Research Projects undertaken by the Centre:  
 
 

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• 2008 – 2012
Genetic and Bioinformatic Analysis of Complex Human Diseases

• 2005 – 2009
Facilitation and Regulation of Research and Development Involving Human Genetic Databanks

• 2005 – 2007 Communicating genetic information in families: practical, legal, social and ethical issues

• 2005 – 2007 Co-operative intellectual property management

• 2004 Biotechnology, Health and Environment Network: Ethical Legal and Social Intersections (BHENELSI)

• 2002 – 2005 Genetic Discrimination in Australira

• 2002 – 2004 Legal and ethical regulation of the use and commercialisation of human biological mater

• 1999 – 2001 Commercialisation of Human Genetic Technology

• 1995 –1998 Human Genetics Research



• 2005 – 2009 Facilitation and Regulation of Research and Development Involving Human Genetic Databanks

Aims -

• One of the major aims of this project is a critical analysis of options for regulation of human genetic databanks and implementation of reform strategies
• This project aims to analyse options for and implementation of privacy law reform and monitor and critically evaluate any changes introduced
• The project will examine ownership in the context of human genetic databanks, including a comparative analysis of civil and common law approaches
• The project will examine and provide submissions on the ALRC’s recommendations on gene patenting and licensing and protection of database information and undertake a comparative analysis of international approaches
• One of the aims of this project is to study the extent to which the concept of benefit-sharing could be tied to access to human genetic databanks
• This project will study the regulatory framework for stem cell technology and provide submissions into the review process and monitor and critically evaluate any changes introduced

Chief Investigators -

Don Chalmers, Dianne Nicol, Margaret Otlowski, and Loane Skene

Project Manager -

Mark Stranger

Books, Reports and Refereed Publications -


Books -

Stranger M (ed) (2007) Human Biotechnology and Public Trust: Trends, Perceptions and Regulation, Hobart: Centre for Law and Genetics.

Skene, L. and Thompson, J. (eds) (2008) The Sorting Society, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Kaye, J. and Stranger, M. (eds) (2009) Principles and Practice in Biobank Governance, Aldershot: Ashgate.


Chapters in Books -

Skene, L. (2005) ‘Theft of DNA: Do we need a new criminal offence?’ in Ethics Law and Society, Vol 1, eds Jennifer Gunning, Soren Holm; Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Aldershot, pp 85-94.

Nicol, D. (forthcoming) ‘Genetic Research and Commercialisation’ in: I Freckleton and K Petersen (eds), Disputes and Dilemmas in Health Law Chapter 24.

Otlowski, M. (with K. Barlow-Stewart and S. Taylor) (2005) ‘Knowing Your Genes’ in S. Wilson, G. Meagher, R. Gibson, D. Denmark and M. Western (eds), Australian Social Attitudes: The First Report, University of New South Wales Press Ltd, Sydney.

Chalmers, D. ‘General Themes’ in Genetic Testing and the Criminal Law, UCL Press London, pp 1-21.

Chalmers, D. ‘Australia’ in Genetic Testing and the Criminal Law, UCL Press London, pp 29-47.

Chalmers, D. (2005) ‘Science, Medicine and Health and the Work of the Australian Law Reform Commission’ in The Promise of Law Reform, The Federation Press, pp 374-387.

Chalmers, D. (2005) ‘The Regulation of Stem Cell Technology: Restriction of Permission’ in Bioethics and the Law, Norio Higuchi (ed) pp 362-381 (published in Japanese).

Chalmers, D. (2006) ‘The Regulation of Cloning and Stem Cell Research’ in Disputes and Dilemmas in Health Law, I Freckelton and K Petersen (eds) Federation Press, Sydney, Ch 12, pp 237-256.

Chalmers, D. (2006) ‘International Medical Research Regulation: From Ethics to Law’ in First Do No Harm, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Sheila AM McLean (ed), Aldershott, 81-100.

Otlowski, M. and Skene, L. (2006) ‘Genetic Privacy, Discrimination and Insurance’ In I. Freckleton and K. Petersen (eds), Disputes and Dilemmas in Health Law, Federation Press, Chapter 29 pp 622-638.

Nicol, D. (2006)‘Genetic Research and Commercialisation’ in: I Freckleton and K Petersen (eds) Disputes and Dilemmas in Health Law, Sydney: The Federation Press, Chapter 13.

