Stuart Barnard

Stuart Barnard began their work experience in 1995 as a Management Accountant at Fairfax Media. Stuart later worked as a Management Accountant at St.George Bank and as a Financial Analyst at IBM. In 2005, they became a Solicitor at MinterEllisonRuddWatts, where they assisted corporate and commercial clients in acquisitions and disposals. In 2007, they joined Corrs Chambers Westgarth as a Senior Associate, providing general corporate advice to clients. Stuart then moved to Norton Rose Fulbright as a Senior Associate and was seconded to The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Limited. Since 2013, Barnard has been working at HCF Australia as the Head of Legal and Compliance, where they manage legal matters and acts as the Privacy Officer for the company.

Stuart Barnard received a Bachelor of Laws with Honors from the University of Canterbury in 2004. Stuart was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor by the High Court of New Zealand in 2006, and as a Solicitor in NSW by the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2007.