2023 Program

Thursday 8 June 2023

08:00	REGISTRATION OPEN
ROOM	PACIFIC ROOM	SMITH ROOM	CHAMBERS ROOM
08:30 – 12:00	8:30 – 10:00 Workers Compensation Tribunal Members Meeting (closed meeting, by invitation only)	8:30 – 10:00 Heads of Mental Health Jurisdictions (closed meeting, by invitation only)	MASTERCLASS: Working Effectively with High Conflict People Megan Hunter CEO & Co-Founder, American High Conflict Institute Ms Hunter is co-founder of the American High Conflict Institute which provides training to courts, tribunals, businesses, and other organisations which deal with “high-conflict personalities”. Ms Hunter’s presentation was a standout at the 2022 COAT conference. (closed, by invitation only)
08:30 – 12:00		10:30 – 12:00 Heads of Tribunal Meeting (closed meeting, by invitation only)

12:00 – 13:00	REGISTRATION & LUNCH
	OPENING PLENARY SESSION
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE
CHAIR	Anne Britton, Chair, Council of Australasian Tribunals
13:00 – 13:05	Conference Opening Theresa Simon Chair, 2023 COAT National Conference Organising Committee
13:05 – 13:15	Acknowledgement of Country Jennifer Newman Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
13:15 – 13:45	Opening Address (via pre-recorded video) The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC, MP Commonwealth Attorney-General and Cabinet Secretary, Australia
13:45 – 14:30	Center for Public Integrity (via pre-recorded video) The Hon Anthony Whealy KC Former Judge, NSW Court of Appeal & Chair of The Centre for Public Integrityin conversation withProfessor Monica Attard OAM Walkley award winning journalist In this session The Hon Anthony Whealy KC will talk about measures to ensure independence and public confidence in tribunals and other public institutions.
14:30 – 15:00	AFTERNOON TEA

	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE	SMITH ROOM	PACIFIC ROOM
CHAIR	Linda Pearson, Adjunct Professor, UNSW	Barbara Johns, SA Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Chris Matthies, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
15:00 – 15:50	Managing procedural issues during the course of a hearing Facilitated by Linda Pearson Adjunct Professor, UNSW Justice Janine Pritchard President, Western Australia State Administrative Tribunal Bernard McCabe Administrative Appeals Tribunal Kay Ransome Senior Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Human Rights The Hon Justice Kerri Mellifont President, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal In this session, Justice Mellifont, will speak on the topic of human rights. Justice Mellifont is a justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland and has been the President of QCAT since November 2021.	Family care agreements: how they impact parties appearing before you and the ALRC’s recommendations about resolving family asset disputes for elderly litigants. Teresa Somes Lecturer, University of Technology
15:50 – 15:55	QUICK BREAK

	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE	SMITH ROOM
CHAIR	Shahyar Roushan, Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Justice Lea Armstrong, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
15:55 – 16:55	Promoting Diversity and Inclusion: Challenges to Impartiality Dr Celina McEwen Senior Research Fellow, the University of Technology Sydney’s Business School, and Coordinator of the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC)	Tips for dealing with matters in a high volume jurisdiction Kim Rosser Principal Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Janet Robertshawe Principal Disputes Referee, Ministry of Justice, NZ Disputes Tribunal
	CLOSE OF DAY ONE
18:30 – 22:30	Conference Dinner Terrace Room, L’Aqua Cockle Bay Wharf Roof Top Level, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Friday 9 June 2023

08:30 – 09:00	Council of Australasian Tribunals Annual General Meeting
09:00 – 09:30	REGISTRATION OPEN
	PLENARY SESSION
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE
CHAIR	Judge Gerard Phillips, Personal Injury Commission
09:30 – 09:40	Day Two Opening Address Brett Carter Deputy Chair, Council of Australasian Tribunals & Motor Vehicles Disputes Tribunal, New Zealand
09:40 – 10:30	Generative AI in Law: Practical Applications and Ethical Challenges Dr Sandra Peter Director, Sydney Business Insights, University of Sydney Business School Professor Kai Riemer Head of the Business Information Systems Discipline, University of Sydney Business School The title for this session was generated by Chat GPT! The rapid developments in artificial intelligence are already having implications for our changing world and will also have impacts on the law. Dr Sandra Peter and Professor Kai Riemer from the University of Sydney Business School will provide insights on Artificial Intelligence and explore the impacts that AI will have on the law and Tribunals into the future.
10:30 – 11:00	MORNING TEA
	PLENARY SESSION
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE
CHAIR	Matthew Carroll, Mental Health Tribunal Victoria
11:00 – 12:00	Member Wellbeing Angela Martinovich Australian Psychological Society, Clinical and Forensic College
12:00 – 13:00	LUNCH
	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE	SMITH ROOM
CHAIR	Malcolm Schyvens, Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Judge Kate Glancy, WA State Administrative Tribunal
13:00 – 14:00	Tribunals and Trauma Informed Practice The Hon Jennifer Boland AM Dr Catherine Boland Clinical Psychologist, RelationSpace This session will provide an overview of what complex trauma is, what the ramifications can be for those who experience it, and how those who work in Tribunals can be alive to the issue, take steps to provide appropriate support, and endeavour to prevent further traumatisation of those who come before us.	*The Bugmy* Bar Book Project Justice Dina Yehia** Supreme Court of New South Wales Lauren Stefanou Managing Solicitor, NSW Justice Projects, Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT Christine Fougere Principal Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jennifer Newman Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal The Bugmy Bar Book comprises research relating to experiences of disadvantage and deprivation. The Bugmy Bar Book has primarily been used in the criminal law. However, this session will explore how this resource can and should be utilised in tribunals.
14:00 – 14:05	QUICK BREAK
	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE	SMITH ROOM
CHAIR	Brett Carter, NZ Motor Vehicles Disputes Tribunal	Theresa Simon, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
14:05 – 15:05	Witness Credibility Professor Mark Nolan Director, Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt University Judge Martin Treadwell Chair, Immigration and Protection Tribunal, New Zealand Sean Baker Administrative Appeals Tribunal	The Voice Referendum A/Professor Sean Brennan Director, Indigenous Legal Issues Project, The Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law Jennifer Newman Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
15:05 – 15:30	AFTERNOON TEA
	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE	SMITH ROOM	PACIFIC ROOM
CHAIR	Bernard McCabe, Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Anne Britton, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Nancy Hennessy, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
15:30 – 16:30	Australian and New Zealand approaches towards bias and predetermination The Hon Justice Sarah Derrington AM Former President, Australian Law Reform Commission Dr Andrew Butler KC Thorndon Chamber, New Zealand	Decision Writing beyond adequacy The Hon John Griffiths Acting Judge, NSW Court of Appeal	Coercive Control Padma Raman PSM CEO, Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS)
16:30 – 16:35	QUICK BREAK
	CLOSING REMARKS
ROOM	WESLEY THEATRE
16:35 – 16:45	Closing Remarks Anne Britton Chair, Council of Australasian Tribunals

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