Associate Professor Belinda Smith
Dr Belinda Smith researches primarily in the area of anti-discrimination law, gender equity, and work-family conflict. After working at the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and the Industrial Law Group of Blake Dawson Waldron, Belinda took up a teaching fellowship in the Law School at Columbia University in New York where she began her academic career and undertook a JSD.
- Anti-discrimination
- Work and Family
- Labour Law
- Anti-discrimination law
- Discrimination in the Workplace
- Foundations of Law
Member of ADLEG (Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group)
Member of the Berkeley Centre on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law
- Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Labour Law
Project title | Research student |
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Disability, Equality and Inclusive Education | Charlotte CHILVERS |
The Effectiveness of Australian Employment Law in Managing Workplace Toxicity. | James MEADE |
Selected publications
(LexisNexis, 2023)
(LexisNexis, 2021)
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
(LexisNexis, 2017)
(Thomson Reuters, 2016)
Publications
Books
- Hamer, D., Jones, J., O'Mara, P., Smith, B., Taylor, T. (2023). Laying Down the Law - 12th Edition. Chatswood, NSW: LexisNexis.
- Sappideen, C., O'Grady, P., Riley, J., Smith, B. (2022). Macken's Law of Employment - 9th Edition. Sydney: Thomson Reuters.
- Creyke, R., Hamer, D., O'Mara, P., Smith, B., Taylor, T. (2021). Laying Down the Law, 11th Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis.
- Gaze, B., Smith, B. (2017). Equality and Discrimination Law in Australia: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Creyke, R., Hamer, D., O'Mara, P., Smith, B., Taylor, T. (2017). Laying Down the Law - 10th Edition. Australia: LexisNexis.
- Sappideen, C., O'Grady, P., Riley, J., Smith, B. (2016). Macken's Law of Employment - 8th Edition. Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Book Chapters
- Kayess, R., Smith, B. (2017). Charters and Disability. In Matthew Groves, Colin Campbell (Eds.), Australian Charters of Rights a Decade On, (pp. 151-168). Sydney, NSW: Federation Press.
- Ravenswood, K., Smith, B. (2017). New Zealand: Caring for women or women caring? In Marian Baird, Michele Ford, Elizabeth Hill (Eds.), Women, Work and Care in the Asia-Pacific, (pp. 182-195). London: Routledge. [More Information]
- Smith, B. (2014). What Would an Engendered Human Rights Approach to Social Security Mean for Sole Parents in Australia? In Beth Goldblatt, Lucie Lamarche (Eds.), Women's Rights to Social Security and Social Protection, (pp. 191-212). Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing. [More Information]
- Smith, B. (2011). Anti-discrimination Law. In C Sappideen, P OGrady, J Riley, G Warburton (Eds.), Mackens Law of Employment: Seventh Edition, (pp. 583-612). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
- Smith, B. (2010). Rethinking the Sex Discrimination Act: Does Canada's Experience Suggest We Should Give Our Judges a Greater Role? In Margaret Thornton (Eds.), Sex Discrimination in Uncertain Times, (pp. 235-259). Canberra: ANU E Press. [More Information]
- Smith, B. (2008). Australian Anti-Discrimination Laws - Framework, Developments and Issues. In R Blanpain, H Nakakubo and T Araki (Eds.), New Developments in Employment Discrimination Law, (pp. 115-146). The Netherlands: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (Kluwer Law International).
- Smith, B. (2008). The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: A New Role for Equality Advocate? In Michelson G, Jamieson S, Burgess J (Eds.), New Employment Actors: Developments from Australia, (pp. 89-108). Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang Publishing.
- Smith, B. (2006). A regulatory analysis of the 'Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)': Can it effect equality or only redress harm? In C. Arup, P. Gahan, J. Howe, R. Johnstone, R. Mithchell & A. ODonnell (Eds.), Labour Law and Labour Market Regulation - Essays on the Construction, Constitution and Regulation of Labour Markets and Work Relationships, (pp. 105-124). Sydney: Federation Press.