Skene, L. (2006) ‘Genetic Secrets and the Family: A Response to Bell and Bennett’ first published in (2001) 9(2) Medical Law Review (UK) 162-169; re-published in: Jackson, E. (Ed), Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials, Oxford: OUP.

Chalmers, D. and Ida, R. (2007) ‘On the International Legal Aspects of Human Dignity’ in Malpas, J. and Lickiss, N. (eds) Perspectives on Human Dignity: A Conversation, Springer, pp. 157-168.

Chalmers, D. (2007) ‘International Co-operation Between Biobanks: The Case for Harmonisation of Guidelines and Governance’ in Stranger, M (ed) Human Biotechnology and Public Trust: Trends, perceptions and regulation, Hobart: Centre for Law and Genetics, pp. 237-246.

Nicol, D. (2007) ‘Biomedical Patents: Innovation and Access, Trust and Mistrust’ in Stranger, M (ed) Human Biotechnology and Public Trust: Trends, perceptions and regulation, Hobart: Centre for Law and Genetics, pp. 47-63.

Taylor, S., Treloar S., Barlow-Stewart K., Otlowski, M., Stranger M. (2007) ‘Consumer Experiences and Predictive Genetic Testing’ in Stranger, M (ed) Human Biotechnology and Public Trust: Trends, perceptions and regulation, Hobart: Centre for Law and Genetics, pp. 149-166.

Stranger M. (2007) ‘Introduction’ in Stranger, M (ed) Human Biotechnology and Public Trust: Trends, perceptions and regulation, Hobart: Centre for Law and Genetics, pp. 4-7.

Otlowski, M. (2007) ‘Creating a Facilitative Environment for Genetic Research: The Central Role of Public Trust,’ in Belinda Bennett, Terry Carney and Isabel Karpin (eds) The Brave New World of Health, Federation Press: Sydney.

Otlowski, M. (2007) ‘Exploration of Key Themes in the Policy Debate on Genetic Research and Genetic Databanks’, in Stranger, M (ed) Human Biotechnology and Public Trust: Trends, perceptions and regulation, Hobart: Centre for Law and Genetics, pp. 204-218.

Skene, L. (2007) ‘Cloning, Stem Cell Research and the Lockhart Committee’s Recommendations’ in Stranger, M (ed) Human Biotechnology and Public Trust: Trends, perceptions and regulation, Hobart: Centre for Law and Genetics, pp. 253-260.

Skene, L. (2007) ‘Legal regulation of genetic testing: balancing privacy and family interests’ in Law and Bioethics, Sandra H. Johnson, Ana S. Iltis, and Barbara A. Hinze (eds), NY: Routledge, Chapter 12, pp 208-218.

Kerridge, K., Schofield, P. and Skene, L. (2007) ‘Five myths of therapeutic cloning’, first published in Sydney Morning Herald, 'News' 27/11/06 pg 9; in Cloning & Stem Cell Research, Volume 265 in Issues in Society, Spinney Press, Sydney.

Otlowski, M. (2008) ‘Creating a Facilitative Environment for Genetic Research: The Central Role of Public Trust’ in B. Bennett, T. Carney and I. Karpin (eds) The Brave New World of Health, Federation Press: Sydney, 128-143

Skene, L. (2008) ‘The sorting society: A legal perspective’ in Skene, L. and Janna Thompson (eds), The Sorting Society, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, pp 149-157

Nicol, D. and Critchley, C. (2009) ‘What Benefit Sharing Arrangements do People Want from Biobanks? A Survey of Public Opinion in Australia’, in Principles and Practice in Biobank Governance, Kaye, J. and Stranger, M. (eds), Ashgate: Farnham, pp. 17-32.

Otlowski, M. (2009) ‘Deveolping an Appropriate Consent Model for Biobanks: In Defence of 'Broad' Consent’, Principles and Practice in Biobank Governance, Kaye, J. and Stranger, M. (ed), Ashgate: Farnham, pp. 79-92.

Stranger, M. and Kaye, J. (2009) ‘Governing Biobanks: An Introduction’ in Kaye, J and Stranger, M (eds) Principles and Practice of Biobank Governance, Aldershot: Ashgate.

