Video recordings from the Australian Legal Convention 2025, an initiative of the Council of Chief Justices hosted by the High Court of Australia and the High Court building in Canberra.
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Welcome to Country Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal Elder
State of the Judicature Address Chief Justice Stephen Gageler AC
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Session 1: Legitimacy |
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Plenary Addresses - Legitimacy Chaired by Chief Justice Andrew Bell Speakers Dr Ruth Higgins SC and Ms Rachel Doyle SC
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Legitimacy workshops |
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Courts and Declining Public Trust: Causes and Solutions Facilitator Chief Justice Andrew Bell Panellists Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann GNZM, Justice James Stellios & Dr Ruth Higgins SC |
Open Justice: Courts and the Media Facilitator Dr Matt Collins AM KC Panellists Justice Jeremy Kirk, Justice Natalie Charlesworth & Ms Rachel Doyle SC |
Diversity and Inclusion: Judicial and Other Species of Bias Facilitator Chief Justice Michael Grant AO Panellists Judge Dženita Balić, Justice Hament Dhanji & Justice Ingmar Taylor |
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Session 2: Artificial Intelligence |
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Plenary Addresses - Artificial Intelligence Chaired by Chief Justice Richard Niall Speakers Professor Edward Santow and Dr Kaye Ballantyne
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Artificial Intelligence workshops |
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Facilitator Justice Nye Perram Panellists Professor Lyria Bennett Moses, Professor Kimberlee Weatherall & Ms Sarah Carney |
Facilitator The Honourable Anthony North KC Panellists Mr Angus Lang SC, Ms Kathleen Foley SC & Ms Lisa Kozaris |
AI in Legal Education, AI and Ethics Facilitator Professor Tania Sourdin Panellists Justice François Kunc, Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson & Professor Will Bateman |
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Session 3: Family and Sexual Violence |
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Plenary Addresses - Family and Sexual Violence Chaired by Chief Justice William Alstergren AO Speakers Justice Jacoba Brasch and Judge Liesl Kudelka SC
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Family and Sexual Violence workshops |
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Court-based Approaches to Family Violence Facilitator Chief Justice William Alstergren AO Panellists Judge Kylie Beckhouse, Magistrate Lisa O’Neill & Ms Meaghan Bradshaw |
Coercive Control and the Courts Facilitator Justice Belinda Baker Panellists Professor Heather Douglas AM, Justice Jacoba Brasch & Magistrate Therese McCarthy |
Children and Youth in the Legal System Facilitator Judge Jack Vandersteen Panellists Justice Elizabeth Boyle & Ms Thelma Schwartz |
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Session 4: Institutional Well-Being (workshops only) |
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Facilitator Ms Sally Ryan Panellists Dr Carly Schrever, Mr Sandy Horneman-Wren SC & Magistrate Pauline Spencer |
The Well-Being of the Profession Facilitator Ms Julie Taylor SC Panellists The Honourable Linda Dessau AC CVO, Ms Rebecca Fogerty & Mr Richard Wilson SC |
The Well-Being of Students and Academics Facilitator Professor Rufus Black Panellists Associate Professor Judith Marychurch & Ms Rebecca Ferguson |
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Session 5: First Nations Justice |
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Plenary Addresses - First Nations Justice Chaired by Chief Justice Debra Mortimer Speakers Justice Lincoln Crowley and Justice Louise Taylor
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First Nations Justice workshops |
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Truth Telling, Treaty, Land Justice and Native Title Reform Facilitator Mr Anthony McAvoy SC Panellists Commissioner Travis Lovett & Mr Joshua Creamer |
Cultural Competence and Safety in the Legal System Facilitator Mr Timothy Goodwin Panellists Mr James Parfitt, Ms Jaime Parriman & Ms Vanessa Edwige |
Criminal Law, Indigenous People and Therapeutic Justice Facilitator Mr Damian Beaufils Panellists Ms Nerita Waight & Magistrate Rose Falla |
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Session 6: Access to Justice |
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Plenary Addresses - Access to Justice Chaired by Chief Justice Christopher Kourakis Speakers Chief Justice Peter Quinlan and Judge Anastasis Liveris
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Access to Justice workshops |
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Legal Aid, the Community Legal Sector and Pro Bono Practice Facilitator Ms Kate Jenkins AO Panellists Ms Rowan McRae, Ms Mary Corina Martin OAM & Ms Famin Ahmed |
Facilitator Chief Magistrate Steven Heath Panellists Deputy Chief Magistrate Anthony Gett, Justice Paul Freeburn & Judge My Anh Tran |
Rural, Regional and Remote Justice Facilitator Justice Jenny Blokland AO Panellists Chief Judge Elizabeth Morris AM, Mr David Connoley, Mr Nicholas Broadbent SC & Professor Amanda Kennedy |
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Session 7: Legal Education and Training |
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Plenary Addresses - Legal Education and Training Chaired by Chief Justice Lucy McCallum Speakers Justice Debra Mullins AO and Professor Catherine Renshaw
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Legal Education and Training workshops |
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The Legal Syllabus in the 21st Century: the Future of Legal Education 2030 Project Facilitator Justice Elisabeth Peden Panellists Professor Nick James, Dr Andrew Henderson & Professor Eddie Cubillo |
Pre- and Post-Admission Training: Educating a Practice Ready Profession for the 21st Century Facilitator Justice Julie Ward Panellists Ms Juliana Warner, Professor Andrew Lynch & Chief Justice Christopher Shanahan |
Facilitator Chief Justice Helen Bowskill Panellists Ms Samantha Burchell, Ms Una Doyle & Ms Karen Gregory |
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Chief Justice Stephen Gageler AC |
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