Mr Art Cotterell

Art Cotterell is a Research Associate at the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) focussing on the governance of emerging technologies. His particular expertise is the power, politics and policies that shape the regulation of space and nuclear technologies.

At RegNet, Art is the convenor of the National Nuclear Safeguards Education Program, a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO). He teaches in the areas of regulating nuclear capabilities, regulating nuclear safeguards and nuclear safeguards practice. Art is also a member of the Justice and Technoscience Lab (JusTech) at RegNet.

Before joining RegNet, Art served as an executive level advisor with the Australian Government, working in the Deregulation Taskforce at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) and Department of Finance. At PM&C, Art was instrumental in delivering a key National Cabinet microeconomic reform to improve occupational mobility. He previously worked in international policy at IP Australia, representing the Australian Government at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Prior to government, Art worked in client service delivery at community legal centres and later in the sector’s peak body. He established an annual census to develop an evidence-base on the sector’s work and unmet legal need. This helped reverse a multi-million-dollar funding cut and was referenced by media and an inquiry into access to justice.

Art's recent publicatons include:

• The case for 'space mainstreamining' to advance national priorities 
• Space isn’t all about the ‘race’ – rival superpowers must work together for a better future (The Conversation)

Art is a frequent invited speaker at conferences and meetings of government and peak bodies.

Completing a PhD at the University of Adelaide on international outer space and intellectual property laws, Art holds bachelor’s degrees in Law (Honours) and Social Work from the University of New South Wales, and a graduate diploma in legal practice from the Australian National University. He is admitted as a lawyer in the ACT.