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The following table provides details of the externally funded projects researchers from the Faculty of Law are leading.  This is not the complete list of the projects undertaken by our researchers but provides a good indication of the research activity of the Faculty.

Project Title Investigators Duration Funding Body and Scheme Funding
auPSI - Access to and use of Public Sector Information Prof Brian Fitzgerald, Anne Fitzgerald, Timothy Beale, Kylie Pappalardo 2009-    
An Institutional Framework to Facilitate Sustainable and Integrated Natural, Cultural and Built Resources Governance Prof Sharon Christensen, Prof Douglas Fisher, Dr Pamela O'Connor, Prof Bill Duncan 2007-2009 Australian Research Council Discovery Project $230,000
A New Framework for Identifying and Reporting Australian Data Breaches Professor Bill Lane, Professor Paul von Nessen, Dr Adrian McCullagh, Mr Thomas Smedinghoff 2008-2010 Australian Research Council Discovery Project $269,000
Building Rule of Law Capacity in a Transitional State: Lessons From the Australian Criminal Justice Assistance Programme in Cambodia 1997-2007 Prof Rod Broadhurst 2007-2009 Australian Research Council Discovery Project $222,000
Articulating a transition pedagogy to scaffold and to enhance the first year student learning experience in Australian higher education. (Carrick Senior Fellowship) Professor Sally Kift 2007-2008 Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education $330,000
Accessing Genetic Resources under the Convention on Biological Diversity regime with particular reference to Australia Professor Kamal Puri 2007-2007 Japan Patent Office, Institue of Intellectual Property (IIP) Tokyo  
Comparison of Generic Consumer Legislation Prof Stephen Corones, Prof Sharon Christensen 2007-2007 Australian Government Productivity Commission $7,273
The Criminal Justice System - Issues Concerning Child Abuse Dr Benjamin Mathews 2007-2007 Abused Child Trust $5,218
Reconciling Rights of Creators, Owners, Citizens and Consumers Prof Brian Fitzgerald 2006-2010 Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Creative Industries and Innovation $650,000 (Law Component)
Creative Commons and Open Content Licensing Prof Brian Fitzgerald 2006-2010 Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Creative Industries and Innovation
Creative Commons Clinic Prof Brian Fitzgerald 2006-2010 Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Creative Industries and Innovation
Teachers' Reporting Child Sexual Abuse: Towards Evidence-based Reform of Law, Policy and Practice Prof Desmond Butler, A/Prof Ann Farrell, Dr Benjamin Mathews, Dr Kerryann Walsh 2006-2008 Australian Research Council Discovery Project $251,710
Legal Framework for e-Research Prof Brian Fitzgerald 2006-2007 Department of Education, Science and Training Systemic Infrastructure Initiative (SII) $1,055,000
Whole of Government Licensing Project Prof Brian Fitzgerald 2006-2007 Queensland (QLD) Government Office of Economic and Statistical Research $2,967
Online Mediation Kit for Neighbourhood Disputes Ms Donna Cooper, Ms Rachael Field 2006-2007 Department of Justice and Attorney-General Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund $23,300
Self-Represented Litigants Research Project Mr Nigel Stobbs, Mr Mark Thomas, Prof Sally Kift, Mr Tony Woodyatt (PI) 2006-2007 Department of Justice and Attorney-General Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund $18,300
Transfer of Materials: Research in Bioscience Adj/Prof Mark Perry, Prof Brian F Fitzgerald 2006-2007 Development Office - Australian Business $25,000
Future Directions in High Tech Crime Prof Rod Broadhurst, Dr Nic Chantler 2006-2006 Australian Institute of Criminology $31,818
Open Education Resources Prof Brian Fitzgerald 2006-2006 Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, France $4,027
Research Use of Patents Prof Brian Fitzgerald 2006-2006 Department of Education, Science and Training - International Science Linkages $10,000
