Law Student Gazette

1. The Australia New Zealand Intervarsity Moot on Animal Law (ANIMAL)

Early Bird Registrations for the Australia New Zealand Intervarsity Moot on Animal Law (ANIMAL) are now open and run until Friday 9 June 2017.

This year, ANIMAL will be held at the Monash University Law Chambers (Melbourne City Campus) over the weekend of 16-17 September 2017.

As part of the ANIMAL program, there will be a range of keynote speakers and social events.

A full program will be released shortly. For key dates, to register a team and further information, see here.

2. Castan Centre Annual Human Rights Conference 2017

Join over 300 attendees from the law, civil society, academia and business at Australia’s only annual human rights conference.

Please find full event information including the speaker line up so far here. This list will be updated regularly.

Date: Friday 21 July 2017
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: The Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne
More info and registration here.

If you have any queries about the conference please phone 03 9905 3327 or email castan.centre@monash.edu.

3. The Ideator

Calling all Monash students and academic and professional staff.

What does your future hold? In an age of exponential change, we need bright minds to come together and innovate new ways to live, work and prosper.

The GENERATOR invites you to the IDEATOR – a 27-hour ideas hack to Innovate the Future on 29-30 May 2017 at the Monash City Campus. You will work in diverse teams on one of three big themes:

• FOOD – how do we better produce, consume and manage food?
• ENERGY – how do we re-think our energy systems and sources?
• JOBS – how will the jobs of the future look?

This event brings together creative and brilliant minds from across Monash with the potential to turn challenges into solutions for a better future.

Calling all creatives, techno-geeks, philosophers, scientists, life-savers, rule breakers and cheerleaders to take part in this challenge. A mix like this is what it takes to shape the future… so jump in!
Date: Tuesday 30 May – Wednesday 30 May 2017

Time: 1:00pm Tuesday until to 5:00pm Wednesday

Venue: 271 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD

Head to monash.edu/ideator to check out the guest speaker line up, prizes and to secure your spot.

4. International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

This week Monash University is running a series of events and activities to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).

Check out how you can get involved here.

5. Talking Justice – Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre Event

Talking Justice returns to the Ulumbarra Theatre for Law Week on 19 – 20 May 2017.

For the fourth year, Loddon Campaspe CLC invites Bendigo to come together to hear some of the country’s finest writers, lawyers, activists and commentators tackle some of our more vexing social and legal dilemmas.

This year our Moderator is Damien Carrick, the Presenter of Radio National’s Law Report.

Further details can be found here.

1. Law Week Event – The Importance of Community Legal Centres

Join Professor Jeff Giddings for an open discussion on the importance of community legal centres and how they provide access to the legal system for groups of vulnerable people, such as early school leavers or those experiencing financial disadvantage.

As the Director of the Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service Jeff is well versed in helping the community to use the law to protect their rights and broaden their awareness of legal processes. He has been involved in community legal centres in Victoria and Queensland since the 1980s as a student, volunteer, salaried lawyer and management committee member.

Jeff’s research focuses on access to justice, alternative dispute resolution and legal education.

Join us from 5:30pm for light refreshments.

Date: Wednesday 18 May, 2017
Time: 5:30pm for 6:00pm – 6:45pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: By 12th May, 2017 HERE

2. Castan Centre Annual Human Rights Conference 2017

Join over 300 attendees from the law, civil society, academia and business at Australia’s only annual human rights conference.

Please find full event information including the speaker line up so far here. This list will be updated regularly.

Date: Friday 21 July 2017
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: The Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne
More info and registration here.

If you have any queries about the conference please phone 03 9905 3327 or email castan.centre@monash.edu.

3. International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

Diversity and Inclusion are proud to be celebrating International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) with a week of events and activities (15 – 18 May) in partnership with MSA, MONSU Caulfield, MONSU Peninsula, MPA, MPSU and PPA, across the Caulfield, Clayton, Parkville and Peninsula campuses. We will also be flying the Rainbow flag alongside the national, state, Indigenous and Torres Strait Island flags, for the week.

