The AJOA is pleased to have convened its Colloquium in Canberra. Over 100 judges and magistrates from courts around Australia gathered to hear from eminent speakers. The event was a great success.
| 14.00 | – | 14.15 | President’s Welcome and Formal Opening |
| The Hon Justice Michael Walton, AJOA President | |||
| 14.15 | – | 15.15 | Indigenous Sentencing: Key Challenges |
| The Hon Justice Lucy McCallum, Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory | |||
| 15.45 | – | 17.00 | The privilege and the pressure: Reflections on the sources and impacts of stress in judicial work |
| Dr Carly Schrever, Director, Human Ethos; Associate Professor, Law School, UWA A panel discussion with current and former judges facilitated by Ms Sally Ryan, Director, Human Ethos |
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| 17.30 | – | 19.00 | Welcome Function |
| 9.00 | – | 9.50 | Keynote Address |
| The Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC, Chief Justice of Australia | |||
| 10.20 | – | 11.50 | International Criminal Law |
| Professor Tim McCormack, Dean Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania His Honour Magistrate Imad Abdul-Karim, Local Court of New South Wales Dr Mark Klamberg, Professor in International Law, Stockholm University and Deputy Director, Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice |
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| 13.00 | – | 15.15 | AGM and Governing Council Meeting |
| 17.00 | – | 18.30 | Local Tour |
| 18.30 | – | 23.00 | Colloquium Dinner |
| 9.15 | – | 10.30 | The Rise of the Sovereign Citizen: Why the law doesn’t apply to me |
| His Honour Magistrate Mark Douglass, Local Court of New South Wales Associate Professor Harry Hobbs, Faculty of Law, University of Technology |
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| 11.00 | – | 12.00 | Presentation |
| Mr Dennis Richardson AC |
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