To provide a presence and concentration for the study of law and society in Australia and New Zealand.
About us
History
LSAANZ was established and incorporated on 8 December 2006 at its annual Law and Society Conference. The objective was to provide a more permanent presence and concentration for the study of law and society in Australia and New Zealand.
Purpose
The purpose of LSAANZ is to promote and foster scholarship broadly focusing on the interactions and intersections between law and society. LSAANZ does this by running, in conjunction with other organisations, centres and universities, its annual Law and Society Conference and other similar events. You can click here to read the association rules for LSAANZ.
Executive committee
The 2025 committee members were elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association held online on 9 December 2024.
President
Esther Erlings, Macquarie University
Vice-president
Marc Trabsky, La Trobe
Treasurer
Secretary
Jennifer Nielsen, Southern Cross University
Postgraduate member
Katie de Roo, University of Otago
Ordinary member
Achalie Kumarage (Communications Officer)
Kathleen Stringer, University of Canterbury
Management committee
Amy Barrow, Macquarie University
Kristina Chelberg, QUT
Robyn Holder, Griffith University
Trish Luker, University of Technology Sydney (representing Legalities)
Uchechukwu Ngwaba, Toronto Metropolitan University
Scholarship
Publication prizes committee
TBD