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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2000
Journal Article
Judicial appointments: including the role of the attorney-general
White, M. W. D. (2000). Judicial appointments: including the role of the attorney-general. Australian Bar Review, 20 (2), 115-161.
2000
Book Chapter
Navigational rights in sensitive marine environments: The Great Barrier Reef
White, M. W. D. (2000). Navigational rights in sensitive marine environments: The Great Barrier Reef. Navigational Rights and Freedoms and the New Law of the Sea. (pp. 230-262) edited by D. R. Rothwell and S. Bateman. The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.
2000
Journal Article
Australian maritime law update: 1999
Derrington, S. and White, M. W. D. (2000). Australian maritime law update: 1999. Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce, 31 (3), 435-446.
2000
Book Chapter
Salvage, towage, wreck & pilotage
White, M. W. D. (2000). Salvage, towage, wreck & pilotage. Australian Maritime Law. (pp. 233-293) edited by M.W.D. White. Sydney, NSW, Australia: The Federation Press.
2000
Journal Article
Marine pollution from ships: The Australian legal regime
White, M. W. D. (2000). Marine pollution from ships: The Australian legal regime. Currents, IX (1), 3-16.
2000
Book Chapter
Constitutional background and jurisdiction of courts
White, M. W. D. (2000). Constitutional background and jurisdiction of courts. Australian maritime law. (pp. 1-25) edited by M. W. D. White. NSW: The Federation Press.
1999
Journal Article
Sensitive marine environments and the regulation of shipping: The Great Barrier Reef experience
White, Michael (1999). Sensitive marine environments and the regulation of shipping: The Great Barrier Reef experience. Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, 4 (3), 219-241.
1999
Journal Article
Australian maritime law update: 1998
Derrington, Sarah and White, Michael (1999). Australian maritime law update: 1998. Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 30 (3), 419-430.
1999
Journal Article
Oil spills are always a worry
White, M. W. D. (1999). Oil spills are always a worry. Reef Research, 19 (3), 5.
1999
Journal Article
Offshore craft & structures: A proposed international convention
White, M. W. D. (1999). Offshore craft & structures: A proposed international convention. Australian Mining & Petroleum Law Journal, 18 (1), 21-27.
1999
Journal Article
Sensitive marine environments and the regulation of shipping: The great barrier
White, M. W. D. (1999). Sensitive marine environments and the regulation of shipping: The great barrier. Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, 4 (3), 1-24.
1999
Journal Article
Itlos: The first two classes
White, M. W. D. (1999). Itlos: The first two classes. International Law News, 41, 8-17.
1999
Conference Publication
The desirability of a proper legal framework for national & international fisheries
White, M. W. D. (1999). The desirability of a proper legal framework for national & international fisheries. Second Asia-Pacific Fishing Conference, Cairns, Qld, 6,7 July 1999. Melbourne: Baird Publications.
1999
Journal Article
The Iran Amanat case and its precedent
White, M. W. D. (1999). The Iran Amanat case and its precedent. Australian Ships & Ports, June 1999 (-), 32-33.
1999
Journal Article
The new international tribunal for the law of the sea
White, M. W. D. (1999). The new international tribunal for the law of the sea. Maritime Studies, 105 (March/April), 1-4.
1998
Journal Article
Australian maritime law update: 1997
Derrington, Sarah and White, Michael (1998). Australian maritime law update: 1997. Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 29 (3), 391-403.
1997
Journal Article
Australian maritime law update: 1996
Derrington, Sarah and White, Michael (1997). Australian maritime law update: 1996. Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 28 (3), 449-461.
1996
Journal Article
Australian marine environment - ship sourced pollution
White, M. (1996). Australian marine environment - ship sourced pollution . International Environmental Law and Regulations, 2.
1995
Journal Article
W.D. White of “Beaudesert”
White, M. W. D. (1995). W.D. White of “Beaudesert”. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 15 (10), 500-504.
1995
Journal Article
Aboriginal and early settler relations on the Logan and Albert rivers: early settler's view
White, Michael (1995). Aboriginal and early settler relations on the Logan and Albert rivers: early settler's view. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 15 (10), 468-483.
Media
Enquiries
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- 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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