Christopher Platt –Director Workplace Policy

As the Director Workplace Policy, Christopher heads up AMMA’s Workplace Policy Unit and provides leadership to the resources sector and AMMA staff in all matters related to workplace policy. This includes policy development (in conjunction with the Board Reference Group), research, advice, education, promotion, lobbying and stakeholder management.  Christopher is based in AMMA’s Adelaide office.

Christopher is a member of the ACCI Council, Employment and Labour Relations Committee, a Director of the National Business Action Fund and has represented Australian employers at a range of International Labour Organisation meetings. He is also Executive Officer of the Agribusiness Employers Federation, a position he has held almost continuously since May 1992.

Prior to joining AMMA in 1992, Christopher was an Industrial Advocate for the South Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (now Business SA) from 1989 to 1992 and a Police Officer (Prosecutor) from 1978 to 1987.

Christopher has a Bachelor of Arts from Adelaide University, with majors in politics and labour studies, and a Bachelor of Laws from the Charles Darwin University. Christopher won the Industrial Relations Prize in 2000.  Christopher is presently completing a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

 Professional memberships: Law Society of South Australia, Australian Labour Law Association.

Based: Adelaide office

Phone: 08 8212 0585

Fax: 08 8212 0311

Email: saamma@amma.org.au

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