Law School Staff

Melbourne Law School academic staff are recognised as leaders in their fields, both in Australia and around the world.

Our academics draw on their legal scholarship and professional engagements to deliver challenging and intellectually stimulating courses.

The Law School's commitment to quality teaching has been recognised by the Australian Teaching and Learning Council with five academics receiving citations in the 2011 awards.

Staff alphabetical listing

Academic Administration

 

Academic

Authorised by: Office of the Dean
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Professors

  Professor Graeme Austin
  Professor Caron Beaton-Wells
  Professor Andrew Christie
  Professor Sean Cooney
  Professor Michael Crommelin AO
  Professor Carolyn Evans
  Professor Simon Evans
  Professor Belinda Fehlberg
  Professor Richard Garnett
  Professor Lee Godden
  Professor Andrew Kenyon
  Professor Tim Lindsey
  Professor Ian Malkin
  Professor Tim McCormack
  Professor Andrew Mitchell
  Professor Jenny Morgan
  Professor Pip Nicholson
  Professor Ann O'Connell
  Professor Anne Orford
  Professor Dianne Otto
  Professor Sundhya Pahuja
  Professor Jacqueline Peel
  Professor Ian Ramsay
  Professor Helen Rhoades
  Professor Megan Richardson
  Professor Sam Ricketson
  Professor Andrew Robertson
  Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO
  Professor Gerry Simpson
  Professor Loane Skene
  Professor Miranda Stewart
  Professor Adrienne Stone
  Professor Tania Voon
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Federation Fellows

  Professor David Studdert
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Associate Professors and Readers

  Associate Professor Sarah Biddulph
  Associate Professor Kevin Jon Heller
  Associate Professor Michael Lambiris
  Associate Professor Martin Vranken
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Associate Professors

  Associate Professor Paul Ali
  Associate Professor Helen Anderson
  Associate Professor Elise Bant
  Associate Professor Mark Burton
  Associate Professor Alison Duxbury
  Associate Professor Colin Fenwick
  Associate Professor Michelle Foster
  Associate Professor Jeremy Gans
  Associate Professor Beth Gaze
  Associate Professor Pamela Hanrahan
  Associate Professor Matthew Harding
  Associate Professor John Howe
  Associate Professor Cally Jordan
  Associate Professor Michael Kobetsky
  Associate Professor Jürgen Kurtz
  Associate Professor Wendy Larcombe
  Associate Professor Shaun McVeigh
  Associate Professor Bruce Oswald CSC
  Associate Professor Andrew Palmer
  Associate Professor Peter Rush
  Associate Professor Maureen Tehan
  Associate Professor Joo-Cheong Tham
  Associate Professor John Tobin
  Associate Professor Margaret Young
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Senior Lecturers

  Dr Farrah Ahmed
  Dr Katy Barnett
  Dr Jenny Beard
  Mr Matthew Bell
  Mr Jason Bosland
  Mr Gary Cazalet
  Dr Anna Chapman
  Mr Arlen Duke
  Dr Ann Genovese
  Mr Andrew Godwin
  Dr Kirsty Gover
  Dr Linda Haller
  Dr Jacqueline Horan
  Ms Sunita Jogarajan
  Ms Joanne Kerr
  Ms Janice Luck
  Dr Mark McMillan
  Ms Paula O'Brien
  Mr Hayden Opie
  Dr Jeannie Paterson
  Mr Glenn Patmore
  Mr Andrew Roberts
  Ms Stacey Steele
  Dr Michelle Taylor-Sands
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Lecturers

  Mr Brad Jessup
  Ms Tanya Josev
  Dr Chantal Morton
  Ms Lisa Sarmas
  Dr Amanda Whiting
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Principal Research Fellow

  Dr Chris Dent
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Research Fellows

