Speech

Speech

20 November 2022—

Law Council

Speech presented at the LAWASIA Conference Gala Dinner

20 November 2022—

Law Council

Speech presented at the LAWASIA Conference session ‘Human Exploitation: Modern Slavery, People Trafficking and Refugees’

18 November 2022—

Law Council

Speech presented at the Opening Ceremony

21 September 2022—

Law Council

Law Council statement on Kiribati at the 51st United Nations Human Rights Council

22 June 2022—

Law Council

Law Council statement at the 50th UN Human Rights Council

01 April 2022—

Law Council

Speech to the Queensland Law Society Legal Profession Dinner 2022

13 January 2022—

Law Council

The Future of the Legal Profession: Sailing into Cyberspace

10 January 2022—

Law Council

Wellness and Sustainable Legal Practice for the Modern Lawyer

14 December 2021—

Law Council

Ceremonial Welcome for Justice Richard Schonell SC

09 December 2021—

Law Council

Ceremonial Farewell to Justice Garry Foster as Judge of the Family Court of Australia

11 November 2021—

Law Council

Opening Statement - Inquiry on the adequacy and efficacy of Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime

08 November 2021—

Law Council

Ceremonial Sitting - The Honourable Justice Steven Strickland

15 October 2021—

Law Council

Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Judge Patricia Cope

14 October 2021—

Law Council

2021 ILS New York Chapter – Networking Event

14 October 2021—

Law Council

Launch of the Australian Law Journal Landmark Edition on Security and Law in Australia

11 October 2021—

Law Council

Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Judge Jonathan Forbes and Judge Catherine Symons

08 October 2021—

Law Council

Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Judge Allyson Ladhams

20 September 2021—

Law Council

48th Human Rights Council – Statement to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

06 September 2021—

Law Council

Inquisitorial and adversarial – more united than divided

28 August 2021—

Law Council

The intersection between Indigenous cultures and Australian legal custom: Embracing different ways of doing justice

27 August 2021—

Law Council

Opening Statement - Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020

15 July 2021—

Law Council

Statement to the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar

28 June 2021—

Law Council

United Nations Human Rights Council 47th Session

11 June 2021—

Law Council

Access to justice: meeting the need of ‘missing middle’

09 June 2021—

Law Council

Opening Statement: Review into the operation of section 22 of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (Cth) as it applies in the ‘Alan Johns’ matter (a pseudonym)

04 June 2021—

Law Council

Joint Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia – Judge Sandra Taglieri and Judge Marcus Turnbull

20 May 2021—

Law Council

Farewell to Justice Robert Benjamin, Judge of the family Court of Australia

19 May 2021—

Law Council

The Call for Change – Law, Culture, Diversity, Voice

22 March 2021—

Law Council

United Nations Human Rights Council 46 Statement - Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

12 March 2021—

Law Council

QLS Legal Profession Dinner 2021

09 March 2021—

Law Council

A fresh take: Supporting lawyers in regional, rural and remote communities

01 March 2021—

Law Council

Ceremonial welcome for Justice Jacqueline Gleeson SC

25 February 2021—

Law Council

Access to Justice and COVID-19 World

01 February 2021—

Law Council

Welcome ceremony for the Hon Justice Steward

29 January 2021—

Law Council

2021 Opening of the Legal Year Alice Springs

28 January 2021—

Law Council

Northern Territory Opening of the Legal Year 2021

12 January 2021—

Law Council

Challenges and opportunities for the legal profession in the midst of COVID-19

11 January 2021—

Law Council

Bar leadership lessons in managing the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact

18 November 2020—

Law Council

No Time like the Present to Protect our Human Rights

24 September 2020—

Law Council

Opening Statement on Matters relating to two treaties with Hong Kong

23 September 2020—

Law Council

Statement to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention within the programme of the 45th United Nations Human Rights Council

22 September 2020—

Law Council

Opening Statement: PJCIS review into the ‘declared area’ provisions

08 September 2020—

Law Council

Opening Statement: Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence

30 July 2020—

Law Council

Law Council President providing a statement on Hong Kong's new national security laws

07 July 2020—

Law Council

COVID-19: What effect has the pandemic had on legal practice, on the courts and on the law schools and how are they each responding

02 June 2020—

Law Council

Access to Justice and COVID-19

20 May 2020—

Law Council

Maintaining Scrutiny Over Emergency Legislation and Extraordinary Powers Invoked during the COVID-19 Pandemic

27 April 2020—

Law Council

Virtual Presidents’ Roundtable ‘Resilience through COVID-19’

06 February 2020—

Law Council

Opening of the Northern Territory Legal Year 2020

13 January 2020—

Law Council

Address at Opening of Hong Kong Legal Year

06 January 2020—

Law Council

Zero Tolerance for Bullying and Harassment

10 December 2019—

Law Council

Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

28 November 2019—

Law Council

Statutory Interpretation in Australia 9th Ed. By Dennis Pearce

15 November 2019—

Law Council

Media freedoms - striking a balance

05 November 2019—

Law Council

Why “radical” is not a dirty word in family law reform

10 October 2019—

Law Council

LAWASIA - Constitutional Law and Rule of Law Conference

04 October 2019—

Law Council

Why a separation of power in government? Its importance to constitutionalism

24 September 2019—

Law Council

The death penalty and criminal justice in Asia

04 September 2019—

Law Council

Nothing to write home about: Australia the defamation capital of the world

04 September 2019—

Law Council

Address to the National Press Club - Arthur Moses SC

14 August 2019—

Law Council

Walking together: the role of the Uluru Statement and a First Nations Voice in addressing Incarceration Rates

