Staff from the TC Beirne School of Law have been awarded a number of external and internal grants for their research projects. Details are available below.
Dr Nicholas Aroney
2008. Diversity and Unity in Federal Countries: The Case of Australia, The Forum of Federations, Ottowa, Canada, $11,000
Dr Ann Black and
Dr Nadirsyah Hosen
2006. Determining a Need for Legal Awareness Training for Queensland Imam, Legal Practitioners Interest on Trust Accounts Fund, $7,900
Associate Professor Robert Burrell &
Ms Kimberlee Weatherall &
2008 – The US–Australia Free Trade Agreement Five Years On Fulbright Symposium $30,000
Associate Professor Bernard Cairns
2006-2007. Magistrates Court Minor Debt and Simplified Procedures Jurisdiction, Department of Justice, $5,900
Associate Professor Jennifer Corrin
2008 – Pleading and Proof of Traditional Laws and Customs in Queensland Courts Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund $20,700
Dr David Morrison,
Dr Tilse (School of Social Work & Applied Human Sciences),
Associate Professor Wilson (School of Social Work & Applied Human Sciences) and
Professor Rosenmann (School of Social Work & Applied Human Sciences)
2006-2008. Managing Older People's Financial Assets in Aged Care Facilities: The Intersection of Legal and Care Requirements and Financial Management Practices, ARC Linkage Grant, $231,000 (the linkage partners are the Office of the Adult Guardian, Blue Cross and TriCare).
Dr David Morrison and
Dr Colin Anderson (Griffith University)
2006-2007. The Determination of Insolvency by Accountants, AFAANZ
Dr David Morrison
2008. A Consumer Bankruptcy Project – an interdisciplinary empiric inquiry into determinants and impacts of bankruptcy upon Australian debtors ARC Linkage International Fellowship (LX0990082) $32,000
Dr Andreas Schloenhardt
2007-2008. Transnational Organised Crime: Contemporary Criminology and Criminal Law in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region Australian Institute of Criminology, $25,853
2007 – An Organised Crime Legislation in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, US $8,500
2008 – Protecting Foreign Workers in Queensland's Sex Industry Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund $34,500
2008 – Organised Crime Legislation in the Asia Pacific Region (USA) Australian Institute of Criminology Research Grant $13,168.10
2008 – Research on Organised Crime in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region Australian Federal Police Research Grant $8,472
Professor Brad Sherman
2005-2008. Improving understanding and Awareness of Intellectual Property Amongst Grain Growers in Australia, Grains Research and Development Corporation, $599,850
2007-2008. Current Issues in Intellectual Property for the Australian Rural Sector, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, $74,613
2008. Promoting Plant Innovation in Australia: maximising the benefits of intellectual property for Australian agriculture ARC Discovery Grant $306,000
2007-2009. The Potential Impact of Patents on Australian Horticulture Industries, Horticulture Australia Limited, $236,725
2007-2010. Intellectual Property Education and Training for the Australian Horticulture Industries, Horticulture Australia Limited, $410,557
Ms Lisa Toohey
2007-2008. Dispute Resolution and Tenants in Community Title Schemes, Legal Practitioners Interest on Trust Accounts Fund, $8,300
Ms Kimberlee Weatherall
2003-2006. ARC Discovery Grant: 'And by Opposing, End Them': A Comparative Examination of Opposition Processes in Patent Law
2009
Dr Peter Billings
Protecting Civil Liberties and Fundamental Freedoms in Queensland: Next Steps on the Path to a Safe, Just and Supportive Society $3500
Dr Tamara Walsh
Homelessness and the Law: Book $5,750
Associate Professor Kerrie Sadiq
An Investigation into Australia’s Tax Expenditures Policy: The History, Assessment and Reporting of Tax Expenditures’ $6,000;
2008
Dr Peter Billings
2008 – Aboriginal protection/assimilation laws and the NT intervention; A critical examination of the emergency response in the NT with particular reference to income management/welfare quarantining in the NT and Queensland $7,000
Dr Jonathan Crowe &
Lisa Toohey
Empirical Challenges to Legal Theory: A Pilot Study
Dr Jonathan Crowe
The Ethical Foundations of Law $14,825.60
