Academic staff - School of Law

Staff member

Research interests

Rachel Baird Law of the Sea (fisheries, piracy, marine pollution, maritime disputes)
Environmental Law including natural resources management and climate change.
Eola Barnett Research interests are in Criminal Law, Legal Research and Legal Education. I am currently trialing the use of Virtual Worlds in teaching and assessment particularly for external students and hope to publish in this area next year.
Toni Brackin Compliance aspects of taxation law (including tax policy and taxpayer behaviour); improving the financial literacy of high school students and commencing university students; the level of 'tax literacy' in Australian taxpayers and the effect of this on taxation compliance.
Craig Burgess Criminal law; defence of accident; media law; prejudicial publicity; freedom of information; corporate manslaughter.
Mark Byrne Corporations law and business structures (particularly corporate governance); competition law.
Pauline Collins International and comparative law; law in context.
Tom Delany Income taxation; indirect taxes such as GST; tax administration; capital gains tax; taxation of trusts; derivation of income; taxation of primary producers; fringe benefits tax; tax avoidance.
Anthony Gray Constitutional law; human rights; conflict of laws/international law.
Caroline Hart Legal education; public policy; and internet law.
Nicky Jones Human rights, international law (especially freedom of religion), European Union law, French law and culture, law and religion, Australian law and politics, consumer law.
Michael Maguire Family law; legal education.
James Mayanja Corporate law (law relating to takeovers and mergers; directors' duties; corporate governance).
Noeleen McNamara Environmental law; heritage law; environmental regulation of mining.
Reid Mortensen Lawyers' ethics (focusing on virtue ethics and religious perspectives in legal practice, questions of character, and the management of client money); private international law (including choice of law).
Mike Robertson Lawyers’ ethical and professional responsibilities; lawyer-client relations; citizens’ access to and use of legal processes and services; legal education.
Liam Scott Analysis of how equity interrelates to commercial transactions and property law research on various topics.
Des Taylor European Union law; international business law; aspects of Australian law.