Associate Professor Neil Foster
Associate Professor
School of Law and Justice (Law)
- Email:neil.foster@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4921 7430
Career Summary
Biography
Neil Foster is an Associate Professor in Newcastle Law School. His main research and teaching interests are Torts, Workplace Health and Safety Law, and Law and Religion.
Research Expertise
- Torts (civil liability for wrongs)
- Occupational (Workplace) Health and Safety Law
- Personal Liability of Company Officers for OHS breaches
- Law and Religion
Teaching Expertise
Torts, Workplace Health and Safety, Property, Law and Religion
A radio interview on Law and Religion issues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLSl0W7LHDE <br />
Blog
Neil comments on "law and religion" issues at https://lawandreligionaustralia.blog
Qualifications
- Master of Laws, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales
- Bachelor of Theology, Australian College of Theology
- Diploma of Arts in Theology, Moore Theological College, Sydney
Keywords
- Workplace Health and Safety Law
- law and religion
- occupational health and safety law
- torts
Fields of Research
Code | Description | Percentage |
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480605 | Tort law | 40 |
480404 | Law and religion | 35 |
480104 | Labour law | 25 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
Title | Organisation / Department |
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Associate Professor | University of Newcastle Newcastle Law School Australia |
Academic appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/1/2007 - | Editorial Board - Torts Law Journal | Torts Law Journal, Australia Australia |
Membership
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/1/2010 - | Membership - National OHS Regulatory Research Consortium | National OHS Regulatory Research Consortium Australia |
Prestigious works / other achievements
Year Commenced | Year Finished | Prestigious work / other achievement | Role |
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2021 | 2022 | Member of Editorial Executive for Journal of Health, Safety & Environment Journal of Health, Safety & Environment | Editor |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (14 outputs)
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2023 |
Turnbull RD, Barker R, Babie PT, Foster N, Law and Religion in the Commonwealth: The Evolution of Case Law, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 4 (2023)
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2022 | Roberts JGNFDJH, Property Law in New South Wales, 5th Edition (2022) | ||||
2021 | HARDER LHBDFG, LUNTZ & HAMBLYATMS TORTS Cases, Legislation and Commentary, 9th Edition (2021) | ||||
2014 | Foster NJ, Pressure Points, Matthias Media, Sydney, 83 (2014) [A2] | Nova | |||
2014 | Foster NJ, Torts: Cases and Commentary Supplement: Defamation and Wrongful Interference with Goods, LexisNexis Butterworths, Australia, 122 (2014) [A2] | Nova | |||
2012 | Gray J, Edgeworth B, Foster NJ, Dorsett S, Property Law in New South Wales, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood, NSW, 736 (2012) [A4] | ||||
2012 | Foster NJ, Workplace Health and Safety Law in Australia, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood, NSW, 646 (2012) [A1] | Nova | |||
2009 | Luntz H, Hambly D, Burns K, Dietrich J, Foster NJ, Torts: Cases and Commentary, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood, NSW, 898 (2009) [A2] | Nova | |||
2007 | Gray J, Edgeworth B, Foster NJ, Grattan S, Property Law in New South Wales, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood, NSW, 668 (2007) [A3] | ||||
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Chapter (13 outputs)
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2022 |
Foster N, 'Christian Youth Camps Ltd v Cobaw Community Health Services Ltd: Balancing Discrimination Rights with the Religious Freedom of Organisations', Law and Religion in the Commonwealth: The Evolution of Case Law, Bloomsbury (Hart), Oxford, UK 265-291 (2022) [B1]
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2022 | Foster N, 'The Majority Opinion: A Commentary', The Line in the Sand: The Appellate Tribunal Opinion and the Future of the Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Church Record/Anglican Church League, Camperdown 39-50 (2022) | ||||