Skene, L. '‘Feeding Back’ to Participants on ‘Significant Findings’' in Kaye, J. and Stranger, M. (eds) Principles and Practice of Biobank Governance, Aldershot: Ashgate.


Refereed Publications -

Stranger M, Chalmers D and Nicol D (2005) ‘Capital, Trust and Consultation: Databanks and Regulation in Australia’ in Critical Public Health,15(4), 349-358.

Nicol, D. (2005) ‘On the Legality of Gene Patents’ in 29 Melbourne University Law Review, 1-33.

Nicol, D. (2005) ‘Balancing Innovation and Access to Healthcare through the Patent System - An Australian Perspective’ Community Genetics 8, 228-234.

Nicol, D. (2005) ‘Australian Medical Biotechnology: Navigating a Complex Patent Landscape’ in European Intellectual Property Review 27, 313-318 (with Jane Nielsen).

Otlowski, M. (2005) ‘Use of Genetic Test Information in Life Insurance: An Evaluation of Different Regulatory Models’ in Journal of International Biotechnology Law 2, 99-104

Otlowski, M. (2005) ‘Exploring the Concept of Genetic Discrimination’ in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry.

Chalmers, D. (2006) ‘Ethical Principles for Research Governance of Biobanks’ in International Journal of Biotechnology Law, 3(6) 221-230

Otlowski, M. (2007) ‘Investigating Genetic Discrimination In The Australian Life Insurance Sector: Use Of Genetic Test Results In Underwriting 1999-2003’ in Journal of Law and Medicine, 367-395 (with Barlow-Stewart, Taylor, Stranger and Treloar)

Nicol, D. and Nielsen, J. ‘The Impact of Patents on Medical Biotechnology’ in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems.

Nicol, D. (2006) ‘Trust, Patents, and Public Perceptions: The Governance of Controversial Biotechnology Research’ in Nature Biotechnology, 1352-1354 (with T Caulfield, E Eisiendel, J Merz).

Nicol, D. (2006) ‘Public Trust, Intellectual Property and Human Genetic Databanks: the Need to Take Benefit Sharing Seriously’ in Journal of International Biotechnology Law 3, 89-103.

Skene, L. (2006) ‘Religion, the state and the law’ in Monash Bioethics Review, 25(3).

Skene, L. (2006) ‘Should the Law Limit Genetic Tests on Embryos and Foetuses?’ in University of New South Wales Law Journal, 29(2), 250–253.

Chalmers, D. ‘The Governance of Biobanks and Databases for Research – Towards an International Consensus on Ethical Principles’ in Taiwan Journal of Law and Technology Policy, 4(1), 5-40.

Romeo-Malanda, S. and Nicol, D. (2007) ‘Protection of Genetic Data in Medical Genetics: a Legal Analysis in the European Context’ in Law and Human Genome Review, 97-134.

Otlowski, M., Barlow-Stewart, K., Taylor, S., Stranger, M., Treloar, S. (2007) ‘Investigating Genetic Discrimination In The Australian Life Insurance Sector: Use Of Genetic Test Results In Underwriting 1999-2003’ in Journal of Law and Medicine 14, 367-395.

Otlowski, M., Taylor, S., Barlow-Stewart, K., Stranger, M., Treloar, S. (2007) ‘The Use of Legal Remedies in Australia for Pursuing Allegations of Genetic Discrimination: Findings from an Empirical Study’ in International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 9, 3-35.

Otlowski, M. (2007) ‘Donor Perspectives on Issues Associated with Donation of Genetic Samples and Information: An Australian Viewpoint’ in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 4, 135-150.

Otlowski, M. (2007) ‘Disclosure of Genetic Information to at Risk Relatives: Recent Amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)’ in Medical Journal of Australia 187, 398-399.

Taylor, S., Treloar, S, Barlow-Stewart, K, Otlowski, M, Stranger, M. (2007) ‘Investigating Genetic Discrimination in Australia: Perceptions and Experiences of Clinical Genetics Service Clients Regarding Coercion to Test, Insurance and Employment’ in Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society 5, 63-83.

Skene, L. (2007) ‘Undertaking Research in Other Countries: National Ethico-Legal Barometers and International Ethical Consensus Statements’ in PLoS Med, 4(2): e10.doi:10,1371/journal.pmed.0040010 (Feb 2007)

Thiaragarajam, M., Savulescu, J. and Skene, L. (2007) ‘Deciding about life support: A perspective on the ethical and legal framework in the United Kingdom and Australia’ in Journal of Law and Medicine, 14(4), 583-596.

Forrest, L.E., Delatycki, M.B., Skene, L. and Aitken M.A. (2007) ‘Communicating genetic information in families - a review of guidelines and position papers’ in European Journal of Human Genetics 15, 612-618.

Hyun, I., Taylor, P., Testa, G., Jung, K.W., McNab, A., Robertson, J., Skene. L., Zoloth, L. (2007) ‘Ethical standards for human-to-animal chimera experiments in stem cell research’ in Cell Stem Cell 1, August 2007: http://www.cellstemcell.com/content/current/

Skene, L. (2007) ‘Legal rights in human bodies, body parts and tissue’ in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 4(2), 129-133.

Chalmers, D. (2008) ‘Privacy and Biobank Research: Weighing Private and Public Interest’ in Journal of Law and Information Science.

Chalmers, D. (2008) ‘The Regulation of Embryo and Stem Cell Research in Australia: Licensing With a Restrictive Tilt’ in Journal of International Biotechnology Law 5, 177-185.

Chalmers, D. and Nicol, D. (2008) ‘Human Genetic Research Databases and Biobanks: towards Uniform Terminology and Australian Best Practice’ in Journal of Law and Medicine 15, 538-555.

Otlowski, M. and Caulfield, T. et al (2008) ‘Research Ethics Recommendations for Whole-Genome Research Consensus Statement’ in PLoS Biology 6, 0430-0435.

Otlowski, M. (2008) ‘Australian Developments with Regard to Regulation of Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Therapeutic Human Cloning’ in Journal of International Biotechnology Law 5, 37-44.

Otlowski, M. (2008) ‘Key Themes in the Policy Debate on Human Genetic Research and Genetic Databanks: An Evaluation’ in Journal of International Biotechnology Law 5, 143-152.

Nicol, D. (2008) ‘Navigating the Molecular Diagnostic Patent Landscape’ in Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents 18, 461-472.

Nicol, D. with Romeo-Malanda, S. (2008) ‘Pharmacogenetic Testing: Legal Considerations for Consent, Privacy, and Disclosure’ in Personalized Medicine 5, 155-161.

Skene, L. and Savulescu, J. ‘The Kingdom of Genes: Why Genes from Animals and Plants Will Make Better Humans’, Open Peer Commentary on Baylis, F. ‘Animal Eggs for Stem Cell Research: A Path Not Worth Taking’ in American Journal of Bioethics.

Skene, L., Kerridge, I., Marshall, B., McCombe, P. and Schofield, P. (2008) ‘The Lockhart Committee: Developing Policy through Commitment to Moral Values, Community and Democratic Processes’ in Journal of Law and Medicine 16, 132-138.

Skene, L. (2008) ‘Human cloning and stem cell research: Engaging in the political process’ in Medicine and Law 27, 119-130.

Skene, L. (2008) ‘Deriving sperm and eggs from human skin cells: Facilitating community discussion’ in Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, (US).

Stranger, M., Bell, E., Nicol, D., Otlowski, M. and Chalmers, D. (2008) ‘Human Genetic Databanks in Australia: Indications of Inconsistency and Confusion’ in New Genetics and Society 27, 311-321.

Forrest, L., Curnow, L., Delatycki, M,. Skene, L., Aitken, M. (2008) ‘Health First, Genetics Second: Exploring Families' Experiences of Communicating Genetic Information’ in European Journal of Human Genetics, 1-7.

Otlowski, M., Barlow-Stewart, K., Taylor. S., Treloar, S. and Stranger, M. (2009) ‘Verification of consumers’ Experience and Perceptions of Genetics Discrimination and its Impact in Utilization of Genetic Testing’ in Genetics IN Medicine 11, 193-201.

Skene, L., Testa, G., Hyun, I., Jung, K.W., McNab, A., Robertson, J., Scott, C.T., Solbakk, J.H., Taylor, P., Zoloth, L. (2009) ‘Ethics Report on Interspecies Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer’ in Cell Stem Cell 5, 27-30.

