When the decision could define your Reputation
Codex is a corporate affairs and government relations consultancy. We advise CEOs, boards and executive teams dealing with government, regulators and public scrutiny.
Does This Sound Familiar?
Most clients come to us at one of these moments.
Regulatory Tone Shifting
Internal Alignment Issues
Media Interest Increasing
Board Needing Confidence
Government Setting Complicating Growth
Policy Shift Creating Opportunity
Procurement or Approval Process Stalling
Who is Codex
Trusted advisors with the expertise to navigate complexity.
Paul Higgins
Managing Partner
Codex is led by Paul Higgins, who has worked inside state and federal government, in consulting, and in multinational executive roles across Australia, New Zealand and the Indo-Pacific. He has sat on both sides of the table: advising government, and putting a case to it.
Meggan Motto, OAM
Strategic Counsel
Megan Motto is Strategic Counsel to Codex. Former Chief Executive of the Governance Institute of Australia and Consult Australia, she has advised government departments, chaired national committees, and served on the boards of Business NSW, Standards Australia and CEDA.
Codex is non-partisan and independently owned. We are not aligned to any political party and we are not owned by an agency network.
What We Do
We help you work out what is actually happening, who can change the outcome, and what to do next.
When you’re dealing with government, regulators, industry groups, or the media, the stakes are high. A regulatory dispute that’s getting complicated. Media scrutiny that could damage trust. Stakeholders with conflicting agendas, and you’re stuck in the middle.
We don’t guess. We diagnose what’s actually happening before we recommend anything. We work at the decision level, not the task level. You get senior advice, not junior delivery. And we tell you what we think is right, even when it’s uncomfortable.
How We Are Different
Three things set us apart
1
Senior people do the work.
You deal with the people whose names are on the door. There is no junior team behind the pitch.
2
We start with the problem, not the product.
We do not assume you need a media release, a campaign or a communications plan. We work out what is actually happening first, then decide what will help.
3
We tell you what we think.
Including when it is not what you want to hear. That is what you are paying for.
Case Studies
We work best with leaders who value judgment over volume
From a state housing showcase to a national platform
Building stakeholder alignment around a complex reform strategy
Our clients typically include
Organisations operating in regulated or politically exposed environment
Federal and state government agencies
Boards managing reputational and regulatory risk
Private equity-backed businesses navigating growth within government settings
Talk to us before you have to
Most of our work starts with a confidential conversation about something that has not become public yet. There is no cost and no obligation.