Melbourne Law School - Research Publications
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ItemTo What Extent Should Lead Firms be Held Liable for Workplace Contraventions?(Australian National University, 2016)
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ItemThe Evolution of Enforcement under the Fair Work(AIRAANZ, 2019)
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ItemToward a Legal Framework for Regime Interaction: Lessons from Fisheries, Trade and Environmental Regimes(Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Society of International Law, 2011)
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ItemUnderstanding Academic Educators' Work in Supporting Student Wellbeing(Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc, 2017)Universities are increasingly concerned with student mental health, as empirical studies indicate a high prevalence and severity of psychological distress among student populations (Larcombe et al., 2016; Bore et al., 2016). From a developmental systems perspective, discussions about student wellbeing must include the perspectives and needs of academic educators. Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) offers several suggestions for how academic educators can facilitate wellbeing through their teaching, but there is still little evidence of the work that educators do to promote student wellbeing as part of their everyday practice. Using an online survey, we asked 315 academic educators from diverse disciplines at three universities about their experiences with student mental health: their awareness of related issues, their strategies, and institutional supports. In general, respondents were aware and concerned about student mental health. They described diverse strategies for promoting student wellbeing, many of which were common practices in higher education, and all of which were consistent with Self-Determination Theory approaches. The implication for educators concerned with wellbeing is to identify the elements of their teaching that might already be promoting wellbeing. Respondents also wanted greater institutional support around responding to student distress and around mental health literacy. Their comments highlight the importance of a developmental systems approach to student wellbeing in which university systems work together and support each other.
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ItemThe response of domestic light gauge steel frame bracing subjected to earthquake loadings(Griffith University, 1992)Light gauge steel framing currently accounts for a significant and increasing proportion of the nation's domestic framing market and has great potential for overseas export. In this study a typical domestic light gauge steel frame is experimentally tested when subjected to earthquake loadings. These loadings were simulated using the biaxial shaking table facility at The University of Melbourne. Experimental results are compared with corresponding analytical results. The frames are shown to perform well under significant seismic loading although minor enhancements could be made.
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ItemThe Design and Implementation of an Integrated Computer-aided Estimating and Tendering System that Utilises Fuzzy Logic(Griffith University, 1995)Computer-aided estimating systems have received much attention over the past decade. Recent systems boast sophisticated features for cost estimating, although few provide techniques to help in the decisions required in setting the final tender price. In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of an integrated computer-aided estimating and tendering system that utilises fuzzy logic. This system, developed at The University of Melbourne, comprises separate estimating and tendering modules, both of which are demonstrated by way of sample screens. By systematically assessing the corporate, project, and tendering environment at the time of tendering, it may give companies a competitive edge and help them to better determine an optimum tender price that meets their corporate objectives.
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ItemStatus of Computerised Asset Management Systems for Infrastructure Management(Griffith University, 1995)Asset Management Systems have been identified as providing a structured and objective approach to asset management decisions. This paper presents details of the historical development of these systems and indicates significant advancements that have occurred in Pavement and Bridge Management Systems. A full-market evaluation survey of the status of Asset Management Systems in Australia has been undertaken to identify current best practice and future development directions for infrastructure management. Organisations responsible for infrastructure associated with transport and communications networks, public housing, buildings and schools, power and water supply, and sewerage and waste disposal facilities, will be included in the survey. An overview of the preliminary survey findings is presented.
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ItemContribution of non-structural components to the dynamic performance of domestic steel framed structures(Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, 1995)The performance of domestic cold formed steel framed structures under earthquake loading is currently being investigated as part of a collaborative research project involving The University of Melbourne, BHP Steel and CSIRO. A major part of this research project is to identify the influence of the main non-structural components in the most common type of domestic construction in Australia, that is brick veneer houses. A typical brick veneer house would have plasterboard as interior lining and brick veneer as exterior cladding. The contributions of the plasterboard and the brick: veneer walls are being assessed. 'In this investigation an extensive racking and dynamic testing program was undertaken on a single room house. This paper presents the details of this testing program. From the racking tests it is concluded that the plasterboard dramatically increases the stiffness, load carrying capacity and damping of wall panels. It was also found that there is load sharing between the diagonal cross braces and the plasterboard.
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ItemLife cycle costing for bridges(University of Tasmania, 1995)Although many road and rail authorities conduct detailed economic appraisals of possible bridging options before approving a project, no national model or parameters exist for the life cycle costing analysis of bridges in Australia. The data used to compute the life cycle costs of such options is often somewhat subjective. This has been particularly true where until recently many organisations treated concrete bridges as permanent structures that required little or no maintenance over their life span. Typically steel bridges have been regarded as requiring regular maintenance of the protective coating system. This paper details current international best practice for considering the relationship between construction and maintenance costs of bridges. It also proposes a model appropriate for use in assessing life cycle costs of new design alternatives of existing steel and concrete bridges. The proposed model is based on actual historical bridge performance data and considers 'moderate' environments in Australia.
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ItemLateral behaviour of light framed walls in domestic structures(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2000)