26 Feb 2016 PERSONALISED CAMPAIGN AGAINST DISTRICT COURT JUDGE SHOULD CEASE The President of the Judicial Conference of Australia, Justice Steven Rares, today expressed concern about the recent…
23 Feb 2016 JUDGES IN TURKEY DETAINED AND ON TRIAL FOR DECISIONS UNFAVOURABLE TO ITS GOVERNMENT Australia’s association of judges and magistrates, the Judicial Conference of Australia, has expressed its strong…
15 Feb 2016 TURKEY’S JUDGES SHOULD NOT BE DISCIPLINED FOR MAKING DECISIONS AGAINST ITS GOVERNMENT The President of the Judicial Conference of Australia, Justice Steven Rares, today expressed concern about the reported…
11 Dec 2015 DAILY TELEGRAPH ARTICLE UNFAIRLY ATTACKS DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Daily Telegraph article unfairly attacks District Court Judge The President of the Judicial Conference of Australia,…
20 Nov 2015 POLITICIANS ATTACKING JUDGES Justice Steven Rares, President of the Judicial Conference of Australia, called today for politicians to refrain from…
26 Jun 2015 JUSTICE SHOULD NOT BE FOR SALE Embargoed to 26 June 2015 The Judicial Conference of Australia rejects recommendations to adopt a user pays approach to…
09 Jun 2015 CONCERN IN AUSTRALIA FOR DETAINED TURKISH JUDGES The Judicial Conference of Australia (JCA), the association of Australian judges and magistrates, has expressed grave…
15 May 2015 NORTHERN TERRITORY MAGISTRATES’ CHANGE OF TITLE Since July 2007 the JCA has had a policy of supporting a change in the title of ‘magistrate’ to that of…
17 Dec 2014 THREATS TO THE RULE OF LAW The terrible tragedy of the Sydney siege has shaken us all. The murderer had the aims of dividing the nation and…
04 Dec 2014 PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION’S REPORT ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE ARRANGEMENTS The Judicial Conference of Australia has serious concerns about the Productivity Commission’s recommendations,…