National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference 2010
The Law Council of Australia and the National Pro Bono Resource Centre presented the third National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference in Brisbane on 27 and 28 August 2010, hosted by the Queensland Law Society and supported by the Commonwealth Department of Justice and Attorney-General. The theme for the conference was Access to Justice at the Crossroads – Where to Now?
Below can be found copies of the papers presented at the conference and notes from the rapporteur (where available). Copyright in articles is retained by individual authors.
Plenary Sessions
- The widening justice gap in the United States and the Obama Administration response
by Ambassador Jeffrey L Bleich, United States Ambassador to Australia
Rapporteur notes – Download PDF
- The case for funding
by Dr John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer, St Vincent de Paul Society National Council; Michael Brennan, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Father Frank Brennan SJ AO, Professor of Law in the Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University
Father Brennan’s Papers- View PDF
Mr Brennan’s Paper – View PDF
Rapporteur notes – View PDF
- Prisoners and barriers to their access to legal services
by Greg Barns, Barrister, Tasmanian Bar and Director, Australian Lawyers Alliance
Paper – View PDF
- Access to justice – vision for the future
by the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Member for Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, The Hon George Brandis SC, Senator for Queensland, Liberal Party of Australia and Larissa Waters, Senator-elect for Queensland, Australian Greens
Rapporteur notes – View PDF
- The role of pro bono in access to justice
by Esther Lardent, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pro Bono Institute, USA
Rapporteur notes – View PDF
- Closing the gap on access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
by John McKenzie, Principal Officer, Aboriginal Legal Service, New South Wales; Alison Vivian, Senior Researcher, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Professor Chris Cunneen, Professor of Criminology, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
Ms Vivian’s Paper – View PDF
Prof Cunneen’s Paper – View PDF
Rapporteur notes – View PDF
Criminal Justice Stream
- Round up of current issues
by Kate Ogg, Lawyer, Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers and Mark Polden, Barrister, New South Wales
Ms Ogg’s Paper – View PDF
Mr Polden’s Paper – View PDF
- The reform agenda and impact on access to justice
by Mark Dean SC, Barrister, Victorian Bar and Greg McIntyre SC, Barrister, Western Australia Bar
Mr Dean’s Paper – View PDF
Mr McIntyre’s Paper – View PDF
- Criminal Justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
by David Allen, Independent Legal and Human Rights Consultant and James Pilkington, Social Scientist
Mr Pilkington’s Paper – View PDF
Pro Bono Stream
- Qualitative measures of pro bono and evaluation methods
by John Corker, Director, National Pro Bono Resource Centre; Les Hems, Director Research, Centre for Social Impact, University of New South Wales and Esther Lardent, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pro Bono Institute, USA
Mr Corker’s Papers – View PDF
Mr Hems’ Paper – View PDF
- International pro bono
by Esther Lardent, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pro Bono Institute, USA and Naomi Burke-Shyne, Legal Officer – HIV and Health Law Program, International Development Law Organization
Ms Burke-Shyne’s Paper – View PDF
Civil and Family Law Stream
- Inaccessible justice – the promise and the reality for people with disabilities
by Father Frank Brennan SJ AO, Professor of Law in the Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University; Kevin Cocks AM, Director, Queensland Advocacy Inc and Julie Simpson, President, Parent to Parent
Mr Cocks’ Paper – View PDF
Ms Simpson’s Paper – View PDF
- Credit and debt – always with us
by Melanie Spong, Senior Manager, Credit Team, Australian Securities and Exchange Commission; Anthony Levin, Solicitor, Consumer Law Group, Civil Litigation, Legal Aid NSW and Katherine Lane, Principal Solicitor, Consumer Credit Legal Centre New South Wales
Ms Spong’s Paper – View PDF
Mr Levin’s Paper – View PDF
Ms Lane’s Paper – View PDF
- Vulnerable communities and clients in the child protection system
by Sandi Seymour, Women Working Alongside Women with Intellectual and Learning Disabilities; Maria Dimopoulos, Principal Consultant, Myriad Consultants Pty Ltd and William Hayward, Member Support Officer, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Limited
Ms Seymour’s Paper – View PDF
Ms Dimopoulos’ Paper – View PDF
Mr Hayward’s Paper – View PDF
Rapporteur notes – View PDF
- Domestic violence in the Courts: re-victimising or protecting the victims?
by Andrew Boe, Barrister, Queensland Bar; Nicky Davies, Director – Family Law, Civil Justice and Legal Advice Services, Legal Aid Queensland and Susan Davitt, Chair, Family Violence Specialist Network, Legal Aid New South Wales
Mr Boe’s Paper – View PDF
Ms Davies’ Paper – View PDF
Ms Davitt’s Paper – View PDF
Rapporteur notes – View PDF
Working Together/Emerging Needs Stream
- Social inclusion
by Alan Kirkland, Chief Executive Officer, Legal Aid New South Wales and Louise Edwards, Policy and Projects Officer, National Association of Community Legal Centres
Ms Edwards’ Paper – View PDF
- Collaboration to defeat the tyranny of distance
by Liz O’Brien, Convenor, National Association of Community Legal Centres; Jane Stewart, Director, Legal Practice Development, Legal Aid Western Australia; David Hillard, Pro Bono Partner, Clayton Utz and Anthony Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, Legal Aid Queensland
Ms Stewart’s Paper – View PDF
Mr Reilly’s Paper – View PDF
- Innovative collaboration to meet legal needs
by Richard Funston, Executive Director, Planning, Policy and Grants, Legal Aid New South Wales, Suzie Forell, Senior Researcher, Law and Justice Foundation, Mary Anne Noone, Associate Professor, Coordinator – Clinical Legal Education Program and Public Interest Program, La Trobe University and Robyn Ayres, Executive Director, Arts Law Centre of Australia
Mr Funston & Ms Forell’s Paper – View PDF
Ms Noone’s Paper – View PDF
- The legal community’s response to disaster
by David Hillard, Pro Bono Partner, Clayton Utz; Anna Serry, Bushfire Clinic Coordinator, Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) (Vic) Inc; Denis Nelthorpe, Special Projects Lawyer, Heidelberg Community Legal Centre; Bevan Warner, Chief Executive Officer, Victoria, Legal Aid and Mark Woods, Chair, Access to Justice Committee, Law Council of Australia, Barrister and Solicitor, Tyler Tipping & Woods
Mr Warner’s Paper – View PDF
Bushfire Legal Help Report by Victoria Legal Aid (2010): “Legal Assistance And Community Recovery After The 2009 Victorian Bushfires” – View PDF