Anna Olijnyk

Dr Anna Olijnyk

Senior Lecturer

Adelaide Law School

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


My research focuses on the role of courts in relation to the other branches of government: a topic that encompasses elements of constitutional law, administrative law and procedure. I am Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit.

My research focuses on the role of courts in relation to other branches of government: a topic that extends to aspects of constitutional, administrative and procedural law. Much of my work has drawn on qualitative interviews with people responsible for creating and applying law and policy, including judges, politicians, and government lawyers. I am Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit.

My current research topics include: 

  • The relationship between the Australian Constitution and Australian national identity
  • Judicial federalism: the legal and practical operation of Australia's State and Territory courts in the federal system
  • The influence of Chapter III of the Constitution on State and Territory lawmaking 
  • A public law perspective on online courts
  • The constitutional position of tribunals in Australia
  • The role of judges in managing extremely complex civil litigation

2019 Faculty Aim for the Stars Grant 

2019 Faculty Aim for the Stars (Indigenous) Grant

2015 Faculty Learning Development Grant for Blended Learning in Australian Constitutional Law

 

I teach Australian Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Advanced Constitutional Law.

 

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Principal Supervisor Is Federalism an Obstacle to the Protection of the Right to Self-Determination of First Nations Peoples in Australia? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Madeleine Sophia Perrett
    2020 Principal Supervisor Fraud and Falsity in Migration Applications – Reviewing the Review Rights Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kostiantyn Kuzmin
    2020 Principal Supervisor Non-Judicial Constitutional Review and the Rule of Law The Case of Ethiopia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Legesse Tigabu Mengie
    2020 Co-Supervisor The extent of and motivations for post-legislative scrutiny in Australia. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Samuel John Hastings-Fernance
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2019 - 2021 Co-Supervisor The Decision to Prosecute Serious Crimes in Australia: How Tension between Independence and Accountability Threatens the Public Interest and the Rule of Law Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Kellie Toole
    2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor The Rights-Protecting Role and Impact of Commonwealth Parliamentary Committees: The Case of Australia's Counter-Terrorism Laws Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sarah Moulds
    2015 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Meditation Perspectives From the Bench, Bar and Mediation Table in a Magistrates Court — Finding Common Ground and Bridging Gaps Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Peter George Kassapidis
  • Committee Memberships

    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2021 - ongoing Member Aboriginal Law Student Mentoring Program Aboriginal Law Student Mentoring Program Australia
    2015 - ongoing Member South Australian Executive Australian Institute of Administrative Law -
    2015 - ongoing Member Public Sector Lawyers' Committee Law Society of South Australia -
    2010 - ongoing Member South Australian Chapter Australian Association of Constitutional Law -
  • Offices Held

    Date Office Name Institution Country
    2022 - ongoing Program Director Pathways to Politics Program for Women (South Australia) Australia
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83137166
  • Email: anna.olijnyk@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Ligertwood, floor 4
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Law School

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