Over the next few months, the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at UNSW will be running a series of webinars discussing the impact on and responses of public law to the COVID-19 pandemic. These webinars will be collaborative exercises, drawing on the expertise of members of our partner Centres, our colleagues from universities and institutes across Australia, and legal professionals, as well as Centre members, affiliates, and alumni.

This webinar will examine the COVIDSafe App launched by the Australian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will consider the design and function of the app and the legal restrictions on its use, as part of a broader discussion of its potential risks and benefits and public trust in government operated technology.

Speakers:
Professor Lyria Bennett Moses, Director of the Allens Hub on Law, Technology and Innovation at the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law
Dr Caroline Compton, Research Associate at the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law
Associate Professor Kate Galloway, Griffith University Law School
Associate Professor David Byrnes, Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Joshua Miller, Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne

Chair:
Dr Lisa Burton Crawford, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at the University of New South Wales