SCHOOL OF LAW
Current areas of research activity include the following.
Commercial Law
Domestic and international sale contracts.Negotiable instruments.
Company Law
Controls on directors competing with their company.The right to legal representation under the ASIC Act 1989 (Cth).
Corporate law and taxation law.
Directors’ duties to creditors.
Share buy backs.
Constitutional Law
Implied freedoms.
Contract Law
Law of tendering and public procurement.
Criminal Law
Law of homicide.Non-fatal offences against the person.
Inchoate offences
Environmental Law
The legal framework for the marine environment in the Torres Strait.World heritage law and litigation.
National environmental crimes.
Equity
Remedies.Unconscionability.
Family Law
Feminist jurisprudence and women’s issues.Mediation in North Queensland.
International Law
Self determination in the Asia Pacific region.Human rights
Land Law
Indigenous issues.
Law of the Sea
Fisheries issues.
Medicine Law
Mental health.Current medico-legal issues.
Restitution
The role of ‘Unjust Enrichment’ in the law of restitution.
Solicitor’s Liability
Under the Corporation’s Law 1989 (Cth).Under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth).
Taxation Law
Taxation of international transactions.Avoidance, international tax (incentives).
Women’s Studies
The rationale for provision of legal services for women, delivered by women only.[Contents]