Ms Rowena Cantley-Smith

Administrative Positions

2008 - Current: Law Faculty Green Office Representative

2007 - Current: Member, Law Faculty Advisory Panels for Master of Laws (Human Rights Law) and Master of Laws (International and Comparative Law) (Co-Chair 2007)

2006 - Current: Member, Comparative and European Law Research Cluster (Co-Chair 2006-07)

2003 - Current: Member, Law Faculty Board

2003 - Current: Member, Castan Centre for Human Rights

2005 - 2007: Member, Research Committee

2005 - 2007: Member, Outside Sudies Program Committee

2003 - 2006: Member, Law Faculty Academic Progress Referral Committee

2003 - 2005: Law Faculty Representative, Faculty Board, Faculty of Business and Economics

2004: Faculty Honours Scrutiny Panel

Educational History and Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

BEc (Monash)
LLB (Monash)
LLM (Public International Law) (Leiden)
PhD candidate (Leuven)

Professional Qualifications

Barrister-at-law (1998)

Barrsiter & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Australia and High Court of Australia (1995)

Academic Awards and Distinctions

2008: Outstanding Unit Evaluation for 'Conflict of Laws'; awarded Dean's Certificate of Commendation

Employment History and Qualifications

Previous Employment

2003 - Current: Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University

2002 - Current: Associate Fellow, University of Leuven, Belgium

2002 - Current: Associate Fellow, Clingendael International Energy programme

1998 - Current: Barrister-at-law (Australia)

1987 - 1998 Associate to the Hon. Justice K M Hayne (High Court of Australia)

1996 - 1997 Associate to the Hon. Justice K M Hayne (Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal)

1994 - 1996 Solicitor

1993 Articled Clerk

External Appointments

Associate Fellow, Institute of Environmental and Energy Law, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven, Belgium

Guest Lecturer, Advanced Masters of Environmental and Energy Law, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven, Belgium

Associate Fellow, Clingendael International Energy Programme, The Netherlands Institute of International Relations, The Hague

The Victorian Bar

Professional Associations

Member, Australian Institute of Energy

Member, IUCN Environmental Law Academy