Professor Meredith Blake (BA, BJuris, LLB (Hons) University of Western Australia; LLM MA (Medical Law and Ethics) King’s College London) joined the Commission in November 2023.
She is a Professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and a Deputy Head of the Law School where she has worked as an academic since 2009. She has served as Associate Dean and Director of International Partnerships and Exchange, and was a member of the UWA Human Research Ethics Committee from 2009 to 2018. Professor Blake co-ordinates Criminal Law, Advanced Criminal Law and Procedure and Health Law and Policy.
Her research interests include Health Law, Medical Ethics, Criminal Law, Elder Law, Human Rights Law, Torts Law and Legal Education. In 2018 she was the recipient of UWA’s Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning award and in 2021 she was awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Professor Blake has published a range of books and scholarly articles across a variety of Australian and international journals.
