Prior to joining Monash, Anthony worked as a Lecturer in the Law Faculties at the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University.
He has also worked extensively in legal practice, including several commercial firms and the Transport Workers Union.
Anthony continues to work as a Consultant in the Melbourne Workplace Relations Group of the national legal firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Research
Anthony's research interests cover all aspects of employment and workplace law, with a particular focus on collective bargaining, dispute resolution, trade unions and other forms of employee representation.
Comparative labour law is another major focus of Anthony's research. He is currently undertaking comparative research on the Australian, US, Canadian, UK and NZ systems of collective/good faith bargaining; various international models of workplace dispute resolution/prevention; and the prospects for Australian adoption of European-style workplace cooperation/partnership.
In recent years, Anthony has carried out contract research projects for the Australian Institute of Employment Rights, the Victorian Government (Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development), and the Business Council of Australia.
Teaching
Anthony teaches in both the undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including the following subjects: Workplace Negotiations, Labour Relations Law, Workplace Law and Corporations Law.
Anthony supervises higher degrees by research including the PhD and welcomes inquiries from those interested in candidature in his fields of expertise.
Department of Business Law and Taxation PO Box 197 Caulfield East, Vic 3145 AUSTRALIA
Recent Publications & Presentation
Anthony Forsyth and Andrew Stewart (eds), Fair Work: The New Workplace Laws and the Work Choices Legacy, The Federation Press, Sydney, 2009, i-xxii, 262 pages.
Anthony Forsyth, Breen Creighton, Val Gostencnik and Tim Sharard, Transition to Forward with Fairness: Labor's Reform Agenda, Thomson Lawbook Co., Sydney, 2008, i-xxix, 255 pages.
Andrew Stewart and Anthony Forsyth, ‘The Journey from Work Choices to Fair Work', in Anthony Forsyth and Andrew Stewart (eds), Fair Work: The New Workplace Laws and the Work Choices Legacy, The Federation Press, Sydney, 2009, 1-18.
Anthony Forsyth, ‘‘Exit Stage Left', now ‘Centre Stage': Collective Bargaining under Work Choices and Fair Work', in Anthony Forsyth and Andrew Stewart (eds), Fair Work: The New Workplace Laws and the Work Choices Legacy, The Federation Press, Sydney, 2009, 120-140.
Anthony Forsyth and Andrew Stewart, ‘From Work Choices to Fair Work: An Assessment', in Anthony Forsyth and Andrew Stewart (eds), Fair Work: The New Workplace Laws and the Work Choices Legacy, The Federation Press, Sydney, 2009, 229-238.
Anthony Forsyth, ‘Protection Against Economic Dismissals: How Does Australian Law Compare with Five Other OECD Countries?' (2009) 50 Journal of Industrial Relations (forthcoming; accepted for publication).
Anthony Forsyth and Holly Smart, ‘Third Party Intervention Reconsidered: Promoting Cooperative Workplace Relations in the New ‘Fair Work' System' (2009) 22 Australian Journal of Labour Law 117-146.
Anthony Forsyth, ‘Australian Regulation of Economic Dismissals: Before, During and After ‘Work Choices'' (2008) 30:3 Sydney Law Review 506-536.
Anthony Forsyth, Promoting Cooperative Workplace Relations in the New ‘Fair Work' System, Policy Discussion Paper for the Business Council of Australia, June 2009, 21 pages; released as BCA, Embedding Workplace Collaboration: Preventing Disputes, 9 August 2009, 16 pages.
Anthony Forsyth and John Howe, Current Initiatives to Encourage Fair and Cooperative Workplace Practices: An International Survey, Report for the Victorian Office of the Workplace Rights Advocate/Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, June 2008, 119 pages.
Early Developments under Australia's New Good Faith Bargaining Laws, Paper for the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Labour Law Journals, Sydney, 30-31 August 2009.
Good Faith Bargaining under the Fair Work Act: What Influence Will Overseas Law and Practice Have?, Australian Labour Law Association, Queensland Chapter Seminar, Brisbane, 6 August 2009.
What Next after the Fair Work Act? The Workplace Cooperation and Productivity Agenda, Panel Presentation at the Official Launch of ‘Fair Work: The New Workplace Laws and the Work Choices Legacy', Law School, University of Melbourne, 6 May 2009.
Fair Work Australia under the Fair Work Bill: The Role, Functions and Powers of Australia's New Workplace Regulator, Keynote Address to the AIRC Associates' Training Forum, Melbourne, 16 February 2009.
