The Nature of Regulatory Compliance: An Analysis of the Responses of Business Organisations to Constitutive Regulation of Working Relationships. This project examines an under-researched area of vital importance to the effective implementation of workplace regulation. It investigates the way in which business organisations respond to four areas of labour regulation (covering occupational health and safety, unfair dismissal, equal opportunity and harassment). To what extent do these areas of regu ....The Nature of Regulatory Compliance: An Analysis of the Responses of Business Organisations to Constitutive Regulation of Working Relationships. This project examines an under-researched area of vital importance to the effective implementation of workplace regulation. It investigates the way in which business organisations respond to four areas of labour regulation (covering occupational health and safety, unfair dismissal, equal opportunity and harassment). To what extent do these areas of regulation have the capacity to bring about changes in the culture, policies and operating procedures of organisations? What obstacles that impede organisations? attempts to comply with the regulatory requirements? The project will result in the usual academic publications, and workshops for the government agencies administering the legislation involved in the study.Read moreRead less
Police Culture and Professionalism: A Follow-up Study of Recruits. This is a follow-up study of a longitudinal (1995-1997) research on police culture. The original research, based on a cohort of 150 police recruits, analysed the socialisation process and the development of concepts of police professionalism. The proposed study will track the careers of the cohort and examine any changes in attitudes to policing and professionalism since the original study. It will be the first study of its kind ....Police Culture and Professionalism: A Follow-up Study of Recruits. This is a follow-up study of a longitudinal (1995-1997) research on police culture. The original research, based on a cohort of 150 police recruits, analysed the socialisation process and the development of concepts of police professionalism. The proposed study will track the careers of the cohort and examine any changes in attitudes to policing and professionalism since the original study. It will be the first study of its kind in Australia and is expected to further the researcher's already recognised theoretical and practical contribution to the understanding of police culture and its relationship with the socio-political conditions of policing.Read moreRead less
Never again? The nature and effectiveness of Australian regulatory responses to terrorism, the Esso Longford Explosion and the collapse of HIH Insurance. Industrial disasters, terrorist attacks and corporate collapses create increased demands by Australians for safety and financial security. This project will trace the effects of three such events on regulatory frameworks and compliance efforts by our airports, ports and major hazard facilities. It will ascertain whether regulatory reform follow ....Never again? The nature and effectiveness of Australian regulatory responses to terrorism, the Esso Longford Explosion and the collapse of HIH Insurance. Industrial disasters, terrorist attacks and corporate collapses create increased demands by Australians for safety and financial security. This project will trace the effects of three such events on regulatory frameworks and compliance efforts by our airports, ports and major hazard facilities. It will ascertain whether regulatory reform following disasters does increase protection for Australians, or whether multiple and competing demands mean that significant gaps are created. This work will be an invaluable resource for investigators, regulators and policymakers charged with preventing corporate disasters and terrorist attacks. Read moreRead less
Chinese firewalls: the death penalty and the people's war on drugs along China's borders. Drug trafficking in and out of China is now a major concern for Australia and the region. Moreover, the transnational nature of trafficking crimes means that international cooperation in law enforcement is increasingly common. Understanding how Chinese agencies deal with serious drug crime is important for agencies such as the Australian Federal Police. In addition to this, Australia has established a bi-la ....Chinese firewalls: the death penalty and the people's war on drugs along China's borders. Drug trafficking in and out of China is now a major concern for Australia and the region. Moreover, the transnational nature of trafficking crimes means that international cooperation in law enforcement is increasingly common. Understanding how Chinese agencies deal with serious drug crime is important for agencies such as the Australian Federal Police. In addition to this, Australia has established a bi-lateral human rights dialogue with China. Understanding how Chinese courts punish drug crime using the death penalty will enhance Australia's ability to engage with and respond to key issues in law and human rights in the region.Read moreRead less
Counter-terrorism policing for culturally diverse communities. Counter-terrorism policing will be investigated by focusing on the impact of counter terrorism measures on the police, community, media and legislative/policy framework. An interdisciplinary approach is taken to the first ever examination of how counter terrorism is changing both the policing function and linguistically and culturally diverse communities. It will produce a counter-terrorism policing model that challenges traditiona ....Counter-terrorism policing for culturally diverse communities. Counter-terrorism policing will be investigated by focusing on the impact of counter terrorism measures on the police, community, media and legislative/policy framework. An interdisciplinary approach is taken to the first ever examination of how counter terrorism is changing both the policing function and linguistically and culturally diverse communities. It will produce a counter-terrorism policing model that challenges traditional paramilitary responses to terrorism that centrally locates diverse communities/policing relationships at the heart of the counter-terrorism policing effort. With cross jurisdictional application, the qualitative and quantitative data, will inform a broad scholarship with wide ranging policy implications at both the state and federal level.Read moreRead less
