Simon Bronitt
Professor Simon Bronitt is the Dean and Head of Sydney Law School. Prior to his appointment in 2019, he held a Chair in the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland commencing June 2014. Previously he served as the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, hosted by Griffith University (2009-2014). Before moving to Queensland in 2009 to take up this position, Simon was a member of the Australian National University College of Law (1991-2009). During that time he served as Sub Dean in 1997-98, and was promoted to Professor in 2005. During his time at ANU, he held a number of research leadership roles, including Director of the National Europe Centre an EU funded Centre - in the Research School of Humanities (2003-2008) and Director of the Australian Centre for Military Law and Justice, ANU (2009). Drawing on comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives, he has published widely on criminal justice topics ranging across terrorism law and human rights, comparative criminal law, covert policing, family violence, and mental health policing. His key publications include two textbooks, Principles of Criminal Law (4ed, Thomson Reuters 2017) and Law in Context (4th ed, Federation Press, 2012) and Rape Law in Context (Federation Press, 2018).
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the legal, evidential and procedural issues raised by undercover policing.
It focuses on two of the more common, yet legally problematic,
techniques of covert investigation: namely, entrapment and covert interviewing.
The comparison draws on legal developments in Australia,
Canada and Europe.
Published online: 14 Feb 2017.
This article examines the policing of a major international political event
(the G20 Meetings in Brisbane, Australia in 2014) from the perspective of
the police and representatives of demonstrator groups who participated
in the event. The article locates the policing of the 2014 G20 meetings
within the history of the policing of major international political meetings
in other countries. It analyses the legal framework within which the policing
of the Brisbane G20 meeting was undertaken, comparing and contrasting
these with legal frameworks developed for similar meetings and associated demonstrations in other jurisdictions. In the case of the Australian G20 Act, the legislation prioritized security over human rights, including the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly. The strategies and planning processes applied by police in the lead up to the G20 are discussed, including the efforts made to ensure policing responses were respectful of the democratic rights of protesters. Drawing on interview and other data, the article reveals a diversity of perspectives on the ‘human rights’ policing and dialogue models, and provides an assessment of ‘Operation Southern Cross’ based on the post-event review of the G20 legislation undertaken by the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission. The authors conclude that the policing of G20, based on extensive dialogue and minimization of coercive public order strategies, fostered a peaceful G20 event. The article concludes with observations about the perceived success of G20 policing in Australia, and indicates some lessons learned for best practice policing for future global
events.