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Professor
MA, LLB, PhD (Edin) 
Contact:
Room: C305 (Gardens Point campus)
Tel: (07) 313 81599
Fax: (07) 313 84253
Douglas Fisher joined QUT as Professor of Law in 1991. Prior to this he held
appointments at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Queensland, the
Australian National University and the University of Dundee before being appointed
as Professor of Law at Victoria University (Wellington, New Zealand) in 1982,
where he was Dean during 1988, 1989 and 1990. He also practised law in the public
sector with the United Kingdom government and is currently a consultant with
Phillips Fox in Brisbane.
His principal teaching and research interests are currently in the areas of
environmental law and natural resource law. Professor Fisher's most recent publications
are Australian Environmental Law (2003) and Water Law
(2000), both published by LawBook Company (LBC). His chapter on 'Water'
for the Laws of Australia (LBC) was published in 1995 and in 1997 his
chapter on 'Fisheries'. The books, Natural Resources Law in Australia
(1987) and Environmental Law: Text and Materials (1993) were also published
by Law Book Company. In 1980 his Environmental Law in Australia:
An Introduction was published by the University of Queensland Press.
Units currently taught:
Research Interests:
- Natural Resources Law
- Environmental Law
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