Milner + Huang

PARTNER

I started practising as a lawyer over 20 years ago in a large corporate firm with a focus on property matters. Since then I have had a very wide-ranging career in Australia, London and Fiji Islands. I have held senior in-house roles at Lend Lease, World Vision Australia, Australian Red Cross Society and Ingeus.

I focus on:

• regulatory matters, including investigations with respect to ACNC compliance, governance and conduct standards, counter-terrorism and fundraising.

• commercial and operational matters , including consultancy and services (such as SaaS/IT) agreements and privacy compliance.

• trusts (such as ancillary funds and property trusts), including establishment, trustee duties and management.

• property matters from initial acquisition structure, negotiating transactions and resolving disputes.

• funding arrangements (including grant-making, and grants and outcomes based funding) and structures (including supply chain partner arrangements).

I am Chair of the Law Institute of Victoria’s Charity and Not-for-profit Law Committee.

PARTNER

I have been a lawyer for 30 years. I draw from my previous experiences as a Partner in a major Australian firm specialising in banking and project finance and as General Counsel and Company Secretary of World Vision Australia.

I advise on:

• corporate matters: the role of directors and trustees, constitutions, legal structures (including trusts) and restructures, mergers and de-mergers.

• charity status and related tax concessions and endorsements.

• project implementation and funding arrangements including grant-making and grants and funding from governments and multi-lateral organisations.

• regulatory, accreditation and sector code compliance: directors’ duties, governance and conduct standards, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism, fundraising.

I chair the Charities and Not-for-profits Committee of the Law Council of Australia’s Legal Practice section. I am a director of the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand and two Australian registered charities. I am also a member of the ACNC advisor forum.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

I have been working as a lawyer in the not-for-profit sector since 2019 and have a passion for ensuring that clients have the advice and tools they need to facilitate their charitable endeavours.

I specialise in charity establishment and structuring; registration of entities with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and endorsement with the Australian Taxation Office for relevant tax concessions, particularly deductible gift recipient status; and corporate governance (including the preparation of fit for purpose constitutions and board policies).

I am a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). I previously sat on the Law Institute of Victoria’s Charity and Not-for-profit Law Committee and provided administrative support to the Law Council of Australia Charities and Not-for-profits Committee.