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Mr Toby Nisbet

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2643
Email: t.nisbet@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO2.306A  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0315-1117

Mr Toby Nisbet is a Lecturer in the School of Business and Law.

Key Research Areas

  • Conflict of Commonwealth and State criminal laws
  • The assumptions and doctrines underpinning the Australian Constitution
  • Vexed terms and concepts in the criminal law

Biography

Toby began teaching as a sessional lecturer in the School of Law and Justice (as it then was) in 2008, before commencing work as a full time lecturer in January 2010.  Toby currently teaches Criminal Law and Constitutional in the School of Business and Law. Since graduating from UWA in 2002, Toby has worked at Fisheries WA and in community legal centres, most notably at the Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre.  Toby practised in family, civil, public housing and criminal law.  Toby was the managing solicitor of the Joondalup branch of the Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre prior to moving into academia.  Toby currently serves on the board of management for the Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre, where he continues his commitment as the Secretary.

Toby has a strong interest in criminal, constitutional and environmental law, and has written significant articles on these topics.  He is passionate about justice, the environment, and structures that promote good governance.  He is also passionate about teaching, and takes pleasure in the success of his students.  Outside of his work life, Toby enjoys yoga, poetry, and spending quality time with his family.

ECU Research Themes

Theme Two: Society and Culture; Conflict of Commonwealth and State criminal laws, The assumptions and doctrines underpinning the Australian Constitution, Vexed terms and concepts in the criminal law

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws, The University of Western Australia.
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Western Australia.

Research Outputs

2019

Journal Articles

  • Nisbet, T., Larsen, A. (2019). Normativity and the Ordinary Person Formula: Comparing Provocation and Duress in Australia. University of Western Australia Law Review, 45(2), 249-273. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/7575.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Nisbet, T., Semeniuk, V., Semeniuk, C., Brocx, M. (2018). Moving from Confusion to Cohesion: An Analysis of the Legislative Framework of Wetland Conservation in Western Australia. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 35(1), 60-86. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/4874.
  • Nisbet, T. (2018). Constitutional Impediments to the Cooperative Framework for Pesticide Regulation in Western Australia. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 35(4), 364-377. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/4840.
  • Naser, M., Nisbet, T., Afroz, T. (2018). The Discord between International and Australian Approaches to Pesticide Regulation and the Precautionary Principle. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 35(4), 392-407. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/4838.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Nisbet, T., Yin, K. (2017). Meta syllogistic analysis of an offence – Elemental and Elementary. Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, 10(2017), 85-95.
  • Nisbet, T., Syme, G. (2017). No way to build a highway: Law, social justice research and the Beeliar Wetlands. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 34(2), 162-175.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Nisbet, T. (2015). The Mental Elements of Assault in Western Australia. The University of Western Australia Law Review, 38(2), 46-61.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Nisbet, T. (2012). The scope of the provocation defence and consent in Code jurisdictions. Criminal Law Journal, 36(6), 356-367.

Research Projects

  • A collaborative national and international interdisciplinary research agenda to investigate the development, application and governance of pesticides., Edith Cowan University, ECU Collaboration Enhancement Scheme - 2017 Round 1, 2017 ‑ 2018, $10,000.
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