- BA (Melb)
- LLB(Hons)(Melb)
- LLM (Melb)
- Barrister and Solicitor (Vic)
Prior to joining Monash University in 2004, Carolyn gained extensive experience in the practice of employment law and equal opportunity law over a period of 10 years. This included two years as a Senior Associate at a national law firm. Carolyn continues to practise law as a Consultant to a suburban law firm.
Teaching
Carolyn lectures in the postgraduate units Law of Employment and Human Resource Management Law. Carolyn is also the Department's co-ordinator of sessional staff.
Research
In her PhD studies, Carolyn is exploring the key objectives of the Australian legal framework relating to workplace agreements, and determining whether agreement outcomes are consistent with these objectives.
Recent Publications
- 'All Stitched Up? The 2007 Amendments to the Safety Net' (2007) 20(3) Australian Journal of Labour Law 245;
- 'Applying Victoria v Schou: The Approach of VCAT and the Federal Magistrates Court' (2007) 29(1) Australian Bar Review 45;
- 'Regulating Dismissals: The Impact of Unfair Dismissal Legislation on the Common Law Contract of Employment' in Chris Arup et al (eds), Labour Law and Labour Market Regulation: Essays on the Construction and Regulation of Labour Markets and Work Relationships (Federation Press, 2006);
- 'Collective Labour Relations under Siege: The Work Choices Legislation and Collective Bargaining' (2006) 19 Australian Journal of Labour Law 183 (with Anthony Forsyth);
- 'From 'Uncharted Seas' to the 'Stormy Waters': How Will Trade Unions Fare under the Work Choices Legislation?' (2006) 16 The Economic and Labour Relations Review 215 (with Anthony Forsyth);
- 'By Invitation Only: The Role of the AIRC in Private Arbitration' (2005) 18 Australian Journal of Labour Law 53.
Grants and Awards
In 2004 and 2005, Carolyn won the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
In 2005, Carolyn received a grant from the Innovations in Teaching fund for the project "Interactive Hypothetical in Workplace Law"; In 2007, Carolyn received two further grants for innovative projects in workplace law.
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