Chantal Bostock

Associate Professor Chantal Bostock is affiliated with the School of Global & Public Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She holds qualifications including a PhD in Law, an LLM from the University of Sydney, and a BA/LLB from the University of Tasmania. Admitted to multiple courts, including the Supreme Court of NSW and the Federal Court of Australia, she specializes in administrative law, refugee and migration law, and procedural fairness.

• Education:
  • PhD (Law), UNSW
  • LLM, University of Sydney
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, University of Tasmania
  • BA/LLB, University of Tasmania
• Professional Admissions:
  • Supreme Court of England/Wales
  • Federal Court/High Court of Australia
  • Supreme Court of NSW
  • Supreme Court of Tasmania

Her research focuses on administrative law, particularly tribunal independence, procedural fairness in migration decisions, and the impact of criminal deportation on vulnerable populations. She has published extensively on topics such as Australia-France deportation comparisons, the role of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), and international refugee obligations.

Recent publications include analyses of student emotions in administrative law education (2025), domestic violence victim-survivors in migration law (2023), and tribunal independence in visa cancellations (2020). Her work emphasizes legal frameworks, judicial accountability, and human rights.

She currently serves as a lay member of the Medical Council of NSW and has previously held roles at the UK Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, Law Commission, and Australia's Administrative Appeals Tribunal.