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Professor Jennifer McKay is Professor of Business Law at the University of South Australia-Justice and Society She has worked at Melbourne, Adelaide and James Cook Universities and has an adjunct appointments at ANU ( College of Law). She worked as a legal practitioner and held, for over 25 years, a part time appointment as a Commissioner of the Environment Resources and Development court in SA. She blends all these experiences in to teaching domestic and international comparative environmental laws and company law. She had a senior Fulbright in 2008 at Berkerley Boalt School of Law, and in 2019 was invited to give a Tedx talk which she called The need for a duty to cooperate... Read more
About me
Professor Jennifer McKay is Professor of Business Law at the University of South Australia-Justice and Society She has worked at Melbourne, Adelaide and James Cook Universities and has an adjunct appointments at ANU ( College of Law). She worked as a legal practitioner and held, for over 25 years, a part time appointment as a Commissioner of the Environment Resources and Development court in SA. She blends all these experiences in to teaching domestic and international comparative environmental laws and company law. She had a senior Fulbright in 2008 at Berkerley Boalt School of Law, and in 2019 was invited to give a Tedx talk which she called The need for a duty to cooperate making the messy mosaic of laws to protect the environment into jigsaw laws.
In 2020 she won the Premier's Medal for water research ( see below) and in 2021 was awarded a fellowship of the International Water Resources Association( France)
In 2021 she convened the 7th Frontiers of environmental law conference for scholars ( especially junior Scholars) for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Academy of Environmental Law. https://www.unisa.edu.au/Calendar/7th-frontiers-in-environmental-law-colloquium.
She is also co editor of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law ejournal for 2020 and 2021.https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1929-6088
Professor McKay is a socio legal researcher in the areas of natural resources management and environmental laws to achieve ecologically sustainable development especially with regard to freshwater. She looks at human rights instruments and domestic laws and makes law reform suggestions to improve institutional arrangements . She has had several projects in Australia funded by the ARC and several CRC' s and international bodies such as ACIAR, Goyder Institute, National Centre of Excellence in Desalination and in 2021 the New Colombo Plan. She has many publications on governance issues and appeared before Royal Commissions and Commissions of Enquiries into land and water management. In 2020, she won the Premiers Award for water research which is sponsored by Dept of Environment and Water in SA for insights into water law and governance in Australia. The citation reads:- her constructive suggestions to reform and improve water governance strucutres and government strategy her passion and enthusium will have a lasting impact .
She sponsors a research grant to encourage this type of cross disciplinary research at UniSA. https://www.unisa.edu.au/research/Research-degrees/Scholarships/Jennifer-McKay-Innovative-Socio-Legal-Research-Grant.To date she has 183 publications and has been cited often.
Professor McKay enjoys teaching and is experimenting with new ways of delivering complex and changing materials in face to face and online settings and is engaged in scholarship of this through a Graduate Certificate in educational studies(online learning). This is through the Teaching Innovation Unit at UniSA.She is also mentoring other academics in introducing Master of Environmental law courses.
She has a BA Hons and PhD from the University of Melbourne where she used social science methods to research water and environmental management, an LLB from Adelaide, GDLP from UniSA and Diploma in Human Rights Law from American University in Washington DC. She practiced Commercial law for a large firm in Adelaide.
She has supervised 14 Phd students and has been given the award of the 2019 Supervisor of the Year by UniSA for going above the call of duty.Professor McKay has also won UniSA research excellence awards twice in 2008 and 2011. She has also had several awards from industry bodies such as the Australian Water Association and the Water Industry Alliance. In 2008, she was placed by Minister Rankine on the Women's Honour Roll in SA for services to water law and policy.
Over many years and with the assistance of the Library and Learning Centre, she has created a collection of water law and policy books. This collection has been benchmarked and is of international merit.
http://search.library.unisa.edu.au/?query=lsr21%2ccontains%2c%22Professor+Jennifer+McKay%22
My SSRN account can be found here
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=859286
In February, UniSA hosted the 7th Frontiers in Environmental Law colloquium. see https://www.unisa.edu.au/Calendar/7th-frontiers-in-environmental-law-colloquium/
This event had 6 rapportuers in 20 sessions with over 40 speakers and 30 other guests.discussions were lively.
