Tamara Wilkinson

I am a corporate, regulatory and taxation scholar who specialises in the design of government incentives and their analysis through doctrinal, economic and comparative lenses. My work has focused on the design of government incentives for innovation (Innovation and Venture Capital Law and Policy, The Federation Press, 2016), for increasing early-stage angel financing (Incentivising Angels, Springer, 2019), for increasing venture capital investment (Venture Capital Investment and Government Incentives, Hart Publishing, 2024), and for increasing private investment (Private Investment Law, LexisNexis, 2025). Recent interdisciplinary projects have also focused on the design of incentives to increase diversity in the Australian media landscape (Incentivising Australian Screen Diversity Report, 2024), and the funding options for small-scale, locally-based climate resilience districts. 

Within the Law Faculty, I teach into a range of subjects across the Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Masters programs that complement my research interests. My Masters elective, Private Investment Law, which I teach every year, deals specifically with my subject-matter expertise of venture capital investment and the tax incentives designed to encourage this form of investment. Commercial subjects that I have taught over previous years, such as Corporations Law and Global Issues in Trade and Finance, speak to my interests in corporate regulation and corporate governance. I also often teach into the Australian Legal Research and Methods and Lawyers' Ethics subjects, which provide excellent parallels between the role of lawyers in society, including their fiduciary and ethical obligations, and the role of other fiduciaries such as corporate directors.

I hold a number of roles in the Law Faculty, including the Chair of the OHS Committee and Events and Social Media Officer for the Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies. I am currently accepting both Honours and PhD students for supervision, so please reach out if you have a project that you would be interested in talking about. 

My areas of interest/expertise include: 

• Venture capital investment and innovation law
• Corporations and associations law, taxation and regulation
• Taxation law
• Banking, finance and investment
• Insolvency and winding up
• Bankruptcy
• Regulation
• Law reform
• Corporate social responsibility
• Entrepreneurship, commercialisation and startups
• Lawyer's ethics and professional responsibilities 

In 2025, I have taught into the Australian Legal Research and Methods, Private Investment Law and Global Issues in Trade and Finance units in the JD and Masters programs. 

Other subjects that I often teach include Lawyers' Ethics, Corporations Law and Foundations of Law in the undergraduate and JD programs.