28 June 2019—

Law Council

LCA President addresses side-event at UN Human Rights Council on Hong Kong extradition proposal

07 June 2019—

Law Council

Accountability, transparency and diversity – the importance of an independent tribunal appointment process

06 June 2019—

Law Council

Opinion Piece: Free press is key to our democracy

14 March 2019—

Law Council

The hard-fought arc to justice: Opening Address to the National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference

22 February 2019—

Law Council

Opinion Piece: Breach of duties from Lawyer X, police an attack on democracy and justice

30 January 2019—

Law Council

Opening Statement on Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

11 January 2019—

Law Council

Rule of Law and the Independence of the Judiciary

20 December 2018—

Law Council

Opinion Piece: Rule of law is key to integrity

15 December 2018—

Law Council

Opinion Piece: Encryption laws poorly executed, need further consideration

29 November 2018—

Law Council

Law Council Gala Dinner 2018: Opening Address

03 November 2018—

Law Council

Foreign Activity in the South Pacific and its Implications for the Rule of Law

02 November 2018—

Law Council

Opinion Piece: Federal Court deserves a fair hearing

24 October 2018—

Law Council

An End to Lawyers? Implications of AI for the Legal Profession

19 October 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018

17 October 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2018

25 September 2018—

Law Council

National Indigenous Legal Conference 2018

18 September 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018

14 September 2018—

Law Council

Opinion Piece: Merging family courts ahead of system review is to put the cart before the horse

13 September 2018—

Law Council

Opening Address: Legal Futures Summit

23 August 2018—

Law Council

Opening remarks: Launch of the Justice Project Final Report

21 August 2018—

Law Council

National integrity systems symposium

03 August 2018—

Law Council

29th Presidents of Law Associations of Asia (POLA) Conference: Remarks on Equity and Diversity

03 August 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to Modern Slavery Bill 2018

02 August 2018—

Law Council

Opening Address: 29th Presidents of Law Associations in Asia (POLA) Conference

01 August 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties Bill 2018

18 June 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017)

11 May 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

03 May 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement on Identity-matching Services Bill 2018

16 March 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

14 March 2018—

Law Council

National Press Club Address ‘Justice State of the Nation’

23 February 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement on Family law Amendments

09 February 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to the Senate References Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Cyberbullying

06 February 2018—

Law Council

Attacks on the judiciary by politicians weaken our democracy

01 February 2018—

Law Council

Opening of the Northern Territory Legal Year 2018

30 January 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security addressing espionage and foreign interference

11 January 2018—

Law Council

Access to justice in RRR Australia

30 November 2017—

Law Council

President’s Dinner 2017: President-elect address

30 November 2017—

Law Council

President’s Dinner 2017: Concluding Remarks

30 November 2017—

Law Council

President’s Dinner 2017: Opening Address

30 November 2017—

Law Council

2017 President’s Award

17 November 2017—

Law Council

National Indigenous Legal Conference 2017

08 November 2017—

Law Council

Welcome to Judge Jane Costigan

20 October 2017—

Law Council

Welcome to Chief Justice John Pascoe AC CVO and Chief JudgeWilliam Alstergren QC

20 October 2017—

Law Council

Poverty and the Death Penalty – reflections on 50 years of abolition in Australia

20 October 2017—

Law Council

The Law and Legal Technology – Our Changing Work Practices

11 October 2017—

Law Council

The Balance Between Migration, International Security, Rule of Law and Terrorism - What Bar Associations can do to facilitate this conversation

06 October 2017—

Law Council

A special sitting of the Family Court of Australia to farewell the Hon. Chief Justice Diana Bryant AO

28 September 2017—

Law Council

Jack Richardson Oration

30 August 2017—

Law Council

Comparative Law: Improving International Cooperation in the War on Terror

17 August 2017—

Law Council

Interaction between a federal anti-corruption commission and the federal courts

13 August 2017—

Law Council

Looking to the future of legal education

10 August 2017—

Law Council

Resilience and resourcefulness: embracing change and opportunity

23 July 2017—

Law Council

Role of the Legal Profession for Social Justice, Legal Aid and Pro Bono Work

23 July 2017—

Law Council

Empowering the future lawyer

01 May 2017—

Law Council

How Legal Technology is Adapting to Meet Evolving Consumer Demands

13 April 2017—

Law Council

Farewell to Justice Christopher Jessup, Federal Court of Australia

24 March 2017—

Law Council

Opening statement: Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Hearing – Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

23 March 2017—

Law Council

Opening address at the National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference

21 March 2017—

Law Council

Opening of the Commonwealth Law Conference 2017

16 March 2017—

Law Council

Strengthening Australia’s National Integrity System: Opportunities and Imperatives

24 February 2017—

Law Council

Opening address: Immigration Law Conference 2017

03 February 2017—

Law Council

The legal profession’s views on abolition of the death penalty advocacy

30 January 2017—

Law Council

Ceremonial sitting of the High Court of Australia to mark the swearing-in of Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC QC

30 January 2017—

Law Council

Ceremonial sitting of the High Court of Australia to mark the swearing-in of Justice James Edelman

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