Greg Weeks

Greg Weeks is a Professor in the ANU College of Law at the Australian National University. He is currently serving as a member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (and its successor, the Administrative Review Tribunal) and will be on leave from the ANU Law School until November 2025. With undergraduate degrees in Arts (History) from the University of Sydney and Law from UNSW, along with a PhD from UNSW, Professor Weeks brings extensive academic and practical legal experience to his role. Prior to his academic career, he practiced as a solicitor in the litigation group of a large national firm.

Professor Weeks holds the following academic and professional appointments:

• Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, 2023-
• General Editor, Australian Journal of Administrative Law, 2016-
• Editor, Federal Administrative Law, 2020-
• Australian correspondent for De Smith's Judicial Review (8th ed, 2018 and 9th ed, 2023)
• Contributing Editor (Administrative Law) for LexisNexis Concise Australian Legal Dictionary (5th and 6th eds)
• Deputy Head of School, ANU Law School, 2018-2021
• National Executive Member, Australian Institute of Administrative Law, 2017-20
• Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
• Admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia

Professor Weeks is widely recognized as an expert in administrative law with primary research interests focusing on judicial review of administrative action and obtaining remedies against public authorities. His published work has been cited by Australian courts and leading scholars internationally. He frequently works on projects related to soft law, government liability, and the intersection of public and private law remedies against public authorities. His research demonstrates deep engagement with both theoretical frameworks and practical applications of administrative law principles.

Professor Weeks' scholarly output shows a clear evolution in focus, with recent work increasingly examining administrative tribunals and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms alongside traditional judicial review topics. His 2023-2024 publications particularly address the transformation of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the distinctive nature of tribunal justice in Australia. This represents a natural expansion of his longstanding interest in administrative justice mechanisms beyond conventional court-based review.

His major contributions include:

• Co-authorship of the leading Australian administrative law text 'Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Government Liability' (7th ed, 2022)
• 'Soft Law and Public Authorities: Remedies and Reform' (Hart Publishing, 2016)
• 'Government Liability: Principles and Remedies' (LexisNexis Australia, 2019)
• Edited collections on administrative redress and legitimate expectations

Professor Weeks has secured research funding including the UNSW Law 2017 Law Workshop Support Scheme for the 'Soft Law in Administration Workshop' ($14,300). His editorial leadership as General Editor of the Australian Journal of Administrative Law has shaped scholarly discourse in the field for nearly a decade.

As a supervisor and educator, Professor Weeks teaches Advanced Administrative Law and Tort Liability and Public Authorities. He actively supervises research students across multiple levels (PhD, SJD, MPhil, LLM, Honours) in his core research areas. His teaching philosophy emphasizes developing excellent legal practitioners with deep understanding of complex legal concepts, particularly in areas like administrative law that require careful explanation to engage students effectively.