National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference 2015
The fifth National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference was held in Sydney on 17-19 June 2015, hosted by the Law Council of Australia, The Law Society of New South Wales and the Australian Pro Bono Centre.
The theme of the Conference was ‘The Legacy of the Magna Carta’, in honour of its 800th anniversary, and featured a diverse program of speakers and topics.
Speakers at the Conference included:
- The Hon Tom Bathurst AC, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of NSW
- Rosie Batty, Australian of the Year 2015
- Antoinette Braybrook, National Convenor, Family Violence Prevention Legal Services
- Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, President, Australian Law Reform Commission
- Professor Megan Davis, Director, Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW
- Shane Duffy, Chairperson, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
- Bill Grant, OAM, Chief Executive Officer, Legal Aid NSW
- Catherine Hawkins, First Assistant Secretary, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department
- The Hon Mr Justice Nicholas Mostyn, a British High Court of Justice in the Family Law Division
- Dr Warren Mundy, Productivity Commissioner, Access to Justice Inquiry 2014
- Andrew O’Keefe, broadcaster and White Ribbon Ambassador
- Ben Slade, Managing Principal, NSW, Maurice Blackburn
- Dr Don Weatherburn, Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
The program for the Conference can downloaded here.
Conference Papers
Papers from the Conference can be found below (copyright is retained by the authors):
- Professor Rosalind Croucher AM
President, Australian Law Reform Commission
Justice and Freedoms in Times of Terror
Forgotten Freedoms
- Eddie Cubillo
Executive Officer, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (NATSILS)
The Magna Carta: What Does Its Rights and Guarantees Mean For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?
- Bill Grant, OAM
CEO Legal Aid NSW
Valuing Justice: How Much Justice Can We Afford?
- Catherine Hawkins
First Assistant Secretary, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department
AGD’s Partnership with PNG on Law and Justice
- Dr Bill Hurditch
Chairman, Hagar Australia
The Rule of Law: a Foundation for Foreign Aid – Human Trafficking and Human Rights
– presentation notes
- David Irvine AO
Former Director-General of Security, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Justice and Freedom in Times of Terror: Perspectives of a National Security Practitioner
- Chris Leong
Immediate Past President, Malaysian Bar
Valuing justice: how much justice can we afford?
- Douglas MacLean
Founder and Executive Director, Justice Without Borders
Civil Litigation For Victims of Human Trafficking
– supporting documents
- The Hon. Justice Debbie Mortimer SC
Federal Court of Australia
Discussion on the English and Aboriginal perspectives on the relevance of the Magna Carta in modern constitutional democracies
- The Hon. Mr Justice Mostyn
Judge of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, Family Division
Magna Carta and Access to Justice in Family Proceedings
- Robert Myers
Barrister
Why Justice Matters: The “Bali 9” Tragedy
- George Newhouse
Special Counsel, Shine Lawyers
Disruptive and dynamic lawyers: the gatekeepers of justice
- Peter Noble
Executive Officer, ARC Justice, Bendigo
The Emergence of Health-Justice Partnerships in Australia
- Andrew O’Keefe
Ambassador, White Ribbon Foundation
Human Rights in the Home: A Conversation
- Sarah Penman
National Pro Bono Manager, Cancer Council
Cancer Council Pro Bono Legal Referral Service
- Ruth Pilkinton
Early Intervention Unit, Legal Aid NSW
Children and Family Law: How We Work To Put Children’s Best Interests First
- Marissa Sandler
Solicitor, Intellectual Disability Rights Service
Access to Justice and disability: what’s working now?
- Elizabeth Shearer
Solicitor, Affording Justice, Brisbane
An Opportunity to Narrow the Access to Justice Gap – The User Pays Solution
- Ben Slade
Managing Principal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Disruptive and dynamic lawyers: the gatekeepers of justice
- Glenn Thompson
Partner, Newnhams Solicitors
Children and Family Law
COMBINED PRESENTATIONS:
- Sarah Hopkins
Chair, Justice Reinvest
Alistair Ferguson
Chair, Aboriginal Community Working Party
Justice Reinvestment and Diversionary Programs
- Douglas MacLean
Founder and Executive Director, Justice Without Borders
Fiona McLeod SC
President, Australian Bar Association and Treasurer, Law Council of Australia
Wendy Abraham QC
Barrister, NSW Bar
Acting Chief Judge McInerney
County Court of Victoria
Trafficking people