Professor John Williams

Provost

Office of the Vice-Chancellor and President

Vice-Chancellor and President

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

John Williams joined the Adelaide Law School in 1997 as a lecturer having completed his doctorate at the Law Program, Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Prior to his appointment as Professor in Law in 2006 he was a Reader at the Australian National University (2004-2005) and a Senior Lecturer (1999-2003) and Lecturer (1997-1998) at the Adelaide Law School. He has held visiting positions at the University of Victoria, BC (2007), the University of Cape Town (2001) and was the Menzies Foundation Fellow at Kings College London (2002).

John’s main research interest is public law and in particular Australian constitutional law, The High Court of Australia, comparative constitutional law, federalism and legal history. In recent times he has developed his research to investigate water law and the regulation of the Murray-Darling. He has held a number of Australian Research Council and national competitive grants.

He has been co-editor and founder of the New Federalist, and editor of the Australian Journal of Legal History (now Legal History) and the Adelaide Law Review. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Legal History.

John is a member of a number of academic and government committees including the National Archives Advisory Council, Vice-President of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law, and the advisory committee of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas and chairs the South Australian Fulbright Committee. He has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Don Dunstan Foundation and UniBooks Pty Ltd. Since 2009 he has been a consultant to the Good Offices Mission as part of the United Nations peace process in Cyprus.

In 2001 he was awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal.

My Research
Career
Publications
Grants and Funding
Supervision
Professional Activities
Contact

Research Interests

My current research interests are in the areas of public law and legal history. In particular I am interested in the history of federation and the theoretical assumptions in the Australian Constitution such as republican theory. A continuing interest is constitutional reform at both the State and Federal level. Increasingly I am interested in issues of water management and the regulatory framework in Australia.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2016 - ongoing	Chair, Academic board	The University of Adelaide
2015 - ongoing	Pro-Vice Chancellor Research Operations and Dean Graduate Studies	The University of Adelaide
2015 - ongoing	Dame Roma Mitchel Chair in Law	The University of Adelaide
2015 - 2015	Deputy Executive Dean	The University of Adelaide
2014 - 2014	Harold White Fellow	National Library of Australia
2011 - 2012	Acting Executive Dean	University of Adelaide
2011 - 2016	Dean of Law	University of Adelaide
2010 - ongoing	Foundation Director	South Australian Law Reform Institute
2010 - 2010	Acting Dean of Graduate Studies	University of Adelaide
2009 - ongoing	Acting Dean of Graduate Studies	University of Adelaide
2008 - ongoing	Acting Dean of Graduate Studies	University of Adelaide
2006 - 2010	Professor, Law School	University of Adelaide
2006 - 2010	Associal Dean (Research)	University of Adelaide
2004 - 2005	Reader	Australian National University
2004 - 2005	Reader	University of Adelaide
2003 - 2004	Associate Dean (Research)	University of Adelaide
2002 - 2002	Menzies Foundation Fellow	King’s College
2000 - 2000	Senior Fellow	University of Melbourne
1999 - 2003	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide
1997 - 1998	Lecturer	University of Adelaide
1995 - 1995	Tutor Constitutional Law	Australian National University
1995 - 1995	Tutor Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme	Australian National University
1994 - 1994	Research Assistant to Professor Philip Pettit	Australian National University
1992 - 1993	Deputy Head Basser College	University of New South Wales
1989 - 1990	Tutor Basser College	University of New South Wales

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2012	Invitation	Invited to submit	Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee	Australia	-
2012	Invitation	Invited to submit	Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee	Australia	-
2010	Invitation	Invited to submit	Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee	-	-
2003	Award	Centenary Medal	Australian Government	-	-
1997	Award	Best Academic	University of Adelaide Law School	Australia	-
1994	Scholarship	Post-Graduate Scholarship	Australian National University	Australia	-
1991	Award	W Townsley Award	University of Tasmania	Australia	-

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
1997	Australian National University	Australia	PhD Conferred
1993 - 1997	Australian National University	Australia	Doctoral Candidate
1991	University of Tasmania	Australia	Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours)
1989 - 1992	University of New South Wales	Australia	Bachelor of Law
1986 - 1988	University of New South Wales	Australia	Bachelor of Arts (Majors in Political Science and Industrial Relations)

Postgraduate Training

Date Title Institution Country

1993 - 1993 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice University of Technology, Sydney Australia