Dr Heather Douglas
Criminal Law Recognition of Indigenous Customary Law in Australia
An exploration of legal responses to family violence, breakdown and homelessness: enhancing outcomes for children at risk and their families $15,000
Dr Craig Forrest
World archaeological congress participation and presentation
Dr David Hamer
Alternative Approaches to Causation of Shaken Baby Syndrome ('SBS'): Biomechanics and Confessions
Dr David Morrison
Determination of key factors around near–bankrupt debtors and financial literacy components $1,890
Ass/Prof Graeme Orr
Campaign Finance in International Perspective
Dr Andreas Schloenhardt
Trafficking in Persons in Australia and Canada: A Comparative Analysis
Dr Shane Sullivan
Refocusing research from English to Australian Legal History $12,000
Dr Tamara Walsh
Welfare overpayment: Cases prosecuted through the AAT compared with those pursued in the criminal courts
2007
Dr Nick Aroney &
Dr Jennifer Corrin
Endemic Revolution: HLA Hart, Custom and Constitution of the Fiji Islands
The project will assess the theories of HLA Hart in respect to the current political and social climate in Fiji taking into account views from the broad spectrum of Fijian life, Judiciary, parliament, military and the Great Council of Chiefs as well as other social and religious groups.
Dr Rachel Baird
Foreign Fisheries Enforcement: Do not pass go, proceed slowly to jail – Is Australia playing by the rules?
The project will research the area of legal enforcement of the illegal fishing trade by Australian authorities.
Associate Professor Sarah Derrington
The assessment of damages in cases involving shipping contracts
This research project will aim to identify the correct approach to the assessment of damages in the context of shipping contracts.
Dr Heather Douglas
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing in Context
This book project aims to address the current lack of material available on Queensland’s criminal procedures and sentencing in the context of social justice and fair trial that is from a socio-legal perspective.
Indefinite and Preventive Detention and Judicial Assessment of Risk
Examines the application of the Sexual Offenders (Dangerous Prisoners) Act 2003 (Qld) and the corresponding legislation in Western Australia and New South Wales.
Dr Craig Forrest
International law of the sea and culturally and/or environmentally sensitive wrecks $3,000
Mr Qiao Liu
Anglo–Australian and Chinese Contract Law : A functional comparison
Associate Professor Graeme Orr &
Dr Suppiah Murugesan
Law of Politics – Current Issues
An analysis of Justice Kirby’s contribution to the law affecting political systems. A comparative law and reform project on the issue of voting access by disabled people. The regulation of government communications and political broadcasting. The linking of labour law and the law of politics, analysing the doctrinal and practical effect of ‘WorkChoices’ mandating secret ballots for trade unions.
Dr Kerrie Sadiq
An Analysis of Tax Expenditure versus Direct Expenditure
This research will examine the impact of tax expenditure per se, as well as the impact of alterations to the existing tax expenditure regime.
Dr Andreas Schloenhardt
Organised Crime Laws in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
The project will explore the framework relating to organised crime under international law, analyse new provisions in New South Wales and Queensland crime laws, and draw comparisons to relevant Canadian and New Zealand laws.
Mrs Margaret Stephenson
The Need for Reforms in the Management of Indigenous Cultural Heritage in Australian Lands
Evaluates the various legal regimes currently operating in Australia for the protection and recognition of Indigenous cultural heritage in land.
Ms Kimberlee Weatherall
Copyright governance in the early 20th Century: a comparative study $12,937
2006
Dr Rachel Baird
Turning the Tide against Illegal Fishing, $5163
Dr Heather Douglas
Equality and the Criminal Law, $11,940
Mr Stephen Hubicki
Being and becoming: the materiality of new patent law, $11,541
Dr Charles Lawson
The ‘Public Interest’ and Patenting Data, Information and Knowledge, $10,000
Mrs Lisa Toohey
Public-Private Interaction in WTO Jurisprudence, $11,877
Dr Tamara Walsh
Legal Issues Affecting Homeless People in Australia, $11,743