Critchley, C. and Nicol, D. (2009) ‘Understanding the Impact of Commercialisation on Public Support for Science: Is It about the Funding Source or the Organization conducting the Research?’ in Public Understanding of Science, online publication # 10.1177/0963662509346910.


• 2005 – 2007 Communicating genetic information in families: practical, legal, social and ethical issues

Aims -

The outcomes of this study, will give evidence as to whether or not people do pass on genetic risk information to relatives, how they do it, what the barriers are, what their preferences are. It will also provide data so that mechanisms for best practice communication and clear guidelines for legal and health professionals can be developed. Effective communication and exchange of genetic risk information will benefit individual health and the health of future generations.

Chief Investigators -

Loane Skene, Maryanne Aitken and Martin Delatycki

Books, Reports and Refereed Publications -


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• 2005 – 2007 Co-operative intellectual property management

Aims -

Australia has world-class strengths in biotechnology research, but our industry is small and depends on access to intellectual property (IP) held by foreign owners. To survive in a highly competitive global marketplace, Australian institutions must find ways to co-operate with one another. Current approaches to IP management did not evolve in Australian conditions and are not designed to promote co-operation. In this project, we develop and refine two new co-operative models of IP management, the “IP clearinghouse” and “open source” models, and assess their viability in the context of the Australian biotechnology industry. The research breaks new theoretical ground and will lead to practical recommendations for industry and policymakers.

Chief Investigators -

Janet Elizabeth Hope, Dianne Nicol and John Braithwaite
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• 2004 – Biotechnology, Health and Environment Network: Ethical Legal and Social Intersections (BHENELSI)

Aims -

• to construct an adequately resourced and properly administered network structure that can be seen by the research community to be capable of facilitating and promoting multidisciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration on a national and international scale;
• to enlist the participation of leading scholars and researchers from Australia and overseas, from all relevant disciplines, that are engaging with the issues that arise from the new biotechnologies;
• through this engagement with leading scholars and researchers, to forge links with key institutions, centres and other organisations across the globe;
• to provide an open, scholarly, well managed and well resourced research environment that facilitates the development of research careers, both for early career researchers and postgraduate students, and in the process attracts these researchers to the field through the network.

Network Convenor -

Don Chalmers

Network Administrator -

Mark Stranger

Management Committee -

Belinda Bennett (USyd), Ben Boer (USyd), Susan Dodds (UoW), Wayne Hall (UQ), Ian Kerridge (USyd), Dianne Nicol (UTas), Margaret Otlowski (UTas)

Outcomes -

BHENELSI now has 142 participants (including 22 postgraduates) from a range of disciplines (eg. bioethics, economics, epidemiology, law, medicine, genetics, philosophy, management, sociology, psychology, social work, nursing, genetic counselling), from 13 different countries. The Network is linked to over 40 different universities, 43 different professional bodies, and 102 different research centres and institutes.
Access to the Network is via http://www.lawgenecentre.org/bhenelsi

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• 2002 – 2004 Genetic Discrimination in Australia http://www.gdproject.org

Aims -

• to advance the existing knowledge base, both nationally and internationally
• to establish comprehensive baseline data for further evaluative research
• to generate important outcomes for each of the three sectors, as well as a comprehensive overview of this important new Australian social issue
• to examine the social and legal implications of genetic discrimination in Australia to offer recommendations informing the development of appropriate law

Chief Investigators -

Margaret Otlowski and Sandy Taylor

Partner Investigator -

Kristine Barlow-Stewart

Research Fellows -

Mark Stranger and Susan Treloar

Books, Reports and Refereed Publications -

M Otlowski, Taylor, S and Barlow-Stewart K (2002) ‘Australian empirical study into genetic discrimination’ in Genetics in Medicine, 4(5), 392-395.

M Otlowski, Taylor, S and Barlow-Stewart K (2002) ‘Major study commencing into genetic discrimination in Australia’ in Journal of Law and Medicine, 10(1), 41-48.

M Otlowski, Taylor, S and Barlow-Stewart K (2002) ‘Australian empirical study into genetic discrimination’ in Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, 12(5), 164-167.

M Otlowski, Taylor S and Barlow-Stewart K (2003) ‘Genetic Discrimination: Too few data’ in European Journal of Human Genetics, 11(1): 1-2.

