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Dr Sarah Butcher

Dr Sarah Butcher
Name Sarah Butcher
Pronoun She/Her/Hers
Position Casual Employment
Section School of Law and Justice
Location Toowoomba Campus
Email
Qualifications BA Nottingham Trent , LLM London , PhD Otago

Sarah currently teaches the core course Property Law to both LLB and JD students. She also leads the elective Property Conveyancing. Sarah enjoys the quirks of the differences in the property law systems in the countries she has lived and studied in. Sarah's research area lies in privacy law. Her PhD considered the issues facing vulnerable members of society, namely children and also rehabilitating offenders, as they try to move on with their lives and leave their past behind. Sarah is currently a member of the Triathlon Australia Elite Selection Committee. This committee plays a key role in nominating athletes for Olympic and Paralympic triathlon events. When Sarah is not immersed in cases, statutes and books she can be found training for a triathlon, mountain biking, or sailing.


  • Legal Education ( 480409 )
  • Public Law ( 480700 )
  • Privacy And Data Rights ( 480706 )
  • International And Comparative Law ( 480300 )
  • Law In Context ( 480400 )
  • European Union Law ( 480304 )

Privacy Law, Competition and Antitrust Law, Human Rights Law, Legal Systems. Teaching and Learning of Law in Higher Education.


Fellow Higher Education Academy
Society of Legal Scholars
Australasian Law Academics Association


International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Queensland Law Society


Currently teaching:
LAW2214/LAW5214 Property/Advanced Property Law
LAW3424/5424 Property Conveyancing/Advanced Property Conveyancing Law

Previously taught:
LAW1112 Legal Writing and Research
LAW5112 Advanced Legal Writing and Research
LAW3473 Construction Law
LAW2223 Property and Trusts B
LAW5223 Advanced Property and Trusts B


7 Years


First Year Experience Lead School of Law and Justice


  • Legal Education ( 480409 )
  • Public Law ( 480700 )
  • Privacy And Data Rights ( 480706 )
  • International And Comparative Law ( 480300 )
  • Law In Context ( 480400 )
  • European Union Law ( 480304 )