2025 Invited Speakers

Human Centered Design Lead, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) 
List Leader for China in the Protection Jurisdictional Area of the Administrative Review Tribunal
Reconceive Consulting 
Senior Member, Administrative Review Tribunal 
Decision maker, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
President, Mental Health Tribunal
Chief Executive Officer, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) 
Commissioner, Victorian Law Reform Commission
Director of Health, Safety and Capability, Court Services Victoria
Executive Director Experience, Strategy and Transformation, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) 
Chairperson, Human Rights Review Tribunal ǀ Taraipiunara Mana Tangata, Aotearoa New Zealand 
Member, Mental Health Review Tribunal (NSW)
Member, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
Deputy President, Division Head (General), Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT)
President, Fair Work Commission 
CEO and Principal Registrar, the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) 
Attorney-General, Minister for Planning 
Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria
Sessional Member, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) 
Professor, La Trobe Law School | Associate Director, Care Economy Research Institute La Trobe University
Chair, Private Security Personnel Licencing Authority, New Zealand
Executive Director, Operations and Support Services, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) 
County Court, Victoria
Deputy President of the Mental Health Tribunal (Victoria)
Community Member, Mental Health Tribunal
Senior Member, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Former Justice of the High Court of Australia
County Court, Victoria
Chairperson, New Zealand Social Security Appeal Authority 
Executive Director, HR People Services, Court Services Victoria
Professor of Law and Director, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics at the University of Melbourne
Principal Disputes Referee, MOJ, NZ Disputes Tribunal
President, Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) and Chair, Council of Australasian Tribunals (COAT) 
Principal District Judge, State Courts of Singapore
Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School
President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), Conference Chair 
ABOUT COAT

The COAT is intended to facilitate liaison and discussion between the heads of tribunals. It will support the development of best practice models and model procedural rules, standards of behaviour and conduct for members and increased capacity for training and support for members.