Rosemary Joan Owens AO was the Dean of Law at the

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. She first started working at the

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in 1987 as a

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in the law school, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1995,

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in 2005, and in 2008 she was appointed as a Professor of Law. She had previously performed the role of Associate Dean and replaced Paul Fairall upon his departure in 2008, remaining in the role until 2011.Fewster, Sean. (26 January 2014).
Former Adelaide University law school Dean, Rosemary Owens, becomes an Officer of the Order of Australia
, '' The Advertiser''. Retrieved 30 August 2014. Rosemary Owens holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) with Honors (having been awarded both The Angus Parsons Prize and The Law Society of South Australia Centenary Prize), a Diploma of Education, and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), majoring in history. All were awarded by the University of Adelaide. Her research interests include work-related law and

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legal theory. In 2014 she was named an Officer of the

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in recognition of her "distinguished service to the law, particularly to legal education as an academic and administrator, to national and international employment and labour organisations, and to women".

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