Emeritus Professor Dennis Pearce is Australia’s leading authority on statutory interpretation and the co-author (with R S Geddes) of Statutory Interpretation Australia, one of the most cited texts on Australian law. He is also the author (with Stephen Argument) of Delegated Legislation in Australia. He has just completed a 4th edition of his book Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Dennis has written many articles and book chapters on administrative law, Parliament and copyright. Dennis provides legal advice to government on a regular basis through the law firm HWL Ebsworth to which he is a consultant. He has also conducted many reviews on behalf of the Commonwealth and ACT governments. The most recent of these which are publicly available are Review into Sexual Abuse in the Defence Force 2012 (with Gary Rumble and Melanie McKean) and Review of Workplace Conduct in CSIRO 2013-2014 (with Melanie McKean).
Appointments
- Emeritus Professor, ANU College of Law
- Consultant HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Awards
| 2019 | 2019 Best Lawyers™ Award |
| 2018 | Best Lawyers': 2018 Lawyer of the Year for Canberra Regulatory Practice |
Significant research publications
- Statutory Interpretation in Australia (with RS Geddes), LexisNexisButterworths, 8th ed, 2014
- Delegated Legislation in Australia (with Stephen Argument), LexisNexisButterworths, 4th ed, 2012
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal,LexisNexisButterworths, 4th ed, 2015
Research biography
Emeritus Professor Dennis Pearce is Australia’s leading authority on statutory interpretation and the co-author (with R S Geddes) of Statutory Interpretation Australia, one of the most cited texts on Australian law. He is also the author (with Stephen Argument) of Delegated Legislation in Australia. He has just completed a 4th edition of his book Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Dennis has written many articles and book chapters on administrative law, Parliament and copyright. Dennis provides legal advice to government on a regular basis through the law firm HWL Ebsworth to which he is a consultant. He has also conducted many reviews on behalf of the Commonwealth and ACT governments. The most recent of these which are publicly available are Review into Sexual Abuse in the Defence Force 2012 (with Gary Rumble and Melanie McKean) and Review of Workplace Conduct in CSIRO 2013-2014 (with Melanie McKean).
