School of Law: Law School Staff - Robyn Layton

The Hon Justice Robyn Layton

Visiting Scholar

In 2004, Robyn Layton, QC (as she then was) was appointed as a Visiting Scholar in the Law School pursuant to the Law School's Distinguished Legal Practitioners Programme, with Ms Layton as the inaugural appointee. She has a distinguished record of accomplishments and is held in the highest of respect within the profession. She has held numerous professional and community service appointments, including State and Commonwealth appointments, and recently conducted a State Government Inquiry to review and make recommendations upon legislation, policy and practices regarding Child Protection in South Australia. During her period of Visiting Scholarship at Flinders, she has been working in collaboration with Professor Andrew Stewart on an international labour standards research project. In February 2005, to the delight of her acquaintances in the Law School, she was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia.