Areas of Expertise

Aged care & retirement living, Regulatory compliance, Incident investigation & coronial matters, Administrative law, Dispute resolution

Madeline is a Partner in the Health, Aged Care and Retirement Living team at Thomson Geer and the Deputy Chair of the Queensland Law Society Elder Law Committee.  

Madeline's expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of legal issues in the health, aged care, and retirement sectors, including regulatory compliance, risk management, governance, disputes and transactional matters.

Madeline provides advice to aged care providers on managing complex regulatory issues and responding to administrative decisions. She assists providers with critical incident investigations and acts for providers in coronial investigations and inquests. Madeline advises providers in relation to corporate and commercial matters including drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, advising in relation to governance arrangements and assisting providers with managing disputes including complex consumer complaints and fee recoveries.

In the retirement village context, Madeline advises on operational contracts, compliance matters, regulatory issues including closures and redevelopments and commercial and resident disputes.

What others say

"Leading Lawyer – Queensland, Health and Aged Care"
Doyle's Guide 2020-2023
"Recommended Lawyer – Queensland, Health and Aged Care"
Doyle's Guide 2019
"Leading Lawyer – Australia, Health and Aged Care Law"
Best Lawyers Peer Review 2025

Experience

Aged care acquisitions

Conducting legal due diligence in aged care acquisitions including regulatory compliance and review of resident agreements.

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

Acting for aged care providers in relation to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

Aged care provider

Acting for an aged care provider in an application to the Federal Court for judicial review of compliance decisions made by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency and the Department of Health.

Administrative Appeals

Acting for a provider in an application to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision by the Department of Health to refuse an application for an extension of the provisional allocation period in respect of residential aged care places.

Residential aged care providers

Advising residential aged care providers in relation to complex resident issues including security of tenure, substitute decision making and financial arrangements.