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Patricia Vagg

Lecturer - School of Law

Biography

Patricia Vagg is a regional NSW solicitor who has been acknowledged for her work for clients experiencing disadvantage in remote NSW. Patricia has a particular interest in equitable access to education, health and legal services in very remote, remote, rural and regional (RRRR) places. During her recent Fellowship year with The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, Patricia explored access to legal help in very remote and remote NSW and produced a justice publication to influence reform, policy, sector practice and public discussion. Patricia has worked for universities since 2020 and is currently completing her PhD at the UNE School of Law's Agriculture and Law (AgLaw) Research Hub. AgLaw specialises in advancing innovative scholarship on rural laws and institutions to foster sustainability and social justice. With a strategic focus on law reform, fairness for disadvantaged rural communities, and improved governance of agricultural technologies, the Hub targets sustainable resource use, enhanced rural life quality, and productive innovation. Achieving its goals through collaboration with UNE's School of Law, researchers and a network of academic and commercial partners, the Hub also oversees global students, offers distance-learning Masters subjects, and collaborates with research associates and diverse partners in industry, government, and citizen sectors.

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