The first plenary on the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary was were supported by the Department for Environment and Water. Jason Irving, Manager National Parks and Protected Areas Program made a presentation on the local issues surrounding this relatively new sanctuary for migratory and resident shorebirds. There are some contentious local issues with brine pollution killing mangroves in the Sanctuary and this provided environmental law in action perspective to the event. The CEO from East
Asian- Australasian Flyway treaty body https://www.eaaflyway.net/ based in Korea also presented on the treaty actions.
Hence, we had a span of interest from local to international. Discussants for this session included a local Greens member of parliament Mark Parnell and Craig Wilkins from the local Conservation Council of SA. This was a wonderful session bridging the local and state and international aspects of migratory birds and coastal land management.
The second plenary on climate conscious lawyering was presented by Justice Preston of the NSW Land and Environmental Court. This paper was inspiring for all in the room. The Environmental Defenders office through Rachael Walmsley NSW also contributed a thought provoking paper on the proposed amendments to the EPBC Act.
further outcomes will be published.
About me
Australasian Law Academics Association
International Union for the Conservation of nature, Academy of environmental law, Convenor of 7th Frontiers of Environmental law for academics in Oceania ( Feb 202 https://www.unisa.edu.au/Calendar/7th-frontiers-in-environmental-law-colloquium/
and co editor of the Journal of Environmental Law for IUCNAEL,11th and 12th editions file:///C:/Users/mckayje/Downloads/iucn_issue_5_full.pdf
International Water Association (IWA) former Member of the Strategic Council and former co-convenor of the Specialist Group in International Governance and Regulation. Currently a Member.
International Law Association (ILA) former Australian delegate to the International Law Committee for Sustainable Development
Australian Water Association (AWA)Member and former convenor of the Water Management Law and Policy Specialist Network.
International Water Law Resources Association (IWRA), France. Member and member of editorial advisory Board with several roles. Elected Fellow in 2021 in recognition of work on water governance.
Law Society of South Australia Member and member of Planning and Local Government Committee and Human rights Committee writing law reform proposals.
Water Industry Alliance SA Member up until 2015 and contributor to the Cluster in Policies and Laws.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 10/04/2019 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsN5PKBXOBs&list=PLpolcuYE3HF7SzkaACZ6HJcHwqNiN05AO&index=4&t=0s, http://TEDX YOUTUBE CHANNEL Duty to Cooperate:Making Messy Mosaic Laws into Jigsaw Laws | Jennifer McKay | TEDxFulbrightAdelaide - YouTube |
| 10/01/2019 |
dead fish in river point to failure of governance, https://www.sbs.com.au/news/audiotrack/million-fish-dead-darling-river-0 |
| 15/02/2018 |
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-murray-darling-basin-plan-in-peril, http://ABC Riverland River Murray Plan needs to be strengthened |
| 01/04/2016 |
Illegal Directorships: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-01/new-operator-of-fitlink-operations-run-by-former-owners-sister/7293158 , http://abc.net.au/7.30 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice South Australian Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Law University of Adelaide
Diploma of the Specialized Human Rights Program Academy on Humanitarian Law, American University
Academic Lawyer, Professor of Business Law, University of South Australia, in Business, Commerce,Law and Justice and Society. 1991- current.
Legal Practititoner, Finlaysons, 1988-1991 Commercial Advisory, Environmental Audits and Compliance Manuals
Research Officer, University of Melbourne, 1986-1988
Research Officer, University of Adelaide, 1983-1988
Tutor, Geography, James Cook University, 1983
Corporate governance, especially third party effects of corporatising government business enterprises such as the prospectus provisions, codes of conduct and directors duties.
Human rights laws and anti protest laws
The law of war in relation to the environment
Comparative water resources laws and policies, especially regimes to achieve sustainable water allocation policies
Corporatisation and privatisation of water: social, environmental and economic impacts
International trade law especially the trade in food as trade in virtual water
Qualitative research methods especially visual methods:
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Optimal water supply sources for resilient urban and mining communities, National Centre for Excellence in Desalination - Funding Rounds, 26/06/2012 - 31/03/2016
Institutional and legal analysis of the urban water blueprint for Adelaide, Goyder Institute for Water Research, 30/05/2013 - 31/08/2015
Optimal water supply sources for resilient urban and mining communities, National Centre for Excellence in Desalination - Funding Rounds, 01/06/2012 - 01/06/2015
Groundwater laws and policies in the Australian federation - toward the implementation of sustainable development laws and human rights in institutions and the community, ARC - Special Research Initiatives, 01/05/2009 - 01/05/2014
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2020 |
8
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4
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1
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1
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3
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2
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| 2014 |
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| 2013 |
2
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| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
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1
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8
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16
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6
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
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1
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9
8
3
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2
4
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2
1
1
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17
15
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11
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14
15
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72
66
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Open access
6
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review of the co edited book Regulating water security in unconventional oil and gas in UWA Law review https://www.able.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/3644796/ODonnell-BR.pdf
edited by Regina M. Buono, Elena Lopéz Gunn, Jennifer McKay and Chad
Staddon, Cham, Switzerland, Springer, 2019, 418 pp., €119.99 (hardback),
€96.29 (ebook), ISBN 978-3-030-18342-4
https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2020.1729524
Research
Corporate governance, especially third party effects of corporatising government business enterprises such as the prospectus provisions, codes of conduct and directors duties.