  Dr Malcolm Anderson
  Dr George Gilligan
  Dr Rain Liivoja
  Dr Cressida Limon
  Mr Elliot Luke
  Ms Christine Millward
  Dr Antje Missbach
  Dr Narrelle Morris
  Mr Andrew Newman
  Ms Stephanie Niall
  Mr Ben Saunders
  Dr Grania Sheehan
  Ms Sophie Walker
  Dr Lael Weis
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Teaching Fellows

  Ms Roisin Burke
  Ms Maria Elander
  Mr Joseph Kikonyogo
  Mr Dylan Lino
  Ms Wendy Ng
  Mr Josh Paine
  Mr Darren Parker
  Ms Elizabeth Southwood
  Mr Adrian Storrier
  Ms Corinne Tan
  Mr Bruce Taylor
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Sessional Academics

  Mr Matthew Albert
  Mr David Babovic
  Ms Lyn Bastin
  Dr Ross Becroft
  Ms Kerry Brewster
  Mr Liam Brown
  Ms Lisa Burton
  Ms Lisa Caripis
  Mr Edward Consett
  Mr Glendon Coote
  Mr Daniel Diaz
  Ms Kathleen Donnellon
  Mr Kevin Gausden
  Ms Koraly Georgiou
  Mr Jake Goldenfein
  Mrs Lindy Golding
  Dr Laura Griffin
  Mr Michael Gronow
  Mr Simon Haddy
  Ms Raelene Harrison
  Mr Jarrod Hepburn
  Mr Benjamin Hine
  Ms Anna Hood
  Ms Angela Ilton
  Mr Wayne Jocic
  Ms Anne Kallies
  Mr Keith Kendall
  Ms Kim Knights
  Mr Paul Korganow
  Ms Jessica Lake
  Ms Amy Lewis
  Ms Lindsay Mackay
  Mr David Madder
  Mr Des Maloney
  Mr David Malvaso
  Ms Julia Mansour
  Mr Graeme McEwen
  Mr Tim McEwen
  Ms Janette Nankivell
  Ms Katie O'Byrne
  Dr Janine Pascoe
  Mr Neil Pathak
  Mr Gareth Redenbach
  Ms Fiona Rotstein
  Mr Julian Sempill
  Ms Kym Sheehan
  Ms Cait Storr
  Mr Benjamin Sum
  Mr An Ton
  Ms Melody Webb
  Ms Emma Williams
  Ms Henrietta Zeffert
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Emeritus Professors

  Professor Emeritus Michael Bryan
  Professor Sandford Clark
  Professor David Lanham
  Professor Harold Luntz
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Professorial Fellows

  Professor Ian Bailey SC
  Professor Camille Cameron
  Professor Martin Davies
  The Honourable Sir Daryl Dawson AC KBE CB
  Professor Tony Duggan
  Justice Paul Finn
  Professor John Malcolm Fraser AC CH PC
  Professor Raimond Gaita
  Professor Francis Gurry
  Professor James Hathaway
  Professor Doug Jones AO
  Professor Geoffrey Lindell
  Professor Richard Mitchell
  The Honourable Alastair Nicholson AO QC RFD
  Professor Robert Nicholson AO
  The Hon. Justice Tony Pagone
  Professor Cameron Rider
  Professor Robin Sharwood AM
  The Rt Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE
  Professor Michael Tilbury
  Major General Ian Westwood AM
  Professor Sarah Worthington
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Principal Fellows

  Associate Professor George Beaton
  Associate Professor Fred Ellinghaus
  Dr Michael Kelly AM
  Associate Professor Austin Lovegrove
  Associate Professor Sue MacCallum
  Associate Professor Robert Mathews OAM
  Associate Professor Kristen Walker
  Associate Professor Peter Williams
  Associate Professor David Wood
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Senior Fellows

  The Hon. Justice Bernard Bongiorno AO
  Judge in Residence
  Lt Colonel Paul Muggleton
  Dr John Waugh
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Fellows

  Ms Georgina Fitzpatrick
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Senior Fellows (The Melbourne Law Masters)