Journals
- Smith, B., Kayess, R., Allen, D., Orifici, A. (2024). Bearers of rights, not just babies: Pondering pregnancy as an impairment to explore pathways to equality. Alternative Law Journal, 49(3), 192-197. [More Information]
- Smith, B. (2023). Respect@Work Amendments: A Positive Reframing of Australia’s Sexual Harassment Laws. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 36, 145-171.
- Song, C., Rosenberg, S., Smith, B., Occhipinti, J., Mendoza, J., Freebairn, L., Skinner, A., Hickie, I. (2022). Missing in action: the right to the highest attainable standard of mental health care. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 16. [More Information]
- Smith, B., Schleiger, M., Elphick, L. (2019). Preventing Sexual Harassment in Work: Exploring the Promise of Work Health and Safety Laws. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 32, 219-249. [More Information]
- Smith, B., Hayes, M. (2015). Using data to drive gender equality in employment: More power to the people? Australian Journal of Labour Law, 28(3), 191-213.
- Smith, B. (2014). How might information bolster anti-discrimination laws to promote more family-friendly workplaces? Journal of Industrial Relations, 56(4), 547-565. [More Information]
- Smith, B., Orchiston, A. (2012). Domestic Violence Victims at Work: A Role for Anti-Discrimination Law? Australian Journal of Labour Law, 25(3), 209-236.
- Orchiston, A., Smith, B. (2012). Empowering victims of family violence: Could anti-discrimination laws play a role? Australian Review of Public Affairs, 2012, 1-6.
- Smith, B., Allen, D. (2012). Whose Fault Is It? Asking the Right Question to Address Discrimination. Alternative Law Journal, 37(1), 31-36.
- McCrystal, S., Smith, B. (2011). Industrial Legislation in 2010. Journal of Industrial Relations, 53(3), 288-302. [More Information]
- Smith, B. (2011). What Kind of Equality can we Expect from the Fair Work Act? Melbourne University Law Review, 35(2), 545-577.
- Smith, B. (2010). Fair and Equal in the World of Work: Two Significant Federal Developments in Australian Discrimination Law. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 23(3), 199-219.
- Smith, B. (2008). From Wardley to Purvis - How Far Has Australian Anti-discrimination Law Come in 30 Years? Australian Journal of Labour Law, 21(1), 3-29.
- Smith, B. (2008). It's About Time - For a New Regulatory Approach to Equality. Federal Law Review, 36(2), 117-144.
- Smith, B. (2007). Work and Family: A Gender Issue and More for Labour Lawyers. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 20(1), 92-103.
- Smith, B. (2006). Not the Baby and the Bathwater: Regulatory Reform for Equality Laws to Address Work-Family Conflict. Sydney Law Review, 28(4), 689-732.
- Smith, B. (2006). Review: "Gender Injustice: An international comparative analysis of equality in employment". Journal of Industrial Relations, 48(1), 124-125.
- Riley, J., Smith, B., Sarina, T. (2005). Industrial Legislation in 2004. Journal of Industrial Relations, 47(2), 171-185. [More Information]
- Riley, J., Smith, B. (2004). Family-Friendly Work Practices And The Law. Sydney Law Review, 26(3), 395-426.
- Smith, B. (2003). A Time To Value: Proposal For A National Paid Maternity Leave Scheme. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 16(2), 226-233.
- Smith, B. (2002). Maternity Leave: Still Unpaid and Still Uncertain. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 15(3), 291-297.
- Smith, B. (2002). Time Norms in the Workplace: Their exclusionary effect and potential for change. Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, 11(2), 271-360.
Conferences
- Smith, B., Elphick, L. (2019). Addressing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace: The Promise of Work Health and Safety Laws. Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference 2019, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2019). Equality issues in work - current issues. Australian Equality Law Forum, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
- Smith, B., Rice, S. (2019). Reconceiving Regulation for Equality. Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference 2019, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden: Presentation.
- Smith, B., Schleiger, M., Elphick, L. (2018). Addressing Discrimination and Harassment - Might Work Health and Safety laws do more? Australian Labour Law Association Conference 2018, Gold Coast, Qld: Presentation.
