Tanya Mitchell
Profile
Degrees
BA LLB (Hons) Adelaide GradCertLegalPrac UniSA
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
- Criminal Law
- Civil and Criminal Procedure
- Indigenous People and the Law
Postgraduate:
- Clash of Systems: Indigenous People and Law
Areas of Interest
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Indigenous People and the Law
Brief Biographical Detail
Tanya Mitchell is admitted as a Legal Practitioner to the Supreme Courts of SA and NSW. Her experience is not limited to private practice. She worked for the Aboriginal Legal Service as a Senior Solicitor-Advocate for 5 years (including working with the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency based in East Arnhem Land). In 2006, she returned to South Australia to work as an investigator on the Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry into the sexual abuse of children in State Care under the auspices of the Honourable Mullighan QC. She then travelled overseas and lived and worked in Ethiopia. She previously taught at Macquarie University and her specialisation is criminal law. She is also currently undertaking a postgraduate research degree at Sydney Law School.
Publications
Journal Articles | Conference Presentations
Journal Articles
- Crofts, T & Mitchell, T, ‘Prohibited behaviour orders and Indigenous Overrepresentation in the Criminal Justice System’ (2011) 23(2) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 277-285
- Mitchell, T, ‘Book Review: The Presumption of Innocence: Evidential and Human Rights Perspectives’ (2011) 22(3) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 505-509
- Mitchell, T, 'Rough Justice in the counter-world?' presented at Sydney Law School’s Postgraduate Conference, Sydney Law School, 27-28 October 2011
- Mitchell, T, 'Policy Transfer and Indigenous Overrepresentation in the Criminal Justice System' (co-presented with Thomas Crofts) presented at Crime, Justice and Social Democracy: An International Conference, Brisbane, 26-28 September 2011
