Jye Beardow is a constitutional lawyer in the Australian Government Solicitor’s Constitutional Litigation Unit in Canberra. He was previously an Associate to the Hon Justice Steward at the High Court of Australia and the Hon Justice Bond at the Court of Appeal of Queensland. Originally from Lismore, NSW, Jye was awarded the Tuckwell Scholarship at the Australian National University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce. His Honours thesis advanced a novel interpretation of the Australian Constitution’s head of legislative power over quarantine. Having worked for a Senator in the Federal Parliament whilst studying, Jye is passionate about federalism, responsible government, and the separation of powers. With his Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship, Jye will study a Bachelor of Civil Law at Oxford. In the future he will continue to pursue a career in constitutional litigation and scholarship, contributing to development of fundamental legal doctrines which regulate state power.