Lessons in Mathematics - Australian Academy of Law Patron’s Address
… 30 October 2025 A. Introduction Good evening and welcome. I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the … 1 In his famous polemic, ‘The Path of the Law’, written in 1897, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr observed that: ‘For the … 274 [78]-[79]; 276 [89]; 278 [98]; [102]. [69] (2011) 196 FCR 145; [2011] FCAFC 128. [70] Peterson v Merck Sharpe & …
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Launch of the Victorian Women Lawyers' Professional Mentoring Program 2023
… Performance appraisals Wednesday, 18 October 2023 1 Introduction Good evening. I want to begin … prefer systems promoting immediate feedback. Many use a combined approach. Whether given immediately or in an annual … that it can be impacted by implicit bias. Research shows a common implicit bias is that leaders are men. I will share …
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SC Gen 10 Conduct of Group Proceedings (Class actions)(First revision)
… for the management of group proceedings issued in the Common Law Division and the Commercial Court are generally … member is prescribed by the Supreme Court Rules: see r 18A.04 and Form 18AB. 10.2 The usual practice is to send the opt-out …
SC CR 4 Sentencing hearings (Third revision)
… the procedures to be followed in sentencing hearings. [1] COMMENCEMENT 1.1 This Practice Note was issued on 4 March … Practice Note replaces the Practice Note issued on 1 July 2018. DEFINITIONS 3.1 In this Practice Note: Judge means a … at the hearing. Character references/testimonials 6.18 If the accused seeks to rely on any written character …
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Sir Ninian Stephen Law Program Oration 2025 ‘AI and the Judicial System’
… and instead named a ‘Machine of the Year’ – the personal computer. The following year, 1983, is often cited as the … will be discussion about the accuracy and capability of AI. 18 Australian courts have already experienced receiving … and Speeches (Connor Court Publishing, 2025) vol 1, 18. [2] See, eg, Justice Michael Kirby, ‘ Sir Ninian Stephen …
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Socially Disadvantaged Accused: How (or Should) Courts Take This into Account?
… Parliament says so. When stating that particular conduct, accompanied by a certain mental state, is a crime, Parliament … was regularly detained in juvenile detention centres. At 18 he was transferred to an adult prison. He had a long … full measure of human dignity. Post Bugmy and Munda In 2018, a matter called Perkins came before the New South …
Leading from the Bench: Women Jurists as Role Models
… Justice of Victoria on the occasion of American Chamber of Commerce in Australia 'Women in Leadership' Breakfast at … counterpart was Carrie Burnham, a young woman who in 1870 applied to the law department of the University of … law until she was finally able to purchase her ticket in 1881. US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor later …
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The Role of Statutory Interpretation in Administrative Law
… the last 20 years or so, statutory interpretation has become the dominant mode of reasoning. In this paper, I will … decision in Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li 18 has suggested a relaxation of the strictness of … observed in a paper delivered to this conference in 2018: [S]ubsumed within common law principles of statutory …
SC CL 9 Judicial Review and Appeals List (Third Revision)
… List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court. 1.3 Invariably, … the Supreme Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2018 or Order 3A of the Supreme Court (Criminal Procedure) … Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (2009) 174 FCR 574 at 577 [12]-[16] and cases there cited, especially …
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The Melbourne Corporation doctrine - some unresolved questions
… Intergovernmental immunities were raised by both the Commonwealth and the States in Spence v Queensland , 1 the … curtail the other’s capacity to function as governments. 18 One can see in the reasoning in Spence consideration of … [49] (2008) 234 CLR 599, 604, 605, 606. [50] (2015) 228 FCR 497; [2015] FCAFC 1 (‘UFU’). [51] UFU (2015) 228 FCR …
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