The University of Western Australia
Assoc/Prof Alex Gardner
Associate Professor
Contact details
| Address | Law School The University of Western Australia (M253) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 2483 |
| Fax | 6488 1045 |
| alex.gardner@uwa.edu.au |
Biography
BA (Hons), LLB (Hons) ANU
LLM Br Col
Office: Law Link Building Room 1.40
LLM Br Col
Office: Law Link Building Room 1.40
Key research
- Alex's research interests are in Natural Resources and Environmental Law, with a special interest in Water Resources Law.
Major research interests
- Natural resources law
- Environmental law
- Water law
Qualifications
BA LLB A.N.U., LLM Br.Col.
Publications
2007 Publications: http://research.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/publications/2007/law
2006 Publications: http://research.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/publications/2006/law
2005 Publications: http://research.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/publications/2005/law
2004 Publications: http://research.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/publications/2004/law
2003 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/2003/law-school.asp
2002 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/2003/law-school.asp
2001 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/2003/law-school.asp
2000 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/2000/law.asp
1999 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1999/LawSchool.asp
1998 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1998/LawSchool.asp
1997 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1997/law-school.asp
1996 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1996/law-school.asp
1995 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1995/law.asp
1994 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1994/law-school.asp
2006 Publications: http://research.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/publications/2006/law
2005 Publications: http://research.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/publications/2005/law
2004 Publications: http://research.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/publications/2004/law
2003 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/2003/law-school.asp
2002 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/2003/law-school.asp
2001 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/2003/law-school.asp
2000 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/2000/law.asp
1999 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1999/LawSchool.asp
1998 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1998/LawSchool.asp
1997 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1997/law-school.asp
1996 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1996/law-school.asp
1995 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1995/law.asp
1994 Publications: http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/research/1994/law-school.asp
Roles, responsibilities and expertise
Over the past 15 years, Alex has been an environmental legal consultant, especially to the Environmental Defenders Office (WA) and to Western Australian Government Agencies responsible for water resources management. He was a member of the Advisory Council to the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia from June 1995 to August 1999 and was appointed a senior sessional member of the State Administrative Tribunal in 2005. Since October 2006, Alex has been advising the State Department of Water on water resources law reform.
Future research
One project will focus on sustainability of groundwater management with the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training: http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/centres/centres_ncgrt.htm
Funding received
Australian Research Council / National Water Commission, funding through the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training.
Memberships
Law Council of Australia, Resources Energy and Environmental Law Committee; National Environmental Law Association; Resources and Energy Law Association; LAWASIA.
Teaching
Alex currently teaches postgraduate units in Natural Resources and Environmental Law and undergraduate units in Natural Resources and Environmental Law, and Administrative Law. He has formerly taught courses in Comparative Law and Constitutional Law.
Alex also teaches Water Resources Law in the graduate program at the Australian Centre for Environmental Law at the Australian National University Law School.
Alex also teaches Water Resources Law in the graduate program at the Australian Centre for Environmental Law at the Australian National University Law School.
Current external positions
Visiting Fellow, Australian National University College of Law, Australian Centre for Environmental Law.
New and noteworthy
Alex and Professor Richard Bartlett of the UWA Faculty of Law, with Ms Janice Gray of the Faculty of Law of the University of New South Wales, have completed a five year project to produce a treatise on Water Resources Law, published by LexisNexis Butterworth, July 2009.
Conference Presentations:
With V Chung, "The Law and Policy of Environmental Water Allocations in Western Australia", and "Pricing Water for Environmental Externalities", Water Law Conference hosted by the Environmental Defenders Office (WA), Perth, July 2005.
"Environmental Water Allocations in Australia" presented at International Symposium on Sustainable Water Management, National Europe Centre, the Australian National University, Canberra, September 2005.
“Environmental Water Allocations and Their Governance”, with Kathleen Bowmer, paper presented to Delivering the National Water Initiative conference, Parliament House, Canberra, December 2006.
“Exploiting the Unspeakable: Third Party Access to Sewage and Public Sector Sewerage Infrastructure”, second author with Janice Gray, delivered to the 2007 Annual Symposium of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Canberra, November 2007.
With Zhang Yanfang and Zhang Yi, “Legal Perspective of Water Environmental Protection in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area” (2008) 18(1) Journal of Environmental Management College of China 42-44 (ISSN 1008-813X)
With Zhang Yanfang, “Principles of Environmental Water Allocation and Management in Australia and China” [2008] Journal of China University of Geosciences – Social Sciences Edition 11-14 (ISSN 1671-0169)
Conference Presentations:
With V Chung, "The Law and Policy of Environmental Water Allocations in Western Australia", and "Pricing Water for Environmental Externalities", Water Law Conference hosted by the Environmental Defenders Office (WA), Perth, July 2005.
"Environmental Water Allocations in Australia" presented at International Symposium on Sustainable Water Management, National Europe Centre, the Australian National University, Canberra, September 2005.
“Environmental Water Allocations and Their Governance”, with Kathleen Bowmer, paper presented to Delivering the National Water Initiative conference, Parliament House, Canberra, December 2006.
“Exploiting the Unspeakable: Third Party Access to Sewage and Public Sector Sewerage Infrastructure”, second author with Janice Gray, delivered to the 2007 Annual Symposium of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Canberra, November 2007.
With Zhang Yanfang and Zhang Yi, “Legal Perspective of Water Environmental Protection in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area” (2008) 18(1) Journal of Environmental Management College of China 42-44 (ISSN 1008-813X)
With Zhang Yanfang, “Principles of Environmental Water Allocation and Management in Australia and China” [2008] Journal of China University of Geosciences – Social Sciences Edition 11-14 (ISSN 1671-0169)
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