IDAHOBIT was created in 2004 to highlight the violence and discrimination experienced by the LGBTIQ community internationally. The date, May 17, was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder.

All members of the Monash community are welcome to attend events throughout the week including free barbeques, free screenings of the recent documentaries Real Boy (2016) and Gayby Baby (2015) documentaries, an afternoon tea celebrating the new all gender toilets at Monash, a flag raising ceremony and more. For the duration of the week we will be exhibiting photos on the Northern Plaza screen that represent this years theme of Families. We invite you to take part and send through a photo of what family means to you in the spirit of IDAHOBIT. For more info and to submit your photo, visit monash.edu/lgbtiq/idahobit.

For a full list of events and activities during the week, visit the Diversity and Inclusion website.

4. Monash International Affairs Society – WorldMUN + NMUN 2018 Information Session

The Monash International Affairs Society is hosting its 2018 International Model United Nations Program information session.

5. PLN OGM and Clerkships, PLT and Social Justice Pathways

7. The DELINEATOR: Reimagining Access to Justice

Interested in growing your career in legal innovation and technology? Have you ever wondered how legal services can be made more accessible and user-friendly?

People from all backgrounds should be able to access help when they experience legal problems. But in reality, financial hardship, lack of education or language proficiency act as barriers to accessing justice.

The GENERATOR with support from the Australian Centre for Justice and Innovation invites you to join us in a three-hour workshop where you will;

• Learn about challenges in access to justice
• Develop workplace skills in innovative problem solving
• Work as a team to innovate and pitch your ideas to an expert panel
• Meet with experts who have sparked change in the legal industry
• Receive a free Linkedin photo

Keynote Speaker – Justine Autour 

Winner of the 2016 Pro Bono Award in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30, Justine is dedicated to a myriad of pro bono projects in the field of human rights. She has worked with the United Nations Global Compact, Save The Children, Amnesty International Australia, the International Centre for Advocates Against Discrimination and Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation. In her role as the Responsible Business Consultant at Collins, Biggers and Paisley, Justine has provided strategic oversight to her community clients and has contributed to helping many access the justice system.

Prizes will be awarded for the best pitch at the end of the session. Registration is essential to secure your place at this unmissable event for all change-makers with a passion for social justice and innovation.

Event Details

When: 2.00pm 12 May

Where: Monash Generator, 7 Innovation Walk

Register here

1. Castan Centre Annual Human Rights Conference 2017

Join over 300 attendees from the law, civil society, academia and business at Australia’s only annual human rights conference.

Please find full event information including the speaker line up so far here. This list will be updated regularly.

Date: Friday 21 July 2017
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: The Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne
More info and registration here.

If you have any queries about the conference please phone 03 9905 3327 or email castan.centre@monash.edu.

2. The DELINEATOR: Reimagining Access to Justice

Interested in growing your career in legal innovation and technology? Have you ever wondered how legal services can be made more accessible and user-friendly?

People from all backgrounds should be able to access help when they experience legal problems. But in reality, financial hardship, lack of education or language proficiency act as barriers to accessing justice.

The GENERATOR with support from the Australian Centre for Justice and Innovation invites you to join us in a three-hour workshop where you will;

• Learn about challenges in access to justice
• Develop workplace skills in innovative problem solving
• Work as a team to innovate and pitch your ideas to an expert panel
• Meet with experts who have sparked change in the legal industry
• Receive a free Linkedin photo

Keynote Speaker – Justine Autour 

Winner of the 2016 Pro Bono Award in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30, Justine is dedicated to a myriad of pro bono projects in the field of human rights. She has worked with the United Nations Global Compact, Save The Children, Amnesty International Australia, the International Centre for Advocates Against Discrimination and Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation. In her role as the Responsible Business Consultant at Collins, Biggers and Paisley, Justine has provided strategic oversight to her community clients and has contributed to helping many access the justice system.

Prizes will be awarded for the best pitch at the end of the session. Registration is essential to secure your place at this unmissable event for all change-makers with a passion for social justice and innovation.

