2021 Program

The program overview below is provisional and subject to change. It will be updated as planning proceeds, please check this page regularly.

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THURSDAY
FRIDAY

THURSDAY

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Thursday 10 June 2021

	PLENARY
0930 – 1000	Opening Keynote Address Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE Former President of the United Kingdom Supreme Court
1000 – 1100	Resisting the Creeping Tide of Court-Type Procedures Hon Justice Janine Pritchard President SAT With Hon Justice Michelle Quigley, President VCAT Chair: Hon Justice Judy Hughes, President SACAT
1100 – 1115	BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
1115 – 1215	Being time smart: tips for tribunal members Associate Prof Ashley Whillans Harvard Business School	Writing with style (or how to vanquish Zombie nouns): a masterclass Helen Sword international expert on academic, professional, and creative writing	Leading Tribunal Members – Training Leaders Hon Dr Robyn Layton AO QC Former Justice of the Supreme Court of SA in conversation with Walkley award winning journalist Monica Attard
1215 – 1230	BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
1230 – 1330	“I object (again)”: Dealing with objections from represented and self-represented parties Judge Richard Weinstein SC NSW District Court Hugh Dillon Deputy President NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal, former NSW Deputy State Coroner	Writing with style (or how to vanquish Zombie nouns): a masterclass continued…	Building a resilient organization Shane Fitzsimmons Commissioner of Resilience NSW and former Commissioner NSW Rural Fire Service Magistrate Fiona Hayes Victorian Magistrates Wellbeing Committee in conversation with Walkley award winning journalist Monica Attard

FRIDAY

Friday 11 June 2021

	PLENARY
0930 – 1100	Doing justice in a digital environment: options, opportunities and obstacles for tribunals Dr Carolyn McKay Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney Law School, author of The Pixilated Prisoner Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG former Justice of the High Court of Australia Hon Justice Martin Daubney AM President of QCAT Chair: Graeme Neate AM, President of ACAT
1100 – 1115	BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
1115 – 1215	Evidence and fact-finding: what does ‘the tribunal is not bound by the rules of evidence’ mean? Dr Janina Boughey Senior Lecturer, UNSW Law and Justice Linda Pearson Principal Member of NCAT	Writing with style (or how to vanquish Zombie nouns): a masterclass Helen Sword international expert on academic, professional, and creative writing	Giving oral reasons for decision: a masterclass Judge Sandy Horneman-Wren SC District Court of Queensland, former Deputy President of QCAT Hon Alan Wilson QC Former President, QCAT
1215 – 1230	BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
1230 – 1330	Life hacks for not getting stressed Dr Jemma King Behavioural psychologist	Writing with style (or how to vanquish Zombie nouns): a masterclass continued…	Apprehended bias and administrative tribunals Hon Justice John Griffiths Federal Court of Australia