Regulatory and Governance

Biographical information

We are an Australian law firm based at 443 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Our Principal, Campbell Duncan, provides consultancy services in Australia and internationally.  He is readily available to be contacted by e-mail, and by telephone either immediately or in response to an e-mail message.  He can be contacted by e-mail at campbell@duncanlawyers.com.

Stakeholder consultation in Karachi, Pakistan December 2019.

Stakeholder consultation in Karachi, Pakistan December 2019.

Biographical notes

In Australia, Campbell has worked on major legislation reviews – notably, the Road Safety Act 1987 and the Local Government Act 1989.  His work for major Melbourne law firms was largely for government, including governance advice and appearance work before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.  Since 1999, he has provided consultancy services to government agencies, the private sector and volunteer bodies.

His international work has included consultancy for major aid agencies – Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Ausaid/DFAT, DFID and MCC (variously as a consultant or as a sub-contractor).  He has worked in Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bhutan, Cambodia, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lesotho, Mongolia, Nauru, Pakistan, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tonga, UAE (Dubai), Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu and Vietnam.

International project work has been in several sectoral areas: land use planning, land acquisition and resettlement, regulation of roads infrastructure and road traffic, judicial administration, legislative drafting, building control, decentralisation and local government.

Where is Campbell Duncan?

Campbell Duncan works from the Duncan Lawyers office at 443 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. He can best be contacted by e-mail.

Different times but some familiar issues

Extract from the Warrnambool Standard of 13 February 1987.The two photographs on this page were taken in different countries (Pakistan above and Victoria, Australia below), with a time separation of more than thirty years. Apart from the change in f…

Extract from the Warrnambool Standard of 13 February 1987.

The two photographs on this page were taken in different countries (Pakistan above and Victoria, Australia below), with a time separation of more than thirty years. Apart from the change in fashions and hair style (??) they have similarities - one is stakeholder consultation on a proposed Local Government Act - the other on a proposed Road Safety Act. On close examination you can see which is which.

 

Publications

We issue a Newsletter at irregular intervals.  This can be downloaded from our Newsletters page.

We also provide commentary on current issues, mainly related to legislation. See our Commentary page.

For a list of other publications see our Publications page.