Law Student Gazette

1. Have your say on how to improve Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights

The Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (the Charter) protects 20 rights and freedoms of all people in Victoria.

It requires state and local government authorities to respect and promote human rights when they serve the community.

The Attorney-General, the Hon Martin Pakula MP, has appointed Michael Brett Young to conduct an independent review of the Charter and report back to the Government by 1 September 2015. The aim of the review is to see how the Charter could be improved and whether it meets the needs of all Victorian communities.

We’re interested in hearing your views on:

When: Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Time: 5.15-7.15pm

Where: Springvale City Hall (Supper Room), 387-405 Springvale Road, Springvale

(The Supper Room is located on the right hand side of the Springvale City Hall)

Download the Springvale – Charter Review Flyer for more details

When: Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Time: 5.15-7.15pm

Where: Coburg Concert Hall, located in the Moreland Civic Centre at 90 Bell Street, Coburg

Download the Coburg – Charter Review Flyer for more details

2. Public Lecture: Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents Olivier de Schutter

Date: Tuesday 23 June 2015

Time: 6.00pm – 7.15pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or 03 9905 3327

3. The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference

Date: Friday 24 July 2015

Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Venue: Deakin Edge, Federation Square,Corner of Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne

Join over 300 other attendees to listen to:

Adela Navarro Bello, General Director of Zeta Magazine, Mexico

Topic: Journalism in Mexico: surviving corruption, the drugs war and impunity

Bret Walker SC, former Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

Topic: Australia’s terrorism laws

Fiona McCormack, CEO, Domestic Violence Victoria

Topic: Women’s rights are human rights Hillary Rodham Clinton once famously stated

Helen Szoke, Chief Executive of Oxfam Australia

Topic: Human rights in an age of rapidly rising inequality

Martin Hodgson, Senior Advocate, Foreign Prisoner Support Service

Topic: Defending Australian prisoners overseas

Dennis Eggington, CEO, Aboriginal Legal Service WA

Topic: The Proposal to Close Remote Communities in WA

Tim Wilson, Australian Human Rights Commissioner

Top​ic​: Human Rights and Business Rights: Friends or Foe

Paula Gerber, Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Topic: Through the Looking Glass: Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child to Inform the Regulation of Surrogacy

Professor Sarah Joseph, Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Topic: Operation Sovereign Borders, Offshore Detention and the Drownings Argument

Click here for Speaker information and abstracts

Registration Fees

• Full Registration Early Bird – $250 (until Wednesday 3 June)

• Full Registration – $280 (after Wednesday 3 June)

• NGO Registration Early Bird – $130 (until Wednesday 3 June)

• NGO Registration – $150 (after Wednesday 3 June)

• Students – $80 (limited number)

How to Register

Register online

4. Breaking down the silos- Health – Justice Partnerships– the new model for improving access to justice

Presenter Linda Gyorki, Senior Project Manager and Lawyer at Inner Melbourne Community Legal will present the findings of her Churchill Fellowship which saw her travel to the USA, UK, Canada in 2014 to research the practical and ethical barriers of integrating legal assistance into a health-care setting.

Event Details

• Date: Wednesday 17th June 2015

• Time: 6pm

• Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria

• RSVP: By Thursday 11th June to law-marketing@monash.edu

• Cost: Free

Download the flyer here

1. UCWIP Uni -Capitol Washington Internship Program

The Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program (UCWIP) gives Australian students the opportunity to intern with offices of the United States Congress in Washington DC. The internship is eight to nine weeks long and runs from early-January to early-March.

• Generous Scholarships available.

• Applications close Monday 1 June 2015.

Please see the UCWIP webpage for further information including Eligibility, application form and Scholarships.

2. Semester 1 SETU surveys

Your Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units (SETU) survey is available now and due before 5 June for the LLB Units. To complete your SETU surveys please can you :

1. Go to the survey website on your computer or mobile device:http://my.monash.edu.au/study/resources/evaluations/?utm_source=Moodle_post

2. Login with your standard Monash username and password.

Alternatively, you can access your surveys from email communications sent by the Evaluations team within University Planning and Statistics (UPS) or by accessing the SETU Login link on the SETU website at http://www.opq.monash.edu.au/us/surveys/setu/

The University and teaching staff do take your feedback seriously. The results help us improve our teaching and learning, which means a better education for you.

