Adjunct Staff

Dr Gregor Urbas

Dr Gregor Urbas is a legal academic, barrister and a Special Magistrate in the Australian Capital Territory. His research and teaching specialisations are Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Cybercrime and Forensic Procedures.

Memberships & Activity

Australian Judicial Officers Association
Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences

Publications

Books and book chapters (recent)

Cybercrime: Legislation, Cases and Commentary, (3rd ed.) Lexis Nexis, 2023.
'Domestic Laws Governing Post-Pandemic Crime and Criminal Justice' (with Marcus Smith). In R. Smith, R. Sarre, L. Yao-Chung Chang, & L. Yiu-Chung Lau (Eds.), Cybercrime in the Pandemic Digital Age and Beyond, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
'Live Streaming of Murder: Regulatory Responses and Challenges'. In M. Mellins, & S. Moore (Eds.), Critiquing Violent Crime in the Media, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Technology Law: Australian and International Perspectives (with Marcus Smith), Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Australian Uniform Evidence Law (with Fiona Hum, Bronwen Jackman, Ottavio Quirico and Kip Warren), Cambridge University Press, 2019; 2nd ed., 2021 (with Fiona Hum and Ottavio Quirico).
Biometrics, Crime and Security (with Marcus Smith and Monique Mann), Routledge, 2018.

Articles (recent)

'Evolving Legal Responses to Social Media: Litigation, Legislation and System Architecture' (with Marcus Smith), ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 22.19 (December 2022).
'Online Undercover Investigations and The Role of Private Third Parties' (with Peter Grabosky), ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 22.4 (March 2022).
'Legal Considerations in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Investigation of Online Child Exploitation', ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 21.44 (December 2021).
'Prints, Profiles and Templates: Adducing Biometric Evidence in Australian Courts' (with Marcus Smith), (2019) 93(8) Australian Law Journal, 668.