Human rights laws and anti protest laws
The law of war in relation to the environment
Comparative water resources laws and policies, especially regimes to achieve sustainable water allocation policies
Corporatisation and privatisation of water: social, environmental and economic impacts
International trade law especially the trade in food as trade in virtual water
Qualitative research methods especially visual methods:
2018 commendation form UniSA Business school for research outputs in law
2021
invited to be an accent speaker by the Australian Water Assocation in the 2021 conference Re-imagining our water future. The topic will be water governance. May 5
https://www.ozwater.org/program/accent-speakers/
Invited to consult by The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) into the legislative framework for corporations and financial services regulation with the President of the ALRC (the Honourable Justice S C Derrington), and ALRC staff on Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 2.30 – 4pm (ACDT) .
Noting your experience, the ALRC would appreciate the opportunity to discuss your perspectives on the Inquiry. This concerned issues around the strucuture of Corporations law and the penalty regimes.
By way of brief summary, the ALRC has been asked to review the legislative framework for corporations and financial services, with an emphasis on simplifying and rationalising the relevant legislation “within existing policy settings”.
2021 Invited to be a Friend of the Peter Cullen Trust https://www.petercullentrust.org.au/
This body Bridges science people and the environment as did its namesake Peter Cullen who I worked with on governance issues in the CRC Freshwater.
2020
Executive of the Australian Law Academics Assocation
Australian Water Association SA branch Premiers Medal for Water research.
Premier's Medal – Water Professional of the Year Award (sponsored by the Department for Environment and Water)Professor Jennifer McKay, Professor of Business Law, University of South AustraliaProfessor Jennifer McKay’s extensive body of research has provided insights into water law governance and policy in Australia. Her research has helped policy makers to understand the impacts of their policies on farmers, urban dwellers and water users generally. She has also provided constructive suggestions to reform and improve water governance structures, and promote ecologically sustainable development. Her research in relation to trust across and within the water sector has been instrumental in guiding water supply businesses and government strategy. Her passion and enthusiasm are evident and her contributions to the advancement of sustainable water management will have a lasting impact.
2019 Ambassador for Defence Reserves Support Council SA and committee member of Defence Reserves Association SA Branch inc.
The Defence Reserves Support Council is established to maintain an effective link between the Australian Defence Force, industry and commerce, the three levels of Government and the community. The Defence Reserves Association is a think tank for policy advice.
2018 Session leader UNESCO Conference on Technologies for development- voices of the global south for sustainable use of technology to support inclusive social and economic development 2018 - strengthening the research -policy nexus in the implementation of the SDG's
2016 -2019 River Murray sustainability program( PIRSA) Community and Engagement Reference group South Australian Government
2013 Water Industry Alliance award for contribution to local government water Managment for the team from the ( former)Water Policy and Law Group.
recent and current
2021 Organiser of 7th Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium a regional event of IUCN 25-26 Feb.https://www.iucnael.org/en/
This event will foster collaboraiton of environmental law academics. explore innovative environmental law ideas and involve other disciplines,contribute to the future of envronmental law in oceania,share teaching and learning approaches and assist early career researchers to pursue their career.
