Program
| MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER |
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| 16:00 | Registrations open – InterContinental Hotel |
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Cocktail Reception at the Adelaide Rowing Club |
| TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER |
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| 09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome to Country by Uncle Lewis O’Brien, Kaurna Elder |
| 09:10 – 09:30 | Congress Opening and Introduction |
| Chair: The Honourable Greg James AM, QC | |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Opening Keynote: The Criminal Law 30 years on and Other Related Issues Father Frank Brennan SJ AO, Professor of Human Rights & Social Justice; Living National Treasure |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Questions |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Morning Tea |
| Chair: The Honourable Greg James QC, AM | |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | 30 Years On, Varied Perspectives Frances Nelson QC, Barrister Tom Percy QC, Barrister Kevin Borick QC, Barrister and Co-convenor of the first ICLC |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Questions |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| Chair: Judge Julie McIntyre | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | What can we learn about juries? Simulated and non-simulated jury studies Professor David Tait, Professor of Justice Research, Western Sydney University A/Professor Julia Davis, Law School, University of South Australia |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Questions |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Afternoon Break |
| Chair: Joseph Sanders | |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | What can criminology tell us about the practice of criminal law? Professor Rick Sarre, Law School, University of South Australia Professor Andrew Goldsmith, Strategic Professor of Criminology and Director, Centre for Crime Policy and Research, Flinders University, South Australia |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Questions |
| Chair: Ash Bidhendi | |
| 16:45 – 17:15 | The Pitfalls of Computer Evidence Phil Kernick, Chief Technology Officer, CQR Consulting |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Questions |
| WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER |
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| Chair: Grant Algie SC | |
| *09:00 – 09:45 | Keynote: Politics, Media and the Criminal Law – a UK Perspective Desmond Browne QC, former Chairman of the Bar & Joint Head of Chambers, 5RB, Grays Inn |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Keynote: Sentencing, Politics and the Media The Honourable Justice Lex Lasry AM, Supreme Court of Victoria |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Break |
| Chair: Grant Algie SC | |
| 10:00 – 12:30 | Media, Politics and the Law (30 years on) Lindy Powell QC, Barrister and former Director of Legal Services Commission of SA Frank Thorne, former Fleet Street Investigative Journalist and Media Commentator Estelle Blackburn, OAM, Journalist, Media Advisor, Author Richard Utting, Barrister, Broadcaster and Former Mayor of Fremantle, WA The Honourable Angus Redford, Barrister and former MLC, Parliament of SA Sean Fewster, Chief Court Reporter, Adelaide Advertiser |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Questions |
| 13:00 | Lawyers Long Lunch: Parliament House |
| THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER |
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| Chair: The Honourable Angus Redford former MLC | |
| *09:00 – 9:45 | Keynote: Expert Evidence: The Dangers of Error Michael Abbott AO QC, Barrister |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Keynote: Expert Evidence: The Impact on the Jury Adjunct Professor Ian Freckelton QC, Barrister |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Questions |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Morning Break |
| Chair: Andrew English | |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | Keynote: Expert Evidence Professor Roger Byard AO, Forensic Pathologist, University of Adelaide Marie Shaw QC, Barrister His Honour Judge John Robertson, District Court, Queensland |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Questions |
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch |
| Chair: Judge Julie McIntyre | |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | Keynote: Criminal Law in the 21st Century The Honourable Chief Justice Robert French, High Court of Australia |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Afternoon Break |
| Chair: Kimberley Bilsborow | |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Keynote: Criminal Law in the 21st Century – a perspective from Hong Kong The Honourable Justice Andrew Macrae, Court of Appeal, Hong Kong |
| Chair: Hannah Hannaford Gunn | |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Keynote: Criminal Law in the 21st Century – a perspective from New Zealand The Honourable Justice Sir William Young, Supreme Court New Zealand |
| 19:00 | Congress Dinner: Intercontinental Hotel |
| FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER |
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| Chair: Hannah Hannaford Gunn | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Human Trafficking and Criminal Justice Felicity Gerry QC, Chair of Research, Research Training Committee, Charles Darwin University |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | The Commonwealth and the Criminal Law – Things you may not know Alex Ward, Barrister and President of Commonwealth Lawyers Association |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Criminal Law in the 21st Century – a persepctive from the International Courts and Tribunals William Smith AM, United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trial, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Questions |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Morning Break |
| Chair: Grant Algie SC | |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | 30 Years on: A personal reflection Terry O’Gorman AM, Director, Robertson O’Gorman Solicitors and President, Australian Council for Civil Liberties |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Closing the congress |
| Please note Congress program is subject to change *issues of legal ethics and effective practice management will be discussed and considered during this session. |
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