Aged Care Legal Expert Joins TLC

TLC Healthcare (TLC) has appointed Sabine Phillips as their new Chief Legal Counsel, and she will be joining the executive team on 4 April 2022.

Sabine is a seasoned aged care and legal professional with over 25 years of experience at the Board level. She has experience as a registered nurse, an approved provider of aged care services, and a Partner-level legal adviser. Sabine joins TLC from leading Australian legal firm HWL Ebsworth, where she has been a Partner since 2020.

Sabine specialises in risk management, corporate and clinical governance, inquiries and investigations, policy development and review, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution and challenging administrative decisions.

Sabine has been recognised in the Australia Day Honours with an AM for her services to the legal profession and to aged welfare. She has also been recognised by her peers as a Best Lawyer in the 2016 to 2022 Awards in the area of Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law and was awarded “Lawyer of the Year” for Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law in Melbourne in 2022. Sabine is also listed in Doyle’s Guide as a pre-eminent lawyer in aged care.

Sabine holds a Master of Laws (Legal Practice), a Master of Business in Organisation Behaviour and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Advanced Nursing. Sabine is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

The CEO of TLC Healthcare, Lou Pascuzzi, is delighted to have Sabine join his team.

“Sabine’s experience as a healthcare professional, aged care provider, and lawyer make her an invaluable addition to Team TLC. Sabine will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Chief Legal Counsel role, and I look forward to welcoming her to the team.

“TLC’s innovative model of integrating aged care, primary care, registered training and child care into community hubs requires a strong team with a broad set of skills and experience. Alongside my existing executive team, Sabine will be tasked with ensuring that TLC meets all of its regulatory requirements as well as providing the organisation with specialised aged care legal advice,” says Pascuzzi.

TLC operates 11 residential aged care homes, medical centres and registered training facilities located across Melbourne and Geelong. In 2022, TLC will be opening their latest development in the Melbourne suburb of Mordialloc that will offer aged care, primary care medical centre, child care, commercial gymnasium and swimming pool at one location.

Click here to find out more about TLC