Bernadine McNamara

Bernadine McNamara heads up the Legal Services Department at Barwon Health. Bernadine has 30 years’ experience as a legal practitioner and has worked in health and other sectors and in both the public and private sectors.

Prior to joining Barwon Health Bernadine was General Counsel at Austin Health and before that General Counsel at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Previously she worked in various law firms and in-house legal roles. Bernadine has Law and Arts (Psychology) degrees with Honours, a graduate diploma in Labour Relations Law and a master’s degree in Accounting, and is admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.