Professor Julie-Anne Tarr
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Management
Biography
Professor Tarr brings to her teaching and research a diverse background in:- financial services, commercial law and consumer protection
- insurance, risk, regulation and audit
- complex project management
- governance, regulation, ethics and change management in NPOs, NGOs and social enterprise
- emerging technology regulation
- the United States (Indiana)
- Australia (where she has taught at Monash, Bond and University of Queensland)
- the University of the South Pacific
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research
- Indiana University’s International Programs Office
- USP Solutions (the private commercial arm of the University of the South Pacific)
- Litigation Reform Commission (Qld)
- Center for Future Enterprise, foundation member
- Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Senior Fellow
- Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Chief Investigator
- Behavioural Economics Studies Center, Affiliate
- complex contracts
- insurance law, risk, regulation (around emerging technologies & consumer protection)
- complex project management, joint venture structures, start ups, intellectual property
- governance, ethics and corporate oversight
- health services delivery, biotechnology and medical research governance
- legal philosophy, comparative law and history
Personal details
Positions
- Head of School
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Management - Professor
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Accountancy
Keywords
Insurance, insurance fraud, consumer, Emerging technologies, regulation, risk, innovation, commercialization, directors duties, corporate governance, big data, block chain, privacy, drones regulation, drones insurance, drones risk, consumer protection
Research field
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- JD (Cornell University)
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Arts (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Professional memberships and associations
Degrees:
PhD (University of Queensland), Juris Doctor (Cornell), LLM (Monash), BA (Wisconsin) Directorships
Primary Health Network (Gold Coast) Board, Australian Government (Department of Health), Chair, Finance, Audit & Risk (2015-22); Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Board, (Queensland Health), Chair, Audit & Risk (2016 -21); Q-Pharm (Biotechnology & clinical trials); Q-Gen (Biotechnology - cell therapy manufacturing); USP Solutions (Project management and joint venture contracting, tertiary services provision, infrastructure development); Flannery's Proprietary Ltd (Health & Organics); Robyn Ashton Pty Ltd, (Consulting - superannuation, insurance & audit), QIMR Berghofer Human Research Ethics Committee; Australian Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Committee (Qld)
Company Secretary Roles: Queensland Institute of Medical Research Council, Queensland Institute of Medical Research Trust Other Significant Positions and Roles
- Chair, Australian Business Deans Council 2109 Journal Review, Business and Taxation Law
- Editor, Insurance & Transport, Australian Business Law Journal, (2015- )
- Head, Regulation, Tax and Commercial Law Section, School of Accountancy, QUT (2013 – )
- Clyde & Co, Senior Consultant (Insurance, Emerging Technologies)
Memberships, Diplomas, Certifications: Australian Institute of Management, Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), Law Council of Australia (Business Law Section), International Bar Association (Insurance), The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Associate), Mediation and Cross-Cultural Mediation certificates
Publications
- Tarr, A., Tarr, J., Thompson, M. & Ellis, J. (2022). Drone Law and Policy: Global Development, Risks, Regulation and Insurance. Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212553
- George, A., Tarr, J. & Bird, S. (2020). Forty Years of Freedom of Information: Accountability, Policymaking and the National Innovation and Science Agenda. Public Law Review, 31(2), 189–211. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202742
- Nicholson, G., Skelton, R. & Tarr, J. (2019). An exploratory study of regulatory failure in the Australian home mortgage market. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 53(1), 126–166. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/123536
- Tarr, J., (2019). Grappling with fraudulent insurance claims and 'collateral lies': Comparative insurance law developments in the United Kingdom and Australia. Journal of Business Law, 2019(1), 43–61. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/127293
- Tarr, J., (2019). At the foothills of big data profiling: Insurance, big data and regulatory challenges inherent in future climbs. Insurance Law Journal, 30(2), 131–134. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202663
- Tarr, J., (2018). Distributed ledger technology, blockchain and insurance: Opportunities, risks and challenges. Insurance Law Journal, 29(3), 254–268. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122862
- Tarr, J. & George, A. (2018). Third-party litigation funding in Australia: More external regulation and/or enhanced judicial supervision? Company and Securities Law Journal, 36(3), 262–274. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120988
- Asher, A., Tarr, J. & Taylor, S. (2017). Accountability in regulatory reform: Australia's superannuation industry paradox. Federal Law Review, 45(2), 257–289. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/110848
- Tarr, J., (2016). Directors' and officers' insurance: recent critical issues in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Business Law, 2016(1), 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/93773
- Silver, N., McGregor-Lowndes, M. & Tarr, J. (2016). Should tax incentives for charitable giving stop at Australia's borders? The Sydney Law Review, 38(1), 85–120. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/93590
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Julie-Anne, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- QUT Vice Chancellor Performance Award Outstanding Research, 2017
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- QUT Vice Chancellors Performance Award (Research Culture), 2014
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- QUT David Gardiner Outstanding Teacher of the Year, nominee 2014
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- QUT Vice Chancellors Performance Award (outstanding publication), 2010
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Recreational Drones and Australia’s Personal Injury and Property Damage Compensation Frameworks: Fit for Purpose or Disruption in Need of Reform?
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Gavin Nicholson - Executive Remuneration and Australia’s 'Two-Strikes' Rule
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Ellie Chapple
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Examination of the changes in symptoms of Indigenous corporate failure since the introduction of the CATSI Act 2006 (2022)
- The Role of Corporate Culture as a Contributor to Fraud and Corruption in Australia: Perceptions of Forensic Accountants and Industry Professionals (2019)
- Bargain or Benefice? Understanding the Legal Relationship between an Australian Church and its Clergy (2018)
- Fraud Prevention: The Alignment Between Fraud-Related Legislation and Fraud Government Practices (2017)