at ASIC, Managing Director of Enforcement at the Dubai Financial Services Authority, COO at the Qatar Financial Centre and Executive General Manager at the Financial Ombudsman Service. Jamie is currently General Counsel of the Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. In that role he leads Ahpra’s National Legal Practice, an inhouse legal practice of almost 100 lawyers and support staff operating in all states and territories across Australia. The practice handles all regulatory litigation on behalf of the various health practitioner boards, the criminal prosecution of individuals under the National Law and ensures the general governance and legislative compliance of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. Jamie holds a Doctor of Juridical Science in the field of natural justice in dispute resolution.

Kate Evans joined Ahpra in 2016 and is a National Manager in Ahpra’s legal practice. Kate manages the Professional Misconduct Unit, a large team of lawyers who are responsible for providing legal services relating to the most serious, disciplinary matters about health practitioners. Kate was admitted as a lawyer in 2002 and prior to joining Ahpra had gained extensive legal experience in private practice working primarily in litigation and dispute resolution matters involving legal issues across a broad spectrum of the law including regulation, health, administrative, tort and commercial law.