Speeches/Articles by Chief Justice Sir (Francis) Gerard Brennan AC KBE QC

‘The Parliament, The Executive and the Courts: Roles and Immunities’ (Speech, School of Law, Bond University, Queensland, 21 February 1998) 

‘An Address on the Occasion of the Naming of Magna Carta Place’ (Langton Crescent, Canberra, 12 October 1997)

‘The State of the Judicature’ (Speech, Opening of the 30th Australian Legal Convention, Melbourne, 19 September 1997)

‘The Significance of the Beijing Statement of Principles of the Independence of the Judiciary’ (Speech, 15th Lawasia Conference, Manila: 30 August 1997)

‘Joint Presentation with the Hon Mr Justice Yong Pung How, Chief Justice of Singapore’ (Australian Institute of Judicial Administration Asia/Pacific Courts Conference, Sydney, 22 August 1997)

‘The Third Branch and the Fourth Estate’ (Second Lecture in the Series Broadcasting, Society and the Law, Faculty of Law, Radio Telefís Éireann O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin 22 April 1997)

‘25th Anniversary of the University of New South Wales Law School’ (University of New South Wales Law Faculty, 25th Anniversary Dinner, Intercontinental Hotel, 18 July 1996) 

‘Judicial Independence’ (Address, Australian Judicial Conference, University House, Australian National University, 2 November 1996)

‘The Role of the Judge’ (Address, National Judicial Orientation Program, Wollongong, 13 October 1996)

‘Key Issues in Judicial Administration’ (Joint Presentation with the Rt Hon Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, GBE, Chief Justice of New Zealand, 15th Annual Conference, Australian Institute of Judicial Administration, Wellington, 21 September 1996)

‘Profession or Service Industry: The Choice’ (Paper, Australian Bar Association Conference, San Francisco, 18-21 August 1996)

'Key Issues in Judicial Administration’ (Opening Address, The AAT - Twenty Years Forward: Twentieth Anniversary Conference, Canberra, 1 July 1996)

‘Occasional Address’ (Law Graduation Ceremony, University of Queensland, 4 June 1996)

‘50th Anniversary of the International Court of Justice (Address, Opening of Colloquium, High Court of Australia, Canberra, 18 May 1996)

‘Why be a Judge?’ (Paper, New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal Judges’ Conference, Dunedin, 12 April 1996)

‘Speech’ (Central Queensland Law Association Dinner to Celebrate the Centenary of the First Central Judge, Rockhampton, 1 December 1995)

‘Aboriginal Land Claims: An Australian Perspective’ (Paper, Seventh International Appellate Judges Conference and Sixth Commonwealth Justices Conference, Ottawa, Canada 25-29 September 1995)

‘Looking to the Future: Principal Issues Confronting Different Courts of Final Jurisdiction on the Eve of the 21st Century’ (Speech, The Mason Court and Beyond Conference, Melbourne: 8-10 September 1995)

‘Three Cheers for Engineers’ (Paper, 75th Anniversary of the Engineers Case, Australian National University, Canberra, 31 August 1995)

‘Aboriginal Land Claims: An Australian Perspective’ (Paper, The Courts and Culture, 6th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific, Beijing, 17 August 1995)

‘A Tribute to the Hon. Sir Anthony Mason, AC KBE’ (Address, The Mason Court and Beyond Conference, Melbourne, 8-10 September 1995)

‘The Internationalisation of Australian Law’ (Launch of the Sydney Law Review vol. 17(2), Sydney, 27 July 1995)

‘Courts for the People: Not People’s Courts’ (Inaugural Deakin Law School Oration, 26 July 1995)

‘Address’ (Law Institute of Victoria Dinner, Melbourne, 26 May 1995)