APrf Anne Hewitt
Associate Professor
School of Law
College of Business and Law
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
A Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK, Anne's research focuses on equitable access to high quality work and education. Within that field, her current projects consider prohibitions of discrimination, the rights of non-traditional workers including student interns, the regulation of higher education and work integrated learning. She was an author of an International Labour Organization (ILO) study on the regulation internships in 13 jurisdictions in 2018, in 2019 she was an organizer of both Australian and international (ILO) symposia considering the regulation of work experience, was an editor and contributor to a significant international analysis of the regulation of work experience, published jointly by Edward Elgar and the ILO in 2021, has authored major reports on the role Australian universities are playing in regulating work experience and considering scholarships for work-integrated learning. Anne is a member of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group and the Berkeley Centre for Comparative Equality. She is active in promoting law reform to enhance equality, and regularly makes submissions and provides advice regarding the operation and reform of anti-discrimination laws.She is currently investigating the role of universities in regulating work experience in Finland, France and Australia, and regulatory responses to improve equitable engagement with compulsory work experience.
Anne is passionate about curriculum design and teaching, and has won numerous local and national teaching awards, including an OLT Citation and a national LexisNexis ALTA award. She has undertaken extensive research considering the rights of students in the workplace, equitable access to workplace learning, the regulation of higher education and role of equality and labour laws in work experience, and has completed high profile projects on the nature, scope and regulation of work experience for the International Labour Organization, Australian Collaborative Education Network, and federal Department of Employment. In addition she has completed a nationwide Australian examination of the regulatory role undertaken by universities in relation to work experience, funded by the Australian Research Council.
Anne was appointed as Editor in Chief of the Legal Education Review in 2023 after serving as a member of its editorial committee of more than a decade, and her teaching related research has been funded by a number of significant grants, including two Category 1 OLT grants to support the Smart Casual project (https://smartlawteacher.org/).
Anne is a member of the Fay Gale Centre for Research on Gender and an Associate of the South Australia Centre for Economic Studies (SACES), a member of the Advisory Board and Consultant with Gender Resources Inc, a member of the 58th Parliament of Queensland Human Rights Advisory Panel.
Anne was recently awarded:
- Funding from the Australian Human Rights Commission to undertake a landscape review of human rights education in Australia,
- DFAT funding to run a knowledge exchange with representatives of the government of Vietnam on Gender Equality Law,
- USAID/GRI funding to develop and deliver workshops on integrating gender equality in the curricula of the law schools at University of Columbo and University of Jaffna in Sri Lanka,
- WACE funding to research the equity implications of online internships (in a project being run by Professor Grant-Smith, QUT), and
- Department of Social Services funding to use the Household Income and Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) data to examine Women’s Progress 2001-2021 (a project being run by Ass/Prof Moskos).
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 - ongoing | Associate Professor | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Recognition | Principal Fellow Higher Education Academy | Higher Education Academy | United Kingdom | - |
| 2014 | Award | LexisNexis ALTA Mentor of Teaching Award for Innovation and Excellence in the Teaching of Law | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Teaching Award | Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation | - | - | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, London | United Kingdom | LLM | |
| University of Western Australia, Perth | Australia | LLB | |
| University of Western Australia, Perth | Australia | BA | |
| University of Adelaide, Adelaide | Australia | Graduate Certificate in Online Learning (Higher Education), | |
