Ms Anne Hewitt
Associate Professor
Adelaide Law School
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
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.
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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).
Anne was recently awarded:
- 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 Jaffna 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.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2005 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide, Adelaide -
Awards and Achievements
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 - - - -
Education
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) -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Books
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 Scopus52021 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 Scopus52020 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. -
Book Chapters
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Conference Papers
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Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 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. -
Internet Publications
Year Citation 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). 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. -
Preprint
Year Citation 2024 Beasley-Hall, P., Papadelos, P., Hewitt, A., Lassaline, C., Umbers, K., & Guzik, M. (2024). Sci-comm “behind the scenes”: Gendered narratives of scientific outreach activities in the life sciences.
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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 Leader, 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, 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$358k
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' 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.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Co-Supervisor What are the Causes Precluding India’s Compliance with the Due Diligence Obligation to the Women’s Convention? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Shritha Kapisthalam Vasudevan -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
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
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2017 - 2020 Member Stirling Community Child Care Management Committee Stirling Community Child Care Australia -
Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2017 - 2020 Co-Chair Career Readiness Community of Practice Career Readiness Community of Practice Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2017 - ongoing Member Employability Community of Practice Australia 2017 - ongoing Member Diversity and Inclusion Community of Practice - -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2023 - ongoing Editor-In-chief Legal Education Review Legal Education Review Australia 2010 - 2023 Board Member Legal Education Review Legal Education Review Australia -
Offices Held
Date Office Name Institution Country 2022 - ongoing Associate Dean Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Faculty of ABLE Australia
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