Date	Title	Institution	Country
1993 - 1993	Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice	University of Technology, Sydney	Australia

Journals

Year	Citation
2022	Plater, D., & Williams, J. (2022). The South Australian Law Reform Institute a decade on: 'May you continue well into the future'. Adelaide Law Review, 43(1), 37-76. Scopus1 WoS1
2020	Williams, J. M. (2020). Constitutional law and the Adelaide law review. Adelaide Law Review, 40(1), 53-62.
2020	Williams, J. (2020). The Crown: Its Nature and Role. In: the Crown: Essays on Its Manifestations, Power and Accountability.. Law Institute Journal.
2018	Williams, J. (2018). Prologue: Encounters with Michael Caper's Career and the Search for New Ways IN Encounters with Constitutional Interpretation and Legal Education. Essays in Honour of Michael Coper Editor James StelIios. The Federation Press 2018.
2018	Moulds, S., Plater, D., & Williams, J. (2018). ‘Law and Order’ in John Spoehr (ed), South Australia: State of Transformation (Wakefield Press, 2018).
2013	Williams, J. (2013). Failing law schools. Adelaide Law Review, 34(1), 217-222. WoS1
2012	Webster, A., & Williams, J. (2012). Can the High Court save the Murray River?. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 29(4), 281-296. Scopus4 WoS2
2012	Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2012). A new coat of paint: Law and order and the refurbishment of Kable. Federal Law Review, 40(1), 1-30.
2012	Webster, A., & Williams, J. (2012). Can the High Court Save the River Murray.
2011	Williams, J. (2011). The Drafting of the Commonwealth Constitution. Public Policy, 6(1/2), 9-18.
2010	Williams, J., & Webster, A. (2010). Section 100 and State water rights. Public Law Review, 21(4), 267-284. WoS14
2010	Williams, J. (2010). Advisory Opinions: 'A well-covered harbour'. Bond Law Review, 22(3), 169-186.
2009	Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2009). A tale of two clerks: When are appropriations appropriate in the Senate?. Public Law Review, 20(3), 194-213. WoS4
2008	Evans, S., & Williams, J. (2008). Appointing Australian judges: A new model. The Sydney Law Review, 30(2), 295-328. WoS20
2006	Williams, J. (2006). The Constitution and Workplace Relations Act 1996. Economic and Labour Relations Review, 16(2), 61-84. DOI Scopus1
2005	Selway, B., & Williams, J. (2005). The High Court and Australian Federalism. Publius-The Journal of Federalism, 35(3), 467-488. DOI Scopus13 WoS11
2005	Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2005). Lost opportunities and political barriers on the road to constitutional reform in South Australia. Australasian Parliamentary Review, 20(1), 103-116.
2005	Williams, J. (2005). Australia's Democratic Rights. Legaldate, 17(3), 5-6.
2004	Williams, J. (2004). John M Bennett: Sir John Pender and Sir James Cockle. The Canberra Times, 8.
2004	Williams, J. (2004). Queensland Judges on the High Court. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 23(2), 527-534.
2004	Williams, J. (2004). A Tribute to Professor Geoffrey Lindell. Adelaide Law Review, 25(1), 1-2.
2003	Williams, J. (2003). P A Howell: South Australia and Federation. Australian Journal of Political Science, 38(1), 152-153. DOI
2002	Williams, J. (2002). Freedom of speech in Australian law : a delicate plant. Law & Politics Book Review, 12, 423-425.
2002	Williams, J. (2002). Cass Sunstein: Designing Democracy: What Constitutions Do. Adelaide Law Review, 397-401.
2002	Williams, J. (2002). Enabling the republic: Loose ends and constitutional method - a comment. University of Notre Dame Law Review, 4, 207-217.
2002	Hill, L. (2002). Freedom of speech in Australian law: A delicate plant. Australian Journal of Political Science, 37(3), 567. DOI
2001	Williams, J. (2001). Anyone But Parkes. The New Federalist, 8, 31-32.
2001	Williams, J. (2001). Postcards from the Centenary. The New Federalist, 8, 3-9.
2001	Williams, J. (2001). Australia. Revue Francaise de Droit Constitutionnel, 46, 412-417.
2000	Williams, J. (2000). Down and out in Sydney and Melbourne: The Webbs in Australia. The New Federalist, 5, 55-61.
2000	Williams, J. (2000). The great constitutional swindle. Constitutional Law and Policy Review, 3(1), 18-20.
2000	Williams, J. (2000). Revue franaise de droit constitutionnel. Revue Francaise de Droit Constitutionnel, 41, 155-163.
1999	Williams, J. (1999). Come in Spinner : Section 90 of the Constitution and the future of State Government finances. Sydney Law Review, 21(4), 627-655.
1999	Williams, J. (1999). Shaking hands with the new Chief Justice. New Federalist, 4, 37-44.
1999	Williams, J. (1999). The Republican Preamble: Back to the Drawing Board. Public Law Review, 10, 69-73.
1998	Williams, J. (1998). Faith, Hope and Self Interest: The President in the Future Republic. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 21(3), 897-902.
1998	Williams, J. (1998). A toast to absent friends. New Federalist, 1, 23-28.
1998	Williams, J., & Bannon, J. (1998). Breathing life into federation history. New Federalist, 1, 1-2.
1998	Williams, J. (1998). Voting YES for federation history. New Federalist, 2, 2.
1997	Williams, J., & Bradsen, J. (1997). The Perils of Inclusion: The Constitution and the Race Power. Adelaide Law Review, 19(1), 95-142.
1997	Williams, J. (1997). "To Constitute a Nation: A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution" by Helen Irving. Australian Journal of Legal History, 3(2), 253-258.
1997	Williams, J., & Rosenberg, G. (1997). Do not go gently into that good right : The first amendment in the High Court of Australia. Supreme Court Review, 1997(1), 439-495. DOI Scopus10 WoS2
1997	Williams, J. (1997). Revitalising the Republic: Lionel Murphy and Australia's Republican Heritage. Public Law Review, 8(1), 27-44.
1996	Williams, J. M. (1996). Race, citizenship and the formation of the Australian constitution: Andrew inglis clark and the "14th amendment". Australian Journal of Politics and History, 42(1), 10-23. DOI Scopus12

