Bill Lane

Bill Lane is an Adjunct Professor within the Administrative Division of QUT Governance at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Previously, he held the position of Clayton Utz Professor of Public Law at QUT Law School and taught at institutions including the University of Sydney Law School and the University of Queensland Law School. His expertise lies in administrative law, with a focus on legal aspects of critical infrastructure protection, data breach disclosure obligations, and healthcare informatics. He currently serves as an External Consultant to the national law firm Clayton Utz and has contributed to landmark publications such as Administrative Law in Australia and Administrative Law in Queensland.

Education: LLM (The University of Melbourne), LLB (University of Sydney).

Research Interests: Legal frameworks for eHealth systems, data privacy, cybersecurity, and administrative law reform. His work includes two Australian Research Council grants examining legal challenges in critical infrastructure information sharing and data breach disclosure. Recent publications explore accountable eHealth systems, data breach notification laws, and sociotechnical dimensions of privacy in healthcare.

Grants: Two ARC grants focused on legal implications of information sharing networks and data breach obligations. Awards: None explicitly listed.

Advising: Supervised one doctoral student on homelessness and law in Queensland.

Labs/Teams: Active collaborations in interdisciplinary research teams addressing legal-technical intersections in healthcare and cybersecurity.