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Legal Office
The Legal Office is responsible for the provision of legal services to the University.
The Legal Office provides independent legal advice to the Council, the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and senior executives of the University. The Legal Office also coordinates any external legal services provided to the University.
The Legal Office does not provide legal advice to students and does not provide legal advice to staff on non-SCU related or personal matters.
The services of the Legal Office are more fully explained on our Services page.
For links to pages related to some of the University's non-legal specialist services please refer to the Useful Resources page.
Legal Office
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Privacy and Personal Information
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General Enquiries
If you have a general enquiry please contact the University's Legal Office:
SCU Legal Office
Southern Cross University
PO Box 157
LISMORE NSW 2480
Australia
t: +61 2 6620 3465
e: legal@scu.edu.au
Privacy Enquiries
If you have a question in relation to a privacy matter or you wish to access personal information, please contact the University's Privacy Officer:
SCU Privacy Officer
SCU Legal Office
Southern Cross University
PO Box 157
LISMORE NSW 2480
Australia
t: +61 2 6620 3465
e: privacy@scu.edu.au
Right to Information Enquiries
If you have a question in relation to accessing SCU information, please contact the University's Right to Information Officer:
Information Access Officer
SCU Legal Office
Southern Cross University
PO Box 157
LISMORE NSW 2480
Australia
t: +61 2 6620 3465
e: privacy@scu.edu.au
University Lawyers
Mark Dixon
Director, Governance Services (General Counsel and University Secretary)
t: +61 2 6620 3454
e: mark.dixon@scu.edu.au
Steve Spinks
Senior University Lawyer
t: +61 2 6620 3954
e: steve.spinks@scu.edu.au
Helen Chu
Senior University Lawyer
t: +61 2 6627 2730
e: helen.chu@scu.edu.au
Legal and Privacy Officer
Keely Elliott
t: +61 7 5589 3529
e: keely.elliott@scu.edu.au
Administrative Assistant
Sam McLeod
t: +61 2 6620 3465
e: sam.mcleod@scu.edu.au