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Research Biography
Mr Joel Lisk is a Research Associate - Space and Regulation at Flinders University.
Joel principally researches the laws applicable to private and commercial activities in new operating domains with a particular focus on the use of outer space. Joel’s main research focuses on how domestic laws are designed and their consequential impacts on commercial activities.
Joel is a qualified lawyer, having previously worked in the areas of consumer and competition law, privacy and data, not-for-profits, and complex regulatory regimes. Joel continues to provide advice in these areas. Joel is also the Secretary of the Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand.
Joel has also presented at numerous domestic and international conferences on the topic of legislative compliance and regulatory burdens in the commercial space sector and published technical and broad-audience commentaries on Australian and foreign domestic space law issues.
Joel is also a PhD Candidate researching how nations legislate for commercial activities in outer space.
Joel was recently an Associate at a national mid-tier law firm where he advised corporate clients on a range of matters within highly regulated industry sectors including space, drones and civil aviation, competition and anti-trust, import and technology controls, data privacy and consumer protection. Joel still works with stakeholders in the legal sector to further the professions understanding of how law applies to space and ensure that lawyers are capable of providing accuate, timely and efficient advice to clients. Joel is regularly called upon to provide ad hoc advice or assistance across a range of matters.
Education/Academic qualification
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Award Date: 31 Jul 2019
Bachelor (Honours), Law, University of Adelaide
2014 → 2018
Award Date: 31 Dec 2018
Bachelor of Science, (Biochemistry and Genetics), University of Adelaide
2014 → 2018
Award Date: 31 Dec 2018
External positions
Company Secretary, Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand
Sept 2022 → …
Director and Secretary, Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand
Aug 2019 → Sept 2022
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Low Earth Orbit, Satellite Constellations and Regulation
de Zwart, M. & Lisk, J., 28 Jul 2022, Bedford Park, SA: Flinders University. 56 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Protecting private data: How consumer law can play a role
Lisk, J., Oct 2022, The Bulletin (Law Society of South Australia), 44, 9, p. 22-23 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The "Give Way Agreement" - The Future of Orbital Coordination?
Lisk, J., 7 Dec 2022, In: Australian National University Journal of Law and Technology. 3, 2, p. 39-57 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Launching in Australia - The Space (Launches and Returns) Act
Lisk, J., 2020, In: The Bulletin (Law Society of South Australia). 42, 3, p. 8-9 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Space Law in Australia: What is it and what does it mean?
Lisk, J., 2020, Australian Space Outlook, 2020, p. 102-105 4 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The Space Domain and Australia
Joel Lisk (Speaker)
Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Space Law: Why it is Important and How it can Impact on Your Practice
Joel Lisk (Speaker)
24 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Testimony on Australian space law
Joel Lisk (Participant)
10 Mar 2021Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Regulating Space: Industry Driven Regulation in Australia
Joel Lisk (Speaker)
25 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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