Legal professionals are invited to the inaugural half day seminar on the contemporary relevance of the legal transformations of the Whitlam government. Our speakers will examine issues of Indigenous justice, and domestic and family violence with a spotlight on the Commonwealth’s participation in the provision of Legal Aid services.

Date: Friday, 17 February 2023
Time: 1.00pm - 5.00pm
Place: Court 1, Federal Court of Australia
Law Courts Building, Queens Square
Level 21, 184 Phillip Street, Sydney
Cost: $150 for legal practitioners, $100 concession for employees of Legal Aid Commissions, community legal centres, not-for-profit organisations and students.

Keynote Address: The Hon. Mark Dreyfus KC MP, Attorney-General, Commonwealth of Australia

Plenary Address: Annmarie Lumsden, Director, Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission

Panel 1: Indigenous Justice

Chair : The Hon Chanston Paech MLA, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice (NT)
The Hon Justice Dina Yehia SC, Supreme Court of New South Wales
Tony McAvoy SC, Frederick Jordan Chambers

Panel 2: Domestic & Family Violence
Chair : Judge Kylie Beckhouse, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Professor Anna Cody, Dean, School of Law, Western Sydney University
Professor Heather Douglas, Melbourne Law School

Join us afterward for a reception with drinks and canapes.

At the completion of this seminar you could earn 3 CPD points.

Please note that CPD activities are not accredited by the Law Society of NSW or any other equivalent local authority. If this educational activity extends your knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to your practice needs or professional development, then you should claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included.

Learn more about this event here: https://www.whitlam.org/events/cpd-spotlight-on-legal-aid

Presented in partnership with William Roberts Lawyers.