Deb Bailey joined the Nexus Board in September 2020 and brings a wealth of community service experience to the Board.
Since moving to Tasmania Deb has worked with the Legal Aid Commission, establishing and coordinating the specialist elder abuse unit and she is currently the Principal Solicitor at Women’s Legal Service Tasmania.
Before moving to Tasmania, Deb held senior policy and management roles at the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, assisted in the establishment of the National Redress Scheme and worked in private legal practice.
Deb’s work career spans roles from being a sworn officer in Victoria Police through leading family violence programs in Kakadu and Western Arnhem Land, developing new policy approaches to supporting victims of crime through the court systems in north-east Victoria and the ACT and working in the Commonwealth Office for Women.
Deb retains a strong commitment to social justice and the prevention of abuse of vulnerable people including people with disability. She is committed to best practice service delivery and her program development and policy work is grounded in pragmatism.
Deb has a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Graduate Certificate of Legal Practice and a Master of Laws.