The Red Lines Package was developed through a collaborative process involving independent legal experts, senior practicing lawyers, and academic specialists in public and international law, alongside policy researchers, industry-based professionals, and human rights advocates.
The package is grounded in international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and principles of state and corporate accountability, and is designed to operate effectively within domestic legislative frameworks while giving effect to Australia’s international obligations.
This multidisciplinary approach reflects a commitment to legal integrity, independence, and the rule of law, translating ethical imperatives into clear, enforceable legal safeguards rather than symbolic or political statements.
Associate Professor Sara Dehm
Sara Dehm is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney. Her expertise is in public international law, international human rights law, and international migration and refugee law. She is the author of Administering Migration: International Law and the Global Ordering of People, forthcoming with Cambridge University Press, and a Chief Investigator on an ARC-funded project on refugee jurists’ contributions to Australian law.
Sara contributed to the Red Lines Package by drafting and reviewing the first iteration of the bills, drawing on her expertise in international human rights law, state responsibility and the international sanctions regime, including the context of the Arms Trade Treaty. She is committed to the project’s broader aim of strengthening legal frameworks that support the right of all people to self-determination and to live free from apartheid, genocide and illegal occupation; that advance accountability for mass atrocities; and that protect displaced and marginalised communities; as well as to Palestinian justice, liberation and self-determination more generally.
Elliot is a Lecturer in Law at Monash University and RMIT, teaching predominantly in Public Law and International Law. His research focuses on the political economy of peacebuilding and war, and previously practiced as a lawyer and medical doctor. Elliot helped draft the 'Treasury Amendments Bill in the Red Lines Package. He strongly believes that international accountability and action is crucial in stopping Israel's genocide against Palestinians, and that Australia must halt economic, political, and trade links it has that perpetuates violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Dr Elliot Dolan-Evans
Rita Jabri Markwell
Rita is a solicitor working across discrimination, employment, human rights, charity, sanctions, and international law. She focuses on ambitious, practical projects aimed at systemic change and has extensive experience working with legislation both inside and outside parliament. She contributed to the Red Lines Package through drafting, research, and coordination, and has worked on three bills. Her achievements include successful strategic litigation against former Senator Fraser Anning and Platform X, contributing to the National Apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples as a ministerial adviser, and helping develop a new national anti-dehumanisation framework for public institutions and employers to provide a universal standard for adjudicating complaints relating to hate speech, racism and other forms of prejudice.
Jonathan Kelt
Jonathan is a corporate lawyer. Since the genocide in Gaza began, he has been looking for ways to support the efforts of pro-Palestinian rights activists. He strongly believes that those who have been involved or complicit in the genocide should be held accountable. In early 2025, he became aware of the first iteration of the Red Lines Package, and has helped draft the current versions of three of the Bills.
Further acknowledgments
We would also like to acknowledge Dr Sophie Rigney for her generous assistance and expertise with reviewing the first drafts of the package. We also thank Dr Souheir Edelbi, Rayana Ajam, Associate Professor Matthew Zagor and lawyers at the Australian Centre for International Justice and Rights Advocacy Project, as well as those who participated in various workshops and seminars, for their valuable insights.