Event Details

When: 2.00pm 12 May

Where: Monash Generator, 7 Innovation Walk

Register here

3. Michael Kirby on Health, Law & Sexuality

Renowned jurist and former Australian High Court judge The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG has been at the cutting edge of legal reform and intellectual inquiry for decades and has forged an international reputation as a powerful and articulate orator.

In this special event at the NGV’s Great Hall, The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG explores the legal and moral complexity that lies at the intersection of law, sexuality and health.

Justice Kirby will explore international conventions and the United Nations’ work on human rights, HIV/AIDS, and sexual and reproductive health issues. He will also review the situation for sexual and gender minorities in relation to international and criminal law.

Monash Law students receive a special discounted student rate of $10 per ticket. Just show your student ID at the door.

Date: Thursday 4 May 2017

Time: 5:30-6:45pm

Venue: Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria (NGVI), 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Enter via main entrance (Water-wall)

Price: Students $10; General Admission $20

Register now here.

4. University Ombudsman: The nature, dynamics and challenges of the role

Universities in Australia are experiencing significant turbulence and change. They are, and must operate as, big businesses while conducting their core business of being a university.

Within these complex dynamics sits the University Ombudsman, working to provide advice and assistance in resolving complaints or grievances regarding both academic matters and administrative decisions.

Cliff Picton, former Ombudsman of La Trobe University, will speak on his experience in the role, and on the key role played by the Ombudsman as an impartial party to resolving conflicts in higher education institutions.

The event is free for VADR members (non-members $25) and carries one CPD point. Details are as follows:

Date: Thursday 4 May 2017
Time: 5.45pm (registration/networking) for 6.15pm to 7.15pm
Venue: Coopers Inn, cnr Exhibition & Little Lonsdale Sts, Melbourne
Cost: non-VADR members $25
RSVP: Email admin@vadr.asn.au by Tuesday 2 May

1. Castan Centre Annual Human Rights Conference 2017

Join over 300 attendees from the law, civil society, academia and business at Australia’s only annual human rights conference.

Please find full event information including the speaker line up so far here. This list will be updated regularly.

Date: Friday 21 July 2017
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: The Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne
More info and registration here.

If you have any queries about the conference please phone 03 9905 3327 or email castan.centre@monash.edu.

2. Michael Kirby on Health, Law & Sexuality

Renowned jurist and former Australian High Court judge The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG has been at the cutting edge of legal reform and intellectual inquiry for decades and has forged an international reputation as a powerful and articulate orator.

In this special event at the NGV’s Great Hall, The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG explores the legal and moral complexity that lies at the intersection of law, sexuality and health.

Justice Kirby will explore international conventions and the United Nations’ work on human rights, HIV/AIDS, and sexual and reproductive health issues. He will also review the situation for sexual and gender minorities in relation to international and criminal law.

Monash Law students receive a special discounted student rate of $10 per ticket. Just show your student ID at the door.

Date: Thursday 4 May 2017

Time: 5:30-6:45pm

Venue: Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria (NGVI), 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Enter via main entrance (Water-wall)

Price: Students $10; General Admission $20

Register now here.

3. University Ombudsman: The nature, dynamics and challenges of the role

Universities in Australia are experiencing significant turbulence and change. They are, and must operate as, big businesses while conducting their core business of being a university.

Within these complex dynamics sits the University Ombudsman, working to provide advice and assistance in resolving complaints or grievances regarding both academic matters and administrative decisions.

Cliff Picton, former Ombudsman of La Trobe University, will speak on his experience in the role, and on the key role played by the Ombudsman as an impartial party to resolving conflicts in higher education institutions.

The event is free for VADR members (non-members $25) and carries one CPD point. Details are as follows:

Date: Thursday 4 May 2017
Time: 5.45pm (registration/networking) for 6.15pm to 7.15pm
Venue: Coopers Inn, cnr Exhibition & Little Lonsdale Sts, Melbourne
Cost: non-VADR members $25
RSVP: Email admin@vadr.asn.au by Tuesday 2 May

1. Castan Centre Annual Human Rights Conference 2017

Join over 300 attendees from the law, civil society, academia and business at Australia’s only annual human rights conference.

