APS5 Paralegal – Department of the Treasury
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770951
- Agency: Department of the Treasury
- Job Title: APS5 Paralegal
- Position Number: 18-2026
- Classification: APS Level 5
- Closing Date: Monday 27 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Non-Ongoing
- Location: Melbourne VIC
- Future Merit Locations: Melbourne
- Salary: $93,312 – $99,287
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in)
About Department of the Treasury
The Takeovers Panel is a peer review body that regulates corporate control transactions in widely
held Australian entities, primarily by the efficient, effective and speedy resolution of takeover
disputes. It is recognised for its commercial and pragmatic approach and has played a major role
in ensuring an efficient, competitive and informed market for takeovers and other corporate control
transactions.
The successful applicant will gain highly regarded exposure to mergers and acquisitions and other
corporate control transactions within a statutory decision-making body. The role offers valuable
experience engaging with leading practitioners, regulators and market participants and developing
legal skills in a fast paced, high profile environment that is directly relevant to future careers in
corporate law, regulation and policy.
Duties
- Assist in the day-to-day management of applications before the Panel to ensure their
- efficient and timely resolution, consistently with the purposes set out in section 602 of the
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the requirements of the legislation and procedural fairness
- including:
- drafting correspondence and matter related documents
- analysing and summarising information and documents.
- Provide administrative support for Panel proceedings, including maintaining matter files,
- contact lists, data rooms, publishing media releases and assisting the legal staff throughout
- the proceedings.
- Assist the Takeovers Panel in drafting policy and guidance on issues arising under its
- jurisdiction by undertaking legal research.
- Assist in the Panel’s liaison with related agencies, industry groups, regulatory and
- professional bodies and external stakeholders on matters relating to the Panel’s operations.
- Communicate with parties to Panel proceedings (including leading lawyers in their field) and
- other stakeholders.
- Desirable Skills / Experience
- Have completed or be undertaking a law degree, other legal study or have previous
- paralegal experience.
- Have availability to work full time.
- Be located in Melbourne, Victoria.
Eligibility / Notes
- Under Section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees of the Treasury are required to be
- Australian Citizens.
- Successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain, at a minimum, a Baseline security
- clearance, and will be subject to pre-employment screening checks.
- Some positions may require a higher level of clearance, as specified in the position description.
How to Apply
Position Contact Claudia McCulloch, 03 9655 3556
Agency Recruitment Site https://treasury.gov.au/the-department/recruitment-and-careers
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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