About

Biography

Associate Professor Dominique Moritz is an academic based in the School of Law and Society at UniSC. Dominique has previously held leadership roles including Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) and Program Coordinator, Law. Dominique holds a PhD, Master of Laws, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Justice (Criminology) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. Dominique has been admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Prior to commencing teaching and research at UniSC, Dominique served as a police officer with the Queensland Police Service. Dominique has also worked in the industrial and employment law field representing people in a variety of matters including mediation and arbitration through the Industrial Relations Commission.

Dominique's research interests and expertise relates to children's capacity and consent and involve health law and criminal law areas. Dominique's research has attracted over $1 million external grant funding and been published in many multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed journals. Dominique is the editor, and author, of an industry and teaching textbook, "Paramedic Law and Regulation in Australia" (2nd ed) published by Thomson Reuters in 2025. Dominique is also a member of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit and a member of the Sunshine Coast Health Institute. Dominique supervises honours and PhD (law and/or health) students and is currently available to take on new students.

Teaching areas

  • Foundations of Law
  • Health Law
  • Children and the Law
  • Regulation
  • Paramedic Law and Ethics

Professional memberships

  • Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, Core Member
  • Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Member
  • Admitted as Solicitor (Supreme Court of Queensland)

Expert media commentary

Dominique’s research expertise is the law related to children’s decision-making including consent and capacity. Her knowledge broadly encompasses criminal law, health law and regulatory concepts related to children with a particular interest in child sexual abuse material criminalisation.

Awards and Honours

Senior Fellow
Higher Education Academy (United Kingdom, York)

Organisational Affiliations

Past Affiliations

School of Law and Society

Education

Bachelor of Laws
2006–2010, Bachelor of Laws, Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT
Bachelor of Justice
2006–2010, Bachelor of Justice, Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT
Master of Laws
2011–2013, Master of Laws(LLM or LLM), Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
2013–2013, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT
Doctor of Philosophy
2014–2018, Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia, Sunshine Coast) - USC
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
2014–2014, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Macquarie University (Australia, Sydney)