Complete now for a chance to win 1 of 20 $50 gift cards if you complete by 5 June 2015.

The survey will take you approximately 5 minutes to complete, and is completely confidential.   For more information about SETU, visit the SETU website:http://www.opq.monash.edu.au/us/surveys/setu/index.html

3. VCAT Self Help Clinic

Applications are now open to enrol in the new VCAT Self Help Centre Clinic (LAW4803) and can be downloaded from the clinical legal education website.

Please see attached flyer for more information.

End Gazette 1/6/15

1. Have your say on how to improve Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights

The Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (the Charter) protects 20 rights and freedoms of all people in Victoria.

It requires state and local government authorities to respect and promote human rights when they serve the community.

The Attorney-General, the Hon Martin Pakula MP, has appointed Michael Brett Young to conduct an independent review of the Charter and report back to the Government by

1 September 2015. The aim of the review is to see how the Charter could be improved and whether it meets the needs of all Victorian communities.

We’re interested in hearing your views on:

• The human rights issues important to you and your local community
• The relevance of the Charter in your day to day life
• How state and local governments can get better at human rights
• How the Charter could work better for you and your community
• How to get Victorians interested in human rights and the Charter

When: Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Time: 5.15-7.15pm

Where: Springvale City Hall (Supper Room), 387-405 Springvale Road, Springvale

(The Supper Room is located on the right hand side of the Springvale City Hall)

Download the Springvale – Charter Review Flyer for more details

When: Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Time: 5.15-7.15pm

Where: Coburg Concert Hall, located in the Moreland Civic Centre at

90 Bell Street, Coburg

Download the Coburg – Charter Review Flyer for more details

2. Public Lecture: Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents Olivier de Schutter

Date: Tuesday 23 June 2015

Time: 6.00pm – 7.15pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or 03 9905 3327

3. The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference

Date: Friday 24 July 2015

Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Venue: Deakin Edge, Federation Square,Corner of Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne

Join over 300 other attendees to listen to:

Adela Navarro Bello, General Director of Zeta Magazine, Mexico

Topic: Journalism in Mexico: surviving corruption, the drugs war and impunity

Bret Walker SC, former Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

Topic: Australia’s terrorism laws

Fiona McCormack, CEO, Domestic Violence Victoria

Topic: Women’s rights are human rights Hillary Rodham Clinton once famously stated

Helen Szoke, Chief Executive of Oxfam Australia

Topic: Human rights in an age of rapidly rising inequality

Martin Hodgson, Senior Advocate, Foreign Prisoner Support Service

Topic: Defending Australian prisoners overseas

Dennis Eggington, CEO, Aboriginal Legal Service WA

Topic: The Proposal to Close Remote Communities in WA

Tim Wilson, Australian Human Rights Commissioner

Top​ic​: Human Rights and Business Rights: Friends or Foe

Paula Gerber, Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Topic: Through the Looking Glass: Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child to Inform the Regulation of Surrogacy

Professor Sarah Joseph, Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Topic: Operation Sovereign Borders, Offshore Detention and the Drownings Argument

Click here for Speaker information and abstracts

Registration Fees

• Full Registration Early Bird – $250 (until Wednesday 3 June)

• Full Registration – $280 (after Wednesday 3 June)

• NGO Registration Early Bird – $130 (until Wednesday 3 June)

• NGO Registration – $150 (after Wednesday 3 June)

• Students – $80 (limited number)

How to Register

Register online

4. Breaking down the silos- Health – Justice Partnerships– the new model for improving access to justice

Presenter Linda Gyorki, Senior Project Manager and Lawyer at Inner Melbourne Community Legal will present the findings of her Churchill Fellowship which saw her travel to the USA, UK, Canada in 2014 to research the practical and ethical barriers of integrating legal assistance into a health-care setting.

Event Detail

• Date: Wednesday 17th June 2015
• Time: 6pm
• Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria
• RSVP: By Thursday 11th June to law-marketing@monash.edu
• Cost: Free

Download the flyer here

4. Book Launch – Proof of Birth by Melissa Castan and Paula Gerber

Australia has not yet achieved universal birth registration, which means that many people without a birth certificate struggle to enjoy the benefits of citizenship. In particular, people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, rural and remote communities and culturally and linguistically diverse communities, are overrepresented in the number of unregistered births.

