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Law and Justice Research Centre

The Law and Justice Research Centre is the focal point and support structure for the research endeavours of the Faculty of Law, consistent with the Faculty's objectives and commitment to economic, cultural and social improvement through:

• Multidisciplinary collaborative approaches;
• Nationalisation and internationalisation; and
• High impact and professionally-valued research.   

One of the Centre's primary goals is to participate actively in knowledge transfer, particularly to the professions, the community and industry. Another key goal is to support the Faculty's capacity to conduct priority-driven research designed to answer questions of immediate and future concern to the professions, the community and to government.  

The fields of research expertise covered by our researchers embrace some of the more complex issues faced by Australian and global communities, and the areas of research strength within the Faculty are nationally and internationally competitive.

We have a solid and rapidly growing research foundation and have identified specialist groups reflected in research programs, which are domains of established research activity and strength, with strong strategic direction and potential for future growth. The programs have developed due to the existing track record and activity of their members and because of the potential of the fields for national and international significance. The range of programs recognises Law's unique ability to contribute and ‘value add' to a vast range of disciplines. The programs are:

• Commercial Property and Environment
• E-Business and E-Government
• Intellectual Property, Knowledge, Culture and Economy
• Health Law
• Citizenship, Government and Identity
• Criminal Justice
• Scholarship of Higher Education Learning in Law and Justice.

The Law and Justice Research Centre allows the Faculty to respond to current challenges in research and research training by providing structures that offer greater collaboration and support for high quality research and encourage linking of research interest groups within an expanded Faculty research profile, and supports enhancement and sustainability of research productivity.

Centre Director: Professor Bill Duncan, LLB Qld, LLM Lond, Solicitor.
Phone: +61 7 3138 2709
Email: w.duncan@qut.edu.au

Centre Manager: Melanie Gunn.
Phone: +61 7 3138 1162
Email: mk.gunn@qut.edu.au