Sarah Kendall is a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland and a Legal Officer at the Australian Law Reform Commission. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in criminal law and procedure, evidence law, and national security. Currently, she is researching the nature, effectiveness and appropriateness of measures used to prevent emerging (often cyber) national security threats, including espionage, sabotage and foreign interference. She is also researching domestic violence law and trials, with a focus on the treatment of vulnerable victim-witnesses.
Experience
2020–present
PhD Candidate in Law, The University of Queensland
2022–2022
Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland
Education
2020
The University of Queensland, Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
2020
The University of Queensland, Bachelor of Science
2020
Queensland University of Technology, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Publications
2023
Environmental Damage as a Threat to National Security: Australia's Legal Vulnerability to Enviro-Terrorism and Enviro-Sabotage, Public Law Review
2022
The Erosion of Academic Freedom: How Australian Espionage Law Impacts Higher Education and Research, Sydney Law Review
2022
Network Activity, Account Takeover and Data Disruption Warrants: How Novel Law Enforcement Powers Impact Media Freedom, Australian Journal of Human Rights
2022
Crimes of Communication: The Implications of Australian Espionage Law for Global Media, Communication Law and Policy
2022
How Australia's Foreign Interference Laws Undermine Press Freedom, Alternative Law Journal
2021
Prosecution and Defence Strategies in Non-Fatal Strangulation Cases: Are They Influenced by Victim Brain Injury and PTSD?, Criminal Law Journal
2021
Risk and Uncertainty in Public Interest Journalism: The Impact of Espionage Law on Press Freedom, Melbourne University Law Review
2019
Australia's New Espionage Laws: Another Case of Hyper-Legislation and Over-Criminalisation, University of Queensland Law Journal