Background
Bill Lane is the Clayton Utz Professor of Public Law. He has previously taught law at La Trobe University, the University of Sydney Law School and the University of Queensland Law School.
Within the field of public law, his research interests focus on Administrative Law, in particular
- judicial review
- freedom of information
- privacy
- the application of public law remedies in the field of commercial government activity.
As well as published chapters in books, articles and conference papers, he is
- joint author of Administrative Law in Australia 2007 (Thomson Lawbook Co)
- joint author of Administrative Law in Queensland 2001 (Thomson Lawbook Co)
- editor of Queensland Administrative Law Looseleaf Service (Thomson Lawbook Co)
- editor of the Queensland Administrative Reports (Thomson Lawbook Co).
As well as this, Professor Lane currently holds two Australian Research Council grants for examining the legal implications of establishing virtual information sharing networks for the protection of critical infrastructure and the legal issues associated with the adoption of data breach disclosure obligations.
Professor Lane is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Queensland. He has been a member of a number of Commonwealth tribunals and is currently a member of
- the Commonwealth APMAIFF
- the Queensland Non State Schools Accreditation Board (Qld.)
- the Australian Institute of Administrative Law.
Research interests
- Judicial review
- Freedom of information
- Public law and commercial government activity.
This information has been contributed by Professor Bill Lane.