  Mr Greg Ahern
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Leon Allen
  Davies Collison Cave
  Professor Owen Anderson
  University of Oklahoma, United States
  Ms Carol Andrades
  Consultant, Ryan Carlisle Thomas
  Professor Tanya Aplin
  King’s College London, United Kingdom
  Professor Douglas Arner
  Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Professor Brian Arnold
  Canadian Tax Foundation, Canada
  Mr John Baartz
  Queensland Bar
  Mr Simon Barrile
  Racing Victoria
  Mr Malcolm Bell
  Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
  Mr David Bennett QC
  Formerly Victorian Bar
  Ms Judy Bourke
  Mr Richard Bridgart
  Deloitte Private
  Mr David Campbell-Williams
  Legal Manager - Litigation, Legal Services Division, General Counsel and Governance, Rail Corporation of NSW
  Professor David Caudill
  Villanova University School of Law, United States
  Professor Christina Cerna
  Georgetown University, United States
  Mr Michael Charles
  Director, Corporate Tax, KPMG
  Mr Barnaby Chessell
  Victorian Bar
  Professor Christine Chinkin
  London School of Economics, United Kingdom
  Professor Sujit Choudhry
  New York University, United States
  Dr Braedon Clark
  Orica
  Ms Karin Clark
  Mr Matt Connock SC
  Victorian Bar
  Professor James Crawford SC, FBA
  University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  Mr Stephen Creese
  Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs
  Newcrest Mining Ltd
  Professor Breen Creighton
  RMIT University
  Associate Professor Wei Cui
  China University of Political Science and Law, China
  Professor Terence Daintith
  Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
  The Hon. Justice Jennifer Davies
  Supreme Court of Victoria
  Justice Dennis Davis
  High Court of South Africa, South Africa
  Mr Jan Job de Vries Robbé
  Dutch Development Bank FMO, The Netherlands
  Mr Andrew de Wijn
  Victorian Bar
  Mr John de Wijn QC
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Aldrin De Zilva
  Deloitte Lawyers
  Ms Sara Dehm
  The Hon. Justice John Digby
  Supreme Court of Victoria
  Dr Albert Dinelli
  Victorian Bar
  Dr Stephen Donaghue SC
  Victorian Bar
  Dr Helen Durham
  Australian Red Cross
  Professor Neil Duxbury
  London School of Economics, United Kingdom
  Mr Michael Earwaker
  Partner, Clayton Utz
  Mr Luis Eslava
  Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany (Guest Researcher)
  Mr Michael Evans
  Taxsifu
  Professor Keith Ewing
  King’s College London, United Kingdom
  Adjunct Professor Brent Fisse
  University of Sydney
  Mr Ben Fitzpatrick
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Kevin Fitzpatrick
  Formerly Australian Taxation Office
  Mr Michael Flynn
  Victorian Bar
  Dr Anita Foerster
  Research Assistant (CREEL)
  Mr Peter Fox
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Jonathan Gill
  Partner, Carrick Gill Smyth
  Mr Peter Gillies
  Pitcher Partners
  Mr Steven Gledhill
  FB Rice
  The Hon. Justice Michelle Gordon
  Federal Court of Australia
  Professor Lawrence Gostin
  Georgetown University, United States
  Mr Tim Grace
  Victorian Bar
  Professor Ros Grady
  Conjoint Professor and Chief Executive Officer Centre for International Finance and Regulation, UNSW
  Mr Stewart Grieve
  Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  Ms Erica Grundell
  Victorian Department of Health
  Dr Peter Harris
  University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  The Hon. Justice Kenneth Hayne AC
  High Court of Australia
  Dr Ian Heath
  First Thoughts
  Mr Ed Heerey
  Victorian Bar
  Ms Michelle Herring
  JGL Investments Pty Ltd
  Mr Graeme Hill
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Ray Hind
  Davies Collison Cave
  Mr Paul Hockridge
  Deloitte Private
  Mr Nick Hopkins SC
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Tony Horan
  Victorian Bar
  Dr Devika Hovell
  London School of Economics, United Kingdom
  Dr Robin Huang
  Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Professor Dan Hunter
  Professor of Law and Director, Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School
  The Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob
  University College London, United Kingdom
  Professor Michael Jacobs
  DePaul University, United States
