Shreeya Smith

Shreeya Smith is a PhD Candidate and Nettheim Teaching Fellow at UNSW Law & Justice, affiliated with the Gilbert+Tobin Centre of Public Law. Her doctoral research examines the scope of Commonwealth executive power under Section 61 of the Australian Constitution during public health crises, with a focus on pandemic governance frameworks. She serves as Deputy Director for the 'Responding to COVID-19: Project on Public Law and Public Health.'

Teaching interests include public law and federal constitutional law, with teaching roles at UNSW and Western Sydney University. Research expertise spans constitutional law, executive power dynamics, technology governance, and asylum seeker policy. Supervised by Professors Rosalind Dixon, Gabrielle Appleby, and Janina Boughey, her work intersects legal theory, policy analysis, and constitutional interpretation.

Key contributions include a 2020 book chapter on regional asylum seeker processing and statutory interpretation, alongside presentations at international constitutional law congresses and policy workshops. Previous roles include legal/policy advising in Commonwealth public service telecommunications and law reform initiatives.