ISSN 1448-0832
PROGRAM
Saturday 13 July 2002
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0900 |
Conference welcome: Justice Murray Kellam President, AIJA Official opening: Chief Justice Paul de Jersey AC Chief Justice of Queensland |
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0915 |
Convenor: Chief Judge Patsy Wolfe Chief Judge, District Court of Queensland Keynote address: Revisiting access to Justice - Justice Ronald Sackville Federal Court of Australia, former Chairman Access to Justice Advisory Committee |
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1015 |
Morning tea |
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1045 |
Convenor: Justice John Byrne Supreme Court of Queensland Improving access to justice for disadvantaged persons Speakers: Ms Patricia Staunton AM Chief Magistrate, New South Wales Mr Kevin Cocks Director, Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Queensland (accompanying paper)
Ms Ann Lyons President, Guardianship and Administration Tribunal, Queensland
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1230 |
Lunch |
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1330 |
Convenor: Ms Di Fingleton Chief Magistrate, Queensland Systemic changes: Why and how our civil justice system is moving closer to a European model Speaker: Justice Geoff Davies Court of Appeal, Queensland (Powerpoint) |
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1400 |
Convenor: Mr Ron Ashton Executive Committee Member, Queensland Law Society Some individual perspectives on access to justice Panellists: Mr Gerry Murphy AM Murphy Schmidt Solicitors, Queensland
Dr David Molloy Specialist Medical Practitioner, Queensland (Powerpoint) |
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1500 |
Afternoon tea |
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1530 |
Venue: Grand Ballroom Convenor: Justice Glen Williams Court of Appeal, Queensland Courts and the public Speaker: Mr Tony Abbott President, Law Council of Australia (The Hon Michael Lavarch spoke to the paper) Courts and constitutions Speaker: Mr Richard Naidu Partner, Munro Leys, Suva, Fiji (Powerpoint) |
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1645 |
Sessions conclude |
Sunday 14 July 2002
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0900 |
Convenor: Mrs Samantha Traves Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland Meeting the cost of litigation: Public and private funding issues Speakers: Litigation: At public expense The Honourable Rod Welford MP Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Queensland Paying the piper – Issues in private litigation funding Mr Martin Daubney SC Barrister, Queensland The public interest and "rights" related litigation Mr Noel Pearson, Queensland |
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1015 |
Morning Tea |
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1045 |
Convenor: Professor Greg Reinhardt Executive Director, AIJA The way forward Panellists: Ms Diana Bryant Chief Federal Magistrate
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1200 |
Conference concludes |