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Emily Keddell

At the time of the hearing Emily Keddell was an associate professor at the University of Otago. Her research focussed on child welfare inequalities, child protection decision-making, the politics of child protection and the use of algorithmic decision tools in child protection. 

Ian Hyslop

At the time of the hearing Dr Ian Hyslop was a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland. His professional interests are tied to a concern with the relationship between social work and social justice, locally and globally. Dr Hyslop had worked as a social worker, supervisor, and practice manager in statutory child protection practice in Auckland. His most recent book at the time of the hearing looked at the critical history of the relationship between child protection and liberal capitalism with an emphasis on the tensions with indigenous models of family life.