Matt Garozzo practises in all areas of industrial relations, employment, and health and safety law. He also practises in commercial law, administrative law and anti-discrimination law.
Before Matt joined the Victorian Bar, he was a Special Counsel in the Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety group at Clayton Utz. Prior to joining Clayton Utz, Matt worked in the equivalent branch of the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office. He started his legal career as an associate to Judge Michael Shanahan AM of the District Court of Queensland.
Matt read with Matthew Follett SC and Richard Dalton KC.
Recent Cases
Network Aviation Australia v Australian Federation of Air Pilots, Australian and International Pilots Association & Transport Workers’ Union of Australia [2024] FWC 685 (led by M Follett SC)
CSL Limited (CSL) [2024] FWC 1 (led by M Follett SC, for CSL)
United Firefighters Union v Fire Rescue Victoria [2024] FWCFB 43 (led by R Sweet KC)
Libardi v Deakin University [2024] FWC 103
United Firefighters Union v Fire Rescue Victoria [2023] FWCFB 180 (led by R Sweet KC)
United Firefighters Union v Fire Rescue Victoria [2023] FWC 2020 (led by R Sweet KC)
Lawton v State of Victoria (Victoria Police) (Human Rights) [2023] VCAT 440
Fair Work Ombudsman v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (The Yatala Labour Prison Case) (No 2) [2023] FCA 429 (led by M Felman KC)
Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation v Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine [2023] FWC 1046 (led by C O’Grady KC)
Application by Workzone Traffic Control Pty Ltd [2023] FWCA 758 (led by M Follett, for the FWO)
Thomas Bonney v Monash University [2023] FWC 469
Transport Workers' Union of Australia v Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd [2023] FWCFB 11 (led by M Follett)
TWU v Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd [2022] FWCFB 240 (led by M Follett)
Police Federation of Australia v Victoria Police [2022] FWC 1862
CFMMEU-Construction and General Division, Queensland Northern Territory Divisional Branch [2022] FWC 2332 (for the ABCC)
In the matter of the Entry Permit of Mr James John William Simpson [2022] FWC 2074 (for the ABCC)
United Firefighters Union of Australia v Country Fire Authority [2022] FCA 727 (led by C O’Grady KC)
Tween v Qantas Airways Ltd [2022] FWC 1594 (led by R Dalton KC)
Roy-Chowdhury v Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School [2022] FWCFB 101
Police Federation of Australia v Victoria Police [2022] FWC 1554
ABCC v CFMMEU & others (Yatala Labour Prison Case) [2022] FCA 492 (led by M Felman KC)
Roy-Chowdhury v Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School [2022] FWC 849
Sawan v Victoria Police [2022] FWC 660
Nazi Beydoun & Ors v Northern Health & Ors [2021] FWC 6341 (led by C O’Grady KC)
QNurses First Inc v Monash Health [2021] FCA 1372 (led by C O’Grady KC and M Follett)
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