Honorary Associate Professor Gregor Urbas will begin a three-year term as an ACT Special Magistrate on 18 January 2023.
Dr Gregor Urbas
Honorary Associate Professor
BA (Hons I), LLB (Hons I), PhD (Symbolic Logic), GDLP, GCHE(ANU), Barrister (ACT Supreme Court and High Court of Australia)
Off campus
ANU College of Law, 5 Fellows Rd, Acton ACT 2600
Research Themes
Biography
I have taught Criminal Law and Procedure, Criminal Justice, Cybercrime, Evidence and Intellectual Property courses at the Australian National University and other universities in Australia and overseas. Past positions have included as a Research Analyst at the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), and with IP Australia and the Law Council of Australia. I am also admitted as a Barrister in the ACT Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia, and have appeared in criminal proceedings in the ACT and NSW.
I am currently an Honorary Associate Professor at the ANU College of Law.
Appointments
- Special Magistrate, ACT Magistrates Court (commencing 18 January 2023)
- Honorary Associate Professor at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University (2019 - present)
- Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra (2013 - 2017)
- Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University (2003 - 2013)
- Visitor / Adjunct positions at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society, Netherlands; Simon Fraser University, Canada; Chuo University, Japan; National University of Singapore (various times)
Significant research publications
Books and book chapters (recent)
Cybercrime: Legislation, Cases and Commentary, Lexis Nexis, (2nd ed.) 2020 (3rd ed. in progress, to be published 2023)
'Live Streaming of Murder: Regulatory Responses and Challenges' in: Mellins, M., Moore, S. (eds) Critiquing Violent Crime in the Media, Palgrave Macmillan (2021)
Technology Law: Australian and International Perspectives (with Marcus Smith), Cambridge University Press, 2021
Australian Uniform Evidence Law (with Fiona Hum, Bronwen Jackman, Ottavio Quirico and Kip Warren), Cambridge University Press, 2019; 2nd ed. 2021 (with Fiona Hum and Ottavio Quirico)
Biometrics, Crime and Security (with Marcus Smith and Monique Mann), Routledge, 2018
Articles (recent)
'Evolving Legal Responses to Social Media: Litigation, Legislation and System Architecture' (with Marcus Smith), ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 22.19 (December 2022)
'Online Undercover Investigations and The Role of Private Third Parties' (with Peter Grabosky), ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 22.4 (March 2022)
'Legal Considerations in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Investigation of Online Child Exploitation', ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 21.44 (December 2021)
'Prints, Profiles and Templates: Adducing Biometric Evidence in Australian Courts' (with Marcus Smith), (2019) 93(8) Australian Law Journal 668
View more publications on the ANU Researchers website
Recent news
Past events
24
Mar
2021
1.00PM to 2.00PM ANU College of Law Research Seminar
- Dr Gregor Urbas
Join Honorary Associate Professor Dr Gregor Urbas as he discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using Internet searches as evidence in criminal proceedings.
View more publications on the ANU Researchers website
Research biography
Books & edited collections
- An Overview of Cybercrime Legislation and Cases in Singapore, Asia Law Institute (ASLI) Working Paper No.001, National University of Singapore, December 2008
- Resource Materials on Technology-Enabled Crime (with Kim-Kwang R Choo), prepared for Australian High Tech Crime Centre, Australian Federal Police and Australian Institute of Criminology, completed in September 2006, published as Technical and Background Paper No.28, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, 2008
- Cyber Criminals on Trial (with R Smith and P Grabosky); Cambridge University Press, 2004
- Criminal Appeals 1907 – 2007: Issues and Perspectives (ed. with C Corns), special issue of Law in Context, vol.26, no.1, Federation Press, 2008
