Overview
Background
Previously, Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Australian Navy. Graduated B.Com. (1973 Qld) and LLB (1974 Qld), PhD (Law) (1994, Bond), Grad.Cert.Higher Ed,(Qld), LLD (2016, Qld). Barrister for 24 years in Brisbane, and made Queen's Counsel in 1988. Full time academic at UQ from 1999 – 2004 at TC Beirne School of Law, foundation Executive Director of The Centre for Maritime Law, now The Marine & Shipping Law Unit. Has published widely in maritime law and history and has held various offices in maritime and other organizations. Awarded OAM in the Australian Honours List January 2016 for contribution to maritime law and naval history.
Availability
- Adjunct Professor Michael White is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Works
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2019
Book Chapter
Timor-Leste and australian maritime boundary: an ongoing saga (Timor-Leste and the Australian Maritime Boundary: An Ongoing Saga)
Cassar, Samara and White, Michael (2019). Timor-Leste and australian maritime boundary: an ongoing saga (Timor-Leste and the Australian Maritime Boundary: An Ongoing Saga). Libro conmemorativo de los Doscientos Años de creación de la Corte de Almirantazgo de Venezuela (Commemorative Book of Two Hundred Years of Creation of the Court of Almirantazgo in Venezuela). (pp. 355-384) edited by Gustavo Omana. Caracas, Venezuela: Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Marítimo.
2018
Book
UQ Lawyers Lost in World War II
White, Michael (2018). UQ Lawyers Lost in World War II. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: T. C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/724754
2017
Journal Article
South China Sea; its importance for shipping, trade, energy and fisheries
Zhong, Hui and White, Michael (2017). South China Sea; its importance for shipping, trade, energy and fisheries. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, 2 (1), 9-24. doi: 10.1163/24519391-00201003
2016
Book
19th Century Pioneer: Frank Villeneuve Nicholson Family in Australia
White, Michael (2016). 19th Century Pioneer: Frank Villeneuve Nicholson Family in Australia. St Lucia QLD, Australia: Dr Michael White OAM QC.
2016
Book
TC Beirne School of Law: A History
White, Michael (2016). TC Beirne School of Law: A History. 2nd ed. Brisbane, Australia: TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland.
2016
Journal Article
Lt the Hon Leopold Scarlett RAN/RN
White, Michael W. D. (2016). Lt the Hon Leopold Scarlett RAN/RN. Queensland History Journal, 23 (1), 19-31.
2015
Book
Australian submarines: a history
White, Michael (2015). Australian submarines: a history. 2nd ed. St Kilda, VIC, Australia: Australian Teachers of Media.
2014
Book
Australian Maritime Law
White, Michael (2014). Australian Maritime Law. 3rd ed. Sydney, Australia: Federation Press.
2013
Journal Article
Pacific Adventurer oil spill: lessons past and future
White, Michael (2013). Pacific Adventurer oil spill: lessons past and future. Australian Law Journal, 87 (5), 320-330.
2013
Book Chapter
100 years of submarines: a lasting legacy
White, Michael W. D. (2013). 100 years of submarines: a lasting legacy. Navy outlook: international fleet review. (pp. 231-235) Sydney, Australia: Faircount Media Group.
2012
Book Chapter
Marine oil and gas pollution spills in Australian waters
Cogliati-Bantz, Vincent, Derrington, Sarah, Forrest, Craig, Gaskell, Nick and White, Michael (2012). Marine oil and gas pollution spills in Australian waters. The regulation of international shipping: international and comparative perspectives: essays in honor of Edgar Gold. (pp. 371-400) edited by Aldo Chircop, Norman Letalik, Ted L. McDorman and Susan J. Rolston. Leiden, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. doi: 10.1163/9789004202443
2012
Journal Article
Australian Maritime Law Update 2011
White, Michael and Humphrey, Lauren (2012). Australian Maritime Law Update 2011. Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal, 26 (2), 172-192.
2011
Journal Article
Australian maritime law update: 2010
White, Michael and Molloy, Alex (2011). Australian maritime law update: 2010. Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 42 (3), 315-348.
2011
Book Chapter
Offshore oil and gas catastrophes: Montara spill and Australian offshore oil and gas regulatory laws
White, Michael (2011). Offshore oil and gas catastrophes: Montara spill and Australian offshore oil and gas regulatory laws. International commercial law, litigation and arbitration: Conference proceedings. (pp. 125-144) edited by K.E. Lindgren and N. Perram. Sydney, Australia: Ross Parsons Centre for Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law, University of Sydney.
2011
Book
Supreme Court History Program Yearbook 2010
White, Michael and Rahemtula, Aladin (2011). Supreme Court History Program Yearbook 2010. Brisbane, Australia: Supreme Court of Queensland Library.
2011
Journal Article
Australia's offshore legal jurisdiction: Part 1 - History and development
White, Michael (2011). Australia's offshore legal jurisdiction: Part 1 - History and development. Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal, 25 (1), 3-18.
2011
Journal Article
Australia's offshore constitutional law: Time for revision?
White, Michael and Gaskell, Nick (2011). Australia's offshore constitutional law: Time for revision?. Australian Law Journal, 85 (8), 504-520.
2011
Book Chapter
Australian submarines: Past and present
White, Michael (2011). Australian submarines: Past and present. 100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy. (pp. 128-138) edited by Charles Oldham. Bondi Junction, NSW, Australia: Faircount Media.
2011
Conference Publication
The Montara Oil Spill
White, Michael W. D. (2011). The Montara Oil Spill. Australian Federal Court Commercial Conference, Sydney Australia, 5-7 May 2011.
2011
Journal Article
Australia's offshore legal jurisdiction: Part 2 - Current situation
White, Michael (2011). Australia's offshore legal jurisdiction: Part 2 - Current situation. Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal, 25 (1), 19-34.
Media
Enquiries
Contact Adjunct Professor Michael White directly for media enquiries about:
- Environment (sea) - law
- Law - marine environmental
- Law - maritime
- Law - oil spill pollution
- Law - shipping
- Law of the sea
- Marine environment law
- Maritime law
- Oil spill pollution law
- Pollution - sea and law
- Shipping law
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