  Mr Sam Johnston
  United Nations University, Japan
  Professor Michael Karayanni
  Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  Mr Nasos Kaskani
  Victorian Bar
  Ms Claire Kaylock
  University of Notre Dame
  Professor Karen Knop
  University of Toronto, Canada
  Professor Panos Koutrakos
  City University London, United Kingdom
  Professor Brian Langille
  University of Toronto, Canada
  Ms Alison Lansley
  Company Director
  Mr Rodd Levy
  Herbert Smith Freehills
  Dr Damien Lockie
  Bond University
  Professor John Lowe
  Southern Methodist University (SMU), United States
  Mr James Macky
  Partner, KPMG
  The Honourable Keith Mason AC QC
  Formerly, NSW Court of Appeal
  Dr Alana Maurushat
  University of New South Wales
  Professor David McLauchlan
  Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  Professor Bryan Mercurio
  The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Dr Alexandra Merrett
  Professor Matthew Mitten
  Marquette University, United States
  Lt Colonel (Ret) Dan Mori
  Shine Lawyers (formerly Senior Military Judge, United States Marine Corps, United States)
  Mr Peter Morrissey SC
  Victorian Bar
  Ms Debbie Mortimer SC
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Mark Moshinsky SC
  Victorian Bar
  Dr Stewart Motha
  University of London, United Kingdom
  The Hon. Justice Bernard Murphy
  Federal Court of Australia
  Mr Terry Murphy SC
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Tim Neilson
  Director, Greenwoods & Freehills
  Mr Donal Nolan
  University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  Dr Tania Obranovich
  Davies Collison Cave
  Ms Nadia Odorico
  Griffith Hack
  Mr Paul O'Grady
  Victorian Bar
  Mr Frank O'Loughlin
  Victorian Bar
  Professor Brian Opeskin
  Macquarie University
  Mr David Opperman
  Herbert Smith Freehills
  Mr Adrian O'Shannessy
  Greenwoods & Freehills
  Ms Alice Palmer
  Law Institute of Victoria
  Mr Nicholas Pane SC
  Victorian Bar
  Mr James Parker
  Dr Thomas Poole
  London School of Economics (LSE), United Kingdom
  Assistant Professor Dan Puchniak
  National University of Singapore, Singapore
  Mr Bill Reid
  Ashurst, Singapore
  Mr Craig Richards
  Chief Executive Officer, Bicycle Network
  Professor David Rosenbloom
  New York University, United States
  Professor Stephen Ross
  Penn State University, United States
  Mr Peter Rozen
  Victorian Bar
  Dr Michael Rush
  Victorian Bar
  Professor Julian Savulescu
  University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  Dr Andrew Scott
  London School of Economics, United Kingdom
  Professor Colin Scott
  University College Dublin, Ireland
  Mr John Sharkey AM
  Ms Karen Sinclair
  Watermark
  Ms Shannon Smit
  Transfer Pricing Solutions
  Professor Greg Smith
  Australian Grants Commission
  Professor Allen Snyder
  University of San Diego, United States
  Mr Timothy Spangler
  Kaye Scholer, United States
  Mr Ken Spence
  Herbert Smith Freehills
  Mr Andrew Stephenson
  Clayton Utz
  Professor Robert Stevens
  University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  Professor Bryan Stevenson
  New York University, United States
  Justice Margaret Stone
  Melbourne Law School, formerly Federal Court of Australia
  Mr William Swadling
  University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  Associate Professor Benny Tabalujan
  Melbourne Business School
  Mr David Tadgell
  Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
  Professor John Tasioulas
  University College London, United Kingdom
  Mr Trevor Thomas
  Clayton Utz
  Mr Michael Tuckfield
  Clayton Utz
  Professor Stefan Vogenauer
  University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  Mr Tony Ward
  Griffith Hack
  Mr David Webber
  Patent Attorney
  Partner, Davies Collison Cave
  Professor Lucie White
  Harvard University, United States
  Dr Ralph Wilde
  University College London, United Kingdom
  Mr Richard Wilkinson
  Herbert Smith Freehills
  Professor Mark Williams
  Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  Dr Philip Williams
  Executive Chairman, Frontier Economics
  Ms Sue Williamson
  Tax Partner, Ernst & Young
  Mr Peter Wood
  Minter Ellison
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Research Assistants