Books

Year	Citation
2019	Naffine, N., Owens, R., & Williams, J. (2019). Intention in law and philosophy. Routledge. DOI Scopus1
2016	Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. M. (Eds.) (2016). Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. Routledge. DOI
2016	Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. M. (Eds.) (2016). Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. Routledge. DOI
2014	Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. (Eds.) (2014). Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
2014	Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. (Eds.) (2014). Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
2005	Williams, J. (2005). The Australian constitution : a documentary history. Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2003	Williams, J., & Macintyre, C. (Eds.) (2003). Peace, order and good government : state constitutional and parliamentary reform / Clement Macintyre and John Williams. Wakefield Press.
2003	Williams, J. (2003). One hundred years of the High Court of Australia. King's College, London: King's College London.
2001	Naffine, N., Owens, R., & Williams, J. (Eds.) (2001). Intention in law and philosophy / N. Naffine, R. Owens, J. Williams (eds.). Ashgate Publishing Limited.
2000	Clark, D., Headon, D., & Williams, J. (Eds.) (2000). The Ideal of Alexis de Tocqueville. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2000	Williams, J., & Headon, D. (Eds.) (2000). Makers of Miracles. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press.

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2018	Williams, J. (2018). The Crown: Its Nature and Role. In M. Hinton, & J. M. Williams (Eds.), The Crown: essays on its manifestations, power and accountability (pp. 1-18). Adelaide South Australia: University of Adelaide Press.
2018	Moulds, S., Plater, D., & Williams, J. (2018). Law and Order. In J. Spoehr (Ed.), South Australia : State of Transformation (pp. 113-134). South Australia: Wakefield Press.
2018	Williams, J. (2018). Republicanism. In C. Saunders, & A. Stone (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution (pp. 32 pages). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
2016	Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2016). Introduction: Public sentinels. In Public Sentinels (pp. 1-20). Routledge. DOI
2016	Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. (2016). Preface. In G. Appleby, P. Keyzer, & J. M. Williams (Eds.), Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general (pp. xvii). Scopus2
2016	Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. (2016). Preface. In G. Appleby, P. Keyzer, & J. M. Williams (Eds.), Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general (pp. xvii). Scopus2
2016	Williams, J. (2016). Of 'fragile bastions,' 'political judges' and 'robust debates': Judges and their critics. In R. Ananian-Welsh, & J. Crowe (Eds.), Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions (pp. 210-222). Leichardt, NSW: Federation Press.
2015	Williams, J. (2015). The Griffith Court. In R. Dixon, & G. Williams (Eds.), The High Court, the Constitution and Australian Politics (pp. 77-97). Port Melbourne, Vic: Cambridge University Press. DOI
2014	Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2014). Introduction: public sentinels. In G. Appleby,, P. Keyzer, & J. Williams (Eds.), Public sentinels: a comparative study of Australian Solicitors-General (1 ed., pp. 1-20). United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing Limited. Scopus1
2014	Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. M. (2014). Preface. In Unknown Book (Vol. 35, pp. 5-6). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. DOI WoS3
2013	Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2013). Law and order. In J. Spoehr (Ed.), State of South Australia: turbulent times (3 ed., pp. 82-97). Australia: Wakefield Press.
2011	Williams, J. (2011). Judges' freedom of speech: Australia. In H. Lee (Ed.), Judiciaries in comparative perspective (1 ed., pp. 153-174). United States of America: Cambridge University Press.
