Overview
Background
Associate Professor Rebecca Ananian-Welsh is a constitutional law scholar, Executive Director of Public Law with the Centre for Public International and Comparative Law (CPICL), and Chief Editor of the University of Queensland Law Journal. Her research focuses on courts, national security and press freedom and she has published widely in these fields, including more than 25 journal articles and 4 books. At present, she is pursuing research projects around: the nature and future of courts; the intersections between the press, government and security; and the meaning of 'terrorist act' - all while watching and waiting for the latest case on the separation of judicial power.
Rebecca has been a visiting scholar at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and is an Honorary Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School. Prior to joining UQ, She held positions at UNSW Law with the Laureate Fellowship Project 'Anti-Terror Laws and the Democratic Challenge' and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law's Terrorism & Law Project, as a litigation solicitor with global law firm DLA Piper, and as a legal officer with the Federal Attorney-General's Department Canberra.
Availability
- Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Wollongong
- Bachelor (Honours) of Law, University of Wollongong
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Wollongong
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
Research interests
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National Security Law and Policy
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Courts and judges
The judicial branch, fair trial rights, open justice, and the interpretation and application of Chapter III of the Australian Constitution
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Press freedom
Particular focuses on the impact of counter-terrorism and national security law on press freedom, including: source protection, data privacy, the 'chilling effect', law enforcement and intelligence powers, and options for maximising both security and democracy.
Research impacts
Rebecca's research has been cited by the High Court and Federal Court of Australia, and has been recognised in numerous Faculty and School awards, as well as in an Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research. Her book 'The Tim Carmody Affair: Australia's Greatest Judicial Crisis' (co-authored with Profs Gabrielle Appleby and Andrew Lynch) was shortlisted for a Queensland Literary Award,and her Sydney Law Review article 'The Inherent Jurisdiction of Courts and the Fair Trial' was shortlisted for the 2020 Article of the Year in the Australian Legal Research Awards.
Rebecca is dedicated to community engagement and impact, and has held positions with organisations including:
- Australian Association of Constitutional Law National Executive Council and Queensland Chapter Committee.
- Australian Judicial Officers Association Inaugural Standing Committee on Judicial Independence;
- Centre for Public Integrity, Accountability Institutions and Transparency Committees.
Rebecca writes regularly for The Conversation, has given evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Australian Law Reform Commission and other federal and state inquiries, and has contributed to numerous submissions to government with respect to national security and constitutional issues.
Works
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2019
Other Outputs
Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2019, 06 05). Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy The Conversation
2019
Conference Publication
Implied freedom and other constitutional law 'Hot Topics'
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2019). Implied freedom and other constitutional law 'Hot Topics'. 2019 Crown Law Legal Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6 June 2019.
2019
Book Chapter
Crimmigration-counterterrorism in the war on foreign terrorist fighters
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2019). Crimmigration-counterterrorism in the war on foreign terrorist fighters. Crimmigration in Australia: law, politics and society. (pp. 173-195) edited by Peter Billings. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-9093-7_8
2019
Conference Publication
The Queensland Human Rights Act
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2019). The Queensland Human Rights Act. Forensic Mental Health and Human Rights Workshop, Supreme Court Library, Brisbane, 21-22 March 2019.
2019
Journal Article
CATs, courts and the constitution: the place of super-tribunals in the National Judicial System
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2019). CATs, courts and the constitution: the place of super-tribunals in the National Judicial System. Melbourne University Law Review, 43 (3), 852-902.
2019
Book Chapter
A fair trial for accused terrorists
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2019). A fair trial for accused terrorists. The legal protection of rights in Australia. (pp. 313-333) edited by Matthew Groves, Janina Boughey and Dan Meagher. Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing. doi: 10.5040/9781509919857.ch-016
2019
Conference Publication
Is QCAT (still) a Court? Super-tribunals and Ch III of the Constitution
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2019). Is QCAT (still) a Court? Super-tribunals and Ch III of the Constitution. Current Constitutional Controversies: Occasional Colloquium Series, Queensland Bar Association, Brisbane, 28 March 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
The law or the lawyers: understanding the of legal counsel and advisors in Australian editorial processes
Murray, Richard , Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca and Greste, Peter (2019). The law or the lawyers: understanding the of legal counsel and advisors in Australian editorial processes. The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia: Plurality, Precarity and Possibilities, Sydney, NSW Australia, 3-6 December 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Decision-Making and the New Human Rights Act: Why, What and How?