  Ms Anna Dziedzic
  Ms Catherine Gascoigne
  Ms Ingrid Landau
  Ms Cosima McRae

 

Administration

Authorised by: Office of the Dean

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS & SERVICES

SERVICES
  ISS Reception and Administrative Assistant   Ms Rachel Walters

OFFICE OF THE DEAN

  Faculty General Manager   Ms Leanne Taylor
  Executive Assistant to the Deputy Dean   Ms Jill McFadyean
  Executive Officer   Ms Lucy Quinn
  Executive Assistant to the Dean   Ms Kate Steventon

EXTERNAL RELATIONS UNIT

  Director, External Relations   Ms Fiona Dickson
  Associate Director, External Relations Development   Ms Amy Harrington
  Manager, Student Recruitment Melbourne JD   Ms Yvonne Au
  Client Relationship Management Officer   Ms Su Jella
ADVANCEMENT
  Associate Director, Advancement   Ms Kate Barnett
  Administration Officer (Advancement)   Ms Lisa Mamone
  Advancement Officer (Scholarships and Awards)   Ms Jennifer Steadman
ALUMNI
  Associate Director, Alumni   Ms Hellen Blue
  Associate Director, Alumni   Ms Mardi Richardson
  Alumni Officer   Ms Jennifer McFadden
CAREERS OFFICE
  Associate Director, Careers   Ms Angela Edwards
  Careers Programs Co-ordinator   Ms Helen Green
  Careers Administrator   Ms Rachel Banks
  Careers Office Administrator   Ms Claire Galofaro
  Careers Consultant   Ms Valerie Wong
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
  Associate Director, Communications & Events   Ms Aoife O'Mahony
  Events Officer   Ms Chiara Comodari
  Project Officer (Communications)   Ms Lianne Hall
  Project Officer, Communications and Media   Ms Jade Bonney
  Events Coordinator   Ms Dianne Costello
  Research Officer   Ms Marina Loane
  Events Officer   Ms Joanna Trethowan

HUMAN RESOURCES

  Senior Human Resources Advisor   Ms Jane Ploenges
  HR Administrative Assistant   Ms Beth Warnock
  Manager, HR   Ms Jackie Rosario
  Senior Human Resources Officer   Ms Jennifer Cocks
  Human Resources Officer   Ms Kate Smith

FINANCE

  Manager, Finance and Planning   Mr John Hearn
  Management Accountant   Mr Leon Ooi
  Finance Officer   Ms Silvana Burrows
  Finance Officer   Ms Yolanda Shaw

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Systems Developer   Mr Daniel Murray
  Systems Developer   Mr Anthony Hodge
IT
  Manager, IT Service Delivery   Mr Colin Huxley

FACILITIES

  Facility Manager   Mr Gene Hoffmann
  Course Materials Officer   Ms Janet McPherson
  Administrative Officer, ISS   Ms Loren Dawes
  Senior Facilities and EHS Officer   Mr Travis Debar