Building rule of law capacity in a transitional state: lessons from the Australian criminal justice assistance programme in Cambodia 1997-2007. Australian overseas aid has recently stressed funding better governance and security as pre-requisites to poverty reduction and economic development. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a long term legal assistance programme designed to strengthen the rule of law in a fragile state such as Cambodia. Police reform in fragile states has often failed ....Building rule of law capacity in a transitional state: lessons from the Australian criminal justice assistance programme in Cambodia 1997-2007. Australian overseas aid has recently stressed funding better governance and security as pre-requisites to poverty reduction and economic development. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a long term legal assistance programme designed to strengthen the rule of law in a fragile state such as Cambodia. Police reform in fragile states has often failed and lessons learnt by the CCJAP over the past 10 years will contribute to our knowledge about the best practices and strategies needed to improve security and governance in fragile states. Capacity building efforts to improve international law enforcement cooperation, especially in regard to counter-terrorism and transnational crime, will benefit from this review.Read moreRead less
Australia's Post World War II War Crimes Trials of Japanese Defendants. Contemporary war crimes trials regularly refer to historical precedent - particularly post-WWII war crimes trials. One virtually unknown group of trials were those conducted by Australian Military Tribunals - the primary sources for which are readily available (Australian War Memorial and National Archives) but under-studied. Australian Tribunals sat in judgment over 814 Japanese Defendants in 296 separate trials and yet th ....Australia's Post World War II War Crimes Trials of Japanese Defendants. Contemporary war crimes trials regularly refer to historical precedent - particularly post-WWII war crimes trials. One virtually unknown group of trials were those conducted by Australian Military Tribunals - the primary sources for which are readily available (Australian War Memorial and National Archives) but under-studied. Australian Tribunals sat in judgment over 814 Japanese Defendants in 296 separate trials and yet there has never been a systematic study of this chapter of Australian Legal and Military History. This project is intended to provide the first study of the trials and will also "unlock" the under-utilised but vast documentary resource for future researchers.Read moreRead less
Preventive Detention of High Risk Offenders: The Search for Effective and Legitimate Parameters. This Project will provide Australian policymakers with proposals for the management and treatment of high risk offenders that adopt international best practice standards and which are constitutionally valid and consistent with Australia's international legal obligations. It seeks to help safeguard the community from offenders considered at high risk of causing harm.
The nexus of law and biology for emerging technologies. At the beginning of the 21st century, biological information has never been more important to law. With the goal of enhancing economic development, the proposed collaboration synthesizes key concepts from jurisprudence and biology. Key research sites of national and international teams- (1) Biologic, Legal Logic; (2) Medical Genetics and Consumers; (3) Feminism, Law, Biology and (4) Biotechnology, Ethics, Environment - explore specific leg ....The nexus of law and biology for emerging technologies. At the beginning of the 21st century, biological information has never been more important to law. With the goal of enhancing economic development, the proposed collaboration synthesizes key concepts from jurisprudence and biology. Key research sites of national and international teams- (1) Biologic, Legal Logic; (2) Medical Genetics and Consumers; (3) Feminism, Law, Biology and (4) Biotechnology, Ethics, Environment - explore specific legal implications of biological information and synergise the intersections. Outcomes and benefits include enhanced communication between jurisprudence and biology, important fora for the disciplines to learn about each other and an internationally recognised national research institute of Law and Biology based in Brisbane.Read moreRead less
The Liability of Corporate Groups. The importance of a re-examination of the rules of limited liability has been demonstrated in many recent cases of corporate wrongdoing and collapse. This has been highlighted by the restructuring of the James Hardie Group of companies, the conscious aim of which was the decision to free the group of its asbestos liability 'legacy'. Were it not for government intervention, thousands of persons injured by asbestos products would have gone without compensation. ....The Liability of Corporate Groups. The importance of a re-examination of the rules of limited liability has been demonstrated in many recent cases of corporate wrongdoing and collapse. This has been highlighted by the restructuring of the James Hardie Group of companies, the conscious aim of which was the decision to free the group of its asbestos liability 'legacy'. Were it not for government intervention, thousands of persons injured by asbestos products would have gone without compensation. One means by which such unfairness can be avoided is by reform to the rules of limited liability. This project will explore the means by which this could be achieved.Read moreRead less