MARK ASCIONE LLB LLM (Adelaide)
As a human rights lawyer, writer and academic, Mark has worked at the cutting edge of life developing initiatives that advance the social fabric of our society.
Mark has written about his experiences as an academic, lawyer and is a fiction and nonfiction writer. Mark's latest unpublished book is about his life experiences following an aneurism at the age of 27.
Mark is completing a second Master's degree in Mining and Energy Law and Policy at Dundee University, Scotland. In his spare time, Mark operates a legal practice specializing in native title, energy and mining Law. Mark has a strong interest in employment law and specialises in discrimination in the workplace.
Mark has worked and lived in remote Australia and represented Aboriginal communities stretching from South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territories. As Principal Legal Officer at the Pitjantjatjara Council, he worked as part of a team to develop, negotiate and build a multi-million dollar solar farm to provide alternative electricity source to the remote central Australian region of South Australia.
Mark has a strong love of the arts and started out as a professional stand-up comedian, theatre director, actor and comedy writer. He has written a number of plays including the hit show, Wagga Wagga High High at the Edinbrough Arts Fringe Festival. Mark is a hands-on father and enjoys watching his children's musical performances.
Articles include:
The Reality of Judicial Activism under the Guise of Legality of Administrative Action.
The effectiveness of sanctions imposed on companies and individuals in violation of environmental protection provisions under Canadian and American jurisdictions. Keynote Speaker at an International Conference on 'Sustainable Processing of Minerals', Cairns, 2002 entitled: The Future of Mining on Pitjantjatjara Lands. It was published in the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy No. 4/2002. Paper: The tension between economic benefits and the native title outcomes. Presented at the Native Title and Cultural Heritage Conference in Brisbane, Nov 2005. Paper: East Timor: The Rocky Road of the Future as submitted to the University of Dundee as part of the completed first module. Paper: Which types of measures are more likely to bring progress in combating climate change? Submitted to the University of Dundee and was published in late 2009 in the international Oil and Gas Energy Law(OGEL) publishers. Paper: Trevorrowe v The State of South Australia - the implications. Presented at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services Ltd Workshop in Brisbane in May 2010. |
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