about RECAP

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Location 

Canberra, Australia. 

Experience

Grant has more than 30 years regulatory and enforcement experience spanning practitioner, manager, executive, senior executive, academic and consultancy roles, having operated at local, state, national and international levels.

Grant has performed: operational roles as an authorised officer, inspector and investigator; support roles as an intelligence analyst, prosecutor and trainer; strategic roles as a regulatory manager and advisor: focussing on regulatory capacity building, regulatory governance and performance, and regulatory policy development at a whole-of-agency and whole-of- government level.​

Grant’s final assignment as a public servant was a secondment to the ​​​​​​​Centre for Leadership and Learning within the Australian Public Service Commission as a Regulatory Capability subject matter expert to design, develop, and pilot the Regulatory Practitioners and Managers program.

Grant is an Adjunct  Professor (Regulation and Enforcement) in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania.

Grant has written more than thirty articles for practitioner and academic publications in the areas of regulatory practice, capacity building, networking and collaboration.  In 2021 Grant wrote Navigating Regulatory Language: An A to Z Guide.

Qualifications & Accreditations

• Certified Organisational Coach (2019) Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership.
• PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) (Regulation) (2017) University of New England. 
• Master of Arts (Compliance) (2011) Charles Sturt University.
• Diploma in Vocational Education and Training (2016) Australian Security Academy.
• Graduate Certificate/Diploma in Compliance (2006; 2008) Charles Sturt University.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (2008) Australian Security Academy.
• Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management (2007) Macquarie University. 
• Advanced Diploma of Government (Management) (2007) UNE Partnerships

Location

Adelaide, Australia

Experience
Haydn has more than 30 years regulatory and enforcement experience as a practitioner, supervisor and manager and has operated at local, state, national and international levels.
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Haydn has performed: operational roles as a military police officer (non-commissioned), uniformed police officer, and customs and border protection officer; support roles as an intelligence analyst, adult learning facilitator and project manager; strategic roles as a regulatory/enforcement advisor: focussing on capacity building for customs and border protection regulation in Papua New Guinea.​

​​​Haydn was a learning and development facilitator for an Australian federal government agency, for over a decade, delivering entry level recruit and frontline supervisory leadership learning at various locations around Australia and in Papua New Guinea.

Haydn is an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of South Australia. Haydn recently completed a Masters of Education (by research) at the University of South Australia.  The focus of this research is around learning for ethical leadership as it applies to public servants, more specifically those operating in law enforcement and regulatory environments.  Haydn is also a current serving volunteer fire fighter with the South Australia – Country Fire Service.

Qualifications & Accreditations

• Master of Education by research (2018), University of South Australia
• Graduate Diploma of Education (Adult, Vocational & Workplace Learning) (2014) University of South Australia
• Diploma of Government (Project Management) (2012), Canberra Institute of Technology
• Diploma of Training & Assessment (2009) Australian Institute of Management
• Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management (PSM Programme) (2005) Macquarie University
• Graduate Certificate in Legal & Justice Studies (Strategic Intelligence) (2001) Queensland University of Technology
• Bachelor of Social Science (Justice Administration) (2002) University of South Australia
• Advanced Diploma of Justice Administration (2000) Adelaide TAFE & South Australia Police

Location 

Adelaide, Australia

Experience

Rebecca has over 30 years enforcement experience as a practitioner,  supervisor, and senior manager including experiences across systems and policy development.  

Rebecca has performed: operational rolesas a police officer; support roles as a prosecutor, project manager, adult learning facilitator; strategic roles as a regulatory manager, policy and governance administrator and advisor and regulatory policy development at whole-of-agency level; focussing on corporate governance, general and safety management systems. 

Rebecca’s most recent role in Government has been as a learning and development facilitator and manager overseeing and delivering entry level recruit training.  She also has experience in frontline supervisory learning, vocational development and leadership training.  

Qualifications & Accreditations

• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (2014) University of South Australia.
• Lead Auditor (2014) Registrar Accreditation Board, Quality Society of Australasia – SAI Global.
• Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (2009) National Risk Solutions.
• Graduate Certificate in Applied Management (2008) Australian Institute of Police Management.
• Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training (2001) (South Australian Police).
• Bachelor of Adult Education (1999) University of South Australia.
• Associate Diploma Agriculture (1982) Adelaide University.

Location

Vienna, Austria

Experience

Matt brings a systematic analytical approach to regulation. He is able to review interconnected and interdependent functions, factors and operations in order to identify critical failure and success points. Matt can clearly define, collate, map and present findings for various audiences, ranging from operational officers to senior executives.
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For almost a decade Matt lectured and tutored undergraduate and postgraduate subjects. Subjects included: professional writing, media, and cultural practice. Matt combines this experience with qualifications in law and communications in order to bring an independent and practical perspective to regulatory problem solving. 

Matt has nearly 10 years regulatory and enforcement experience as a practitioner, educator and advisor operating at state and national levels in the Australian Government.​​

Matt has performed: instructional roles in drafting legislative instruments and custom condition sets for approved industry activities; operational roles as a case manager assessing and monitoring approvals relating to major energy projects for the Australian Government; support roles as a trainer of authorised officers appointed under numerous pieces of federal legislation, as well as coordinator and facilitator of capability and capacity building events, and; strategic roles as an expert regulatory advisor across numerous regulatory regimes, domains and commodities. He specialises in regulatory governance and performance, regulatory practice and regulatory activity.

Matt is highly regarded for his skills and ability to: develop and deliver initial education and training for staff; contribute to the ongoing and continuing professional development of staff; and assist organisations with operationalising their regulatory intent as well as developing systems and practices able to support the achievement of regulatory goals. Matt can also provide guidance and advice on communication skills, both written and verbal, to individuals and groups including varied or blended (practitioner, manager, executive, scientific, technical and academic) audiences.

Matt has written articles for practitioner and academic publications in the areas of regulatory practice, capacity building, networking and collaboration.  

Qualifications & Accreditations

• PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) (Communications) (2008) – University of Canberra.
• Graduate Diploma in Professional Writing (2001) – University of Canberra.
• Bachelor of Laws (1997) – Australian National University.
• English Honours (1995) – Australian National University.
• Bachelor of Arts (1994) – Australian National University.
• Writing Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (2008) Australian Security Academy.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (2011) – YWCA, Canberra.
• Certificate IV in Frontline Management (1998) – Assoc. of Prof. Engineers, Scientists and Managers

Location
Hobart, Australia
 

Experience

Rob has more than 35 years experience as a researcher, educator, project manager, administrator and consultant and has operated at local, state, national and international levels.

Rob has performed: applied research roles involving data collection, interpretation and conceptual modelling relevant to practitioners and decision-makers; support roles involving scoping exercises and evaluation (continuous as well as summative); and strategic roles pertaining to criminal justice policies and practices, and inter-agency collaboration. 

Rob has extensive experience in developing and delivering training and ‘applied’ short courses which include operational checklists and easy-to-understand briefing papers.
​​​Rob has held high level academic appointments throughout the world for over 20 years, including as a Professor of Criminology.  Rob provides expert advice across a range of substantive areas such as law enforcement, environmental regulation, criminal justice, sentencing, and crime prevention. 

Rob is highly regarded for his skills and ability to: develop and deliver initial education and training for staff; contribute to the ongoing and continuing professional development of staff; and assist organisations with strategic planning and mapping of over-the-horizon issues. Rob can provide guidance and advice on communication skills, both written and verbal, especially to varied or blended (practitioner, manager, executive, scientific, technical and academic) audiences. 

Rob is presently completing a Master of Laws (LLM) (by research) at the University of Tasmania.  The focus of this research is on sentencing and penalties for environmental offences, specifically those relating to criminal breaches of environmental laws, by specialist courts. 

Qualifications & Accreditations

• PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) (Sociology) (1984), The Australian National University, Canberra
• Master of Arts (Sociology) (1980), Carleton University, Ottawa
• Master of Laws (LLM) (2017), University of Tasmania, Hobart
• Bachelor of Arts – Honours (Sociology/Philosophy) (1978), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
• Certificate in Men’s Health (1997), Curtin University of Technology, Perth
• Certificate of Completion, Social Impact Assessment (2006), Griffith University, Brisbane