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Personal profile
Biography
Katie joined the Law Faculty in 2015, having taught at Monash since 2012. Prior to entering academia, she practised as a solicitor in native title, acting for native title claim groups in both Western Australia and Victoria. She holds a Master of Laws in Environmental Law from Macquarie University and a PhD from Monash focussing on the legal recognition of Indigenous water rights.
Katie's research and teaching interests include Indigenous Legal Rights, Native Title, Water Law, Rights of Nature laws, Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Public Law and Statutory Interpretation.
Monash teaching commitment
LAW4331 Administrative Law - S1 2023
LAW5004 Principles of Public Law and Statutory Interpretation - T3 2023
Research interests
Indigenous Legal Rights
Native Title
Water Law
Human Rights Law
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Public Law
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):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Developing Melbourne Water's Community Focussed Diversity and Inclusion Lens for Enhanced Liveability Outcomes
Satur, P., O'Bryan, K., Muir, C., Bragge, P. & Francis, N.
Melbourne Water Corporation (trading as Melbourne Water) (Victoria)
29/06/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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AWA: Accessing Water to Meet Aboriginal Economic Development Needs
8/07/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Legal rights for rivers
O'Bryan, K., 2022, In: Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. 50, 3, p. 769-775 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
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Can nature be the holder of rights?
O'Bryan, K., 2021, Critical Perspectives on Human Rights Law in Australia. Gerber, P. & Castan, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Prymont NSW Australia: Thomson Lawbook Co, Vol. 2. p. 413-438 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Cultural Water for Cultural Economies: Final Report of the Accessing Water to Meet Aboriginal Economic Development Needs
O'Donnell, E., Godden, L. C. & O'Bryan, K., 2021, 1st ed. Melbourne Vic Australia: University of Melbourne. 57 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research
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The High Court and human rights: powers, proportionality and presumptions
Castan, M. & O'Bryan, K., 2021, Critical Perspectives on Human Rights Law in Australia. Gerber, P. & Castan, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Sydney NSW Australia: Thomson Lawbook Co, Vol. 1. p. 79-102 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Yoongoorrookoo: the emergence of ancestral personhood
Martuwarra RiverOfLife, Pelizzon, A., Poelina, A., Akhtar-Khavari, A., Clark, C., Laborde, S., Macpherson, E., O’Bryan, K., O’Donnell, E. & Page, J., 2021, In: Griffith Law Review. 30, 3, p. 505-529 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile16 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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AIATSIS Summit 2023
Katie O'Bryan (Speaker) & Kate Harriden (Speaker)
5 Jun 2023 → 9 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Twenty-third International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations
Paul Satur (Speaker), Katie O'Bryan (Speaker), Paul Kellner (Speaker) & Joanna Cain (Speaker)
22 Jun 2023 → 23 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Castan Centre submission to the Inquiry into the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum
Melissa Castan (Contributor), Kate Galloway (Contributor), Katie O'Bryan (Contributor) & Scott Walker (Contributor)
Apr 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Inquiry into the Application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Response to Additional Written Questions on Notice
Kate Galloway (Contributor), Katie O'Bryan (Contributor), Melissa Castan (Contributor) & Scott Walker (Contributor)
Mar 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Submission to the Administrative Reform Review Issues Paper
Joel Townsend (Contributor), Yee-Fui Ng (Contributor), Katie O'Bryan (Contributor), Maria O'Sullivan (Contributor) & Emily Singh (Contributor)
May 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Press/Media
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A strong Indigenous Voice to parliament is a sign of ‘healthy democracy’ (The Australian, 23 May 2023)
23/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Why Voice vote wording matters (The Canberra Times, 23 April 2023)
23/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Cited in 'Indigenous voice: electoral commission launches campaign to combat misinformation and confusion' (The Guardian, 12 April 2023)
12/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Australia's Rights of Nature Push Flows from the Yarra River (Monash Lens, 3 March 2023)
3/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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Voice to Parliament: Debunking 10 myths and misconceptions (Monash Lens 27 February 2023)
27/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs