Dr Gregory Dale is a Lecturer in the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Griffith University, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in Law from Monash University. His doctoral research, detailed in the thesis "Crime, Confiscation and Emotion" (2022), investigated the emotional rationales behind proceeds of crime legislation, highlighting how governments leverage public sentiments in the confiscation and forfeiture of crime-derived assets. Dale is admitted to practise law in the Supreme Courts of Queensland and New South Wales, as well as the High Court of Australia, enriching his teaching and scholarship with professional experience.

His primary research interests encompass proceeds of crime legislation, including confiscation regimes; law and emotions, particularly emotional appeals in criminal justice; and law and literature. Dale teaches undergraduate courses on real and personal property law, such as Foundations of Property Law (LAWS2706) and Interests in Property (LAWS2707). His scholarly output includes significant publications like the co-authored book "Real Property Law in Queensland" (6th edition, Thomson Reuters, 2026) with Tammy Johnson; "Like for Like (and Dislike for Dislike?): Forfeiting Substitute Property Under Australia’s Proceeds of Crime Statutes" (University of Western Australia Law Review, 2024); "Due Process or Due Proceeds? Confiscation and Related AML Laws in and Beyond Australia" (co-authored, 2024); the chapter "Nauru" in "Legal Systems of the Pacific: Introducing Sixteen Gems" (Intersentia, 2021); and "The Artist Turned Criminal: Emotional Obstacles to Severing the Body from the Body of Work" in the "Research Handbook on Art and Law" (Edward Elgar, 2020). Earlier contributions feature "Appealing to Whom? Australia's 'Appellate Jurisdiction' over Nauru" (International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 2007) and co-authored "Impaired Judgements? Alcohol Server Liability and ‘Personal Responsibility’ after Cole v South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Ltd" (Torts Law Journal, 2005). Dale has also presented at conferences, including the Socio-Legal Studies Annual Conference (2025) on the social reuse of confiscated assets.

Professional Email: g.dale@law.uq.edu.au