2021 | Foster N, 'Respecting the Dignity of Religious Organisations: When Is It Appropriate for Courts to Decide Religious Doctrine?', The Inherence of Human Dignity: Law and Religious Liberty, Volume 2, Anthem Press, London, UK 221-247 (2021) [B1] | Nova | |||
2021 | Foster N, 'Religious Freedom and the Theological Academy', God's Exemplary Graduates Character-Oriented Graduate Attributes in Theological Education, SCD Press, Macquarie Park, Sydney 226-250 (2021) [B1] | Nova | |||
2021 | Foster N, 'Gender Identity Law and Basic Freedoms', Current Issues in Law and Religion, Connor Court Publishing, Redland Bay, QLD 155-182 (2021) [B1] | Nova | |||
2020 | Foster N, 'Protection of religious freedom under Australia s amended marriage law: constitutional and other issues.', Freedom of Religion or Belief: Creating the Constitutional Space for Fundamental Freedoms, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK 184-206 (2020) [B1] | Nova | |||
2016 |
Foster NJ, 'Convergence and Divergence: the Law of Non-delegable Duties in Australia and the United Kingdom', Divergences in Private Law, Hart Publishing, Oxford 109-134 (2016) [B1]
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2013 | Foster NJ, 'Statutes and Civil Liability in the Commonwealth and the United States: A Comparative Critique', Tort Law: Challenging Orthodoxy, Hart Publishing, Oxford 169-214 (2013) [B1] | Nova | |||
2012 |
Foster NJ, 'Defamation and vilification: Rights to reputation, free speech and freedom of religion at common law and under human rights laws', Freedom of Religion under Bills of Rights, University of Adelaide Press, Adelaide, SA 63-85 (2012) [B1]
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2011 | Foster NJ, 'Individual liability of company officers', European Developments in Corporate Criminal Liability, Routledge, Abingdon 114-138 (2011) [B1] | Nova | |||
2011 | Foster NJ, 'The tort of breach of statutory duty', Fleming's The Law of Torts, Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia, Pyrmont, NSW 423-436 (2011) [B2] | Nova | |||
2002 | Foster NJ, 'COVENANTS AFFECTING LAND', Halsbury's Laws of Australia, LEXISNEXIS BUTTERWORTHS, SYDNEY 35 (2002) [B2] | ||||
2002 | Foster NJ, 'BOUNDARIES, FENCES AND ENCROACHMENTS', Halsbury's Laws of Australia, LEXISNEXIS BUTTERWORTHS, SYDNEY 37 (2002) [B2] | ||||
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Journal article (53 outputs)
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2023 | Foster N, ' Material Contribution should be seen as an example of the but for test ', Precedent, 175 8-13 (2023) | ||||||||||
2022 | Foster N, 'Material Contribution in Bonnington: Not An Exception To 'But For' Causation', University of Western Australia Law Review, 49 404-425 (2022) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2022 |
Foster N, 'Religious Freedom, Section 109 of the Constitution, and Anti-discrimination Laws', Australian Journal of Law and Religion, 1 (2022) [C1]
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2021 | Foster N, 'Reforming the action for breach of statutory duty in the 21st century: Reconsidering the limited class of the public rule', Torts Law Journal, 27 29-50 (2021) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2021 |
Thiele-Evans L, Pepper B, Zeleznikow J, Foster N, Sourdin T, 'Regulatory approaches to managing artificial intelligence systems in autonomous vehicles in Australia', International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 29 79-100 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Thiele-Evans L, Pepper B, Zeleznikow J, Foster N, Sourdin T, 'Navigating a New Terrain; Developing Autonomous Vehicle Liability Pathways in Australia in light of international experience', Australian Law Journal, 95 875-897 (2021) [C1]
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2020 | Foster N, 'Statutory construction and biblical hermeneutics- law in the service of the gospel?', St. Mark's Review: A journal of Christian thought and opinion, 252 106-128 (2020) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2020 |
Foster N, 'Respecting the Dignity of Religious Organisations: When is it Appropriate for Courts to Decide Religious Doctrine?', University of Western Australia Law Review, 47 175-219 (2020) [C1]