This book draws together the work of a range of experts from diverse fields who present recent developments and strategies designed to overcome the barriers to accessing the birth registration systems. This event will be launched by Professor Megan Davis, Professor of Law, Director, Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW and Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

• Date: Thursday 28th May 2015
• Time: 6pm
• Venue: Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Hall, 120 Swanston Street Melbourne
• RSVP: law-marketing@monash.edu (essential for catering purposes)

Download the flyer for more details

1. UCWIP Uni -Capitol Washington Internship Program

The Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program (UCWIP) gives Australian students the opportunity to intern with offices of the United States Congress in Washington DC. The internship is eight to nine weeks long and runs from early-January to early-March.

• Generous Scholarships available.
• Applications close Monday 1 June 2015.

Please see the UCWIP webpage for further information including Eligibility, application form and Scholarships.

2. Semester 1 SETU surveys

Your Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units (SETU) survey is available now and due before 5 June for the LLB Units. To complete your SETU surveys please can you :

1. Go to the survey website on your computer or mobile device: http://my.monash.edu.au/study/resources/evaluations/?utm_source=Moodle_post
2. Login with your standard Monash username and password.

Alternatively, you can access your surveys from email communications sent by the Evaluations team within University Planning and Statistics (UPS) or by accessing the SETU Login link on the SETU website at http://www.opq.monash.edu.au/us/surveys/setu/

The University and teaching staff do take your feedback seriously. The results help us improve our teaching and learning, which means a better education for you.

Complete now for a chance to win 1 of 20 $50 gift cards if you complete by 5 June 2015.

The survey will take you approximately 5 minutes to complete, and is completely confidential.   For more information about SETU, visit the SETU website: http://www.opq.monash.edu.au/us/surveys/setu/index.html

3. VCAT Self Help Clinic

VCAT and Monash University Faculty of Law have entered into a joint venture to set up a Self Help Centre at VCAT for 12 months on a pilot basis, with the intention that the Centre will continue beyond the pilot.

Applications are now open to enrol in the new VCAT Self Help Centre Clinic (LAW4803) and can be downloaded from the clinical legal education website.

Please see attached flyer for more information.

1. MPA Forum

Law Chambers free lunch and advocacy talk

All Law Chambers-based postgraduates are invited to enjoy an informal lunch. An MPA Advocate will be present to provide information about this free service and answer any questions. Also find out about other services the MPA offers including trips, social events and seminars. Share any feedback about Monash and tell us what events you’d like us to organise.

Date: Wednesday 10th June

Time: 1:00-2:00pm

For registration details download the flyer

1. Mooting and Advocacy Competition – Application Deadline Extended to 29 May 2015

In this unit, students will engage in a range of theoretical and practical learning experiences that focus on developing effective legal argument and oral communication skills, within the context of advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution. It involves:

• Formal lectures and practical skills based seminars

• Direct engagement with members of the legal profession

• External mooting competitions

For more details download the Mooting and Advocacy Competition pdf

End Gazette 25/05/15

1. The 3rd International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR)

Final call for abstract submissions and applications

ICUR is a Monash-Warrick Alliance endeavour, spanning two days with conference presenters from across the world linked together by cutting-edge video conferencing technology. It is an exclusively undergraduate forum designed to showcase the best in undergraduate research from across the globe, and to provide a supportive yet critical environment for talented young scholars. The theme of the conference is “Current research issues in your discipline or area”. Submissions are welcomed from all disciplines and perspectives that contribute to that conference theme.

This is the final call for papers for the ICUR hosted by the Monash-Warrick Alliance.

Closing deadline for abstract submissions and applications is midnight on Friday 22nd May.

