Ross was previously an assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, serving under Bill Kelty.
[3] In 1994 he was appointed a Vice President of the former Australian Industrial Relations Commission, a role in which he served until 2006.
[4] In 2009, he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria,[4][3] as well as the president of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) from 1 April 2010.
[6] He has also served as Chair of the Council of Australasian Tribunals, inaugural Chair of the Mediator Standards Board, a Judge of the County Court of Victoria, and a partner of Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
[9] Ross also holds a Master of Business Administration from Monash University.