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2019). Decision-Making and the New Human Rights Act: Why, What and How?. Queensland Forensic Psychiatry Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 7 May 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
National security and human rights in the courtroom
Rebecca Ananian-Welsh (2018). National security and human rights in the courtroom. ICON-S Conference: Identity, Security, Democracy: Challenges for Public Law, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25-27 June 2018.
2018
Book Chapter
National security: a hegemonic constitutional value?
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca and McGarrity, Nicola (2018). National security: a hegemonic constitutional value?. Australian constitutional values. (pp. 267-286) edited by Rosalind Dixon. Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing. doi: 10.5040/9781509918430.ch-014
2017
Book Chapter
If at first you don't succeed...: effectiveness and the evolution of preventive organised crime measures
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2017). If at first you don't succeed...: effectiveness and the evolution of preventive organised crime measures. Regulating preventive justice: principle, policy and paradox. (pp. 177-194) edited by Tamara Tulich, Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Simon Bronitt and Sarah Murray. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315620978-10
2016
Journal Article
Extraordinary powers without judicial oversight: a separation of powers dilemma
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2016). Extraordinary powers without judicial oversight: a separation of powers dilemma. Public Law Review, 27 (4), 249-254.
2016
Journal Article
Criminal Due Process and Chapter III of the Australian Constitution by Anthony Gray
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2016). Criminal Due Process and Chapter III of the Australian Constitution by Anthony Gray. Australian Law Journal, 1-1.
2016
Book
The Tim Carmody affair: Australia's greatest judicial crisis
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca, Appleby, Gabrielle and Lynch, Andrew (2016). The Tim Carmody affair: Australia's greatest judicial crisis. Sydney, New South Wales: NewSouth.
2016
Book Chapter
Judicial independence in an age of terror
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2016). Judicial independence in an age of terror. Judicial independence in Australia: contemporary challenges, future directions. (pp. 241-254) edited by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Jonathan Crowe. Annandale, Australia: Federation Press.
2016
Book Chapter
Introduction
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2016). Introduction. Judicial independence in Australia: contemporary challenges, future directions. (pp. 1-6) edited by Crowe, Jonathan and Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca. New South Wales: Federation Press.
2016
Book Chapter
State judges as lieutenant-governors
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca and Williams, George (2016). State judges as lieutenant-governors. Judicial independence in Australia: contemporary challenges, future directions. (pp. 194-207) edited by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Jonathan Crowe. Annandale, Australia: Federation Press.
2015
Journal Article
Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate: The End of Penalty Agreements in Civil Pecuniary Penalty Schemes?
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca and Gover, Kate (2015). Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate: The End of Penalty Agreements in Civil Pecuniary Penalty Schemes?. The Sydney Law Review, 37 (3), 417-435.
2015
Book Chapter
Secrecy, procedural fairness and state courts
Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca (2015). Secrecy, procedural fairness and state courts. Secrecy, law and society. (pp. 120-135) edited by Greg Martin, Rebecca Scott Bray and Miiko Kumar. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Immigration Detention & The Separation of Powers: A First Principles Approach to Improved Governance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Billings
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Doctor Philosophy
A Critical Analysis of the Deployment of Indonesian Military Forces in Domestic Counterterrorism Operations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rain Liivoja
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Doctor Philosophy
Responsive Informality in Australian State and Territory Combined-Jurisdiction Tribunals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Cassimatis, Professor Rick Bigwood
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Doctor Philosophy
Informality in State and Territory Combined Jurisdiction Tribunals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Cassimatis, Professor Rick Bigwood
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Master Philosophy
Preventive Justice and Cyber-Surveillance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Wallis
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Doctor Philosophy
A National Indigenous Representative Body in Australia: Reception and Rejection of an Enduring Institutional Concept
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dylan Lino, Professor Graeme Orr
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
An Examination and Reconsideration of Fair Collection under the Australian Privacy Act in the Context of Retail Analytics and Big Data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alan Davidson
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Nature of Constitutions: A Theory of Genuine and Pseudo Constitutions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Aroney
Media
Enquiries
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- Constitutional Law
- counter-terrorism
- courts
- human rights
- judges
- National Security Law
- Press freedom
- Public Law
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