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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2003
Book
Queensland Judges on the High Court
Michael White and Aladin Rahemtula (2003). Queensland Judges on the High Court. 1st ed. Brisbane: Supreme Court of Queensland Library.
2003
Journal Article
ITLOS and the 'Volga' case: The Russian federation v Australia
White, M. W. D. and Knight, S. (2003). ITLOS and the 'Volga' case: The Russian federation v Australia. Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand Journal, 17, 39-53.
2003
Journal Article
Australian maritime law update: 2002
Derrington, S and White, M (2003). Australian maritime law update: 2002. Journal of Maritime Law And Commerce, 34 (3), 363-389.
2003
Journal Article
Morrison v Peacock (the Sitka II) (2002) 76 ALJR 1545
White, M. W. D. (2003). Morrison v Peacock (the Sitka II) (2002) 76 ALJR 1545. Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ) Journal, 17, 135-136.
2003
Journal Article
Liability for damage to the marine environment from ships
White, M. (2003). Liability for damage to the marine environment from ships. Dalhousie Law Journal, 26 (1), 231-271.
2003
Journal Article
M/V Tampa incident and shipping: obligations of a coastal state
White, M. W. D. (2003). M/V Tampa incident and shipping: obligations of a coastal state. Indian Journal of International Law, 43 (2), 314-331.
2003
Journal Article
Recent developments in Australian maritime legislation
White, M. W. D. and Knight, S. (2003). Recent developments in Australian maritime legislation. Maritime Studies, 128, 28-30.
2003
Conference Publication
What is Australia's maritime future?
White, M. W. D. (2003). What is Australia's maritime future?. Ausmarine East 2003 Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 28-30 October 2003. Melbourne, Australia: Baird Publications.
2003
Edited Outputs
Maritime law association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ) journal
Maritime law association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ) journal. (2003). 17
2003
Journal Article
Ship and port security - IMO and the ISPS code
White, M. W. D. and Knight, S. (2003). Ship and port security - IMO and the ISPS code. Asia-Pacific Shipping, 3 (12), 27-27.
2003
Book
Queensland Judges on the High Court
Michael White and Aladin Rahemtula eds. (2003). Queensland Judges on the High Court. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Supreme Court of Queensland Library.
2002
Journal Article
Australian maritime law update: 2001
Derrington, S and White, M (2002). Australian maritime law update: 2001. Journal of Maritime Law And Commerce, 33 (July 2002), 275-291.
2002
Book Chapter
Marine pollution from ships: international conventions and Australian laws
White, M. W. D. (2002). Marine pollution from ships: international conventions and Australian laws. Pollution Law in Australia. (pp. 382-429) edited by Zada Lipman and Gerry Bates. NSW: Lexis Nexis Butterworths.
2002
Book
Sir Samuel Griffith: The Law and the Constitution
Michael White and Aladin Rahemtula (2002). Sir Samuel Griffith: The Law and the Constitution. 1st ed. Australia: Lawbook Company.
2002
Journal Article
The Volga case: comment
White, M. W. D. (2002). The Volga case: comment. Maritime Studies, 127 (Nov./Dec), 19-21.
2002
Book
Sir Samuel Griffith: The law and the constitution
White, M. W. D. and Rahemtula, A. (2002). Sir Samuel Griffith: The law and the constitution. 1 ed. Australia: Lawbook Company.
2002
Journal Article
M/V Tampa incident and Australia's obligations - August 2001
White, M. W. D. (2002). M/V Tampa incident and Australia's obligations - August 2001. Maritime Studies, 122 (Jan/Feb2002), 7-17.
2002
Book
Sir Samuel Griffith : the law and the constitution
Michael White and Aladin Rahemtula eds. (2002). Sir Samuel Griffith : the law and the constitution. Pyrmont, NSW, Australia: Law Book Co.
2002
Book Chapter
QGSY Lucinda and its significance to the Australian constitution
White, M. W. D. (2002). QGSY Lucinda and its significance to the Australian constitution. Sir Samuel Griffith: The Law and the Constitution. (pp. 135-170) edited by Michael White QC and Aladin Rahemtula. NSW: Thomson Law Book Company.
2002
Journal Article
Recording and preserving legal history
White, Michael, Rahemtula, Aladin and Petzl, Nicola (2002). Recording and preserving legal history. Australian Bar Review, 23 (1), 75-81.
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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