2011	Williams, J. M. (2011). Judges’ freedom of speech. In Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective (pp. 153-174). Cambridge University Press. DOI
2011	Williams, J. M. (2011). Judges’ freedom of speech: Australia. In Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective (pp. 151-174). DOI Scopus2
2010	Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2010). The anti-terror creep: law and order, the states and the High Court of Australia. In Nicola McGarrity, N. Lynch, & G. Williams (Eds.), Counter-Terrorism and Beyond: the culture of law and justice after 9/11 (pp. 150-169). Great Britain: Routledge. DOI Scopus13
2009	Williams, J. (2009). The Constitutional amendment process: poetry for the ages. In H. Lee, & P. Annandale (Eds.), Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent. Essays in Honour of George Winterton (pp. 1-22). New South Wales, Australia: Federation Press.
2009	Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2009). Law and order. In John Spoehr (Ed.), State of South Australia: From Crisis to Prosperity? (pp. 316-331). South Australia: Wakefield Press.
2009	Roberts, H., & Williams, J. (2009). Constitutional Law. In I. Freckelton, & H. Selby (Eds.), Appealing to the Future: Michael Kirby and his legacy (pp. 179-216). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
2008	Holloway, I., Bronitt, S., & Williams, J. (2008). Rhetoric, reason, and the rule of law in early colonial New South Wales. In H. Foster, B. Berger, & A. Buck (Eds.), The Grand Experiment: Law and Legal Culture in British Settler Societies (pp. 78-100). Canada: UBC Press: University of British Columbia.
2008	Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2008). The embattled South Australian Legislative Council. In N. Aroney, S. Prasser, & J. Nethercote (Eds.), Restraining Elective Dictatiorship: The Upper House Solution? (pp. 212-226). Western Australia: University of Western Australia.
2007	Hutton, J., & Williams, J. (2007). Griffith Samuel. In The Oxford Companion to Australian Politics (pp. 241-242). Victoria, Australia: Oxford University Press.
2007	Williams, J. (2007). Founders. In The Oxford Companion to Australian Politics (pp. 215-218). Victoria, Australia: Oxford University Press.
2007	Wheeler, F., & Williams, J. (2007). 'Restrained Activism' in the High Court of Australia. In Brice Dickson (Ed.), Judicial Activism in Common Law Supreme Courts (pp. 19-67). New York, USA: Oxford University Press. DOI
2006	Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2006). Commonwealth of Australia. In A. Majeed, R. Watts, & D. Brown (Eds.), Distribution of powers and responsibilities in federal countries (pp. 8-33). Quebec, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press.
2006	Williams, J. (2006). Justice Boothby: A disaster that happened. In George Winterton (Ed.), State constitutional landmarks (pp. 21-51). PO Box 45, Annandale NSW 2038: Federation Press.
2005	Williams, J. (2005). Afterword. In A. C. Castles (Ed.), Ned Kelly's Last Days (pp. 223-228). Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin.
2005	Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2005). Australia: A quiet revolution in the balance of power. In R. Blindenbacher, & A. Ostien (Eds.), A Global Dialogue on Federalism (pp. 3-5). Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queen's University Press.
2005	Williams, J. (2005). Law and Order. In John Spoehr (Ed.), State of South Australia: Trends and Issues (pp. 260-275). Adelaide: Wakefield Press.
2005	Williams, J. M., & Macintyre, C. (2005). Commonwealth of Australia. In Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (Vol. 2, pp. 9-33). Scopus5
2004	Williams, J. (2004). Deliberative Democracy and the People: The Australian Experience. In P. Boyer, L. Cardinal, & D. Headon (Eds.), From subjects to citizens: a hundred years of citizenship in Australia and Canada (pp. 46-60). Ottowa, Canada: University of Ottawa Press. Scopus1
2004	Williams, J. (2004). Lionel Thomas Courtenay. In The biographical dictionary of the Australian Senate - Volume 2 1929-1962 (pp. 414-416). Carlton, Vic: Melbourne University Press.
