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23rd AIJA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
7-9 October 2005
 
Museum of New Zealand—Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
 

 Technology, Communication,  Innovation

Modern technology has enabled courts and tribunals to transform existing processes, and introduce new services. It has also impacted on the way they communicate information about their work and their role, particularly their relationships with the media and the general public. This conference will examine some off the issues and challenges posed by these developments. It will provide an opportunity for delegates to consider the latest thinking and research -including perspectives from Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Topics:

  • Future Directions in Science and Information Technology
  • eServices in courts- what do the profession and litigants want and how should the courts deliver it?
  • Driving transformation - what are the elements in achieving successful transformation and innovation in the public sector? 
  • Court information in the electronic age - privacy and access
  • Computer simulated evidence in the courtroom - issues and implications
  • Court TV - Coming to an Internet browser near you. 

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Robyn Williams AM Science journalist and broadcaster

GUEST OVERSEAS SPEAKER:
Justice Frances Kiteley, Superior Court of Justice, Ontario (Chair, Canadian Judicial Council’s Security Sub-Committee, Judges’ Technology Advisory Committee.).

 

 Speakers:
Peter Bartlett, Chairman, Minter Ellison

Justice Robert Chambers, Court of Appeal, New Zealand

Jennifer Cooke, Executive Director, Client Services, Family Court of Australia

Jim Farmer, QC, President, NZ Bar Association

The Rt Hon Thomas Gault, Supreme Court of New Zealand

Derek Gill, General Manager Strategy & Planning Dept of Child Youth & Family Services, NZ

Associate Professor Jane Goodman-Delahunty, Department of Psychology, University of NSW
Bob Gotterson, QC, Australia
Megan Greenwood, CEO, Supreme Court of New South Wales
Judge Chris Harding, District Court of New Zealand
Arthur Hoyle, Court of the Future Project, Canberra University

Pheroze Jagose, Partner, Chapman Tripp New Zealand

Commissioner Frances Joychild, NZ Law Commission

Philip Kellow, Deputy Registrar, Principal Registry, Federal Court of Australia

Justice Frances Kiteley, Superior Court of Justice, Ontario

Robert Lithgow, Barrister, Wellington, N

Dougal McKechnie, Manager Justice Sector Information Strategy Ministry of Justice, NZ

Laurence Millar, Director, eGovernment Unit, State Services Commission, New Zealand
Paul Norris, Head of School, New Zealand Broadcasting School

Richard Refshauge SC, Director of Public Prosecutions, Australian Capital Territory
Justice Bruce Roberston, High Court of New Zealand
Daniel Stepniak, Law School, University of Western Australia
Robyn Williams AM Science journalist and broadcaster