Garry Claxton

Dr Garry Claxton was a specialist in occupational health and safety law, and had over 30 years of extensive industry knowledge and experience. He had a passion for organisational culture, and how that interfaces with legal compliance.

As a qualified lead auditor and a respected trainer with operational experience, Dr Claxton was uniquely placed to conduct briefings, organisation and system reviews, critical investigations and participate in the regulator interface as part of employer defence in prosecutions.

He completed a PHD and has lectured at Curtin University's MBA program for 17 years. His highly regarded research has been used on a number of occasions by the West Australian government in reviews of the current health and safety laws. Dr Claxton has won a number of awards for his teaching as a lecturer, and ran the well regarded Mock Court program for IFAP.

Dr Claxton was also a regular speaker, having delivered a keynote at the invitation of Worksafe as well as the Department of Mines in WA. He passed away in January 2022.