Deborah Manning is a Law Honours graduate from the University of Auckland (BA/LLB, Hons). Since her admission to the Bar in 1999, she has specialised in refugee and immigration law, with a particular interest in how these areas intersect with other fields such as employment law. Throughout her career, Deborah has been an active member of the TLANZ Immigration and Refugee Committee and currently serves as Chair of the Immigration Reference Group—an active stakeholder engagement body working with MBIE. This role includes participation in the Compliance Working Group, which is initiating stakeholder engagement on issues relating to migrant exploitation.