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2019 | Foster N, ' Misfeasance in a Public Office, by Erika Chamberlain ', Canadian Business Law Journal, 62 125-132 (2019) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2018 | Foster NJ, 'Religious Freedom and the Law in Australia', Proceedings of the Samuel Griffith Society, 27 44-77 (2018) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2017 |
Foster N, 'The Bathurst Diocese Decision in Australia and its Implications for the Civil Liability of Churches', ECCLESIASTICAL LAW JOURNAL, 19 14-34 (2017) [C1]
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2016 |
Foster NJ, 'Freedom of Religion and Balancing Clauses in Discrimination Legislation', Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 5 385-430 (2016) [C1]
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2015 |
Foster NJ, Apps A, 'The neglected tort Breach of statutory duty and workplace injuries under the Model Work Health and Safety Law', Australian Journal of Labour Law, 28 57-73 (2015) [C1]
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2014 | Foster NJ, 'Law and Religion in the Victorian Court of Appeal', Australian Law Journal, 88 860-862 (2014) [C1] | ||||||||||
2012 | Foster NJ, 'Liability for wrongful interferences with chattels [Book Review]', Canadian Business Law Journal, 53 290-296 (2012) [C2] | Nova | |||||||||
2012 | Foster NJ, 'You can't do that! Directors insuring against criminal WHS penalties', Insurance Law Journal, 23 109-125 (2012) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2012 | Foster NJ, 'Update on the national work health and safety harmonisation process', Employment Law Bulletin, 17 138-141 (2012) [C3] | Nova | |||||||||
2011 |
Foster NJ, 'The merits of the civil action for breach of statutory duty', The Sydney Law Review, 33 67-93 (2011) [C1]
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2010 | Foster NJ, 'General risks or specific measures? The High Court decision in Kirk', Australian Journal of Labour Law, 23 230-239 (2010) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2010 |
Foster NJ, 'Case note: Civil liability arising from the Bunsfield explosion', Environmental Law Review, 12 57-70 (2010) [C1]
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2009 | Foster NJ, 'Digital copyright and the consumer revolution: Hands off my iPod', Media and Arts Law Review, 14 112 (2009) [C3] | Nova | |||||||||
2009 | McCallum R, Foster N, Tooma M, Selinger M, Reid S, 'New OHS laws divide leading OHS experts', FOOD AUSTRALIA, 61 471-472 (2009) | ||||||||||
2009 | Foster NJ, 'NSW Court of Appeal: Is public liability created under OH&S legislation', Australian Civil Liability, 6 186-189 (2009) [C2] | Nova | |||||||||
2008 | Foster NJ, 'Personal civil liability of company officers for company workplace torts', Torts Law Journal, 16 20-68 (2008) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2008 | Foster NJ, 'Lawyers predicting the future: Disclosure in insurance contracts - CGU Insurance Ltd v Porthouse', Journal of Professional Negligence, 24 247-249 (2008) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2008 | Foster NJ, 'Deemed to be 'workers' for common law actions', Law Society Journal, 46 68-69 (2008) [C3] | Nova | |||||||||
2008 |
Foster NJ, 'Mining, maps and mindfulness: The Gretley appeal to the Full Bench of the Industrial Court of NSW', Journal of Occupational Health and Safety, Australia and New Zealand, 24 113-129 (2008) [C1]
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2007 | Foster NJ, 'The CAMAC Report on Personal Liability for Corporate Fault - A Critique from the OHS Perspective', Australian Journal of Labour Law, 20 112-118 (2007) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2007 | Foster NJ, 'Psychiatric workplace injury and breach of duty: New South Wales v Fahy', Torts Law Journal, 15 227-232 (2007) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2007 | Foster NJ, 'Trees and nuisance in NSW', Australian Law Journal, 81 291-295 (2007) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2007 | Foster NJ, Horvath A, 'Duty of Care owed in attesting Signature of Documents', Law Society Journal, 45 43-47 (2007) [C2] | Nova | |||||||||