2003	Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2003). Introduction: An endless project - constitutional and parliamentary reform. In C. MacIntyre, & J. Williams (Eds.), Peace, order and good government - State constitutional and parliamentary reform (pp. 1-7). 1 The Parade West, Kent Town SA 5067: Wakefield Press.
2003	Williams, J. (2003). The emergence of the Commonwealth Constitution. In H. Lee, & G. Winterton (Eds.), Australian constitutional landmarks (pp. 1-33). The Edinburgh Bldg, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK: Cambridge University Press. DOI Scopus8
2003	Williams, J. (2003). Inter-constitutional relations. In C. MacIntyre, & J. Williams (Eds.), Peace, order and good government - State constitutional and parliamentary reform (pp. 178-195). 1 The Parade West, Kent Town SA 5067: Wakefield Press.
2002	Williams, J. (2002). "The Blizzard and Oz": Canadian influences on the Australian constitution then and now. In L. Cardinal, & D. Headon (Eds.), Shaping Nations: Constitutionalism and society in Australia and Canada (pp. 5-25). 542 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5: University of Ottawa Press.
2001	Williams, J. (2001). Constitutional intention : The limits of originalism. In N. Naffine, R. Owens, & J. Williams (Eds.), Intention in Law and Philosophy (pp. 321-344). Gower House, Croft Rd, Aldershot Hampshire GU11 3HR, UK: Dartmouth Publishing Co, Ashgate Publishing Ltd. DOI Scopus4
2001	Naffine, N., Owens, R., & Williams, J. (2001). The Intention Project. In N. Naffine, R. Owens, & J. Williams (Eds.), Intention in Law and Philosophy (pp. 1-18). Gower House, Croft Rd, Aldershot Hampshire GU11 3HR, UK: Dartmouth Publishing Co, Ashgate Publishing Ltd. DOI Scopus1
2001	Williams, J. (2001). Judicial independence in Australia. In P. Russell, & D. O'Brien (Eds.), Judicial Independence in the Age of democracy - Critical Perspectives from around the World (pp. 173-193). Charlottesville, USA: University Press of Virginia.
2001	Williams, J. (2001). The Australian Constitution and the challenge of theory. In C. Sampford, & T. Round (Eds.), Beyond the Republic - Meeting the Global Challenges to Constitutionalism (pp. 119-128). 71 John St, Leichardt, NSW 2040: Federation Press.
2001	Blackshield, T., Coper, M., & Williams, J. (2001). Edmund Barton. In Oxford Companion to the High Court (pp. 53-56). Melbourne, New York: Oxford University Press.
2001	Blackshield, T., Coper, M., & Williams, J. (2001). Lionel Murphy. In Oxford Companion to the High Court (pp. 484-486). Melbourne, New York: Oxford University Press.
2001	Blackshield, T., Coper, M., & Williams, J. (2001). Andrew Inglis Clark. In Oxford Companion to the High Court (pp. 341-342). Melbourne, New York: Oxford University Press.
2001	Williams, J. (2001). Battery Point Revisited: Andrew Inglis Clark's Studies in Australian Constitutional Law. In A Living Force: Andrew Inglis Clark and the Ideal of the Commonwealth (pp. 347-355). Hobart, TAS: Centrre for Tasmanian Historical Studies.
2001	Williams, J. (2001). Constitution. In The Wakefield Companion to South Australian History (pp. 121-123). Kent Town, S.A.: Wakefield Press.
2000	Williams, J. (2000). John Henry Keating. In The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate (Vol. 1, pp. 231-236). Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2000	Williams, J. (2000). Douglas Menzies. In John Ritchie (Ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography (Vol. 15, pp. 351-353). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
2000	Clark, D., Headon, D., & Williams, J. (2000). Introduction: Tocqueville and Australia. In D. Clark, D. Headon, & J. Williams (Eds.), The Ideal of Alexis de Tocqueville Manning Clark (pp. 12-39). PO Box 278, Carlton South, Vic 3053: Melbourne University Press.
2000	Williams, J. (2000). Andrew Inglis Clark: 'The Republican of Tasmania'. In D. Headon, & J. Williams (Eds.), Makers of Miracles: The Cast of the Federation Story (pp. 44-55). PO Box 278 Carlton Sth Victoria 3053: Melbourne University Press.

