Chris Field is the Western Australian Ombudsman. He concurrently holds the role of Energy Ombudsman and State Records 
Commissioner. Immediately prior to his appointment as Ombudsman, Chris was an inaugural Member of the Economic Regulation Authority, Western Australia, a position he occupied for three years. During this period Chris additionally held the following positions: Professor at La Trobe University, Chair of the Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre, Director of the Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria and Principal of Chris Field Consulting Pty Ltd.
Chris began his career as a lawyer at Arthur Robinson and Hedderwicks. He was then employed as the Executive Director of the Consumer Law Centre Victoria for seven years and concurrently the Chairman of the Australian Consumers’ Association for four years.
Chris is presently an Adjunct Professor in the Law Faculty of the University of Western Australia and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Advanced Consumer Research. He also holds a Chair in Consumer Law at La Trobe University. He is the author of a range of publications on law, economics, consumer and regulatory policy issues, including the university textbook, Current Issues in Consumer Law and Policy. He is also the 'Consumer Dealings' editor of the Australian Business Law Review.
He holds Arts and Law (Honours) degrees.
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