2006 | Foster NJ, 'Manslaughter by Managers: The Personal Liability of Company Officers for Death Flowing from Company Workplace Safety Breach', The Flinders Journal of Law Reform, 9 79-111 (2006) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2006 | Foster NJ, 'Case Notes - Another tale of two divers', Torts Law Journal, 14 115-123 (2006) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2006 | Foster NJ, 'Vicarious Liability for Independent Contractors Revisited: Sweeny v Boylan Nominees Pty Ltd', Torts Law Journal, 14 219-223 (2006) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2006 | Foster NJ, 'Breach of statutory duty and risk management in occupational health and safety law: New wine in old wineskins?', The Tort Law Review, 14 79-104 (2006) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2005 | Foster NJ, 'Personal Liability of Company Officers for Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Breaches: Section 26 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW)', Australian Journal of Labour Law, 18 107-135 (2005) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2004 | Foster NJ, 'Psychiatric Injury Following Workplace Trauma or Death: Actions by Fellow-Workers and Relatives in New South Wales', Tort Law Review, 12 59-63 (2004) [C3] | ||||||||||
2000 | Foster NJ, ''Vigilant Protection' of the Olympic brand - too fast, too high, too strong?', Australian & New Zealand Trade Practices Law Bulletin, Vol 15 No. 10 117-122 (2000) [C3] | ||||||||||
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Review (1 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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2016 |
Foster NJ, 'Treading on Sacred Grounds: Places of Worship, Local Planning and Religious Freedom in Australia by Noel Villaroman [Review]', Jnl of Church and State (2016)
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Conference (18 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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2018 | Foster N, 'Tort Liability of Churches for Clergy Child Abuse after the Royal Commission: Implications of Developments in the Law of Vicarious Liability and Non-Delegable Duty', Melbourne (2018) | ||
2014 | Foster NJ, 'Lost in the Woodland(s)? Convergence and Divergence in the Law of Non-delegable Duties between Australia and the United Kingdom', Pending, Hong University Faculty of Law (2014) [E3] | ||
2013 | Foster NJ, 'Religious Anti-Vilification Laws: Gatekeeping Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech in Australia', N/A, Australian National University College of Law, Canberra (2013) [E3] | ||
2012 | Foster NJ, 'Statutes and civil liability in the Commonwealth and the United States: A comparative critique', Sixth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations: Challenging Orthodoxy, Ontario, Canada (2012) [E2] | Nova | |
2011 | Foster NJ, 'Freedom of religion in practice: Exemptions under anti-discrimination laws on the basis of religion', 3rd Annual Australiasian Conference for the Academy and the Church, Brisbane (2011) [E3] | ||
2011 | Foster NJ, 'Private rights and public regulation: The action for breach of statutory duty and workplace safety in modern Australia', Private and Public Law: Intersections in Law and Method Abstracts, Brisbane (2011) [E3] | ||
2010 | Foster NJ, 'Towards a National OHS Law', 18th Annual Labour Law Conference, Sydney, NSW (2010) [E2] | Nova | |
2010 | Foster NJ, 'Directors insuring against criminal OHS wrongdoing - The Common Law position', AHRC Network Meeting: Holding Companies Accountable, Berlin, Germany (2010) [E2] | Nova | |
2010 | Foster NJ, 'Personal corporate officer liability under the model Work Health and Safety Bill', Eighth National OHS Regulatory Research Colloquium, Canberra, ACT (2010) [E2] | Nova | |
2010 | Foster NJ, 'Jesus: Dead or alive? A Lawyer's view of the evidence for the Resurrection', Second Annual Australian Conference for the Academy and the Church, Brisbane, QLD (2010) [E2] | Nova | |
2009 | Foster NJ, 'Individual liability', European Developments in Corporate Criminal Liability: Programme, London, UK (2009) [E3] | ||
2009 | Foster NJ, 'Statutory construction and biblical hermeneutics: Law in the service of the gospel?', First Annual Australasian Conference for the Academy and the Church, Brisbane, QLD (2009) [E3] | ||
