Australian Law Reform Commission

Tuesday 11 April

Day 1: The Business of Law Reform

Session 1 (Plenary) Introduction and Welcome to the Country

Prof David Weisbrot
President, Australian Law Reform Commission

Session 2 (Plenary)
Keynote Address

The Hon Michael Black AC,
Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia

Session 3A (Parallel)
Workshop: Mechanisms for Effective Consultation

• Mr John Sergeant
  Co-founder, Eureka Strategic Research

• Dr George Barker
  Director, Centre for Law and Economics, ANU

• Mr Neer Korn
  Director, Heartbeat Trends

Chair: Justice James Wood, Chairperson, New South Wales Law Reform Commission

Session 3B (Parallel)
Workshop: Legal Pluralism-Accommodating Diverse Cultures

• Mr Brendan Thomas
  Director, Crime Prevention Division, Attorney-General's Department (NSW)

• Hon Justice Eddie Durie
  New Zealand Law Commission

• Ms Chu Lam Lam
  Coordinator, Macau Law Reform Committee

Chair: Justice Anthony Bahati, Chairman, Law Reform Commission of Tanzania

Session 4A (Parallel)
Workshop: Effective Consultation-Reaching Out to Non-Traditional Stakeholders

• Ms Gillian Calvert
  New South Wales Commissioner for Children and Young People

• Dr Ben White, Full-time Member, Queensland Law Reform Commission

• Ms Gillian Braddock
  Chair, Western Australian Law Reform Commission

Chair: The Hon Austin Asche AC QC , Chair, Northern Territory Law Reform Committee

Session 4B (Parallel)
Workshop: Empirical Research and Law Reform

• Professor Sharyn Roach Anleu/Professor Kathy Mack
  Flinders University of South Australia

• Professor Janet Chan
  School of Social Science and Policy, University of New South Wales

• Mr Brian Opeskin
  Deputy President, ALRC

Chair: Mr Charles Lim Aeng Cheng, Law Revision Commissioner, Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore

Session 5 (Plenary)
Panel: Global Perspectives on Harmonising Law

• Justice Elton Singini SC
  Chair, Malawi Law Commission and President, Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies (CALRAs)
  
• Ms Sandra Petersson
  Counsel, Alberta Law Reform Institute
  
• Associate Professor Les McCrimmon
  Commissioner, ALRC

Chair: Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer, President, New Zealand Law Commission

Conference Dinner at Taronga Zoo Function Centre

After dinner speaker:

Justice Virginia Bell
Supreme Court of New South Wales

Wednesday 12 April

Day 2: Peering Over the Horizon

Session 6 (Plenary)
Keynote Address: 'The Future of Justice'

The Hon Ronald Sackville, Federal Court of Australia

Chair: Justice Elton Singini SC
Chair, Malawi Law Commission and President, Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies (CALRAs)

Session 7A (Parallel)
Workshop: Science and Medicine

• Prof John Mattick AO
  Director, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland

• Professor Stephen Leeder Director, Australian Health Policy Institute, University of Sydney

• Professor Ron Trent
  Head of Molecular & Clinical Genetics, RPAH

Chair: Professor Peter Lown QC, Director, Alberta Law Reform Institute

Session 7B (Parallel)
Workshop: Environment and Sustainability

• Professor Ben Boer
  Professor of Environmental Law, University of Sydney

• Prof Ian Lowe AO President, Australian Conservation Foundation

• Ms Lynette Thorstensen
  Head of Community and Environment, Insurance Australia Group

Chair: The Hon Justice Frank Kabui CMG CSI OBE, Chairman, Solomon Islands Reform Commission

Session 8A (Parallel)
Workshop: Changing Demographics

• Dr Christine McMurray
  The Australian National University

• Dr Rebecca Huntley
  Author and social researcher

• Mr Moses Koiri
  Minister. Autonomous Government of Bougainville

Chair: Mr Alipate Qetaki, Executive Chairperson, Fiji Law Reform Commission

Session 8B (Parallel)
Workshop: Human Rights

• Assoc Prof Andrea Durbach Director, Australian Human Rights Centre

• Mr Brian Sherman AM/Ms Katrina Sharman
  Voiceless: the fund for animals

• Sir Roger Toulson, Chairman, Law Commission of England and Wales

Chair: Mr Kathurima M'Inoti, Chair of the Kenya Law Reform Commission

Session 9A (Parallel)
Workshop: The New Media

• Mr Paul Budde
  Managing Director, BuddeComm

• Mr Grahame Morris
  Chairman, Federal Government Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Mr Adam Mambi
  Principal State Attorney, Law Reform Commission of Tanzania

Chair: Justice Roslyn Atkinson, Chairperson, Queensland Law Reform Commission

Session 9B (Parallel)
Workshop: The National and International Security Environment

• Mr Allan Gyngell,
  Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy

• Dr Michael McKinley
  Department of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National university

• Mr Michael Pezzullo
  Deputy Secretary, Strategy Department of Defence

Chair: Justice Catherine McGuinness, President, Law Reform Commission, Ireland

Session 10 (Plenary)
Panel: Law Reform Over the Horizon

Closing remarks:

Prof David Weisbrot
President, ALRC