Colloquium programme / papers 2007

Papers Presented at the Eleventh Colloquium of the
Judicial Conference of Australia Inc
Darling Harbour Sydney, 5 to 7 October 2007

Friday 5 October 2007

Opening address
Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC CVO Governor of New South Wales

Address (not available for download)

Keynote address
The Honourable Murray Gleeson AC, Chief Justice of Australia Address (pdf)

Aboriginal Customary Law
Chaired by Justice Bruce Debelle

»The Honourable Wayne Martin, Chief Justice of Western Australia Paper (Word)
»The Honourable Brian Martin, Chief Justice of the Northern Territory Paper (rtf)
»Her Honour Judge Mary Ann Yeats, District Court of Western Australia Paper (Word)

Saturday 6 October 2007

Relationships between the Courts
Chaired by Justice Michael Walton

»The Honourable Keith Mason AC, President, New South Wales Court of Appeal Paper (Word)
»His Honour Chief Judge Michael Rozenes, County Court of Victoria Paper (not available for download)
»Daphne Kok Magistrate, Local Court of New South Wales Paper (Word)

The 2007 National Survey of the Australian Judiciary: Preliminary Findings
Professor Kathy Mack & Professor Sharyn Roach Anleu, Flinders University, Adelaide
Slide presentation (MS PowerPoint)

Colloquium dinner address
The Honourable Ian Callinan AC

Address (not available for download)

Sunday 7 October 2007

Children's evidence: the psychology of children's disclosures
Chaired by Justice Margaret Beazley AO

»Ms Alison Tucker B.Sc (Hons), M.Psych (Clin.), Director, Optima Psychologists and Mediators, South Australia
»Ms Karen Fitgerald B.A (Hons), M.Psych (Clin.), Director, Child Protection Service, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
»Dr Judith Cashmore, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney

Papers (not available for download)

How the implied constitutional freedom of communication on government and political matter may require the development of the principles of open justice

The Honourable Justice Steven Rares, Federal Court of Australia Paper (Word)