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Mr Craig Burgess


Name : Mr Craig Burgess
Position : Lecturer (Law)
Section : Faculty of Business and Law
School of Law
Office : Q431
Location : Toowoomba Campus
Phone : +61 7 4631 1288
Extension : 1288
E-mail :
Qualifications : BA USQ
LLM QUT


Professional Memberships
Solicitor of Supreme Court of Queensland
Associate member Bar Association of Queensland

Professional Affiliations
Queensland Law Society
Downs & South West Law Association
Toowoomba Advocacy & Support Centre
Media Entertainnment & Arts Alliance(hon. member)

Research Interests
Media law & ethics
Criminal law
Human rights

Recent Research Outcomes
Three most recent :
Refereed article: Can 'Dr Death' receive a fair trial? QUT Law & Justice Journal Vol. 7. No. 1 2007
Paper, Second joint JEANZ/JEA conference, Auckland, New Zealand ' The outrage industry and public opinion on criminal justice', 4-7 December 2006
Paper, North-South Criminology and Criminal Justice conference, University of Limerick, 'Identification of a suspect before being charged; legitimate freedom of sppech or a threat to a fair trial'?, Sept 20-21, 2006.

Hearn v O'Rourke: What does it mean for journalists - Faculty of Arts Research presentation
Submission Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission Inquiry into Police Radio Communication Access
Refereed article: Freedom of Information Review No. 107, 'Courts split over FOI defamation threat to whistleblowers'
Most notable :
Refereed article: Can 'Dr Death' receive a fair trial? QUT Law & Justice Journal vol. 7. No. 1, 2007

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs
Law1101 Introduction to law
Law5201 Commercial law
JRN 2006 Media law & ethics

Teaching Experience
Tertiary : 8 years