2009 | Foster NJ, 'Defamation and vilification: Rights to reputation, free speech and freedom of religion at common law and under human rights laws', Papers of the 2009 Australia Conference: Cultural and Religious Freedom Under a Bill of Rights Conference, Canberra, ACT (2009) [E2] | Nova | |
2009 | Foster NJ, 'Recent developments in personal liability of company officers for workplace safety breaches: Australian and UK decisions', Seventh National OHS Regulatory Research Colloquium, Canberra, ACT (2009) [E2] | Nova | |
2009 | Foster NJ, 'The national review into model OHS laws: A paper examining the duties of officers and due diligence', Symposium on the National Review into Model OHS Laws, Canberra, ACT (2009) [E2] | Nova | |
2009 | Foster NJ, 'Personal OHS liability of company officers under the Harmonised Scheme', The Safety Conference 2009: Program, Sydney, NSW (2009) [E3] | ||
2004 | Foster NJ, 'Breach of Statutory Duty and Risk Management in Occupational Health and Safety Law: New Wine in Old Wineskins', Crossing Boundaries, Darwin (2004) [E3] | ||
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Other (1 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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2014 | Foster NJ, 'Discrimination, Language and Freedom of Religion: Two Important Law and Religion decisions in Australia', ( pp.1-21): Nil (2014) [O1] |
Preprint (1 outputs)
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Foster NJ, 'Freedom of Religion and Discrimination - Two Important UK Cases
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Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Past Supervision
Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2017 | PhD | From Premise to Practice: Strategic Decision-making in Risk-based Regulatory Agencies | PhD (Management), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
News
News • 5 Jul 2023
Neil Foster: Common Law & Torts
Associate Professor Neil Foster was interviewed by ABC Local Radio’s Paul Turton, discussing the benefits and detriments of the common law of torts, and a leading case on “law and religion” issues involving the Jehovah’s Witnesses group during World War II.
News • 20 Jun 2023
Neil Foster: Significant Law Cases
Neil Foster was interviewed by Paul Turton on ABC Newcastle, to discuss significant law cases. The interview provides a comparison between legal systems in Australia and the United States.
News • 26 May 2023
Neil Foster: Donoghue v Stevenson
Neil Foster was interviewed by Paul Turton on ABC Newcastle, to discuss pivotal cases in consumer protection.
News • 1 Oct 2015
Religious Freedom in a Multicultural World
On Friday September 25, 2015 Freedom for Faith and the Newcastle Law School jointly hosted the Conference – Religious Freedom in a Multicultural World.
The discussion covered the controversial issues, conflicts and contradictions that surround religious freedom in the eyes of the law, and in society more generally.
News • 7 Jan 2015
Law, Religion, and Economic Development
Newcastle Law School academic presents at G20 Interfaith Summit
News • 23 Oct 2014
G20 Interfaith Summit: Economic Development and Religious Freedoms
Newcastle Law School academic presents at G20 Interfaith Summit
News • 23 May 2014
Appeal to clarify religious standing
Associate Professor Neil Foster welcomes appeal on landmark court decision regarding religious freedom in an article with the Australian
News • 9 May 2014
New anti-discrimination laws ‘erode religious freedom’
Assoc Prof Neil Foster, one of the nation's leading authorities on law and religion, has warned that religious freedom in Victoria is being degraded in favour of anti-discrimination laws.
News • 12 Feb 2014
Opinion: Minimum lawful age for marriage is clear
Newcastle Law School's Associate Professor Neil Foster has commented in the Newcastle Herald on a recent case involving the "marriage" of a 12 year old girl in the Hunter region.
Associate Professor Neil Foster
Position
Associate Professor
School of Law and Justice
College of Human and Social Futures
Focus area
Law
Contact Details
neil.foster@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | (02) 4921 7430 |
Fax | (02) 4921 6931 |
Links |
Personal Blogs Personal webpage |
Office
Room | X-543 |
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Building | NU Space |
Location | City Campus , |