| University of Adelaide, Adelaide | Australia | Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Castles, M., Hewitt, A., & Henderson, S. (2023). Ethical Resolution of Civil Disputes: South Australian Theory and Practice (2nd ed.). Thomson Reuters. |
| 2021 | Stewart, A., Owens, R., O'Higgins, N., & Hewitt, A. (Eds.) (2021). Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience. Edward Elgar Publishing / International Labour Organization. DOI Scopus14 |
| 2021 | Stewart, A., Owens, R., O'Higgins, N., & Hewitt, A. (Eds.) (2021). Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience. Edward Elgar Publishing / International Labour Organization. DOI Scopus14 |
| 2020 | Castles, M., & Hewitt, A. (2020). Ethical Resolution of Civil Disputes: South Australian Theory and Practice. Australia: Lawbook Co. |
| 2018 | Castles, M., & Hewitt, A. (2018). Dispute Resolution and Ethics (3rd edition ed.). Thomson Reuters. |
| 2015 | Castles, M., & Hewitt, A. (2015). Dispute Resolution and Ethics (2nd edition ed.). Sydney: Thomson Reuters. |
| 2014 | Castles, M., & Hewitt, A. (2014). Dispute Resolution and Ethics. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Banks, R., Elphick, L., Hewitt, A., Spyrou, P., & Taylor, A. (2025). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group in response to the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department Review of the Disability Discrimination Act. |
| 2025 | Grant Smith, D., Cameron, C., Hewitt, A., & de Zwaan, L. (2025). Providing equitable access to international opportunities: Exploring the possibilities of virtual international work-integrated learning.. WACE. |
| 2025 | Hewitt, A., Blackham, A., Covark, K., Grenfell, L., & Moulds, S. (2025). A Landscape Review of Human Rights Education in Australia. Australia: University of Adelaide. |
| 2025 | Hewitt, A. (2025). Submission to NSW Law Reform Commission Review on the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). |
| 2023 | Hewitt, A., Cameron, C., Grant-Smith, D., & Grenfell, L. (2023). Submission to the Department of Education on the Universities Accord Interim Report - Equitable Access to Work-Integrated Learning. |
| 2023 | Gaze, B., Smith, B., O'Connell, K., & Hewitt, A. (2023). Submission to the Fair Work Commission - Consultation draft Benchbook on Sexual Harassment Disputes. |
| 2022 | Cameron, C., & Hewitt, A. (2022). Facilitating student engagement with WIL: A risk management framework for studentships. The University of Adelaide. |
| 2022 | Swannie, B., Taylor, A., Gaze, B., Hewitt, A., & Sheard, N. (2022). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group in response to the Review of the Model Defamation Provisions Stage 2 Part B. State Government of Victoria. |
| 2022 | Swannie, B., Taylor, A., Gaze, B., Hewitt, A., & Sheard, N. (2022). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group in response to the Review of the Model Defamation Provisions Stage 2 Part B. State Government of Victoria. |
| 2022 | Smith, B., Thornton, M., O'Connell, K., Gaze, B., Banks, R., Hewitt, A., . . . Elphick, L. (2022). ADLEG Submission to Respect@Work – consultation on remaining legislative recommendations. |
| 2022 | Smith, B., Thornton, M., O'Connell, K., Gaze, B., Banks, R., Hewitt, A., . . . Elphick, L. (2022). ADLEG Submission to Respect@Work – consultation on remaining legislative recommendations. |
| 2022 | Taylor, A., Banks, R., Blakcham, A., Elphick, L., Gaze, B., & Hewitt, A. (2022). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group to the Queensland Human Rights Commission Review of Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act.. |
| 2022 | Taylor, A., Banks, R., Blakcham, A., Elphick, L., Gaze, B., & Hewitt, A. (2022). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group to the Queensland Human Rights Commission Review of Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act.. |
| 2021 | Hewitt, A., & Grenfell, L. (2021). Submission to TEQSA on Compliance Guide: Work Integrated Learning. |
| 2021 | Banks, R., Blackham, A., Elphick, L., Gaze, B., Goldblatt, B., Hewitt, A., . . . Taylor, A. (2021). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group to the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia Project 111: Review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA). |
| 2021 | Banks, R., Blackham, A., Elphick, L., Gaze, B., Goldblatt, B., Hewitt, A., . . . Taylor, A. (2021). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group to the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia Project 111: Review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA). |
| 2021 | Gaze, B., Hewitt, A., Nielsen, J., O'Connell, K., Smith, B., & Thornton, M. (2021). Submission by the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group on the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021. |
