Terri Janke

Terri Janke is a Wuthathi/Meriam Indigenous lawyer. She is considered a leading international authority on Indigenous cultural and intellectual property.

Terri Janke (2016).

Life and career

Janke was born in Cairns in Queensland, Australia with Torres Strait Islander and Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal heritage.[1]

Janke graduated from the University of New South Wales, and was admitted to practice, in 1995.[2] Since then, she has worked at the National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association, where she assisted the legal team in the leading case Milpurrurru v Indofurn. Janke has also completed work as a legal consultant with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on the Pacific Traditional Knowledge Action Plan.[3]

Janke is the Solicitor Director of Terri Janke and Company, her wholly Indigenous-owned legal firm founded in 2000.[4] Terri Janke and Company specialises in Indigenous intellectual property, Indigenous cultural and intellectual property and business law,[4] and is the largest and oldest Indigenous law firm in Australia.[5]

Janke is respected as one of Australia's leading Indigenous lawyers,[6] and is considered an expert and international authority on Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP) and has written the leading protocols ICIP models for various industries including film, arts, museum and archival sectors.[2]

Janke has served on the boards of many Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations and associations, with some of her previous positions including the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (Deputy Chair),[7] Tourism Australia, National Indigenous Television (Chair) and Ngalaya Indigenous Lawyers Association (Chair), as well as at the State Library of NSW.[8] Terri is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and LEADR Mediators.[9]

In 2019, Janke completed a PhD thesis at the Australian National University.[2] In 2011, Janke was named the NAIDOC Indigenous Person of the Year, and was invited by the Prime Minister in April 2008 to be a delegate at the Australia 2020 Summit.[1]

Awards
  • Highly Commended, Law and Justice Foundation of NSW Award (2007).
  • NAIDOC Indigenous Person of the Year, 2011.[1]
  • Australian Attorney-General's Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year, 2012.[10]
  • Westpac/Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence 2013.
  • Finalist, Telstra NSW Business Women’s Awards (2015).
  • Finalist, Indigenous Business, Ethnic Business Awards (2015).
  • Finalist, NSW Regional Business Awards, City of Sydney (2018).
  • Community Lawyer of the Year, Women Lawyers Association of NSW (2019).[11]
  • Indigenous Business Leader of the Year, MyBusiness Awards 2019.

Some key publications

Alongside the leading ICIP protocols and models in various sectors, Janke has many publications on the effect of the law on Indigenous peoples and culture, many of which are commissioned by both government and non-government organisations and institutions.

Papers, reports and books
  • Janke, Terri and Maiko Sentina, ‘Indigenous Knowledge: Issues for protection and management’ (Discussion Paper, IP Australia & Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2018).
  • Janke, Terri and Sarah Grant, First Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries (Australian Museums and Galleries Association, 2018).
  • Janke, Terri and Maiko Sentina, Indigenous Joint Ventures Information Guide (Indigenous Business Australia, 6 April 2018).
  • Janke, Terri and Lucinda Edwards, Indigenous cultural rights and engagement policy (National Museum of Australia, 2015).[12]
  • Terri Janke and Company, Law Way: Indigenous Business and the Law (2013).[13]
  • Janke, Terri, The Mabo Oration 2011: Follow the stars: Indigenous culture, knowledge and intellectual property rights (Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland, 2011).[14]
  • Janke, Terri, Pathways & Protocols: A filmmaker’s guide to working with Indigenous people, culture and concepts (Screen Australia, 2009).
  • Janke, Terri, Beyond Guarding Ground: a Vision for a National Indigenous Cultural Authority (Terri Janke and Company, 2009).[15]
  • Janke, Terri, Code of Practice for Galleries and Retailers of Indigenous Art (City of Melbourne, 2007).
  • Terri Janke and Company, Protocols for Working with Indigenous Artists (Australia Council for the Arts, 2007).[16]
  • Janke, Terri, Minding Culture: Case Studies on Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions (World Intellectual Property Organisation, 2003).[17]
  • Mellor, Doreen and Terri Janke, Valuing Art, Respecting Culture – Protocols for Working with the Indigenous Visual Arts and Craft Sector (National Association for the Visual Arts, 2001).[18]
  • Janke, Terri ‘Our Culture: Our Future – Report on Australian Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights’ (Report commissioned by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Michael Frankel & Company, 1998).

Refereed journal articles & chapters in edited books
  • Janke, Terri, ‘Protecting Indigenous Cultural Expressions in Australia and New Zealand: Two Decades After the Mataatua Declaration and Our Culture, Our Future’ (2018) 114 Intellectual Property Forum 21–30.
  • Janke, Terri, ‘From smokebush to spinifex: Towards recognition of Indigenous knowledge in the commercialisation of plants’ (2018) 1 International Journal of Rural Law and Policy 1-27.
  • Janke, Terri, ‘Ensuring Ethical Collaborations in Indigenous Arts and Records Management’ (2017) 91(5) Australian Law Journal 375-380.
  • Janke, Terri, ‘Guarding ground: A vision for a national Indigenous cultural authority’ in Robert Tonkinson (ed), The Wentworth Lectures: Honouring fifty years of Australian Indigenous Studies (Aboriginal Studies Press, 2015) 258–280.
  • Janke, Terri and Sarah Holcombe, ‘Patenting the Kakadu Plum and the Marjarla Tree: Biodiscovery, intellectual Property and Indigenous Knowledge’ in Matthew Rimmer and Alison McLennan (eds), Intellectual Property and Emerging Technologies: The New Biology (Edward Elgar, 2012) 293-319.
  • Janke, Terri, ‘Copyright, Connections and Culture: Is there a place in the Australian arts industry for a National Indigenous Cultural Authority?’ in Courageous Conversations (Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development, 2010) 11-16.
  • Janke, Terri, ‘Looking Out for Culture: Indigenous arts and cultural expression and copyright, trademarks and designs’ (2004) 26 Ngoonjook: Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues 73.
  • Janke, Terri, ‘Respecting Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights’ (1999) 22(2) University of New South Wales Law Journal 631.

References
  1. "Terri Janke". www.naidoc.org.au. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. "Terri Janke | UNSW Law". www.law.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. "Mackay, Erin --- "Interview with Terri Janke" [2010] IndigLawB 7; (2010) 7(16) Indigenous Law Bulletin 26". www5.austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. "Indigenous Law Firm | Terri Janke and Company | Lawyers & Consultants". terri-janke. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. "A leader for the next generations: cultural crusader Terri Janke". NITV. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. "Interview with Colin D Golvin QC" [2016] Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin. www.sharongivoni.com.au/resources/interviews/. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  7. "NCIE WELCOMES NEW DIRECTORS | National Centre of Indigenous Excellence". Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  8. "Terri Janke | Terri Janke and Company". terri-janke. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. "Terri Janke | Terri Janke and Company". terri-janke. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. Department, Attorney-General’s. "National Indigenous Law Awards". www.ag.gov.au. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  11. "2019 Women Lawyers Achievement Awards". Women Lawyers Association of NSW. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  12. National Museum of Australia. "National Museum of Australia - Indigenous cultural rights and engagement policy". www.nma.gov.au. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  13. "Law Way | Terri Janke and Company". terri-janke. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  14. "The Mabo Oration 2011 | Terri Janke and Company". terri-janke. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  15. "Beyond Guarding Ground | Terri Janke and Company". terri-janke. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  16. "Protocols for working with Indigenous artists | Australia Council". www.australiacouncil.gov.au. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  17. "Minding Culture: Case Studies on Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  18. "Developing protocols for working with the Indigenous Visual Arts sector". NAVA. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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