Dispute Resolution Training and Research Ms Iyla Davies, Ms Melinda Shirley 2006-2006 Brisbane City Council $3,600
Mediation Training and Research Ms Iyla Davies, Ms Melinda Shirley 2006-2006 QLD Building Services Authority $3,600
Providing Remote and Rural Indigenous Communities in Queensland with General Information Regarding Civil Law by means of a Website and/or a Booklet Dr Loretta de Plevitz, Ms Heron Loban 2006-2006 Department of Justice and Attorney-General Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund $30,973
Improving Service Provision by Legal Practitioners to Clients in Relation to Enduring Power of Attorney and Advance Health Directives Prof Lindy Willmott 2006-2006 Department of Justice and Attorney-General Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund $37,432
Establishing Guidelines for Coronial Best Practice Use of Internal Autopsy Dr Belinda Carpenter, Dr Glenda Adkins, Mr Michael Barnes, A/Prof Charles Naylor 2005-2008 Australian Research Council Linkage Project with Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services and Office of the State Coroner $70,742
Electronic Contract Administration - Security and Legal Issues Prof Sharon Christensen, Ms Kathryn O'Shea, Dr Ernest Foo, Ms Debra Smit, Prof Bill Duncan, A/Prof Audun Josang, Prof Edward Pyle Dawson, and Others 2005-2007 CRC for Construction Innovation (CRCCI) $143,428
Legal Protocols for Copyright Management: Facilitating Open Access to Research at the National and International Levels. Also known as the Open Access to Knowledge Law or OAK Law project. Prof Brian Fitzgerald. 2005-2007 Department of Education, Science and Training DEST Systemic Infrastructure Initiative (SII) $1,330,000
The young adult outcomes of childhood and adolescent antisocial behaviour: an Australian cohort Ms Tara McGee, Prof Jake N Najman, Dr William Bor (PI), Gail Williams 2005-2006 Australian Criminology Research Council $2,000
Legal professional ethics and the Legal Profession Act 2004 (Qld) - Analysing complaints data and educating lawyers and the public about standards of acceptable professional legal conduct Prof Sally Kift, Mr Mark Thomas, Mr Nigel Stobbs, Prof Stephen Corones 2005-2006 Department of Justice and Attorney-General Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund $34,175
OCS BC Pro-Bono Legal Services - External Contributions A/Prof. Belinda Carpenter 2005-2005 Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House $10,988
Simulation Model of the Illicit Drug Industry in Australia Dr Glenda Adkins, Mr Michael Barnes, Justice Tim Carmody, Dr Melissa Bull 2004-2007 National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund $366,227
E-Business - Security and Legal Issues Prof Brian Fitzgerald, Prof Bill Duncan, Prof Sharon Christensen, Prof Martin Betts, Ms Debra Kaylene Smit, Mr Adrian Burgess, Mr Paul Smith, and Others 2004-2006 CRC for Construction Innovation $27,660
The Nexus of Law and biology for Emerging Technologies Dr Barbara Hocking, Dr Piero Giorgi, Mr Joseph Vogel, A/Prof Roxanne Mykitiuk, A/Prof Eva Ryrstedt, Mr Christian Byk, Dr Michelle Harvey-Blankenship. 2004-2006 Australian Research Council Linkage International Award $53,419
Research Report on Prisoner Release Prof Brian Fitzgerald, Prof Myles Mcgregor-Lowndes, Dr Tamara Walsh, Rev Dr Noel Preston 2004-2005 Uniting Care Centre for Social Justice $14,000
OCS BC Pro-Bono Legal Services - External Contributions A/Prof Belinda Carpenter 2004-2005 Queensland Law Society Incorporated $18,182
Commercial Risk Management in the Health Environment: Exploring the Legal and Ethical Boundaries of Consent in Genetic Diagnostic Research Dr Barbara Hocking, Ms Theresa McCormack Benedetti 2003-2006 Australian Research Council Linkage Project with Hunt and Hunt Lawyers and Mayne Health Pathology $59,744
Children in Detention: Comparisons of Australian and Canadian Legal Frameworks Ms Terry Hutchinson 2003-2004 International Council for Canadian Studies Programs for International Research Linkages $8,064