2020 co editor of IUCN https://www.iucnael.org/en/e-journal
2020 ANU College of Law Visiting Professor.
2019 Launch of the recent co edited book Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas Editors: Buono, R.M., López-Gunn, E., McKay, J., Staddon, C. (Eds.) at the IUCN Academy of Environmental law conference in Malaysia by the Dean of Law by Universiti Teknologi MARA’s Faculty of Law, Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ISBN 978-3-030-18341-7
2020-2017 Internation Union for the Conservation of Nature , World Commission on Environmental Law, Member of two Commissions , Environment and Peace and Security, and Compliance and Enforcement
2019 from 2013 Ambassador for Australian- American Fulbright Commission ( former Senior Fulbright UC Boalt School of Law , University of California 2009
present since 2000 ARC reviewer for grants and Future fellowships ongoing
Visiting Professor University of Lincoln (UK) Law school, https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/law/visitingprofessors/
present from 1995 Sessional Commissioner of the Environment, Resources and Development court SA for natural resources management cases since inception of the court 20 years ago. Conduct mediations and make decisions.
2018 5th International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD-2018)https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.5115359 Scientific committee member of EPFL / UNESco conference on Technology for Development - voices of the global south June 2018 https://cooperation.epfl.ch/op/edit/SE22-ENE
2008 Womens Honour roll for services to sustainable water management in South Australia 2008
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Acciona Agua Adelaide PTY LTD | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Charles Sturt University | AUSTRALIA |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Primary Industries - NSW | AUSTRALIA |
| Environment Protection Authority | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Geoscience Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| iCatalist | SPAIN |
| International Water Management Institute | SRI LANKA |
| James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Rice University | UNITED STATES |
| SA Water Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
| South China Normal University | CHINA |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of California | UNITED STATES |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | AUSTRALIA |
| University of the West of England | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Valoriza Water Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Premier's Medal - Water Professional of the Year AwardAustralian Water Association |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberWater International |
2018 |
Honorary Visiting FellowFenner School Environment, Australian National University |
2018 |
Visiting Professor of Environment and Natural Resources LawUniversity of Lincoln, United Kingdom |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberWater International |
2017 |
Honorary Visiting FellowFenner School Environment, Australian National University |
2017 |
Member of BoardStrategic Council - International Water Association (IWA) |
2017 |
Teaching and Capacity Building Committee MemberInternational Union for the Conservation on Nature Academy of Environmental Law |
2017 |
Adjunct ProfessorSchool of Law, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom |
2016 |
Board MemberRiver Murray Sustainable Development Committee |
2016 |
Board Member, Community and Industry engagement in sustainable irrigation committeeDepartment of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia |
2016 |
Co-convenor, Specialist GroupInternational Governance and Regulation, International Water Association (IWA) |
2016 |
Co-editorNatural Resources and Environmental Justice: Australian perspectives (CSIRO Publishing) |
2016 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2016 |
Council MemberTent of Variety , Variety Club South Australia |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
2016 |
Elected MemberNational Committee, International Waters Association (IWA) |
2016 |
Excellence in Research AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2016 |
Fulbright Scholarship State Selection PanelAustralian and American Fulbright Commission |
2016 |
MemberStrategic Council - International Water Association (IWA) |
2016 |
Member and Co-convenorStrategic Council, Specialist Group in International Governance and Regulation |
2016 |
Member, Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) CourtCourts Administration Authority of South Australia |
2016 |
Policy research to assist government with water resources managementLocal and State Government |
2016 |
ReviewerWater International |
2016 |
Teaching and Capacity Building Committee MemberInternational Union for the Conservation on Nature Academy of Environmental Law |
2016 |
Adjunct ProfessorSchool of Law, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom |
2015 |
Advice to Ministers on recycled water use in SA and governance arrangementsGovernment of South Australia |
2015 |
Board MemberRiver Murray Sustainable Development Committee |
2015 |
Board Member, Community and Industry engagement in sustainable irrigation committeeDepartment of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia |
2015 |
Co-convenor, Specialist GroupInternational Governance and Regulation, International Water Association (IWA) |
2015 |
Co-editorNatural Resources and Environmental Justice: Australian perspectives (CSIRO Publishing) |
2015 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2015 |
ContributorWater Industry Alliance SA, Cluster in Policies and Laws |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
2015 |
Elected MemberNational Committee, International Waters Association (IWA) |
2015 |
Excellence in Research AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2015 |
