The Role of the Review Commissioners
The Chief Review Commissioner (CRC) and Review Commissioners review decisions of WorkplaceNL as they apply to:
- acceptance of a worker’s claim;
- a worker’s entitlement to compensation benefits;
- whether an injury or disease is work related;
- whether accident costs should be charged to an employer;
- employer assessment disputes and duty to accommodate.
Suzanne Hollett, Chief Review Commissioner
Suzanne Hollett graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Laws in 2003. Having worked as both a lawyer and an analyst responsible for legislation pertaining to protection of privacy, access to information and personal health information, she has a broad range of experience in legal analysis, interpretation and dispute resolution.
Shane Hickey, Review Commissioner
Shane Hickey graduated from the Dalhousie Faculty of Law in 2011 and was called to the bar in 2012. He has extensive experience in administrative decision making at the adjudication level as well as the review and appeals levels. Most recently, Mr. Hickey was employed as the Director of Employment Standards and Residential Tenancies in the Yukon.
Janet O’Reilly, Review Commissioner
Janet O’Reilly obtained her LL.B. from Dalhousie University in 1999 and was called to the Bar of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2000. Since that time Ms. O’Reilly has practiced law with Patterson Palmer; clerked at the Court of Appeal; worked as a Corporate Examiner with Johnson Insurance; and most recently, was an Access and Privacy Analyst with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Ms. O’Reilly is also a director and actor in the local theatre community.
Stacey Pratt, Review Commissioner
Stacey Pratt graduated from the University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Law in 2005 and was called to the bar in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2006. She practiced law with McInnes Cooper for a number of years, following which she spent over a decade specializing in legislative analysis and interpretation in the areas of access to information, protection of privacy and personal health information with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information. Following that time Ms. Pratt served as the Legislative Officer/City Clerk with the City of Mount Pearl.
John Goodland, Review Commissioner
John Goodland graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Laws in 1999 and was called to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 2000. After ten years in private law practice with various sized law firms in the Province, in 2010 Mr. Goodland joined the Office of the Public Trustee, Department of Justice and Public Safety. Before accepting the position as Review Commissioner, Mr. Goodland served as the Public Trustee for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador for nearly eight years.