| 2021 | Hewitt, A., Stewart, A., Owens, R., & Howe, J. (2021). Protecting Students At Work: Australian Universities and regulating for quality work experience. Adelaide Law School, The University of Adelaide. |
| 2021 | Blackham, A., Banks, R., Gaze, B., Graham, E., Hewitt, A., Smith, B., & Thornton, M. (2021). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group to the Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group. |
| 2021 | Blackham, A., Banks, R., Gaze, B., Graham, E., Hewitt, A., Smith, B., & Thornton, M. (2021). Submission of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group to the Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group. |
| 2020 | Moulds, S., Marmo, M., & Hewitt, A. (2020). Submission on proposed Gender Equality Bill 2020 (SA). |
| 2020 | Elphick, L., Hewitt, A., Taylor, A., & Moulds, S. (2020). Submission by the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group (ADLEG) to the South Australian Attorney-General’s Department, Legislative Services: Equal Opportunity (Religious Bodies) Amendment Bill 2020. Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group (ADLEG). |
| 2019 | Hewitt, A., Owens, R., Stewart, A., & Howe, J. (2019). Issues of sexual harassment in unpaid work: Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces. Sydney, NSW: Australian Human Rights Commission. |
| 2018 | Allan, D., Chapman, A., Campbell, C., Elphick, L., Gaze, B., Goldblatt, B., . . . Thornton, M. (2018). Submission by the Discrimination Law Experts to the Department of Attorney-General and Justice, NT Inquiry: Modernisation of the Anti-Discrimination Act. Northern Territory Government of Australia. |
| 2018 | Heath, M., Hewitt, A., Galloway, K., Israel, M., Nettle, C., Skead, N., & Steel, A. (2018). Smart Casual: Towards excellence in sessional teaching in law - Final report 2018. Australian Government Department of Education and Training. |
| 2018 | Stewart, A., Owens, R., Hewitt, A., & Nikoloudakis, I. (2018). The regulation of internships: A comparative study. International Labour Organisation. |
| 2016 | Oliver, D., McDonald, P., Stewart, A., & Hewitt, A. (2016). Unpaid Work Experience in Australia: Prevalence, nature and impact. https://docs.employment.gov.au/node/37506. |
| 2014 | Heath, M., Hewitt, A., Israel, M., & Skead, N. (2014). Smart Casual: Towards excellence in sessional teaching in law - Final Report 2014. Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. |
| 2010 | Hancock, J., Stephens, E., Kosturjak, A., Whetton, S., Pietsch, A., Williams, J., & Hewitt, A. (2010). Cost Benefit Analysis of Legislation to Mandate the Supply of Opal Fuel in Regions of Australia: Final Report. South Australian Centre for Economic Studies. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Grant-Smith, D., Hewitt, A., Ihekwaba, C., & Maelorin, L. (2025). Equality on campus starts in the toilets. Times Higher Education Campus. |
| 2024 | Hewitt, A., Grant-Smith, D., Cameron, C., & de Zwaan, L. (2024). Approaching unpaid work-integrated learning placements through a social justice lens. Queensland University of Technology (QUT). DOI Scopus18 WoS15 |
| 2023 | Hewitt, A. (2023). It’s time we stopped exploiting interns and paid them for the hours worked. The Conversation. |
| 2023 | Hewitt, A. (2023). The scramble to push students towards internships is troubling. THE Campus. |
| 2023 | Hewitt, A., Grenfell, L., Grant-Smith, D., & Cameron, C. (2023). Equitable access to work-integrated learning is finally on the agenda in Australia. THE Campus. |
| 2022 | Blackham, A., Hewitt, A., & Lam, J. (2022). Reimagining Age Equality at Work. Pursuit. |
| 2017 | Oliver, D., Stewart, A., Hewitt, A., & McDonald, P. (2017). Unpaid work experience is widespread but some are missing out: new study. The Conversations. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Beasley-Hall, P., Papadelos, P., Hewitt, A., Lassaline, C., Umbers, K., & Guzik, M. (2024). Rewarding, but poorly rewarded: Gendered narratives of science communication in the life sciences. DOI |
Category 1 funding
Chief Investigator, 2016-2021 Australian Research Council Discovery project grant ‘Regulating Post-secondary Work Experience: Labour Law at the Boundary of Work and Education’ DP150104516 (with Professor Rosemary Owens, Professor Andrew Stewart and Dr Joanna Howe) AU$207k
Chief Investigator, 2015-2016 Office for Learning and Teaching Innovation and Development grant ‘Smart Casual’: Promoting Excellence in Sessional Teaching in Law’ ID14-4320 (with Ass Professor Mary Heath (Flinders), Professor Alex Steel (UNSW), Professor Mark Israel (UWA), Ass Professor Natalie Skead (UWA) and Ast Professor Kate Galloway (Bond)) AU$225k
