Dr Dawn Duncan

PhD Wellington, LLM(Hons) Auckland, LLB(Hons) Wellington, BSocSci-labour studies Waikato, GDipBus(DR) & PGDip(OHS) Massey

Dawn teaches and researches primarily in labour law.

Dawn’s research interests include employment law, labour market regulation and new forms of work, workers’ compensation, ACC and work health and safety, social security law and workplace dispute resolution. Dawn has practiced employment law in New Zealand and Australia, and has acted for individuals, unions, and large employers in a number of sectors. She completed her PhD at Victoria University of Wellington in 2019, her thesis proposing a new model for the compensation of work-related health problems in the ACC scheme.

Dawn is a committee member of the New Zealand Labour Law Society, and contributes to a number of texts and resources on New Zealand employment law. Dawn regularly speaks to the media, and to government, unions and employer groups on matters relating to employment law and work health and safety.

Contact

Tel +64 3 479 8846
Office 9th Floor - 9N10
Email dawn.duncan@otago.ac.nz

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