- Smith, B., Rice, S. (2018). Mechanisms for meaning: Exploring ways to make anti-discrimination laws more effective by focusing on prevention rather than breach. Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference 2018, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2013). Affirmative Action in Australia. Berkeley Comparative Anti-Discrimination Law Virtual Study Group Second Annual Conference 2013, Berkeley, CA, USA: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2013). Could gender equality laws be made more effective? The potential use of best practice codes and guidance materials to prompt and enable workplace change. Fifth International Community, Work and Family Conference (CWF) 2013, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
- Hayes, M., Smith, B. (2013). Thinking beyond rights and remedies to promote gender equality: regulatory evolution? Second New Zealand Labour Law Society Conference 2013: "Regulating for Decent Work?", Auckland, New Zealand: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2013). What would an engendered human rights approach to social security mean for sole parents in Australia? Interpreting and Advancing Women's Rights to Social Security and Social Protection Workshop 2013, Onati, Spain: Presentation.
- Shackel, R., Smith, B. (2009). Teaching Case Analysis Skills - an Electronic Tool to the Rescue? Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) Conference 2009: The Doctor as GOD, The Corporation as QUEEN, What about the Country?, Parramatta, NSW: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2008). Models of Anti-Discrimination Laws- Does Canada Offer any Lessons for the Reform of Australia's Laws? 25th Annual Conference of the Law and Society Association Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ 2008), Sydney: University of Sydney Library.
Other
- Allen, D., Bailey, P., Chapman, A., Charlesworth, S., Dickson, E., Easteal, P., Gaze, B., Morgan, W., Rice, S., Sawer, M., Smith, B., et al (2011), Recommendations for a Consolidated Federal Anti-Discrimination Law in Australia: Discrimination Law Experts Roundtable. [More Information]
Research Reports
- Smith, B. (2019). Legal Rights and Protection of People with Disabilities in the Workplace: Country Reports: Australia, E-Avis ISDC 2019-17, (pp. 19 - 36). Lausanne, Switzerland: Swiss Institute of Comparative Law. [More Information]
2024
- Smith, B., Kayess, R., Allen, D., Orifici, A. (2024). Bearers of rights, not just babies: Pondering pregnancy as an impairment to explore pathways to equality. Alternative Law Journal, 49(3), 192-197. [More Information]
2023
- Hamer, D., Jones, J., O'Mara, P., Smith, B., Taylor, T. (2023). Laying Down the Law - 12th Edition. Chatswood, NSW: LexisNexis.
- Smith, B. (2023). Respect@Work Amendments: A Positive Reframing of Australia’s Sexual Harassment Laws. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 36, 145-171.
2022
- Sappideen, C., O'Grady, P., Riley, J., Smith, B. (2022). Macken's Law of Employment - 9th Edition. Sydney: Thomson Reuters.
- Song, C., Rosenberg, S., Smith, B., Occhipinti, J., Mendoza, J., Freebairn, L., Skinner, A., Hickie, I. (2022). Missing in action: the right to the highest attainable standard of mental health care. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 16. [More Information]
2021
- Creyke, R., Hamer, D., O'Mara, P., Smith, B., Taylor, T. (2021). Laying Down the Law, 11th Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis.
2019
- Smith, B., Elphick, L. (2019). Addressing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace: The Promise of Work Health and Safety Laws. Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference 2019, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2019). Equality issues in work - current issues. Australian Equality Law Forum, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2019). Legal Rights and Protection of People with Disabilities in the Workplace: Country Reports: Australia, E-Avis ISDC 2019-17, (pp. 19 - 36). Lausanne, Switzerland: Swiss Institute of Comparative Law. [More Information]
- Smith, B., Schleiger, M., Elphick, L. (2019). Preventing Sexual Harassment in Work: Exploring the Promise of Work Health and Safety Laws. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 32, 219-249. [More Information]
- Smith, B., Rice, S. (2019). Reconceiving Regulation for Equality. Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference 2019, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden: Presentation.
