1. 19th Lucinda Lecture -”Section 80 – The Great Constitutional Tautology”
Presented by: The Hon. Justice Virginia Bell AC, The High Court of Australia
Virginia Margaret Bell AC was appointed to the High Court in February 2009. At the time of her appointment she was a judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. She graduated from the University of Sydney as a Bachelor of Laws in 1976. After seven years as a solicitor with the Redfern Legal Centre, she was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1984 and was appointed a Senior Counsel in 1997. Justice Bell practised as a public defender between 1986 and 1989 before returning to the private Bar. Between 1994 and 1997 she was a counsel assisting the Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service. Justice Bell was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in March 1999. She served as president of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration from 2006 to 2008.
Date: Thursday 24 October
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Monash University, Clayton Campus, Building 08/R1
RSVP: 21 October (unless sold out prior) by email law-marketing@monash.edu
2. I Can Monash Network: Special Exam Gathering
The I Can Monash Network is a community of Monash students sharing the strengths of the Autism Spectrum. We are all about driving a rethink of the Autism Spectrum among students and the university, away from ‘I Can’t’ to ‘I Can’.
We’re hanging out this Thursday 24 October and anyone with an interest in the spectrum is welcome! Come along to to talk about coping strategies during exams and have a good laugh about the quirks and talents that come with this amazing spectrum.
Learn more about our work in James’ update. Together we can create an enabling Monash experience for all students!
Get the deets…
Thursday 24 October, 1pm – 2pm
Building 6 (Faculty of Education), Room G08, Monash Clayton Campus
RSVP to penny.robinson@monash.edu
BYO Lunch
Twitter: @I_CAN_Network
3. Information Session – Pathways to Oxford and Cambridge
We will be holding an information session about pathways from Monash law to further study at Oxford and Cambridge.
The session will provide guidance, tips and insights and highlight important considerations in planning for further study at Oxford or Cambridge.
Speakers will include the Dean of law – Professor Bryan Horrigan (PhD, Oxford – Rhodes Scholar), Law Lecturer Colin Campbell (LLM and PhD, Cambridge), and recent Monash law, Oxford or Cambridge graduates.
The session will be held twice at different locations:
•1pm – 2pm – Tuesday 22 October, L2, Building 12, Clayton Campus
•5:30pm – 6:30pm – Tuesday 29 October, Seminar Room 3, MULC, Melbourne city
At the session to be held on 22 October, Associate Professor Moira Paterson, Director of Graduate Studies, will also be speaking about options for Post Graduate studies at Monash University.
Please RSVP to Elana.Pose@monash.edu by Thursday 17 October for the session on 22 October and by Wednesday 23 October for the session on 29 october.
4. Marriage Equality in Australia. Where to from here?
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents
The Hon. Adam Bandt MP, Federal Member for Melbourne
Rodney Croome, National Director of Australian Marriage Equality
The Hon. Clem Newton-Brown MP, State Member for Prahran
Date: Thursday 24 October 2013
Time: 6pm to 7:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details
Public forum – All welcome
Marriage Equality is now recognised in more than a dozen countries around the world, including our neighbour New Zealand, however it remains unrecognised in Australia. In the aftermath of the federal election, how should supporters proceed? Can states fill the breach if the federal government won’t step in? Come and listen to these prominent supporters of marriage equality as they discuss the future of equal love in Australia.