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Associate ProfessorNeera Bhatia

Associate Professor

Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Law School

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Law School
  • +61 3 924 46594 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Deakin University Human Research Ethics Committee (DUHREC)
    1 Mar 2023
    Deputy Chair
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Faculty Human Ethics Advisory Group (HEAG)
    1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023
    Chair
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Deakin University Human Research Ethics
    1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023
    Panel Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Deakin Science and Society Network (SSN)
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2022
    Co-Theme Leader (Healthy Futures)
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2022
    Stream Leader (Health Law)
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Health Promotion International
    1 Jan 2025
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
    Associate Editor, Law
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    The rise of online sperm donation
    17 Aug 2026
    The Quicky Podcast with Charlotte Mortlock on Mamamia
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Dangers lurking in growing donor 'shadow market'
    16 Jun 2026
    By Stephen Lunn, The Australian
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Women have the right to health care in prison. This should extend to freezing their eggs (opens in a new tab)⁠
    11 Jun 2026
    The Conversation with Molly Johnston and Julian Koplin
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Non-consensual AI porn doesn’t violate privacy – but it’s still wrong (opens in a new tab)⁠
    13 Feb 2026
    The Conversation with Julian Koplin
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Donor ad prompts warning
    29 Dec 2025
    Geelong Advertiser by Zoe De Koning
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Monash IVF hit with conditions after Melbourne embryo mix-up
    28 Nov 2025
    By Henrietta Cook, Sydney Morning Herald
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    18 days in court, seven years of suffering: Experts take aim at failed shaken baby case
    25 Oct 2025
    The Age, by Michael Bachelard and Ruby Schwartz
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Diagnosing Murder: Podcast - Episode Three - The Engine Room
    25 Oct 2025
    Podcast by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Unborn child a third loss, not not in Vic- Tragedy ignites debate over legal rights
    16 Aug 2025
    Herald Sun, Olivia Jenkins and Jordan McCarthy
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Sperm donation popularity soars amid legislation crisis
    13 Aug 2025
    Feature Article by Naomi Neilson, Lawyers Weekly
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Informal Sperm Donation os on the Rise. So are the Risks.
    23 Jul 2025
    Opinion in the Age By Neera Bhatia
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    The Sperm Donor loophole that led to 27 half-siblings’
    20 Jul 2025
    The Sunday Age by Henrietta Cook
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    US doctor touches down to spruik gender selection
    10 Jun 2025
    Herald Sun by Tamara McDonald
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Early access to superannuation for IVF
    3 Jun 2025
    ABC Radio National - Life Matters
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    How much is using superannuation to pay for IVF really costing women? (opens in a new tab)⁠
    20 May 2025
    ABC News with Kellie Scott
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Looking for a sperm donor online? 4 things to think about first
    10 Feb 2025
    The Conversation
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Brandan Trueman, 16, was diagnosed with leukaemia earlier this year. Now, the Australian government has dealt his struggling family a fresh blow’ (opens in a new tab)⁠
    19 Dec 2024
    7News with Dominique Tassell
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Inside Facebook’s sperm marketplace
    8 Dec 2024
    ABC News - Background Briefing with Annika Blau and Tynan King