2022 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

Thursday 9 June 2022

AEST	OPENING PLENARY SESSION
09:30 – 09:45	Conference Opening Anina Johnson Chair, 2022 COAT National Conference Committee
	Karakia and mihi Lucyanne Keenan (Ngati Porou) Jurisdiction Manager, New Zealand Ministry of Justice
	Acknowledgement of Country Jennifer Newman (Wiradjuri) Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)
09:45 – 11:00	Building a robust Tribunal: lessons from the pandemic, a panel discussion led by Norman Swan with panellists including: Justice Michelle Quigley President, Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) Jade Madden Executive Officer, Queensland Mental Health Review Tribunal Dr Andrew Dallas Chief, New Zealand Employment Relations Authority Carl Crafar Chief Operating Officer, Operations & Service Delivery, New Zealand Ministry of Justice
11:00 – 11:15	BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
11:15 – 12:15	The Two Sides of Taking Accountability for Misconduct Seriously: Supporting Members and Parties Prof Gabrielle Appleby Professor, Law Faculty of University of New South Wales (Sydney) Malcolm Schyvens President, Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT)	Workshop: Reality-testing or manipulation? Using questioning skills to support informed decision-making and develop confidence, insight and understanding Franca Petrone Conference Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal (part-time) Dispute Management Consultant Attendance limited to 20 people. This session will not be recorded Chair: Athena Harris Ingall* Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Procedural justice – why process matters Prof Tom Tyler Professor of Psychology, Yale University Chair: Annette McMullan Mental Health Review Tribunal
12:15 – 12:30	BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
12:30 – 13:30	Statutes as formal literature: choice and constraints in their reading The Hon. Duncan Kerr Chev LH Retired Federal Court Judge and Former President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) Chair: Hon. Justice Janine Pritchard WA State Administrative Tribunal	(REPEATED SESSION) Workshop: Reality-testing or manipulation? Using questioning skills to support informed decision-making and develop confidence, insight and understanding Franca Petrone Conference Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal (part-time) Dispute Management Consultant Attendance limited to 20 people. This session will not be recorded. Chair: Athena Harris Ingall* Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Tribunal users – what do they really think about us? Judge Judy Hughes President, South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT) Matthew Carroll President, Mental Health Tribunal of Victoria

FRIDAY

Friday 10 June 2022

AEST	PLENARY SESSION
09:00 – 10:30	Opening Day 2 & Welcome
	Te Ao Mārama – building a practice of culturally safe and accessible justice Chief Judge Heemi Taumaunu New Zealand District Court
	Building a practice of culturally safe and accessible justice, a panel discussion led by Damien Carrick panellists including: Jennifer Newman Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) Janet Robertshawe Principal Referee, New Zealand Disputes Tribunal Michelle Gardner Legal member, NCAT, VCAT and the NSW MHRT
10:30 – 10:45	BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSION THREE
10:45 – 11:45	Would I lie to you – who is the witness of truth? Damien Carrick Presenter, ABC Law Report The Hon. Jennifer Boland AM Deputy President, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) Franca Petrone Conference Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal (part-time) Dispute Management Consultant Dr Adam Martin Forensic Psychiatrist	Well-being and the hidden benefits of creativity Noula Diamantopoulos Psychotherapist, Artist and Author. Founder of the BeCause Movement Chair: Chris Matthies Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Fast and Slow Thinking in Time Poor Tribunals Justice Peter Applegarth AM Judge, Supreme Court of Queensland Chair: Judge Martin Treadwell NZ Immigration and Protection Tribunal
11:45 – 12:00	BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSION FOUR
12:00 – 13:00	Procedural fairness – balancing justice and efficiency Rob Bhalla Barrister, 3 St James Hall Chair: Bernard McCabe Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Ethics. A Universal Constant or Is Context Everything? Mark Doepel Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers Chair: Justice Lea Armstrong Supreme Court of New South Wales NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Working effectively with high conflict people Megan Hunter CEO & Co-founder, High Conflict Institute Chair: Janet Robertshawe New Zealand Disputes Tribunal
	CLOSING PLENARY
13:00 – 13:25	Reflections on the conference & changing Tribunal life Anne Britton Chair, Council of Australasian Tribunals Graeme Neate AM President, ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT)
13:25 – 13:30	Conference Close Anne Britton Chair, Council of Australasian Tribunals