Fulbright Scholarship State Selection PanelAustralian and American Fulbright Commission |
2015 |
Inaugural leaderStrategic Council, Specialist Group in International Governance and Regulation |
2015 |
MemberStrategic Council - International Water Association (IWA) |
2015 |
Member, Community and Industry Engagement Reference GroupSouth Australian River Murray Sustainability Irrigation Industry Improvement Program |
2015 |
Member, Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) CourtCourts Administration Authority of South Australia |
2015 |
Policy research to assist government with water resources managementLocal and State Government |
2015 |
ReviewerWater International |
2015 |
Teaching and Capacity Building Committee MemberInternational Union for the Conservation on Nature Academy of Environmental Law |
2015 |
Adjunct ProfessorSchool of Law, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom |
2014 |
Advice to Ministers on recycled water use in SA and governance arrangementsGovernment of South Australia |
2014 |
Board MemberRiver Murray Sustainable Development Committee |
2014 |
Co-convenor, Specialist GroupInternational Governance and Regulation, International Water Association (IWA) |
2014 |
Co-editorNatural Resources and Environmental Justice: Australian perspectives (CSIRO Publishing) |
2014 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2014 |
ContributorWater Industry Alliance SA, Cluster in Policies and Laws |
2014 |
Editorial Advisory BoardEmergency Management Australia, Attorney-General of Australia |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
2014 |
Elected MemberNational Committee, International Waters Association (IWA) |
2014 |
Excellence in Research AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2014 |
Fulbright Scholarship State Selection PanelAustralian and American Fulbright Commission |
2014 |
Inaugural leaderStrategic Council, Specialist Group in International Governance and Regulation |
2014 |
MemberStrategic Council - International Water Association (IWA) |
2014 |
MemberWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2014 |
Member, Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) CourtCourts Administration Authority of South Australia |
2014 |
Panel MemberCluster in Policies and Laws - Water Industry Alliance (WIA) |
2014 |
Policy research to assist government with water resources managementLocal and State Government |
2014 |
ReviewerWater International |
2014 |
Teaching and Capacity Building Committee MemberInternational Union for the Conservation on Nature Academy of Environmental Law |
2014 |
Adjunct ProfessorSchool of Law, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom |
2013 |
Advice to Ministers on recycled water use in SA and governance arrangementsGovernment of South Australia |
2013 |
Australian DelegateInternational Law Association (ILA) Australian, International Law Committee for Sustainable Development |
2013 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2013 |
Committee Member, Expert Working Group for Strategic Research PrioritiesAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2013 |
Conference Organising Committee MemberThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Water Governance Program |
2013 |
ConsultantUnited Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - Groundwater Governance in Asia and Pacific |
2013 |
Editorial Advisory BoardEmergency Management Australia, Attorney-General of Australia |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
2013 |
Elected MemberNational Committee, International Waters Association (IWA) |
2013 |
Excellence in Research AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2013 |
High Commendation- Smart Water Leadership (for Policy related research to assist Local Government in Managing water presented to Centre for Comparative Water Policies and Laws)Water Industry Alliance |
2013 |
Inaugural leaderStrategic Council, Specialist Group in International Governance and Regulation |
2013 |
MemberWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2013 |
Member of BoardStrategic Council - International Water Association (IWA) |
2013 |
Member, Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) CourtCourts Administration Authority of South Australia |
2013 |
Panel MemberCluster in Policies and Laws - Water Industry Alliance (WIA) |
2013 |
Policy research to assist government with water resources managementLocal and State Government |
2013 |
RefereeAustralia Water Association - Water Journal |
2013 |
ReviewerWater International |
2013 |
Advice to Ministers on recycled water use in SA and governance arrangementsGovernment of South Australia |
2012 |
Appointment ReviewerSchool of Law, Singapore Management University |
2012 |
Australian DelegateInternational Law Association (ILA) Australian, International Law Committee for Sustainable Development |
2012 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2012 |
Conference Organising Committee MemberThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Water Governance Program |
2012 |
ConsultantAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2012 |
ConsultantUnited Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - Groundwater Governance in Asia and Pacific |
2012 |
ConvenorWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2012 |
Editorial Advisory BoardEmergency Management Australia, Attorney-General of Australia |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
2012 |
Elected MemberNational Committee, International Waters Association (IWA) |
2012 |
Excellence in Research AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2012 |
MemberWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2012 |
Member, Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) CourtCourts Administration Authority of South Australia |
2012 |
Panel MemberCluster in Policies and Laws - Water Industry Alliance (WIA) |
2012 |
Policy research to assist government with water resources managementLocal and State Government |
2012 |