M Otlowski (2003) ‘Genetic Discrimination: Meeting the Challenges of an Emerging Issue’ in University of New South Law Journal, Forum, Genetics and the Law, 9, 15-18

Taylor S, Otlowski M, Barlow-Stewart K Treloar S, Stranger M and Chenoweth K (2004) ‘Investigating genetic discrimination in Australia: opportunities and challenges in the early stages’ in New Genetics and Society, 23(2), 225-239.

Treloar S, Taylor S, Otlowski M, Barlow- Stewart K, Stranger M and Chenoweth K (2004) ‘Methodological challenges in the study of genetic discrimination: A review’ in Community Genetics.

Barlow-Stewart, K., Taylor, S. & Otlowski, M. (2005) ‘Knowing your genes: freedom, burden or power?’ in S. Wilson, G. Meagher, R. Gibson, D. Denmark & M. Western (eds) Australian Social Attitudes: The First Report, UNSW Press, Sydney

Otlowski M, Barlow-Stewart K, Taylor S, Stranger M and Treloar, S (2007) ‘Investigating Genetic Discrimination In The Australian Life Insurance Sector: Use Of Genetic Test Results In Underwriting 1999-2003’, 14 Journal of Law and Medicine, 367-395.

Otlowski M, Taylor S, Barlow-Stewart K, Stranger M and Treloar S, (2007) ‘The Use of Legal Remedies in Australia for Pursuing Allegations of Genetic Discrimination: Findings from an Empirical Study’, 9 International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 3-35.

Taylor S, Treloar S, Barlow-Stewart K, Otlowski M and Stranger M, (2007) ‘Investigating Genetic Discrimination in Australia: Perceptions and Experiences of Clinical Genetics Service Clients Regarding Coercion to Test, Insurance and Employment’, 5 Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society, 63-83.

Taylor S, Treloar S, Barlow-Stewart K, Stranger M and Otlowski M, (2008) ‘Investigating Genetic Discrimination in Australia: A Large-scale Survey of Clinical Genetics Clients’, 74 Clinical Genetics 20-30.

Barlow-Stewart K, Taylor S, Treloar S, Stranger M, and Otlowski M, ‘Verification of Consumers' Experiences and Perceptions of Genetic Discrimination and its Impact on Utilization of Genetic Testing’ (2009) 11 Genetics in Medicine (forthcoming March 2009)

Otlowski M, Stranger M, Taylor S, Barlow-Stewart K, and Treloar S, (2010) ‘Practices and Attitudes of Australian Employers in Relation to the Use of Genetic Information: Report on a National Study’ Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, 31(4), 637-691.

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• 2002 – 2004 Legal and ethical regulation of the use and commercialisation of human biological material

Aims -
• make recommendations for the establishment of a regulatory regime for the proper collection, use and development of products from human biological research in an increasingly privatised environment;
• answer liminal questions about property interests (ownership, control and derivative claims) in human biological material;
• make recommendations to researchers, institutions and the legal profession on appropriate contracting terms and practices in this area;
• consider the appropriate regulatory mechanisms for regenerative tissue technology; and
• make contributions towards the maintenance of the highest ethical standards in Australian research involving humans.

Chief Investigators -

Don Chalmers, Dianne Nicol, Margaret Otlowski, and Loane Skene

Books, Reports and Refereed Publications -

L Skene (2002) ‘Genetics and artificial procreation’, in Eds Meulders-Klein, M-T; Deech R; Vlaardingerbroek, MT. Biomedicine, the Family and Human Rights, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, 107-121

L Skene (2002) ‘Legal issues in germ-line gene therapy: Ownership, consent and regulation’, in Eds JEJ Rasco, GM O'Sullivan and RA Ankeny, A Dividing Line? Towards an Ethics of Germline Gene Therapy, Cambridge University Press.

D Chalmers (2002) ‘Professional Self-Regulation and Guidelines in Assisted Reproduction’ in Journal of Law and Medicine 9, 414-428.

D Chalmers (2002) ‘The expectation gap, risk management and the Australian HREC system’ in Monash Bioethics Review 21, 39-58.

B Gogarty (2002) ‘What exactly is an exact copy? And Why it matters when trying to ban human reproductive cloning in Australia’ in Journal of Medical Ethics.

J Nielsen and Nicol D (2002) ‘Pharmaceuticals and Patents: the Conundrum of Access and Incentive’ in Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 13, 289.

