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AIJA FAMILY VIOLENCE CONFERENCE

in association with the Australian Institute of Criminology

Radisson Hotel, 120 North Terrace, Adelaide, 23-24 February 2006

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

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THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY

12.30 pm       Registration.

2.00 pm         WELCOME

                        The Hon Justice John Byrne, Supreme Court of Queensland, President, AIJA

                        OPENING

                        The Hon Stephanie Key MP, Minister for the Status of Women, South Australia

2.15 pm       SESSION ONE

            KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

                        Chair:  Professor Greg Reinhardt, Executive Director, AIJA

                        Dr Jane Ursel OM, Director, Winnipeg Family Violence Court PowerPoint

                        The Hon Eugene Hyman, Judge, Superior Court of California PowerPoint - Age PowerPoint - Megan's Diary

3.25 pm         AFTERNOON TEA

3.45 pm       SESSION TWO

                        Chair:  Ms Anne Wallace, Deputy Executive Director, AIJA

            The debate over men’s versus women’s family violence

                        Presenter:  Dr Michael Flood, Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society,
....................... La Trobe University PowerPoint Paper

4.15 pm       SESSION THREE

                        Chair:  Dr Andrew Cannon AM, Deputy Chief Magistrate, Adelaide

            The causes of family violence

            Presenter:  Dr Toni Makkai, Director, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra PowerPoint

5.15 pm         CLOSE

7.00 for          CONFERENCE DINNER

7.30 pm

FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY

8.30 am        SESSION THREE A

                  A report on progress on the court’s family violence strategy

                        Presenters:  Justice Colleen Moore, Family Court of Australia

                        Ms Jennie Cooke, Executive Director Client Services, Family Court of Australia

9.00 am        SESSION FOUR

            The response to family violence

This session is designed to deal with questions relevant to the conduct of court proceedings in family violence matters including the examination of witnesses, the ability of the justice system to deal with such matters and court management of family violence cases.  In particular it will examine the needs of victims in relation to family violence.

Presenters:  Dr Donna Chung, Senior Lecturer, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, University of South Australia

Dr Patrick O’Leary, Senior Lecturer, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia

9.45 am       SESSION FIVE

                        Chair:  Ms Judith Peirce, Commissioner, Victorian Law Reform Commission, Melbourne

                        The ACT Family Violence Intervention Program – implications of a specialised family violence jurisdiction

Presenter:  Ms Robyn Holder, Co-ordinator, Victims of Crime, Canberra

10.30 am       MORNING TEA

11.00 am     SESSION SIX

                        Chair:  Ms Fiona Mort, Acting Manager – Policy, Office for Women, Adelaide

                        Innovations in criminal justice responses in Australia to domestic and family violence

                        Presenter:  Ms Julie Stewart, Senior Researcher and Project Officer, Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse,
....................... University of NSW PowerPoint

                        Chair:  Professor Greg Reinhardt, Executive Director, AIJA

                        Interaction of family violence issues and immigration law

                        Presenter:  Ms Marion Lê, Refugee and Asylum Seeker Advocate, Canberra

                        Chair:  Mr George Turnbull, Director, Legal Aid WA

                        Elder Abuse as family violence – a Western Australian response

                        Presenter:  Ms Maureen Sellick, Advocate, Elder Abuse Prevention Program, Perth PowerPoint Paper

11.30 am      SESSION SEVEN

                  Discussion Groups

                        Discussion Group 1 – To be led by The Hon Eugene Hyman and Magistrate Anne Goldsbrough, Melbourne

                        Discussion Group 2 – To be led by Dr Jane Ursel

                        These sessions are designed to allow open discussion by conference delegates on matters of relevance to family violence to be identified prior to the Conference.  It is anticipated that these will provide an opportunity for exchange in relation to current practice in various jurisdictions in relation to family violence matters.

12.30 pm       LUNCH

1.45 pm       SESSION EIGHT

            Chair:  Ms Jennie Cooke, Executive Director, Client Services, Family Court of Australia, Canberra

            The complexities of cultural difference and family violence

            Presenter:  Ms Maria Dimopoulos, Myriad Consultants, Victoria

2.30 pm         SESSION NINE

                        Chair:  Judge Christine Trenorden, Chair, Organising Committee for the Family Violence Conference

                        Child protection and family violence

                        Presenter:  The Hon Justice Robyn Layton, Supreme Court of South Australia PowerPoint

3.15 pm         AFTERNOON TEA

3.45 pm       SESSION TEN

                        Chair:  Dr Andrew Cannon AM, Deputy Chief Magistrate, Adelaide

                        Family violence – a Singapore Courts’ perspective – presentation by the Subordinate Courts of Singapore

                        Presenter:  Judge Teoh Ai Lin, Family Court, Singapore PowerPoint Paper

4.15 pm       SESSION ELEVEN

            Aboriginal communities and family violence

Presenters:  Ms Jane Lloyd, Pitjantjatjara Council and Sergeant Linc Gore, Berri Police Station, SA

5.00 pm         CLOSE