Law/
Evidence essentials.
A perennial favourite, this event provides judicial officers with the opportunity to hear from experienced judicial officers and experts on complex areas of evidence law.
Skills/
Clear and concise decision writing – VCAT.
Do you aim to deliver clear and concise decisions? Looking to sharpen your reasons?
Skills/
Courtroom communication.
Courtroom management is learned, not innate. Developing courtcraft skills will assist in establishing your own judicial practice and authority.
Judicial Life/
The privilege and pressure of judicial work.
Judges and magistrates experience both high satisfaction and high stress in their work. This event showcases recently published Australian research from interviews with judicial officers about the experience of stress and satisfaction in their work. It will explore how they can be further supported to thrive in their judicial role.
First Nations/
Lore and literature.
Enhance awareness of the cultural and socioeconomic issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples coming before the courts.
Family violence is a problem often hidden in plain sight. Making the justice system safer for victim-survivors remains a priority for all courts and tribunals.