RefereeAustralia Water Association - Water Journal |
2012 |
ReviewerWater International |
2012 |
Australian DelegateInternational Law Association (ILA) Australian, International Law Committee for Sustainable Development |
2011 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2011 |
ConvenorWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2011 |
Editorial Advisory BoardEmergency Management Australia, Attorney-General of Australia |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
2011 |
Excellence in Research AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2011 |
MemberWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2011 |
Member, Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) CourtCourts Administration Authority of South Australia |
2011 |
Policy research to assist government with water resources managementLocal and State Government |
2011 |
RefereeAustralia Water Association - Water Journal |
2011 |
ReviewerWater International |
2011 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2010 |
ConvenorWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2010 |
Editorial Advisory BoardEmergency Management Australia, Attorney-General of Australia |
2010 |
MemberWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2010 |
RefereeAustralia Water Association - Water Journal |
2010 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2009 |
ConvenorWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2009 |
Editorial Advisory BoardEmergency Management Australia, Attorney-General of Australia |
2009 |
Fulbright Senior ScholarshipAustralian and American Fulbright Commission |
2009 |
Fulbright Senior ScholarshipUniversity of California, Berkley, USA |
2009 |
MemberWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2009 |
RefereeAustralia Water Association - Water Journal |
2009 |
Advisory Board MemberNatural Resources Council of South Australia |
2008 |
Award for services to water managementSouth Australian Women Honour Roll |
2008 |
Commissioner Natural Resources (Part-time)Resources and Development Court |
2008 |
ConvenorWater Management Law and Policy Specialist Network |
2008 |
Editorial Advisory BoardEmergency Management Australia, Attorney-General of Australia |
2008 |
Fulbright Senior ScholarshipAustralian and American Fulbright Commission |
2008 |
Fulbright Senior ScholarshipUniversity of California, Berkley, USA |
2008 |
RefereeAustralia Water Association - Water Journal |
2008 |
Outside reviewer for publications by Cambridge University Press and the Australian Journal of Environmental Management and Water Policy many years
Australian Water Association South Australian branch commendation for the legal defin\ition of water words in the Australian Law dictionary 1997 Butterworths
UniSA Business School Sustainability Committee 2015-2019 worked on local campus initiatives for waste and water.
Member of Tent 75 Variety SA The Childrens' Charity 2017+
Member UniSA - JUS Research Leadership Strategy Group 2020+
Member of Law Society of South Australia Human Rights Committee, Administration and Public Law Committee and Planning and Environment and Local Government Committee.2021
Vice President Friends of the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary.2020
Teaching environmental law and the laws regulating Australian business forms is a complex task with frequent changes to laws. There are many pressures on the federal structure and many conflicting viewpoints.
Professor McKay has engaged with judges and former Law Reform Commissioners and incorporates video vignettes in to class on current and potential future directions of environmental law and Corporate law and regulation. She seeks to make the teaching commercially realistic by drawing on colleagues ( from her former firms) to assist with real world case examples which often form assessment tasks. Professor McKay has recently completed with, High Distiction ,a short course called Effective online Learning( at UniSA) and she is adapting tools to create an exciting online and face to face delivery. She is supported by the program leaders and the Library to innovate and is sharing her learning with her colleagues. The Covid pandemic has created opportunities for learning environments to change.
Professor McKay has been involved in the programs to induct new staff into research supervision for over 5 years and has delivered a reflective talk over 15 times. She then answers questions and engages in discussions to assist development of skills in Research supervision. She has done this for the Teaching Innovation Unit.
She has completed the training and is a Peer reviewer of UG teaching since June 2019.
Prof McKay's method of teaching in Environmental and Natural resources law and International and comparative environmental law uses many forms of communication including ones she commissioned. The Learnonline sites have been used in the TUI at UniSA as an exemplar of good practice.
She is completing a Graduate Diploma in educations studies (online learning) through UniSA .
In 2021 she will lead law students on a New Colombo Plan field trip to Fiji to look at domestic and international environmental law with a focus on climate change and plastic pollution
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| The future of recycled water law in Australia | Current |
| An evaluation of stakeholder engagement methods in a complex forestry-environment-agriculture water conflict - a case study of the Lower Limestone Coast water allocation plan in South Australia | Completed |
| An evaluation of the public interest in desalination delivery in Australia: the cases of the Adelaide and Victorian desalination plants | Completed |
| Balancing and crossing trust bridges to sustainability : the case of the water sector reform in Lebanon | Completed |
| The paradox of social sustainability in water allocation: multiple social values but no social objectives - an institutional change analysis of a South Australian water allocation plan | Completed |
