![Chief Judge Peter Kidd](https://www.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/2023-10/Chief%20Judge%20Peter%20Kidd_web.png?itok=W3L84O29)
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.
Evidence law is at the heart of the judicial process. This program will provide judicial officers with an opportunity to:
- Refresh their knowledge of fundamental rules of evidence including relevance, opinion, hearsay and hearsay exceptions.
- Develop a deeper understanding of tendency evidence, including practical strategies to identify and assess tendency evidence.
- Develop an understanding of ways to approach and respond to complex evidentiary issues.
Speakers.
![](https://www.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-03/Justice%20Peter%20Kidd_web.png?itok=90oPjQDo)
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![](https://www.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-06/Stephen%20O%27Meara_web.jpg?itok=pHToUZyd)
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![](https://www.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-06/Justice%20McDonald.jpg?itok=sasUlN1_)
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![](https://www.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-06/Judge%20Sarah%20Leighfield.jpg?itok=Ni2ixHIp)
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![](https://www.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-06/Judge%20Julie%20Clayton.jpg?itok=MdRE8K71)
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![](https://www.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-10/Magistrate%20Hodgson.jpg?itok=5QvT5Gqa)
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