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Biography
Dominique is a socio-legal scholar, researching anti-discrimination law and equality. Her work uses doctrinal, comparative and empirical methodologies. In 2022 she received the Dean’s Award for Equity, Diversity and Social Inclusion Research Excellence.
Dominique was awarded funding from the Australian Research Council to examine mechanisms for resolving human rights complaints (with Prof. Tamara Walsh, University of Queensland). Commencing in 2023, the project is being conducted in partnership with human rights agencies and community legal centres in four Australian jurisdictions.
In 2022 Dominique completed a research project on women's experience of using Victoria's anti-discrimination laws (with Adriana Orifici) which was funded by the Victorian Women's Benevolent Trust. The project built upon their research on pregnancy discrimination in the workplace and the impact of COVID-19 on workers with family responsibilities.
In 2020 Dominique co-convened a workshop funded by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia entitled 'Using Transparency to Achieve Equality' which brought together researchers from law, politics, health and demography along with government and industry. Papers were published in a special edition of Law in Context.
Dominique completed a large empirical research project that assessed the impact of the innovative mechanisms contained in Victoria’s Equal Opportunity Act 2010, which was funded by the Victorian Legal Services Board. In 2019 she used empirical methodologies to assess the ADR practices used to resolve discrimination claims in Queensland, NSW and federally.
Previously, she has conducted research projects on the enforcement of anti-discrimination law, the role of statutory equal opportunity agencies in Australia and overseas, the impact of COVID-19 on workers with family responsibilities, pregnancy discrimination in the workplace and the role of ADR in resolving legal disputes. Details of Dominique’s research can be found on Google Scholar. In 2017 and 2019 she received an Advancing Women's Research Success grant from Monash University.
Dominique has published widely in law journals in Australia and internationally on anti-discrimination law, comparative law, equality, critical race theory and human rights. She regularly presents at local and international conferences and contributes to local and national law reform inquiries. With Professor Neil Rees AM and Professor Simon Rice OAM, she is the author of Australian Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Law (Third Ed, The Federation Press, 2018).
Dominique is the Director of Research and Director of the Labour, Equality and Human Right research group in the Monash Business School. She served as Secretary of the Australian Labour Law Association 2016-2023.
Dominique sits on the Advisory Board of the Anti-Discrimination Law Review (Wolters Kluwer) and on the Advisory Board of the US-based Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law.
From 2017-2019, Dominique was the Director of Postgraduate Coursework and Course Director of the Master of Business Law. She served as Acting Director of Education in 2018 and Acting Director of HDR in 2021. She currently teaches employment law.
Dominique has a PhD from Melbourne Law School and an Honours degree in law from the Australian National University. She was a Senior Lecturer at Deakin Law School from 2010-2016 and taught contract law and workplace law. Prior to becoming an academic, Dominique practiced as a solicitor in the ACT.
Dominique is interested in supervising HDR students in areas relating to race, sex, age and disability discrimination, enforcement of anti-discrimination laws, equality agencies, sexual harassment, and workplace equality.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Secretary, Australian Labour Law Association
5 Nov 2016 → …
Research area keywords
- Anti-discrimination law
- Equality
- Employment Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Law
- Human Rights Law
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Australian human rights complaints: Litigation, mediation or conciliation
Walsh, T. & Allen, D.
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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History of human rights complaints in Australian federal law
Allen, D. & Walsh, T.
1/07/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Using transparency to achieve equality
Blackham, A., Thornton, M. & Allen, D.
23/07/20 → 24/07/20
Project: Research
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the new mechanisms in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)
3/01/17 → 15/12/19
Project: Research
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Expecting more: rethinking the rights and protections available to pregnant workers under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
Orifici, A. & Allen, D., Dec 2022, In: Federal Law Review. p. 504-526 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Racism complaints in the Australian health system: An overview of existing approaches and some recommendations
Truong, M., Allen, D., Chan, J. & Paradies, Y., 2022, In: Australian Health Review. 46, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
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Understanding Pregnancy Discrimination: A Pilot Study of Victorian Women's Experiences at Work
Allen, D. & Orifici, A., Sept 2022, Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University. 22 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research
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What did the COVID-19 pandemic reveal about workplace flexibility for people with family and caring responsibilities?
Allen, D. & Orifici, A., Feb 2022, In: The Forum. 2022, 1, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
An evaluation of the mechanisms designed to promote substantive equality in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)
Allen, D., 2021, In: Melbourne University Law Review. 44, 2, p. 459-501 43 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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2022 Dean's Award for Equity, Diversity and Social Inclusion Research Excellence
Allen, Dominique (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Labour Law Research Network Conference 2021
Adriana Orifici (Speaker) & Dominique Allen (Speaker)
29 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand Conference
Adriana Orifici (Speaker) & Dominique Allen (Speaker)
3 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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10th Australian Labour Law Association Biennual Conference 2021
Adriana Orifici (Speaker) & Dominique Allen (Speaker)
11 Nov 2021 → 12 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Workshop for the Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Labour Law
Adriana Orifici (Invited speaker) & Dominique Allen (Invited speaker)
11 Sept 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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‘I was trapped’: pregnancy discrimination in Victoria
Adriana Orifici & Dominique Allen
23/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Personality testing in job applications: what can and can’t employers ask you?
12/08/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Why flexible working arrangements for women is good business
Dominique Allen & Adriana Orifici
24/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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WFH shift should spur reform of flexibility request rights: Study
Adriana Orifici & Dominique Allen
7/10/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Lessons on work flexibility from the home front
Dominique Allen & Adriana Orifici
14/01/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature