Dr Julie Copley

Dr Julie Copley
NameDr Julie Copley
Email Addressjulie.copley@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Construction and Property Law)
QualificationsBA Qld, LLB(Hons) Qld, GDipLegPrac Collaw, LLM QUT, PhD Adelaide
DepartmentSchool of Law and Justice
AffiliationsCentre for Heritage and Culture
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9514-5533
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Biography

Dr Julie Copley is a Lecturer in Property and Construction Law in the School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland. Her research examines the way in which legal and social (including political and economic) theory can give meaning to law and legislative practice, especially land law and the legislation of Australian States and Territories. Research interests extend to the shared value of human dignity – the equal freedom of all equal people – as found and understood in legislation and jurisprudence. Teaching the School of Law and Justice’s foundational law course and construction law, Julie puts to work her conviction that law, as ‘the cement of society’ and ‘an essential medium of change’, requires, and will always require, good lawyers.

Julie has a PhD in Law from the University of Adelaide and is admitted to legal practice. Her professional experience includes legal research, legislative scrutiny and law reform roles at Queensland's Parliament and Court of Appeal, and a national policy role in the resources sector.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Lecturer (Property and Construction Law)University of Southern Queensland, School of Law and Justice2014

Expertise

Law and legislation, legislative authority and legislative democracy

Property law and theory

Reading and understanding legislation

Teaching

LAW1111 Australian Legal System

LAW5111 Advanced Australian Legal System

LAW3473 Construction Law

Fields of Research

  • 440707. Housing policy
  • 440708. Public administration
  • 440709. Public policy
  • 480501. Access to justice
  • 480504. Legal institutions (incl. courts and justice systems)
  • 500202. History and philosophy of law and justice

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Society of Construction Law Australia
Ipswich District Law Association
BA
Qld
1989
LLB(Hons)
Qld
1990
GDipLegPrac
Collaw
2014
LLM
QUT
2001
PhD
Adelaide
2022

A right to adequate housing: Translating 'political' rhetoric into legislation

Copley, Julie. 2023. "A right to adequate housing: Translating 'political' rhetoric into legislation." Australian Property Law Journal. 31 (2), pp. 71-98.

Possessory title: Its salience to the Torrens systems of Australian states

Gray, Anthony and Copley, Julie. 2023. "Possessory title: Its salience to the Torrens systems of Australian states ." Australian Property Law Journal. 30 (3), pp. 235-260.

No Argument: Human Dignity and the Making of Legislation

Copley, Julie. 2022. "No Argument: Human Dignity and the Making of Legislation." Linhares, José Manuel Aroso and Atienza, Manuel (ed.) Human Dignity and the Autonomy of Law. Switzerland . Springer. pp. 239-257

Land, the Social Imaginary, and the Constitution Act 1867 (Qld)

Copley, Julie. 2022. "Land, the Social Imaginary, and the Constitution Act 1867 (Qld)." McKibbin, Sarah, Patrick, Jeremy and Harmes, Marcus (ed.) The Impact of Law's History: What's Past is Prologue. Switzerland. Springer. pp. 239-255

Introduction

Copley, Julie, Harmes, Marcus, McKibbin, Sarah and Patrick, Jeremy. 2023. "Introduction." Queensland History Journal. 25 (7), pp. 527-529.

Legal collaborations: a construction law nightwatchman

Copley, J.. 2025. "Legal collaborations: a construction law nightwatchman." Society of Construction Law 2025 National Conference. Brisbane

Research Report: Residential security - Towards equal security, peace, dignity: co-developing norms of land tenure project

Copley, J., Crowley-Cyr, L., Gacenga, F., Keating, G. and Voight, M.. 2025. Research Report: Residential security - Towards equal security, peace, dignity: co-developing norms of land tenure project.

Towards equal security, peace, dignity: co-developing norms of land tenure (Stage 1: A right to adequate housing)

Copley, J., Crowley-Cyr, L., Gacenga, F., Keating, G. and Voight, M.. 2024. "Towards equal security, peace, dignity: co-developing norms of land tenure (Stage 1: A right to adequate housing) ." Partner Up. Toowoomba

Successful Project Delivery: New Thinking about Stakeholders and 'Security of Land Tenure'

Copley, Julie. 2024. "Successful Project Delivery: New Thinking about Stakeholders and 'Security of Land Tenure'." Society of Construction Law Australia 2024 National Conference . Melbourne, Australia 13 - 15 Jun 2024

More than arm-waving: new thinking about housing

Copley, Julie, Crowley-Cyr, Lynda, Gacenga, Francis, Keating, Geoff and Voight, Margaret. 2024. "More than arm-waving: new thinking about housing." ICON-S AUS-NZ Chapter Conference 2024. Sydney, Australia 29 - 30 Aug 2024

Politicians making construction law: real-world tools to counsel and discipline legislators

Copley, J.. 2023. "Politicians making construction law: real-world tools to counsel and discipline legislators ." Society of Construction Law Australia 2023 National Conference . Uluru Sydney.

Queensland Legislators and a Right to Property as a Human Right: The Functioning of the Concept of Human Dignity

Copley, Julie. 2022. Queensland Legislators and a Right to Property as a Human Right: The Functioning of the Concept of Human Dignity. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Adelaide.

Submission to Health and Environment Committee on Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2020

Copley, Julie. 2021. Submission to Health and Environment Committee on Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2020. Queensland Parliament.

Submission to Freedom of Religion Consultation

Copley, J.. 2020. Submission to Freedom of Religion Consultation.

Public Deliberation on Legislation: From Fitzgerald to FaceBook and Beyond

Copley, J.. 2009. "Public Deliberation on Legislation: From Fitzgerald to FaceBook and Beyond." Australia-New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation Conference. Canberra Canberra.

The Diversity of Queensland People – In and Out of the Parliament

Copley, The Diversity of Queensland People – In and Out of the Parliament. 2009. "The Diversity of Queensland People – In and Out of the Parliament." Australasian Parliamentary Review. 24 (1), pp. 137-152.