For more information download the ICUR 2015 Call for Papers

Download the student fellowship guidelines

2. Breaking down the silos- Health – Justice Partnerships– the new model for improving access to justice

Presenter Linda Gyorki, Senior Project Manager and Lawyer at Inner Melbourne Community Legal will present the findings of her Churchill Fellowship which saw her travel to the USA, UK, Canada in 2014 to research the practical and ethical barriers of integrating legal assistance into a health-care setting.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday 17th June 2015

Time: 6pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria

RSVP: By Thursday 11th June to law-marketing@monash.edu

Cost: Free

Download the flyer here

3. Book Launch – Proof of Birth by Melissa Castan and Paula Gerber

Australia has not yet achieved universal birth registration, which means that many people without a birth certificate struggle to enjoy the benefits of citizenship. In particular, people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, rural and remote communities and culturally and linguistically diverse communities, are overrepresented in the number of unregistered births.

This book draws together the work of a range of experts from diverse fields who present recent developments and strategies designed to overcome the barriers to accessing the birth registration systems. This event will be launched by Professor Megan Davis, Professor of Law, Director, Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW and Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Date: Thursday 28th May 2015

Time: 6pm

Venue: Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Hall, 120 Swanston Street Melbourne

RSVP: by Thursday 21 May to law-marketing@monash.edu (essential for catering purposes)

Download the flyer for more details

4. Access to Justice Symposium

ACJI & AIJA Symposium:  Access to Justice – taking the next steps

The Australian Centre for Justice Innovation at Monash University and the Australasian Institute for Judicial Administration are hosting a one-day Symposium that will bring together senior judicial officers, researchers and policy-makers from around Australia to explore and discuss the opportunities and challenges arising from the Productivity Commission’s Access to Justice Arrangements Inquiry report.

The Symposium will consider how the issues of costs, timeliness, obligations and processes impact upon accessing the justice system as well as examining issues relating to Legal Aid and Legal Centres. The Symposium will feature keynote speakers and panel discussions from senior judicial officers, administrators and researchers, including Dr Warren Mundy, Commissioner, Productivity Commission, His Honour Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Cannon AM, Adelaide Magistrates Court, The Honourable Justice John Middleton, Federal Court of Australia, and Mr Mark Woods, Chair of the Law Institute of Victoria’s Access to Justice Committee.

Date: Friday 26 June 2015

Time: 8.45am – 5.00pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers

Special Price: $300 (inc GST) for Monash Staff and Student (Equal to the Speaker rate – Normal rate $495)

If you would like to attend as a delegate or as a speaker, please forward your Expression of interest to:nina.massara@monash.edu.

Registration closes 5.00pm, Friday, 12 June 2015

**Places are limited!**

1. VCAT Self Help Centre Clinic

VCAT and Monash University Faculty of Law have entered into a joint venture to set up a Self Help Centre at VCAT for 12 months on a pilot basis, with the intention that the Centre will continue beyond the pilot.

Applications are now open to enrol in the new VCAT Self Help Centre Clinic (LAW4803) and can be downloaded from the clinical legal education website.

Please see attached flyer for more information.

2. Company Law in Rome, Italy

LUISS Summer School on European & Comparative Company Law: Capital Markets in Rome, Italy

In cooperation with Leiden University under the aegis of the Centre for European Company Law (CECL). This course is designed as an add-on to the education of law students as well as graduates with an interest in company law.  It will allow participants to prepare for or complement a graduate degree in business law by gaining an in-depth exposure to the theory and practice of company law in Europe and acquiring the tools for dealing with cross-border transactions involving listed companies.

Dates:  June 12 – June 20, 2015

Closing Date for applications:  1 June 2015

Download the brochure for further information and online application.

1. MPA Forum

Law Chambers free lunch and advocacy talk

All Law Chambers-based postgraduates are invited to enjoy an informal lunch. An MPA Advocate will be present to provide information about this free service and answer any questions. Also find out about other services the MPA offers including trips, social events and seminars. Share any feedback about Monash and tell us what events you’d like us to organise.

Date: Wednesday 10th June

Time: 1:00-2:00pm

For registration details download the flyer

1. Mooting and Advocacy Competition – Application Deadline Extended to 29 May 2015

In this unit, students will engage in a range of theoretical and practical learning experiences that focus on developing effective legal argument and oral communication skills, within the context of advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution. It involves:

• Formal lectures and practical skills based seminars

• Direct engagement with members of the legal profession

• External mooting competitions

For more details download the Mooting and Advocacy Competition pdf

End Gazette 18/05/15