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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

TEACHING EXPERTISE

* Health Law
* Tort Law


Can supervise Honours, Masters and PhD Students in Law and Bioethics. Particular expertise in Health Law. 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    MLL330 Health Law
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    MLJ745 Health Law and Policy
  • UG, HONOURS OR MASTERS DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Human Clinical Application of CRISPR-CAS9: Ethical and Legislative Considerations
    Lauren Heywood - Law Honours Thesis (Pass with Distinction 2020)
  • UG, HONOURS OR MASTERS DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Consent in Childbirth: Fallacies, Fears and Failures
    Freya Croft - Law Honours Thesis (Supreme Court Prize Winner, highest mark for honours thesis 2023)
  • UG, HONOURS OR MASTERS DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Is there a need for better regulation surrounding the standard of care required for healthcare professionals in using AI in Healthcare for Robotic Surgeries
    Sreya Thomas - Law Honours Thesis (Pass with High Distinction 2024)
  • UG, HONOURS OR MASTERS DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Legal Ambiguity and Medical Negligence in Australia Involving Artificial Intelligence- Assisted Breast Cancer Diagnosis
    Paula Chelan - Law Honours Thesis (Pass with Distinction 2025)
  • UG, HONOURS OR MASTERS DEGREE SUPERVISION
    From Caution to Compassion: Refining Voluntary Assisted Dying Safeguards to Achieve Timely and Equitable Access for all Terminally Ill Australians
    Jude Mendes - Law Honours Thesis (Pass with High Distinction 2025)
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Medical Negligence in the Use of Instrumental Delivery and Associated Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy and Subgaleal Haemorrhage: A Comparative Legal Analysis Across Various Jurisdictions in Australia
    Jeremy Prabhen Maria Dass - Deakin Law School
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Doctrine of Necessity: Is there a Valid Application for an 'Emergency' Episiotomy in Childbirth
    Freya Marlene Croft - Deakin Law School