Dr Wendy Bonython
Position
Lecturer
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) -University of Adelaide
- PhD (Medical research) - Griffith University
- JD - University of Canberra
- Currently undertaking Grad Dip Legal Practice at ANU
Past Professional History
- Tertiary teaching and medical research at Griffith University, Flinders University, University of Adelaide, and Women’s and Children’s Hospital (SA)
- Teaching ESL, and medical and scientific English, in Japan
- Commonwealth government- International policy
- Commonwealth government- contracting and project management in health provision
- Criminology research at the Australian Institute of Criminology
Research interests
- Mental health law: Access to justice; legal issues connected to mental health
- Health law: consumer rights/protections; access to healthcare; regulation of healthcare services; ethical issues
- Biotechnology law: Intellectual property, ethical, and regulatory issues
- Torts law
Teaching
- Legal Systems
- Law of Obligations / Torts law
- Legal Methods
- Mental Health and the Law