Steven Freeland

Steven Freeland is a Professor and Co-Director of the Centre for Space, Cyberspace & Data Law at Bond University's Faculty of Law. He holds the title of University Professorial Fellow, emphasizing his role in advancing innovative legal research. His affiliations include leadership roles in the Australian Space Agency Advisory Board (2019–present), where he shaped national space policy, and as Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) working groups on space resources (2021–present).

• Key roles: Editorial board member for Air and Space Law, Annals of Air and Space Law, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Planetary Science.
• Consultant for the Review of Australia's Space Activities Act 1998 (2015–2016), contributing to legislative reforms.

His research focuses on international space law, particularly challenges posed by space resource utilization, military space activities, and sustainability governance. Recent work addresses UNCOPUOS consensus-building for space resource frameworks and AI/quantum technology implications for space operations.

Over 300 professional activities since 2002 include keynote addresses at global forums like the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court and consultations with organizations such as the International Institute of Space Law. His 2023–2025 talks address cutting-edge topics like space debris mitigation and legal frameworks for lunar settlements.

Freeland supervises PhD students and actively participates in international law diplomacy, balancing academic rigor with policy impact. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and maintains visiting scholar roles at institutions like the University of Copenhagen and Université de Toulouse.