Karen Carmody

Karen Carmody | Barrister | Brisbane

KAREN CARMODYKaren lived in Paris for over 10 years where she worked for both the Australian Embassy and the Australian Delegation to UNESCO.  She returned to Clayton Utz in banking and finance and then to the Private Bar in 1994.Since her admission to the Bar in 1994 Karen’s practice has been varied and includes appearances for both parties and as Counsel Assisting in the Coroner’s Court; in the Family and Federal Circuit Court jurisdiction; in child protection matters; in domestic violence matters for both the aggrieved and the respondent; in estate matters and in employment law.Karen was the Deputy and then the Public Interest Monitor (“PIM”) for the State of Queensland. The PIM monitors applications for, and the use of, surveillance warrants and covert search warrants and appears in closed courts  representing the public interest when applications are made by the police or the Crime and Corruption Commission.Karen was the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Commissioner from 2016-2021. The Parliamentary Committee has oversight of Queensland’s major anti-corruption agency, the Crime and Corruption Commission.Karen is also an Acting Professional Board Member of the Queensland Parole Board.She has a Bachelor of Laws from Bond University, a Master of Business Administration from Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Laws from the University of Queensland. — KAREN CARMODY
Karen lived in Paris for over 10 years where she worked for both the Australian Embassy and the Australian Delegation to UNESCO. She returned to Clayton Utz in banking and finance and then to the Private Bar in 1994.
Since her admission to the Bar in 1994 Karen’s practice has been varied and includes appearances for both parties and as Counsel Assisting in the Coroner’s Court; in the Family and Federal Circuit Court jurisdiction; in child protection matters; in domestic violence matters for both the aggrieved and the respondent; in estate matters and in employment law.
Karen was the Deputy and then the Public Interest Monitor (“PIM”) for the State of Queensland. The PIM monitors applications for, and the use of, surveillance warrants and covert search warrants and appears in closed courts representing the public interest when applications are made by the police or the Crime and Corruption Commission.
Karen was the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Commissioner from 2016-2021. The Parliamentary Committee has oversight of Queensland’s major anti-corruption agency, the Crime and Corruption Commission.
Karen is also an Acting Professional Board Member of the Queensland Parole Board.
She has a Bachelor of Laws from Bond University, a Master of Business Administration from Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Laws from the University of Queensland.

CONTACT

T. 07 3236 1203
F. 07 3236 2785
E. kcarmody@qldbar.asn.au
L. Level 14 | Win Paten Chambers

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Child Protection
Commercial
Family
Human Rights & Discrimination
Industrial & Employment
Inquests, Commissions of Inquiry & Statutory Tribunals

YEAR OF ADMISSION

1994