Qualifications 

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - University of Sydney 

Bachelor of Laws - Bond University 

Joel is admitted to practice on the Rolls of Queensland, NSW and the High Court of
Australia. Prior to taking up a position on the faculty of Law at Bond University, he
practiced with Baker & McKenzie in their Sydney office, was executive officer to the
Dean at the Sydney law School, and filled a number of policy positions, including for
state and federal Ministers. 

Joel's specialty areas of practice and research are industrial and employment law
and occupational health and safety law, as well as jurisprudence and the
interdisciplinary areas of law and politics and law and religion. He is completing
postgraduate work in the law faculty at the University of Sydney. His commentary is
regularly published in journals and periodicals across Australia. 

Articles

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A Bill of Rights for Australia?- Part 2, The National Legal Eagle (2008)

Extract:

In the last issue of Legal Eagle I argued that it was not...

 

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The student as apprentice: Bridging the gap between education, skills and practice (with Rachel Mansted), Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association (2008)

An endeavour to bridge the acknowledged gap between traditional legal education and legal practice, Mooting,...

 

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A Bill of Rights for Australia?- Part 1, The National Legal Eagle (2007)

Extract:

Let me begin by putting my cards on the table - I do...

 

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Corruption, power and the law, The National Legal Eagle (2007)

Extract:

News stories over the past few months have seen a number of politicians...

 

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WorkChoices- Bashing unions or helping business?, The National Legal Eagle (2006)

Extract:

Earlier this year the Federal Government introduced controversial new laws that changed Australia’s...