Troy Spence
Troy Spence | Barrister | Brisbane
Troy Spence has a diverse practice, with a focus on employment & industrial relations, work health & safety, discrimination, Human Rights and workers’ compensation.
In 2026 Troy was ranked as Preeminent junior counsel in Doyles Guide Leading Employment Law Barristers – Queensland, 2026 and also Preeminent junior counsel in Doyles Guide Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Barristers – Queensland, 2026.
In 2026, Troy was also ranked as Recommended junior counsel in Doyles Guide Leading Employment Law Junior Counsel – Australia, 2026.
Prior to being called to the bar in 2018, Troy worked for almost two decades in public sector and private sector industrial relations, appearing regularly in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and the Fair Work Commission.
Troy regularly appears in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Circuit and Family Court (Div. 2) and the Federal Court of Australia. Troy has also appeared before the Queensland Court of Appeal, the Full Federal Court and the High Court of Australia.
Notable Cases Troy has appeared in:
High Court of Australia
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation v Orica Australia Pty Ltd [2026] HCA 30
Federal Court, including Judicial Reviews and Appeals:
CFMMEU v DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Ltd (2022) 293 FCR 1
Stephen v Seahill Enterprises Pty Ltd [2022] FCAFC 85
Fair Work Ombudsman v Avert Logistics Pty Ltd (2022) 317 IR 473
Queensland Court of Appeal:
Enco Precast Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union & Ors [2022] QCA 94
Queensland Industrial Relations Commission:
Brasell-Dellow & Ors v State of Queensland, (Queensland Police Service) & Ors (2021) 310 IR 212 (Full Bench)
Watpac Construction Pty Ltd v The Regulator under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 [2020] QIRC 187 (Costs application)
Fair Work Commission, including Full Bench Decisions:
Damien Stephen v Seahill Enterprises Pty Ltd & Denise Fitzgibbons (2021) 306 IR 140
CFMMEU v DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Ltd t/a DuluxGroup (2021) 312 IR 217
Crowley v Modcon Group Pty Ltd [2024] FWC 1423
CFMEU v BMD Urban Pty Ltd [2024] FWCFB 355
Appeal by Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union re BMD Urban Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2023 [2025] FWCFB 21
Cross River Rail Delivery Authority v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia
[2026] FWC 1177 (s 426 of the FW Act – suspension of industrial action)
Federal Circuit and Family Court (Div 2):
Debus v Condor Energy Services Limited (No 2) [2023] FedCFamC2G 465 (Costs application)
CONTACT
M. 0417 343 498
E. tspence@qldbar.asn.au
L. Level 16
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Common Law/Personal Injury
Commercial Contracts
Employment and Industrial Relations
Superannuation
TPD Insurance
Wills and Estates
Workers Compensation
Workplace Health and Safety
YEAR OF ADMISSION
2018