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Personal profile
Biography
Stephen is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University Faculty of Law, and an Associate to the Castan Centre for Human Rights. He has published widely on Indigenous legal issues, including the Stolen Wages issue, criminal law, and protection for Indigenous art and culture. He was head researcher on the Northern Territory Intervention website, released by the Castan Centre in February 2016.
He has an LLM (University of Melbourne) on legal avenues for protection of Aboriginal art. His PhD (Monash, 2008) concerned the 'stolen wages' issue affecting Northern Territory Indigenous people.
He has published several books, including *Criminal Laws Northern Territory* (second edition, 2012),*Brass Disks, Dog Tags and Finger Scanners *(2012) and *The Protectors* (2011). He has published a crime detective novel, *The Artist is a Thief* (2001).
Community service
Alternative Law Journal Board
Associate, Castan Centre for Human Rights
Monash teaching commitment
LAW3302 Criminal law and procedure B SEM2/T3
LAW5001 Principles of criminal law and procedure SUM/T1
Research area keywords
- Aboriginal affairs
- Indigenous Legal Issues
- Criminal Law
- Malaysian Politics and 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):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Evaluation of the Justice-based Impacts of the Public Intoxication Reform
Cripps, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Warren, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rusho, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Penovic, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Sullivan, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Arunachalam, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Murrup-Stewart, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Burns, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
18/10/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Closing the Gap on Indigenous Rights Project
Gray, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Joseph, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Smith, M. (Project Manager)
1/07/18 → 1/07/19
Project: Research
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Closing the Gap on Indigenous Rights Project
Gray, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Joseph, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Smith, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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AI, public governance and the cult of innovation: history, problems and possibilities
Ng, Y.-F. & Gray, S., 2025, Automation in Governance: Theory, Practice and Problems. Ng, Y.-F. & Groves, M. (eds.). 1st ed. London UK: Hart Publishing, p. 327-346 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Indigenous laws and the ‘woke culture wars’
Gray, S., Jun 2025, In: Alternative Law Journal. 50, 2, p. 156-157 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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The pearling industry and Australia's 'deep connection with enslavement': analysing a slavery and stolen wages claim
Gray, S. & Fenech, J. P., 2025, In: Monash University Law Review. 51, 7, 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Robust watchdogs, toothless tigers, or kangaroo courts? the evolution of Anti-Corruption Commissions in Australia
Ng, Y.-F. & Gray, S., 2024, In: University of New South Wales Law Journal. 47, 2, p. 415-447 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Disadvantage and the automated decision
Ng, Y.-F. & Gray, S., 2022, In: Adelaide Law Review. 43, 2, p. 641-677 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 2 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Transparency and Accountability: Submission to Automated Decision-Making Reform Consultation
Townsend, J. (Contributor), Burgess, P. (Contributor), Gray, S. (Contributor), Marsden, C. (Contributor), Ng, Y.-F. (Contributor) & Singh, E. (Contributor)
15 Jan 2025Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the 'Inquiry Into the Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008'
Castan, M. (Contributor) & Gray, S. (Contributor)
1 Apr 2008Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries