Dominique Moritz

Associate Professor Dominique Moritz holds a PhD and multiple legal qualifications (LLM, LLB, BJus) from the University of Technology Sydney. She is affiliated with the School of Law and Society at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), where she teaches Health Law, Children and the Law, and Paramedic Law and Ethics. Her research focuses on children's decision-making capacity, consent issues, criminal law, and health practitioner regulation, with a particular emphasis on child sexual abuse material criminalization and disability inclusion in sports.

Education:

• LLM (Health and Medical Law), University of Technology Sydney
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, University of Technology Sydney
• LLB/Bachelor of Justice (Criminology), University of Technology Sydney
• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
• PhD in Law, University of the Sunshine Coast

Research interests span health law, children's legal rights, criminal responsibility of minors, and paramedic ethics. Her work has secured over $800k in grants, including projects on disability inclusion in Little Athletics and child exploitation material reduction. Key outputs include her textbook Paramedic Law and Regulation in Australia and peer-reviewed articles on topics like age of consent, doli incapax reform, and sport regulation for disabled children.

Grants and Funding:

• True Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Competitive Athletics ($806,119, 2020-2023)
• LEADing evidence-informed Child Exploitation Material Reduction ($68,860, 2019-2020)
• First Year Experience Grant (USC, 2018)

Awards and Memberships:

• Core Member, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
• Member, Sunshine Coast Health Institute
• Golden Key International Honors Society
• Admitted Solicitor, Supreme Court of Queensland

She supervises honours and PhD students in law and health, and leads the True Inclusion Method (TIM) initiative for inclusive sports policy. Current projects include exploring AI's role in child sexual exploitation material and regulatory frameworks for adolescent healthcare decision-making.