Project Lead, 2013-2014 Office for Learning and Teaching Seed Grant 'Smart casual: towards excellence in sessional teaching in Law' SD-13-2745 AU$49k
Other funding
Project Lead, 2025, AHRC, 'Landscape review of human rights education in Australia' (with Alysia Blackham [Melbourne], Laura Grenfell, Kylie Covark and Sarah Moulds [UniSA]) $41k
Project Lead, 2024, DFAT 'Knowledge exchange: Gender Equality Law (Government of Vietnam)' (with Duygu Yengin, Laura Grenfell, Pam Papadelos, Adriana Sanchez, and Tiffany Machedo de Soussa) AU$351k
CI, 2023-2024, WACE Canada, 'A best practice framework for virtual international WIL placements' (project lead, Prof Grant Smith, QUT) CA$15k
CI, 2023-2024 Department of Social Services 'Household Income and Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) Women’s Progress Research Report 2001-2022' (project lead: Dr Moskos) AU$420k
Project Lead, 2022-2024 Law Foundation of South Australia grant A596-3.22 'Enabling engagement of the legal profession to maximise outcomes for a diverse range of legal interns' (with Dr Nosworthy and Dr Henderson) AU$23k
Project Lead, 2022 HEA Global Impact Grant, 'Facilitating discipline specific development opportunities for sessional teachers' £1000
Project Lead, 2020-2021 Australian Collaborative Education Network Chief (ACEN) 'Risks associated with studentships' (with Dr Craig Cameron, Griffith) AU$10k
Chief Investigator, 2018, ILO 'A comparative study of the regulation of internships in 13 jurisdictions' (with Andrew Stewart, Owens and Nikoloudakis)) AU$28k
Chief Investigator, 2017 Law Foundation South Australia Grant Funding 'Smart casual LIVE' A510-3.16 (with Dr Mary Heath, Flinders) AU$18k
Chief Investigator, 2016 Department of Employment Grant ‘Unpaid work experience in Australia: Prevalence, nature and impact’ (with Dr Damian Oliver (UTS), Professor Paula McDonald (QUT) and Professor Andrew Stewart (Adelaide)) AU$86k
I am passionate about teaching, and research, publish and speak about excellence in teaching. I teach civil procedure and anti discrimination law.
I welcome applications from prospective PhD students in areas of discrimination and equality law, equitable access to quality work and education, and legal education.
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Principal Supervisor | Re-Imagining Sexual Harassment and Assault Reporting and Outcomes: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Analysis of Criminal, Civil, and Alternative Responses. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Natalie Elizabeth Nilsen |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Beyond the Trial: Exploring Alternative Justice Pathways for Sexual Assault Victim-Survivors Following Non-Police or Informal Disclosures | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Bella Rose Mickan |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Beyond the Trial: Exploring Alternative Justice Pathways for Sexual Assault Victim-Survivors Following Non-Police or Informal Disclosures | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Bella Rose Mickan |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Disability Discrimination in Education: A Mixed-Methods Study Examining Complaints about Compulsory-Aged South Australian and Victorian Students with Disability-Related Challenging Behaviour | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Peta Spyrou |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Board Member | Gender Resources Inc Advisory Board | GRI, Gender Resources Inc | United States |
| 2017 - 2020 | Member | Stirling Community Child Care Management Committee | Stirling Community Child Care | Australia |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2020 | Co-Chair | Career Readiness Community of Practice | Career Readiness Community of Practice | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - ongoing | Member | Employability Community of Practice | Australia |
| 2017 - ongoing | Member | Diversity and Inclusion Community of Practice | - |
| Date | Institution | Department | Organisation Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Gender Resources Inc | Various | Advocacy | United States |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Editor | INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL COMMITTEE | Journal of Legal and Political Education | Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of |
| 2023 - ongoing | Editor-In-chief | Legal Education Review | Legal Education Review | Australia |
| 2010 - 2023 | Board Member | Legal Education Review | Legal Education Review | Australia |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Associate Dean Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Faculty of ABLE | Australia |
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