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Speeches by date

This page is an index of all Supreme Court of Victoria speeches sorted by date.

The Chief Justice, the President and the Judges of the Court of Appeal and Trial Division are called upon to speak from time to time upon various legal or associated topics. The following speeches and papers are made available to the legal profession and the general public.

These speeches and papers are copyright works. Permission is given for fair dealing with these speeches and papers as permitted under copyright legislation, including for the purpose of private study and research. Apart from those uses, no part may be reproduced without prior written permission.

  1. Balancing the Demands of Judicial Life

    A paper by the Hon. Justice Croft, prepared for 'Balancing the Demands of Judicial Life,' a Judicial College of Victoria discussion panel, 1 September 2015.

  2. 20th Anniversary of the Court of Appeal

    Speech by The Hon. Justice Robert Redlich for the 20th Anniversary of the Court of Appeal, 20 August 2015.

  3. Promoting Australia as Leader in International Arbitration
    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft, at the Law Institute of Victoria PD Intensive: Commercial Law, Melbourne, 26 March 2015.
  4. Commercial Court Reforms
    The speech 'Commercial Court Reforms' presented by Judicial Registrar Julian Hetyey at the Legalwise Seminar - Advanced Litigation Conference.
  5. The Judicial Approach to Arbitration: An Asia Pacific Perspective

    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft presented at the Arbitrators' & Mediators' Institute of New Zealand Conference 2014, Queenstown.

  6. Statutory interpretive techniques under the Charter
    The speech 'Statutory interpretive techniques under the Charter' was presented by the Hon. Justice Tate at the conference 'Human rights under the Charter: The development of human rights law in Victoria' in Melbourne, on 8 August 2014.
  7. Alternative Dispute Resolution in Arbitration: Is arb-med really an option?

    Speech by the Hon. Justice Clyde Croft presented at the International Arbitration Conference 2014, Sydney.

  8. Judicial independence as institutional autonomy: Court-led reforms

    The speech 'Judicial independence as institutional autonomy: Court-led reforms' was presented by the Hon. Justice Tate at the 2014 Western Australian Judges, Master and Registrars' Conference in Perth on 30 August.

  9. Awarding Costs in Arbitration: A View from the Bench
    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft presented at the Arbitrators' & Mediators' Institute of New Zealand Conference 2014, Queenstown.
  10. The impact of special commissions of inquiry/crime commissions on criminal trials
    The speech 'The impact of special commissions of inquiry/crime commissions on criminal trials' was presented by the Hon. Justice Weinberg at the Supreme Court of New South Wales Annual Conference in Wollongong on 1 August 2014 under the auspices of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales.
  11. Documentary Advocacy - Court Book Preparation and Related Issues

    A paper presented by The Honourable Justice Hargrave at the Commercial CPD Seminar Series, Melbourne, 2 April 2014.

  12. Adequate, sufficient and excessive reasons
    The speech 'Adequate, sufficient and excessive reasons' was presented by the Hon. Justice Weinberg at the Judicial College of Victoria on 4 March 2014.
  13. Changing the Culture of Civil Litigation: A Practitioner's Duties under the Civil Procedure Act

    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft presented at the Law Institute of Victoria Costs Conference, 14 February 2014, Melbourne.

  14. Judicial Intervention in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft presented at the UNCITRAL-MOJ-KCAB Joint Conference: Arbitration Reform in the Asia Pacific Region: Opportunities and Challenges, 11-12 November 2013, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

  15. How the Judiciary can support domestic and international Arbitration

    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft presented at the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand Annual Conference, 25 - 27 July 2013 (Auckland).

  16. A Woman's Place is at the Bar
    A Woman's Place is at the Bar - Speech
  17. Judges and Human Rights

    The speech 'Judges and Human Rights' was presented by the Hon Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal, on 4 May 2012, to the Queen's Inn Dinner, Queen's College, University of Melbourne.

  18. The Labyrinthine Nature of Federal Sentencing
    The speech 'The Labyrinthine Nature of Federal Sentencing' was presented by the Hon. Justice Weinberg at the National Judicial College of Australia and ANU College of Law, in Canberra on 11 February 2012
  19. Keeping an open mind: The importance of informed public debate about sentencing

    The speech 'Keeping an open mind: The importance of informed public debate about sentencing' was presented by the Hon Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal, to the ICJ Victoria Sentencing Forum on 7 December 2011.

  20. Keynote Address, Victoria's Human Rights Charter
    The Keynote Address, Victoria's Human Rights Charter was presented by the Hon Justice Bell at the Human Rights and Administrative law Conference on 28 October 2011
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