D Nicol, Gogarty B and Chalmers D (2002) ‘Regulating Biomedical Advances: Embryonic Stem Cell Research’ in Macquarie Law Journal, 2, 31-59.

B Gogarty and Nicol D (2002) ‘The UK’s Cloning Laws, a View from the Antipodes’ in Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law , 9(2).

L Skene (2002) ‘Arguments against people "owning" their own bodies, body parts and tissue’ in Macquarie Law Journal, 2, 165-176.

L Skene and Coady A (2002) ‘Genetic manipulation and our duty to posterity’ in Monash Bioethics Review, 21(2), 12-22.

L Skene (2002) ‘Proprietary rights in human bodies, body parts and tissue: Regulatory contexts and proposals for new laws’ in Legal Studies, 22(1), 102-127.

L Skene and Smallwood R (2002) ‘Informed Consent: Lessons from the Antipodes’ in British Medical Journal, 324, 39-41.

L Skene (2002) ‘Ownership of human tissue and the law’ in Nature Reviews Genetics, (UK) 3, 145-148.

L Skene (2002) ‘Who Owns Your Body? Legal Issues in the Ownership of Bodily Material’, in Trends in Molecular Medicine, 8(1), 48-49.

D Nicol and Nielsen J (2003) Patents and Medical Biotechnology: An Empirical Analysis of Issues Facing the Australian Industry, Centre for Law and Genetics, Occasional Paper No. 6.

D Nicol (2003) ‘The Impact of Patents on the Delivery of Genetic Tests in Australia’ in Today’s Life Science, 15(5), 22-27.

D Nicol (2003) ‘Balancing Access to Pharmaceuticals with Patent Rights’ in Monash Bioethics Review, 22, 50-62.

M Otlowski and Williamson B (2003) ‘Ethical and Legal Issues and the ‘New Genetics’ in Medical Journal of Australia, 178, 582-585.
(Also printed in the University of New South Wales Law Journal (2003) 26 at 764-769)

D Chalmers and Nicol D (2003) ‘Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Can the Law Balance Ethical, Scientific and Economic Values? (Part 2)’ in Law and Human Genome Review, 19, 91-108.

D Chalmers and Nicol D (2003) ‘Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Can the Law Balance Ethical, Scientific and Economic Values? (Part 1)’ in Law and Human Genome Review, 18, 43-53.

J Jabour-Green and Nicol D (2003) ‘Bioprospecting in Areas Outside National Jurisdiction: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean’ in Melbourne Journal of International Law, 4, 76-111.

D Nicol (2003) ‘Human Gene Patents: Under Whose Control?’ in Medical Journal of Australia, 179, 181-182.

D Chalmers (2004) ‘Commercialisation and Benefit Sharing: Legal, Ethical and Social Issues’ in M. Brannigan Cross-Cultural Biotechnology, Rowan and Littlefield Publishers Inc, pp 3-14.

D Nicol (2004) ‘Cross Cultural Issues in Balancing Patent Rights and Consumer Access to Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Inventions’ In M Brannigan (ed) Cross Cultural Biotechnology Rowman& Littlefield Publishers Inc., pp 155-164.

L Skene (2004) ‘Legal regulation of genetic testing: balancing privacy and family interests’ in Annals of Bioethics.

D Chalmers (2004) ‘Research Involving Humans: A Time for Change?’ The Journal of Law, Medicine & in Ethics, 32(4) 583-495.

D Chalmers and Nicol D (2004) ‘Commercialisation of Biotechnology: Public Trust in Research’ in International Journal of Biotechnology, 6, 116-133.

O Mitnovetski and Nicol D (2004) ‘Are Patents for Methods of Medical Treatment Contrary to Public Order and Morality or ‘Generally Inconvenient’ in Journal of Medical Ethics, 30, 470-475.

D Nicol (2004) ‘Property in Human Tissue and the Right of Commercialisation: the Interface between Tangible and Intellectual Property’ in Monash University Law Review, 30, 139-164

L Skene (2004) ‘An Australian lawyer’s response to Dr Boyle’ in Journal of Medical Ethics, 30 (4).

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• 1999 – 2001 Commercialisation of Human Genetic Technology
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• 1995 –1998 Human Genetics Research
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