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2008	Williams, J. (2008). The making of a South Australian Constitution: Fear, Optimism and Reform. In Proceedings of the Politics of Democracy in South Australia (pp. 12-18). Australia: History Trust of SA.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2018	Russell, R. A., williams, J., Szell, C., Gould, D. V., & Hill, C. (2018). Developing a Transparent Supervisor Evaluation System. Poster session presented at the meeting of 3rd International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education & Training. Stratford upon Avon, United Kingdom.

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2024	Holt, J., Plater, D., Williams, J., Muecke, G., Ilhan, Y., Cooper, L., . . . Marinas, E. (2024). Stemming the Unstoppable Tide? An Evaluation of the Role and Operation of 'Suppression Orders' in South Australia (19). South Australian Law Reform Institute.
2022	Plater, D., Brunacci, A., Nicholls, H., Holt, J., Okninski, M., Pandos, O., . . . Williams, J. (2022). 'Autonomy and Safeguarding are not Mutually Inconsistent': A Review of the Operation of the Ageing and Adult Safeguarding Act 1995 (SA) (17). South Australian Law Reform Institute.
2020	Stubbs, M., Webster, A., & Williams, J. (2020). Persons with Disability and the Australian Constitution.
2020	Villios, S., Plater, D., Williams, J., Golding, G., Richards, B., Brunacci, A., & Pandos, O. (2020). Review of the Role and Operation of Powers of Attorney in South Australia. Adelaide: SA Law Reform Institute.
2019	Williams, J., Plater, D., Brunacci, A., Kapadia, S., & Oxlad, M. J. (2019). Abortion: A Review of South Australian Law and Practice (13). Adelaide: South Australian Law Reform Institute.
2018	Plater, D., Thompson, M., Moulds, S., Williams, J. M., & Brunacci, A. (2018). Surrogacy: A Legislative Framework: A review of Part 2B of the Family Relationships Act 1975 (SA) (12).

Theses

Year Citation

2019 Olijnyk, A. (2019). Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation.

2015 Olijnyk, A. (2015). Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).
Media

Year Citation

- Webster, A. L., & Williams, J. (n.d.). Explainer: how are Australia's 'knights and dames' appointed?.

Year	Citation
2019	Olijnyk, A. (2019). Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation.
2015	Olijnyk, A. (2015). Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

Year	Citation
-	Webster, A. L., & Williams, J. (n.d.). Explainer: how are Australia's 'knights and dames' appointed?.

Date	Institution	Grant Title	Collaborators	Amount
2014 - 2016	ARC Research Grant	Investigating the uncertainty of the constitutional restrictions confronting State governments when responding to law and order priorities	A/Prof James Stellios and Dr Gabrielle Appleby	$328,000
2015	ARC Grant	A partnership with the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) to create a massive expansion of free access online to Australasian legal history through digitisation and data aggregation		$410,000
2006	ARC Linkage Grant funded in partnership with the High Court of Australia, National Library of Australia	An oral history of the High Court of Australia	Professor Michael Coper and Dr Fiona Wheeler	$150,715
2003	ARC Discovery Grant	A history of the High Court of Australia		$108,000
1998	Short Overseas Conference Grant	paper for the Research Committee on Comparative Judicial Studies at the American Political Science Association, Boston		$1,200
	Centenary of Federation Council	Annotated Constitutions Project		$64,000
	Centenary of Federation Council	Foundation Editor of The New Federalist: The Journal of Australian Federation History	Hon John Bannon	$48,042
1998	University Research Grant	Undertake research on the original documents related to the Australian Constitution		$2,062
1998	Small ARC Grant	The Constitution and Gambling		$11,500

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Principal Supervisor	The use of pre-recorded evidence for 'vulnerable' witnesses in South Australia.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Jemma May Holt
2023	Co-Supervisor	Co-management of national parks in South Australia, between the State and Aboriginal groups	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Antoinette Margeaux Hennessy
2020	Co-Supervisor	The Modern Interface of Law and Science: CRISPR Technology	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Miss Olga Christine Pandos

