Tamara Lutvey
Tamara Lutvey

Tamara Lutvey

Partner

Brisbane

+61 7 3259 7334 | +61 409 612 050
tamara.lutvey@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Tamara is well known for her strategic advice on complex workplace issues, including conducting litigation and workplace investigations.

Tamara Lutvey is a partner in our employment practice. Tamara has more than 18 years' experience focusing on employment, industrial relations, discrimination and occupational health and safety law. 

Her clients cover both the public and private sectors and a broad range of industries including energy, power and utilities, mining, transport, retail, government, education and sport.

She has extensive experience in conducting and managing complex employment-related litigation, including before the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Fair Work Commission, Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and various tribunals and commissions both at the State and Federal Level.

She regularly advises on complex strategic employment and industrial work and provides practical solutions, including in respect of compliance with industrial instruments, redundancy and consultation processes, restructures, termination of employment issues, adverse action, disciplinary matters, workplace investigations, managing ill and injured workers, discrimination and harassment (including sexual harassment), industrial action, enterprise bargaining disputes and responding to and managing safety incidents.

Tamara is an experienced investigator and is skilled in conducting and advising on robust and procedurally fair workplace investigations, including in respect of complex and sensitive matters.

She also regularly develops and delivers client specific training in relation to a range of topics, including effective workplace investigations, industrial and employment relations, managing ill and injured workers, appropriate workplace behavior and contact officer training.

Tamara has been consistently ranked as a leading individual for Labor and Employment Law in Best Lawyers Australia since 2016, was awarded 'Lawyer of the Year' for Employee Benefits Law in Queensland by Best Lawyers 2022, was recognized as an Employment & WHS Rising Star – Australia in both 2019 and 2022 by Doyle's Guide and was listed as a Recommended Employment Lawyer in Queensland by Doyle's Guide in 2023, 2025 and 2026.

  • Confidential energy sector company | Senior Associate/Partner | 2014 – present | Trusted advisor for over a decade on industrial relations, discrimination and employment law, including enterprise agreement disputes, restructuring programs, enterprise bargaining, industrial action, disciplinary matters and terminations, and appearing in various tribunals.
  • A global mining company | Partner | 2025 - present | Providing advice on a range of complex and sensitive employment and industrial matters, including managing grievances, conducting investigative processes, advising on the interpretation of industrial instruments, and advising on restructuring programs and associated consultation obligations and workforce communications.
  • Leading integrated energy company | Partner | 2025 – present | Advising on strategic employment and industrial relations matters, including appearing in the Fair Work Commission in general protections and unfair dismissal claims, advising on the application of the fuel cost recovery Road Transport Contractual Chain Order made by the Fair Work Commission, and advising and acting in respect of the Net Zero Economy Authority's application for a Community of Interest Declaration in the Fair Work Commission.
  • Queensland Treasury | Partner | 2023 – present | Acting for the State of Queensland in relation to a wide variety of complex discrimination and employment-related claims in the AHRC, QHRC, QCAT, QIRC and the Supreme Court of Queensland.
  • Queensland Corrective Services | Partner | 2023 – present | Conducted multiple external workplace investigations and fact finding enquiries for the purposes of providing legal advice in respect of highly sensitive and complex matters, including allegations of sexual harassment and matters requiring a culturally-sensitive approach.
  • Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU | Partner | 2025 – present | Assisting Crown Law in representing various Queensland Government Departments, including advising on document production notices, the preparation of witness statements and preparing for public hearings.
  • Confidential mining company | Partner | August 2025 – present | Defending a representative complaint and class action in the Federal Court of Australia. The representative complaint and class action respectively allege discrimination and racial vilification under the Racial Discrimination Act.
  • Various national and global corporations | Senior Associate/Partner | 2019 – present | Providing complex advice to large employers across a range of industries including retail, mining and energy in respect of compliance with industrial instruments, remediation programs and engagement with relevant regulators in respect of possible non-compliance issues.
  • A global mining company | Senior Associate/Partner | 2019 - present | Acted for the coal mine operator and two statutory position holders in prosecutions against them for alleged breaches of safety laws following a workplace fatality.  Negotiated for the charges against the individual defendants to be withdrawn.  Successfully defended the charge against the coal mine operator concerning the workplace death.  Following an appeal to the Industrial Court concerning a bodily harm conviction (resulting in the matter being listed for retrial), successfully negotiated for the prosecution to withdraw the charge, resulting in an acquittal.
  • Confidential public health services | Partner | 2022 – present | Providing practical and strategic advice in relation to managing complex and sensitive employment matters, including advising on managing grievances, performance, discipline, resolution options and investigative processes. Conducting and advising on workplace investigations in respect of complex and sensitive issues, including sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination, public interest disclosures and corrupt conduct.

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