Dr Augusto Zimmermann LLB (Hon.), LLM cum laude, PhD (Monash) is Professor of Law at Sheridan College in Perth, Western Australia, and Professor of Law (adjunct) at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney. In addition, he is a former Law Reform Commissioner with the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (2012-2017). He has also served as Director of Postgraduate Research (2011-2012 and 2015-2017) and Associate Dean, Research (2010-2012) at Murdoch University. During his time at Murdoch University, he was awarded Murdoch University's 2012 Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research. Augusto is also President of the Western Australian Legal Theory Association (WALTA) and the Editor-in-Chief of the Western Australian Jurist law journal.