2018
- Smith, B., Schleiger, M., Elphick, L. (2018). Addressing Discrimination and Harassment - Might Work Health and Safety laws do more? Australian Labour Law Association Conference 2018, Gold Coast, Qld: Presentation.
- Smith, B., Rice, S. (2018). Mechanisms for meaning: Exploring ways to make anti-discrimination laws more effective by focusing on prevention rather than breach. Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference 2018, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
2017
- Kayess, R., Smith, B. (2017). Charters and Disability. In Matthew Groves, Colin Campbell (Eds.), Australian Charters of Rights a Decade On, (pp. 151-168). Sydney, NSW: Federation Press.
- Gaze, B., Smith, B. (2017). Equality and Discrimination Law in Australia: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Creyke, R., Hamer, D., O'Mara, P., Smith, B., Taylor, T. (2017). Laying Down the Law - 10th Edition. Australia: LexisNexis.
- Ravenswood, K., Smith, B. (2017). New Zealand: Caring for women or women caring? In Marian Baird, Michele Ford, Elizabeth Hill (Eds.), Women, Work and Care in the Asia-Pacific, (pp. 182-195). London: Routledge. [More Information]
2016
- Sappideen, C., O'Grady, P., Riley, J., Smith, B. (2016). Macken's Law of Employment - 8th Edition. Australia: Thomson Reuters.
2015
- Smith, B., Hayes, M. (2015). Using data to drive gender equality in employment: More power to the people? Australian Journal of Labour Law, 28(3), 191-213.
2014
- Smith, B. (2014). How might information bolster anti-discrimination laws to promote more family-friendly workplaces? Journal of Industrial Relations, 56(4), 547-565. [More Information]
- Smith, B. (2014). What Would an Engendered Human Rights Approach to Social Security Mean for Sole Parents in Australia? In Beth Goldblatt, Lucie Lamarche (Eds.), Women's Rights to Social Security and Social Protection, (pp. 191-212). Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing. [More Information]
2013
- Smith, B. (2013). Affirmative Action in Australia. Berkeley Comparative Anti-Discrimination Law Virtual Study Group Second Annual Conference 2013, Berkeley, CA, USA: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2013). Could gender equality laws be made more effective? The potential use of best practice codes and guidance materials to prompt and enable workplace change. Fifth International Community, Work and Family Conference (CWF) 2013, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
- Hayes, M., Smith, B. (2013). Thinking beyond rights and remedies to promote gender equality: regulatory evolution? Second New Zealand Labour Law Society Conference 2013: "Regulating for Decent Work?", Auckland, New Zealand: Presentation.
- Smith, B. (2013). What would an engendered human rights approach to social security mean for sole parents in Australia? Interpreting and Advancing Women's Rights to Social Security and Social Protection Workshop 2013, Onati, Spain: Presentation.
2012
- Smith, B., Orchiston, A. (2012). Domestic Violence Victims at Work: A Role for Anti-Discrimination Law? Australian Journal of Labour Law, 25(3), 209-236.
- Orchiston, A., Smith, B. (2012). Empowering victims of family violence: Could anti-discrimination laws play a role? Australian Review of Public Affairs, 2012, 1-6.
- Smith, B., Allen, D. (2012). Whose Fault Is It? Asking the Right Question to Address Discrimination. Alternative Law Journal, 37(1), 31-36.
2011
- Smith, B. (2011). Anti-discrimination Law. In C Sappideen, P OGrady, J Riley, G Warburton (Eds.), Mackens Law of Employment: Seventh Edition, (pp. 583-612). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
- McCrystal, S., Smith, B. (2011). Industrial Legislation in 2010. Journal of Industrial Relations, 53(3), 288-302. [More Information]
- Allen, D., Bailey, P., Chapman, A., Charlesworth, S., Dickson, E., Easteal, P., Gaze, B., Morgan, W., Rice, S., Sawer, M., Smith, B., et al (2011), Recommendations for a Consolidated Federal Anti-Discrimination Law in Australia: Discrimination Law Experts Roundtable. [More Information]
- Smith, B. (2011). What Kind of Equality can we Expect from the Fair Work Act? Melbourne University Law Review, 35(2), 545-577.
