Sydney Law School: Recent submissions
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How should we regulate heritable human genome editing in Australia?
Published 2022Heritable human genome editing is a form of modification of the human genome that will be inherited by progeny of the person whose DNA has been edited. Editing human genomes in ways that are heritable is currently prohibited ...Open AccessArticle -
A new priority pathway for biologicals in Australia: Contextualising and evaluating the proposed reforms
Published 2022This article examines recent reforms to the regulatory framework for biologicals contained in the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) in the context of the "New Frontier" of reform envisioned in a report completed by the ...Open AccessArticle -
Terrorism as crime or war: Militarising crime and disrupting the constitutional settlement? Comment on Thomas v Mowbray (2007) 237 ALR 194; 81 ALJR 1414; [2007] HCA 33
Published 2008In Thomas v Mowbray (2007) 237 ALR 194; 81 ALJR 1414; [2007] HCA 33, a classic double attack on constitutional grounds was mounted against the imposition of a control order on Joseph (Jack) Thomas under Div 104 of the ...Open AccessArticle -
Sexual boundary violations by doctors - Context, regulatory consequences and preventive strategies
Published 2024While sexual boundary violations by doctors (SBVs) are viewed with utmost seriousness by disciplinary bodies and tribunals, complaints of SBVs in Australia continue to increase. In 2023, the Australian Health Practitioner ...Open AccessArticle -
Challenging pandemic law: From vaccine mandates to judicial review of vaccine approvals
Published 2024Over recent years, dozens of legal challenges have been instituted in response to government action during the COVID-19 pandemic. While public health orders have been challenged on several grounds, few cases have succeeded. ...Open AccessArticle