Thursday 6 June 2019 – Conference Day 1
| Room | Meeting Room 106 & 105 | Meeting Room 104 | Meeting Room 103 |
| 9:00 | Mental Health Tribunals Meeting | Human Rights Act (Qld)/Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities (Vic)/ Human Rights Act (ACT) – Information Sharing | Interjurisdictional Workers Compensation Dispute Resolutions Organisation Meeting (closed meeting, by invitation only) |
| 10:30 | Heads of Tribunals Meeting |
Focus group discussion: tribunal member professional development (invitation only)
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Health Practitioners Tribunals Meeting (invitation only) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch and Registration | |
| Room | Meeting Room 106 & 105 | |
| 13:00 – 13:10 |
Welcome and Introduction, Anne Britton, Chair, Council of Australasian Tribunals (National) Welcome to Country, Gheran Y Steel |
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| 13:10 – 13:20 | Opening remarks, Justice Michelle Quigley, President, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal | |
| Chair | Justice Michelle Quigley | |
| 13:20 – 14:00 |
Communicating justice – striking the right balance between the need for open and transparent justice, and the use of suppression orders to protect the legitimate interests of parties in proceedings The Hon. Justice Frank Vincent, AO QC |
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| Chair | Justice Judy Hughes | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Excellence in Communication – how we communicate decisions well, both in writing and orally, and how we can provide clear information for the community about the work we do
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Tea | |
| Room | Meeting Room 106 & 105 | Meeting Room 104 |
| Session | Concurrent session 1 | Concurrent session 2 |
| Chair | Anina Johnson | Richard Bruxner |
| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Speaking the right social media language Justice Steven Rares, Federal Court of Australia |
Push, Pull or Nudge: How Nudge Theory can offer new ways to get the message across Justice Iain Ross AO, President, Australian Fair Work Commission |
| 19:00 – 19:30 | Pre-Dinner Drinks, Clarendon Room Pre-Function Area | |
| 19:30 – 22:30 | Conference Dinner, Clarendon Room A&B Speaker: Bryan Dawe, Writer, Actor and Political Satirist |
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Friday 7 June – Conference Day 2
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Conference Registration – Tea and Coffee on Arrival |
| Room | Meeting Room 106 & 105 | |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | Council of Australasian Tribunals Annual General Meeting | |
| Room | Meeting Room 106 & 105 | |
| Session Chair | Graeme Neate AM | |
| 9:30 – 11:00 |
Communicating with self-represented litigants – what is required to ensure procedural fairness The Hon Justice Chris Maxwell AC, President, Victorian Court of Appeal |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Morning Tea |
| Room | Meeting Room 106 & 105 | Meeting Room 104 |
| Session | Concurrent session 1 | Concurrent session 2 |
| Chair | Genevieve Nihill | Judge Paul Lakatos |
| 11:30 – 12:30 |
Professor Martine Powell |
Arthur Moses SC, President, Law Council of Australia |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Council of Australasian Tribunals Victoria Annual General Meeting | |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| Room | Meeting Room 106 & 105 | Meeting Room 104 | Meeting Room 103 |
| Session | Concurrent session 1 | Concurrent session 2 | Concurrent session 3 |
| Chair | Genevieve Nihill | Matthew Carroll | Justice Martin Daubney AM |
| 13:30 – 14:30 |
Managing stress and maximising wellbeing for decision makers on tribunals, boards and panels Carly Schrever, Judicial Wellbeing Advisor, Judicial College of Victoria |
Professor Martine Powell |
Exploring the potential for online dispute resolution Katarina Palmgren, Court Legal Advisor at Magistrates’ Court of Victoria Deputy President Ian Lulham, Head of Civil Claims List, VCAT Carolyn McSporran, Principal Registrar VCAT |
| Chair | Justice Lea Armstrong | Kylea Campana | James Crichton |
| 14:30 – 15:30 |
The importance of story-telling and narrative in decision-making Bernard McCabe, Deputy President and Head Taxation and Commercial Division Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
Working with interpreters; a practical workshop bringing some tricky issues into focus Susan Burdon-Smith Kim Saxton, the Australian Sign Language Interpreters Association Rowan Hughes, Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) |
The Justice Project – improving access for groups with particular communication needs Leonie Campbell, Law Council of Australia |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Tea | |
| Room | Meeting Room 106 & 105 | |
| Session Chair | Justice Michelle Quigley | |
| 16:00 – 16:50 | Panel Session: The voice from the other side of the table: How can tribunals provide the best environment for effective communication?
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| 16:50 – 17:00 |
Closing Remarks Anne Britton, Chair, Council of Australasian Tribunals (National) |
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