Lauren Ware Morand

Principal

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Lauren is a Principal at Nous Group with expertise in public policy and regulation. She is an eternal pragmatist, helping clients map out tangible ways to achieve their objectives, particularly in a way that garners trust among the Australian community.
A large portion of Lauren’s work has concentrated on regulatory reform and improving outcomes through strong governance and multi-agency ways of working. Furthermore, she promotes a focus on making systems work for priority populations, including First Nations people, those with disability or mental illness and victim-survivors of violence and abuse.

Influential work

  • Evaluated election events to determine the extent to which they support democracy in Queensland, leading independent reviews of the local government and state elections and made findings about the degree to which elections are fair and accessible
  • Conducted a first-principles review of the FSANZ Act, which underpins the Australian and New Zealand food-based economy, and developed a regulatory impact analysis that defined options for transformational reform for the system while understanding how such changes might create costs and benefits for governments, industry, consumers and other stakeholders
  • Led an evaluation of Voluntary Assisted Dying implementation in Queensland, working with the Queensland Department of Health to evaluate how well the legislative scheme was established and make recommendations around how clinical and administrative arrangements can be enhanced to support state-wide access and delivery of good, patient-centred care
  • Led a governance review of the WA cancer system, articulating the role of the Department as a system manager, and describing options to enhance effectiveness of governance arrangements and drive forward implementation of the Cancer Plan
  • Evaluated the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s deregulation strategy, reviewing the multi-million-dollar program of reform and identifying ways in which central agencies can best incubate new ideas, engage with line agencies, and successfully implement reforms through expansive stakeholder engagement work

Outside of Nous

Lauren is particularly passionate about healthcare and patient rights and sat on the Human Research Ethics Committee at the Royal Women’s Hospital for six years. She holds a Master of Public Health, a Bachelor of Science (psychology) and a Bachelor of Arts (French) from the University of NSW. She also holds a Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults from Cambridge University.

In her spare time...

Lauren loves being with her two kids, enjoys hiking, and hates the beach.