Please find full event information including the speaker line up so far here. This list will be updated regularly.

Date: Friday 21 July 2017
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: The Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne
More info and registration here.

If you have any queries about the conference please phone 03 9905 3327 or email castan.centre@monash.edu.

2. Michael Kirby on Health, Law & Sexuality

Renowned jurist and former Australian High Court judge The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG has been at the cutting edge of legal reform and intellectual inquiry for decades and has forged an international reputation as a powerful and articulate orator.

In this special event at the NGV’s Great Hall, The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG explores the legal and moral complexity that lies at the intersection of law, sexuality and health.

Justice Kirby will explore international conventions and the United Nations’ work on human rights, HIV/AIDS, and sexual and reproductive health issues. He will also review the situation for sexual and gender minorities in relation to international and criminal law.

Monash Law students receive a special discounted student rate of $10 per ticket. Just show your student ID at the door.

Date: Thursday 4 May 2017

Time: 5:30-6:45pm

Venue: Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria (NGVI), 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Enter via main entrance (Water-wall)

Price: Students $10; General Admission $20

Register now here.

1. Approaches to Youth Justice: A Panel Discussion

With all the media coverage surrounding young people in detention, we have decided to host a panel discussion.

The speakers include Tiffany Overall, the policy officer from Youthlaw and Smart Justice for Young People spokesperson, and Christopher Trotter, a professor at Monash University and the Director of the Criminal Justice Research Consortium.

The panel will focus on the current approach to youth justice and the burgeoning concept of justice reinvestment, which encourages tackling the causes of crime and re-directing money spent on prisons into community based initiatives. There will be time for questions at the end.

Time: 5.00pm – 6.15pm
Date: Wednesday 5 April
Venue: Clayton Campus, location TBC.
Check out the event page here.

2. Castan Centre Annual Human Rights Conference 2017

Join over 300 attendees from the law, civil society, academia and business at Australia’s only annual human rights conference.

Please find full event information including the speaker line up so far here. This list will be updated regularly.

Date: Friday 21 July 2017
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: The Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne
More info and registration here.

If you have any queries about the conference please phone 03 9905 3327 or email castan.centre@monash.edu.

3. Melbourne University Law Review‘s Annual Lecture

You are invited to attend Melbourne University Law Review‘s Annual Lecture.

This year The Hon Kenneth Hayne AC will deliver a speech on government contracts and public law, focusing on the Commonwealth executive’s non-statutory power to enter contracts.

The Hon Kenneth Hayne AC is a Professorial Fellow at Melbourne Law School. He was a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1997 to 2015. Prior to his appointment to the High Court, he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1992 to 1995 and a judge of the Court of Appeal of Victoria from 1995 to 1997.

Date: Tuesday 11 April 2017
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Venue: David P Derham Theatre (GM15), Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham St, Carlton VIC
No RSVP is necessary.

Drinks and canapés will be served in the foyer of Melbourne Law School after the event.

1. The Future of Elder Mediation

Dr. Anita Frayman will speak on the topic: The Future of Elder Mediation.

With the ageing of the population, the use of elder mediation is a growing rapidly. In this presentation Dr Frayman will distinguish elder mediation from other types of mediation, highlighting how intergenerational conflict may lead to elder abuse. She will discuss both the traditional role of the elder mediator in facilitating this support and the way she sees the role developing in the future.

Dr Anita Frayman practises as an elder mediator, facilitator, coach and aged care consultant, assisting older people and their families manage and avoid family conflict and elder abuse. She teaches ADR and presents seminars to industry and community groups.

Dr Frayman is an adjunct researcher at Monash University, a nationally accredited mediator and qualified lawyer with a PhD on cultural diversity and ageing.

Date: Thursday 9 March 2016

Time: 5.45pm (registration/networking) for 6.15pm to 7.15pm

Venue: Coopers Inn, cnr Exhibition & Little Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne

Cost: Free (non-VADR members $20)

RSVP: Please email admin@vadr.asn.au

Finger food will be provided and drinks are available at bar prices.

