Events
1. Corporate Culture and Director Accountability (Wednesday 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
2. Homicide by Overdose: Criminal Law in a Drug Crisis (Tuesday 10 March)
Around the world, the human, social and economic costs of illicit drugs are soaring. Overdose deaths in the USA and Canada have reached such a point that both nations have declared public health emergencies.
The numbers are also on the rise in Australia. In the USA, public authorities are increasingly turning to the criminal law to address the overdose crisis, treating overdose deaths as homicides, and prosecuting friends, family members and acquaintances.
What role should the criminal law play in addressing this public health crisis in the USA, Canada and Australia?
Date: Tuesday 10 March
Time: 5.45pm – 7.30pm
Venue:Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free
3. Following Feeling: The Emotional Politics of LGBTI Rights & Law Reform (Wednesday 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
4. Workplace Law Highlights Seminar (Thursday 19 March)
What do the new Industrial Manslaughter laws mean for companies and their officers? What are the latest developments in the general protections under the Fair Work Act (2009)?
New Industrial Manslaughter laws From 1 July this year, workplace manslaughter will be a jailable offence.
Under the recently passed amendments to Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, employers, self-employed persons and, in some cases, directors and officers of companies who, by their negligent conduct, cause the death of anyone who is owed a duty under the OHS Act face fines of up to $16.5 million for companies and up to 20 years in jail for individuals.
Dr Eric Windholz, Senior Lecturer and former General Counsel of WorkSafe Victoria, will explain the new laws, what led to their enactment, and what can be expected once they take effect.
Date: Thursday 19 March
Time: 5:45pm – 8:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free