Rate My Professor Neil Foster

Neil Foster is an Associate Professor in the Newcastle Law School at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His main research and teaching interests are Torts, Workplace Health and Safety Law—particularly the personal liability of company officers for occupational health and safety breaches—and Law and Religion. Foster holds a combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Laws from the University of Newcastle, a Bachelor of Theology from the Australian College of Theology, and a Diploma of Arts in Theology from Moore Theological College, Sydney. He has been a faculty member at the University of Newcastle since at least 2007, teaching courses in Torts, Workplace Health and Safety, Property, and Law and Religion.

Foster has authored and co-authored numerous key publications that have shaped legal discourse in his fields. Prominent works include multiple editions of Workplace Health and Safety Law in Australia (2012, 2016, 2024, with Meredith J), Torts: Cases and Commentary (editions in 2009, 2013, 2017, with Luntz, Hambly, Burns, Dietrich, and others), Property Law in New South Wales (editions from 2007 to 2022, with Gray, Edgeworth, Dorsett, Roberts, and others), and Law and Religion in the Commonwealth: The Evolution of Case Law (2022, with Barker and Babie). His journal articles, published in outlets such as the Torts Law Journal, Australian Journal of Law and Religion, and Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, explore topics including the action for breach of statutory duty, religious freedom under anti-discrimination laws, convergence in non-delegable duties between Australia and the UK, and regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence in autonomous vehicles. Foster serves on the Editorial Board of the Torts Law Journal since 2007, was a member of the Editorial Executive for the Journal of Health, Safety & Environment (2021-2022), and is a member of the National OHS Regulatory Research Consortium since 2010. He chairs the University Health and Safety Committee and has held positions on the College Board.