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2011 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Anna Olijnyk
2011 - 2016	Principal Supervisor	COAG, Democracy and the Australian Constitution: You can Choose Two	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Mark Bruerton
2010 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	Defining Rights, Powers and Limits in Transboundary River Disputes: A Legal Analysis of the River Murray	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	APrf Adam Webster
2010 - 2012	Principal Supervisor	The Constitutional Role of the Solicitor General: An Historical, Legal and Lived Portrait	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	APrf Gabrielle Appleby
2009 - 2013	Co-Supervisor	Affirmative Action: A Never-Ending Story?	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Nicole Melanie Lederer
2006 - 2007	Principal Supervisor	The Constitutional Jurisprudence of the High Court of Australia: Legalism, Realism, Pragmatism, Judicial Power and the Dixon, Mason and Gleeson Eras	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Rachael Gray
2003 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	The Eminent Domain in Australia: The 'Individual Rights' Approach to s 51(xxxi) of the Australian Constitution	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Prof Matthew Stubbs

Board Memberships

Date	Role	Board name	Institution name	Country
2007 - 2008	Member	Board RQF Committee	University of Adelaide	Australia
2000 - 2004	Board Member	Board of Management	The Don Dunstan Foundation	Australia
2000 - 2001	Member	Board of Directors	UniBooks Pty Ltd	Australia

Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2016 - ongoing	Secretary	South Australian Selection Committee	Fulbright Commission	Australia
2015 - ongoing	Chair	Panel to Review Mathematical Science	University of Adelaide	Australia
2011 - ongoing	Member	Council of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law	Australian Association of Constitutional Law	Australia
2010 - 2014	Chair	South Australian Selection Committee	Fulbright Commission	Australia
2009 - ongoing	Member	Centre for Comparative Constitutional Law	University of Melbourne	Australia
2009 - 2010	Vice-President	Australian Association of Constitutional Law	Australian Association of Constitutional Law	Australia
2008 - ongoing	Member	Panel to Review of Undergraduate Economics Programs Offered by the Faculty of Profession	University of Adelaide	Australia
2008 - 2014	Member	National Archives of Australia Advisory Council	National Archives of Australia	Australia
2008 - 2009	Member	South Australian Selection Committee	Fulbright Commission	Australia
2006 - 2009	Secretary	Judicial Conference of Australia Inc	-	Australia
2001 - 2008	Member	Council of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law	-	Australia
2000 - ongoing	Member	Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Structures Working Party	University of Adelaide	Australia
2000 - 2001	Chair	Law School Admission Committee	University of Adelaide	Australia
1999 - 2000	Member	Law School Executive	University of Adelaide	Australia
1998 - ongoing	Member	Inaugural Advisory Committee	Australian Association of Constitutional Law	Australia
1998 - 2002	Member	National Tertiary Education Union	University of Adelaide	Australia
1998 - 2001	Representative	Law Week organising committee	University of Adelaide	Australia

Consulting/Advisories

Date	Institution	Department	Organisation Type	Country
2009 - ongoing	Good Office Mission	Part of the United Nations peace process	Civil rights activities	Australia
2004 - 2011	National Schools Constitutional Convention	-	Instructional and training	Australia
2003 - 2003	Issues Deliberation Australia	-	Legislative and political	Australia
2001 - 2001	Government of South Australia	Department of Education, Training and Employment	Business and professional	Australia
2000 - ongoing	Australian Government	National Capital Authority	Cultural or historical	Australia
1999 - 2001	Australian Government	Gambling Research Reference Group- Department of Human Services	Business and professional	Australia
1996 - 1997	Australian Government	National Archives of Australia	Cultural or historical	Australia

Editorial Boards

Date	Role	Editorial Board Name	Institution	Country
2006 - 2011	Editor	Adelaide Law Review	-	Australia
1998 - 2002	Editor	The New Federalist: The Journal of Australian Federation History	-	Australia
1997 - 2001	Editor	Australian Journal of Legal History	-	Australia

Offices Held

Date Office Name Institution Country

1999 - 1999 Yes Ambassador South Australia for the Republican Campaign Australia

Date	Office Name	Institution	Country
1999 - 1999	Yes Ambassador	South Australia for the Republican Campaign	Australia

Position: Provost
Phone: 83131319
Email: john.williams@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83135725
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Mitchell, floor Ground Floor
Org Unit: Office of the Vice-Chancellor and President