Our collaboration team finds solutions to food system challenges such as food security, diet-related health, and food system sustainability through innovative uses of law, regulation, and policy.
It does so by drawing on legal and policy expertise across the University and at other Australian research institutes and non-government organisations, fostering collaboration between lawyers and clinicians, nutritionists, health scientists, policymakers and others to develop practical solutions and create real change.
Our team will use a cross-disciplinary platform to explore the role of law, regulation, and policy in creating a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system. Our objectives are to:
This research will provide all levels of governments with innovative legal and policy solutions for addressing contemporary food system challenges.
The Food Governance Node was instrumental in coordinating submissions to the 2021 Inquiry into Food Production and Supply, undertaken by the NSW Legislative Committee on Environment and Planning. The Node also made its own submission, recommending that: NSW develop a Food System Plan; councils be supported to develop local food system strategies; and planning frameworks enable councils to consider community health and wellbeing in planning decision making. Associate Professor Reeve also gave in-person evidence to the Committee. The Committee’s final report makes frequent reference to the Node’s submission and adopts key recommendations by the Node.
Conference | Food Governance | February 2024
Report | Who is making food policy in Australia? | April 2022
Report | Food policy in Australia: The role of different federal government organisations | December 2021
27 July 2022