STUDENT CENTRE

  Admissions Coordinator   Ms Rutti Loh
  Manager, Student Affairs   Ms Vanessa Shaw
  Academic Programs Manager   Ms Christine Holmes
  Academic Programs Manager, Student Centre   Ms Daniele Lambert
  Marketing and Admissions Officer   Ms Mary Wee
  Admissions Manager   Ms Angela Rickey
  Teaching Resources Coordinator   Ms Brenda Masters
  Student Communications Coordinator   Mr Tom Hewitt - McManus
  Study Abroad and Exchange Advisor   Ms Charmaine Micallef
  Student & Subject Administrator, Student Centre   Ms Debra Pinder
  Academic Programs Administrator, Student Centre   Ms Katherine Gray
  Results and Assessment Coordinator, Student Centre   Ms Kate Bartlett
  Administration Officer (Student Centre)   Ms Carla Boxsell
  Student Enrichment Manager, Student Centre   Ms Ragn Hannah
  Study Abroad and Exchange Advisor   Mr Matt Healey
  Student & Subject Administrator, Student Centre   Ms Dina Mittas
  Student & Subject Administrator, Student Centre   Mr Roy Ridgway
  Academic Programs Coordinator   Mr Andrew Sage
  Enrolments Coordinator, Student Centre   Mrs Dianne Stolfa
  Student Wellbeing Coordinator   Ms Kate van Hooft
  Admissions Officer   Ms Alice Wang
  Student & Subject Administrator, Student Centre   Ms Joanne Warwick
  Admissions Officer   Ms Hayley Rawhiti
ADVOCACY PROGRAM
  Assistant to the Associate Dean (Undergraduate) and Advocacy Program Coordinator   Ms Christina Clayton
ASSOCIATE DEAN (JD)
  Assistant to the Associate Dean (JD), Coordinator for the Transactional Law Initiative   Ms Kelly McDermott

MASTERS ADMINISTRATION

  Program Manager, Melbourne Law Masters   Ms Kaye Nankervis
  Admissions and Enrolment Co-ordinator   Mr Mark Falconer
  Academic Resources Co-ordinator   Ms Sophie Hill
  Student Administration Assistant   Ms Meredith Poolen
  Teaching and Academic Resources Manager   Ms Tessa Dermody
  Course Administration and Assessment Officer   Ms Jenny Elmes
  Web and Communications Officer   Ms Jessica Lindsay
  Marketing Manager   Ms Amy Little
  Student Administration Assistant   Ms Cassie Paterson
  Student Administration Assistant, MLM   Ms Lai Sim Woon

RESEARCH

  Manager Research   Dr Katrin Steinack
  Senior Research Support Officer   Ms Mas Generis
  Project Officer   Ms Angela Hendley-Boys
  Office Administrator (Research)   Ms Meghan Bergamin
  Research Administration Officer   Mr Domingo Cordoba
  Research Support Officer   Dr Madeline Grey

OFFICE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

  Legal Research Skills Adviser   Ms Natalie Wieland

RESEARCH CENTRES AND INSTITUTES

ASIAN LAW CENTRE
  Manager, ALC & CILS   Ms Kathryn Taylor
  Administrator (Centre Operations)   Ms Vicky Aikman
  Centre Administrator (ALC, CILS & ARC FF)   Ms Tessa Shaw
ASIA-PACIFIC CENTRE FOR MILITARY LAW
  Administrator, APCML   Ms Cathy Hutton
CENTRE FOR COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES
  Administrator, CCCS & ERRN   Ms Jeanette Goh
CENTRE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS LAW
  Centre Coordinator (CELRL & Tax Group)   Ms Bridget Hannan
CENTRE FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS LAW
  Centre Administrator   Ms Clarissa Terry
CENTRE FOR RESOURCES, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
  Administrator, ASU (CREEL)   Ms Jennifer O'Connell
CIVIL JUSTICE RESEARCH GROUP
  Centre Coordinator (Obligations Group, Civil Justice Group and Competition Law & Economics Network)   Ms Suzanne Grogan
INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE HUMANITIES
  Administrator, IILAH   Ms Vesna Stefanovski

LAW LIBRARY

  Law Librarian   Ms Carole Hinchcliff
  Electronic Services Librarian   Mr Bernard Lyons
  Information Librarian   Ms Lois Nichol
  Law Research Service Adviser   Ms Louise Ellis
  Law Research Service Manager   Ms Robin Gardner