Speeches/Articles by Justice The Hon Justice Robert Beech-Jones

‘The Presumption of Innocence, the Burden of Proof and the Assessment of Risk’ (Peter Nygh Memorial Lecture, 21st National Family Law Conference, Hobart, 23 October 2026) 

‘John Doyle Oration’ (Speech, 2026 National Symposium of the National Judicial College of Australia, Adelaide, 21 August 2026)

‘Reasons to be Optimistic: Investing in Local Courts’ (Speech, Queensland Magistrates Conference, Brisbane, 1 June 2026)

‘Griffith Country’ (Keynote Speech, North Queensland Law Association, Townsville, 16 May 2026)

‘Justices of the Peace: Old Ideas for a “Modern” Age’ (Keynote Address to Justices of the Peace of Tasmania, Hobart, 28 March 2026)

‘Barristers and Judges: Mutual Labour’ (Keynote Speech, Queensland Bar Association Annual Conference, W Brisbane Hotel, 6 March 2026)

‘Dicey's Spirit of the Game: The Ashes, Moral Victories and the Constitution of the United Kingdom’ (Speech, Society Breakfast, Australian Chapter of the Anglo-Australasian Lawyers Society Inc, Royal Automobile Club, Sydney, 17 December 2025)

‘Franklin Dam: Then and Now’ (Speech, 2025 Litigation Convention, Law Society of Tasmania, St Helens, Tasmania, 8 November 2025)

‘Launch of “Law Reports of the Australian War Crimes Trials 1945-1951: Volume I: Reports of the Trials: Morotai, Wewak, Labuan and Darwin” (Speech, Australian War Memorial, 11 September 2025)

'Sanctioning Judges: Australian Domestic Law and the International Criminal Court' (Speech, Sir Frank Kitto Lecture, 21 August 2025)