1. The Future of Elder Mediation

Dr. Anita Frayman will speak on the topic: The Future of Elder Mediation.

With the ageing of the population, the use of elder mediation is a growing rapidly. In this presentation Dr Frayman will distinguish elder mediation from other types of mediation, highlighting how intergenerational conflict may lead to elder abuse. She will discuss both the traditional role of the elder mediator in facilitating this support and the way she sees the role developing in the future.

Dr Anita Frayman practises as an elder mediator, facilitator, coach and aged care consultant, assisting older people and their families manage and avoid family conflict and elder abuse. She teaches ADR and presents seminars to industry and community groups.

Dr Frayman is an adjunct researcher at Monash University, a nationally accredited mediator and qualified lawyer with a PhD on cultural diversity and ageing.

Date: Thursday 9 March 2016

Time: 5.45pm (registration/networking) for 6.15pm to 7.15pm

Venue: Coopers Inn, cnr Exhibition & Little Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne

Cost: Free (non-VADR members $20)

RSVP: Please email admin@vadr.asn.au

Finger food will be provided and drinks are available at bar prices.

1. Prosecuting Ned Kelly: a free talk at the Old Treasury Building

Discover the factors that led Ned Kelly to be charged with the murders of Constables Lonigan and Scanlan.

From the perspective of the prosecution we can see how the case against Kelly was developed and delivered.

The talk will involve a short performance based on the actual trial of Kelly. Patrick Watt reflects on Charles Smythe, police prosecutor against Ned Kelly and examines the case against Kelly.

Date: Monday 20 February 2017

Time: 6.00pm-7.00pm

Venue: The Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring Street, Melbourne

RSVP and further information here.

1.The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents a fundraising film event – Prison Songs

Date: Thursday, 24 November 2016
Time: 6.40pm to 8.00pm
Venue: The Classic Cinema, 9 Gordon Street, Elsternwick
RSVP: Click here for tickets
Full details: http://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/public-events/events/2016/prison-songs

We are pleased to announce that our special screening of Prison Songs will be preceded by a talk by Des Rogers. As a young man, Des spent time in a juvenile justice centre and then became the only person to escape from the Alice Springs Prison. He spent over four years in South Australia’s maximum security Yatala prison before returning to Alice Springs a rehabilitated man. He is now Director of Operations for Aboriginal Housing Victoria.

Prison Songs is a ground breaking documentary that gives voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are impacted by the criminal justice system.

Shot entirely behind bars, this funny yet achingly sad account of eventful lives is delivered via the musical performances of real people imprisoned in a Darwin jail.

The film features a number of male and female protagonists, each with their own story. Common themes emerge linking the tales – disadvantage, family violence, drugs and alcohol. While the music was written by Shellie Morris and Casey Bennetto – the award-winning composer of Keating: The Musical – the lyrics are the participants’ own words.

The stories portrayed in the film expose the real tragedy behind the lives of the people who are locked away from our view – the underlying poverty, disadvantage and discrimination faced by many Aboriginal communities and the lack of basic services and support systems available to them. The stories convey the inter-generational nature of trauma, grief and poverty. They give a human and vulnerable face to the problems that so many of us ignore – or are simply not aware of.

Prison Songs presents a unique opportunity to shift the conversation about reducing the over-imprisonment of Aboriginal people, through focusing on providing better supports and services that address the underlying reasons why people come into contact with the criminal justice system in the first place.

Join us for this special screening and fundraising event. All proceeds will go to the Castan Centre’s policy and public education programs.

Watch the trailer here

2. Independent Medical Examinations, Sick Leave and Return to Work: international perspectives

In this seminar, visiting researcher Associate Professor Silje Maeland will present recent research comparing sick leave decisions by GPs, insurance physicians and occupational physicians in several different countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, The Netherlands). She will also introduce work currently underway in Norway evaluating the impact of independent medical examinations on return to work, using an unusual RCT design.

Date: Tuesday 29 November 2016
Time: 5.45pm arrival for 6.00pm – 7.00pm seminar
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
RSVP: Here

More info can be found here.