PROGRAM

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

5:00 - 6:30pm

Registration

5:30 - 8:30pm

Welcome Reception - Chief Judge Brian Devereaux SC
Banco Court Foyer, Level 3,
Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law
415 George Street, Brisbane
Entertainment by members of the Queensland Youth Orchestra

Thursday, 8 May 2025

8:30am

Registration

9:00am

Welcome to Country
Acknowledgment of Mãori culture

9:30am

Welcome - The Honourable Chief Justice Helen Bowskill

10:00am

Session 1 – Juries: The Role of the Jury
Chair: Judge Vicki Loury KC
Professor Jill Hunter, UNSW, Sydney
Associate Professor Jacqui Horan, Monash University, Melbourne

11:30 - 12:00pm

Morning tea

12:00pm

Session 2 – Sexual assault trials
Chair: Judge Benedict Power KC

The Rape Myth – Professor Elisabeth McDonald MNZM, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
The Impact of Trauma on Memory – Professor Kim Felmingham, Chair Clinical, Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria

1:30 - 2:30pm

Lunch

2:30pm

Session 3 – Pseudolaw and Extremism
Chair: Judge Glen Cash
Pseudolaw panel discussion
Associate Professor Joe McIntyre, UniSA, Adelaide
Associate Professor Harry Hobbs, UNSW, Sydney

3:15 - 3:45pm

Afternoon tea

3:45 - 4:30pm

Session 3 continued – Pseudolaw and Extremism
Chair: Judge Glen Cash
Far Right Extremism
Dr Kaz Ross, Independent researcher

7:00pm

Dinner at Local Restaurants

Friday, 9 May 2025

9:00am

Session 4 – Indigenous Rights – NZ Experience – Tikanga: incorporating Mãori concepts into NZ common law
Chair: Judge Tracy Fantin
The Honourable Sir Joe Williams KNZM, Supreme Court of New Zealand

9:45am

Session 5 – Forensic Science Chair: Judge Carl Heaton KC

Forensic Science and Crime – Dr Kaye Ballantyne, Chief Forensic Scientist, Victoria Police Forensic Services Department
Expert Opinion Evidence & Junk Science - Prof Gary Edmond FRSN,UNSW, Sydney

11:15 - 11:45pm

Morning tea

11:45pm

Session 6 – Panel Discussion - Artificial Intelligence – Where are we at? Facilitator: The Honourable Justice Glenn Martin AM
Panelists:
Prof Marek Kowalkiewicz, QUT, Brisbane
Prof Anna Huggins, QUT, Brisbane
Dr Stefan Hajkowicz, Chief Research Consultant, CSIRO

12:45 - 1:45pm

Lunch

1:45pm

Session 7 – Social Media Giants: A Threat to the Rule of Law
Chair: Judge Ken Barlow KC
The Honourable Peter Applegarth AM

2:30pm

Session 8 - Jurisdiction Panel Discussion – New and Innovative changes in each jurisdiction
Chair: Judge Deborah Richards

3:30 - 4:00pm

Afternoon tea

4:00pm

Session 8 continued – Jurisdiction Panel Discussion
Chair: Judge Deborah Richards

4:45pm

Close

7:00pm

Conference Dinner
The Rivershed, Howard Smith Wharves

Saturday, 10 May 2025

Partners invited to attend all Saturday Sessions

9:30am

Session 9 – 21st Century Virtues: How they are failing our democracy
Chair: Judge Michael Burnett AM
Ms Lucinda Holdforth (Speechwriter and author)

10:40am

Session 10 – Twice Shot: Bravery, Courage, Resilience
Chair: Judge Dzenita Balic
Mr Daryl Green

11:50am

Conference Close
Chief Judge Brian Devereaux SC

12:00pm

Long Lunch