Events
1. Corporate Criminal Responsibility (26 February)
The ALRC is holding a series of seminars in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to provide an update and to encourage additional feedback into the inquiry of Australia’s corporate criminal responsibility regime.
The seminars will be led by an expert panel focusing on the ALRC’s proposed model of corporate regulation, the attribution of criminal responsibility to corporations and individual liability for corporate fault, while also discussing other aspects of the proposals. Melbourne Seminar Panel:
- The Hon Justice SC Derrington, ALRC
- The Hon Justice RJ Bromwich, ALRC
- Professor Liz Campbell, Monash University
- Professor Jonathan Clough, Monash University
- Michael Wyles QC, Barrister
The interactive seminars present the opportunity to summarise the submissions received, indicate the ALRC’s potential direction following those submissions and to seek further feedback on the position the ALRC may adopt in its Final Report.
2. Corporate Culture and Director Accountability (4 March)
The Banking Royal Commission has served as a wake-up call for boards and advisers on corporate governance.
This panel will present perspectives from the profession and academia about the impact of the Royal Commission on corporate culture and director accountability.
Date: Wednesday 4 March
Time: 5.15pm – 6.15pm
Venue: Court 8A, Federal Court of Australia, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free
Chair
- Justice Jonathan Beach Judge, Federal Court of Australia
Panel
- Michael Borsky QC, Victorian Bar
- Professor Jennifer Hill, Bob Baxt AO Chair, Monash Law
- Michelle Bennett, Partner, Allens
3. Following Feeling: The Emotional Politics of LGBTI Rights & Law Reform (11 March)
Why do courts turn to love when dealing with relationship recognition?
Movements for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) justice and equality generate emotion, particularly among the scholars, activists, lawyers, and judges who participate in them. Drawing on his new book, Feeling Queer Jurisprudence (Routledge, 2020), Dr Senthorun Raj will speak about why we need to take emotion seriously in our pursuits of LGBTI rights.
Date: Wednesday 11 March
Time: 5:45pm – 7:00pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free