Professor Eilis Magner
Professor Eilis Magner is Chair of the Academic Board at the University of New England. She is currently serving her second year which commenced on 5 February 2009.
She serves as a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s Committee and sits on the Higher Degree Research Committee. She also Chairs the Special Studies Program Committee.
Professor Magner served as the University of New England’s Ombudsman from 1998 to 2004 and as UNE Senior Ombudsman from 2004 to 2007.
Professor Magner is the Foundation Professor of Law, appointed in 1996. Her special interests are Corporation Law, Evidence and Woman & Law. She teaches Civil Procedure and Evidence, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Trade Practices Law.
Professor Magner is the author of Joske’s Law and Procedure of Meetings in Australia (10th ed, 2006). Prior to her appointment to the University of New England, Professor Magner was a Member of the Faculty of Law at Sydney University.