2010
- Smith, B. (2010). Fair and Equal in the World of Work: Two Significant Federal Developments in Australian Discrimination Law. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 23(3), 199-219.
- Smith, B. (2010). Rethinking the Sex Discrimination Act: Does Canada's Experience Suggest We Should Give Our Judges a Greater Role? In Margaret Thornton (Eds.), Sex Discrimination in Uncertain Times, (pp. 235-259). Canberra: ANU E Press. [More Information]
2009
- Shackel, R., Smith, B. (2009). Teaching Case Analysis Skills - an Electronic Tool to the Rescue? Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) Conference 2009: The Doctor as GOD, The Corporation as QUEEN, What about the Country?, Parramatta, NSW: Presentation.
2008
- Smith, B. (2008). Australian Anti-Discrimination Laws - Framework, Developments and Issues. In R Blanpain, H Nakakubo and T Araki (Eds.), New Developments in Employment Discrimination Law, (pp. 115-146). The Netherlands: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (Kluwer Law International).
- Smith, B. (2008). From Wardley to Purvis - How Far Has Australian Anti-discrimination Law Come in 30 Years? Australian Journal of Labour Law, 21(1), 3-29.
- Smith, B. (2008). It's About Time - For a New Regulatory Approach to Equality. Federal Law Review, 36(2), 117-144.
- Smith, B. (2008). Models of Anti-Discrimination Laws- Does Canada Offer any Lessons for the Reform of Australia's Laws? 25th Annual Conference of the Law and Society Association Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ 2008), Sydney: University of Sydney Library.
- Smith, B. (2008). The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: A New Role for Equality Advocate? In Michelson G, Jamieson S, Burgess J (Eds.), New Employment Actors: Developments from Australia, (pp. 89-108). Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang Publishing.
2007
- Smith, B. (2007). Work and Family: A Gender Issue and More for Labour Lawyers. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 20(1), 92-103.
2006
- Smith, B. (2006). A regulatory analysis of the 'Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)': Can it effect equality or only redress harm? In C. Arup, P. Gahan, J. Howe, R. Johnstone, R. Mithchell & A. ODonnell (Eds.), Labour Law and Labour Market Regulation - Essays on the Construction, Constitution and Regulation of Labour Markets and Work Relationships, (pp. 105-124). Sydney: Federation Press.
- Smith, B. (2006). Not the Baby and the Bathwater: Regulatory Reform for Equality Laws to Address Work-Family Conflict. Sydney Law Review, 28(4), 689-732.
- Smith, B. (2006). Review: "Gender Injustice: An international comparative analysis of equality in employment". Journal of Industrial Relations, 48(1), 124-125.
2005
- Riley, J., Smith, B., Sarina, T. (2005). Industrial Legislation in 2004. Journal of Industrial Relations, 47(2), 171-185. [More Information]
2004
- Riley, J., Smith, B. (2004). Family-Friendly Work Practices And The Law. Sydney Law Review, 26(3), 395-426.
2003
- Smith, B. (2003). A Time To Value: Proposal For A National Paid Maternity Leave Scheme. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 16(2), 226-233.
2002
- Smith, B. (2002). Maternity Leave: Still Unpaid and Still Uncertain. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 15(3), 291-297.
- Smith, B. (2002). Time Norms in the Workplace: Their exclusionary effect and potential for change. Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, 11(2), 271-360.
Selected Grants
2013
- Women and Work Research Network, Baird M, Chen M, Cooper R, Cutcher L, Foley M, Ford M, Hardy C, Hill E, McGrath-Champ S, Piper N, Probyn E, Riley J, Seymour R, Smith B, Vromen A, Williamson S, DVC Research/Research Network Scheme (SyReNS)
2010
- Using Law to Balance Work and Family, Smith B, DVC Research/Thompson Fellowships
2006
- Is the UKs new legal duty to promote equality a viable reform option for Australian gender equality laws?, Smith B, University of Sydney/Career Interruption