Human Rights Under the Charter:
The Development of Human Rights Law in Victoria
Thursday 7 August 2014 and Friday 8 August 2014
Program
Day 1: Thursday 7 August
Supreme Court of Victoria, 210 William Street, Melbourne
Time
Session details
Venue
6.00pm – 6.10pm
Welcome and introduction
by the Hon. Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC,
Chief Justice of Victoria
Banco Court
6.10pm – 6.50pm
Launching address: The international experience
in human rights law
The Rt Hon. Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias GNZM,
Chief Justice of New Zealand
Banco Court
6.50pm– 7.00pm
Questions and discussion
facilitated by the Hon. Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC,
Chief Justice of Victoria
Banco Court
7.00pm
Cocktail reception
Supreme
Court Library
Human Rights Under the Charter:
The Development of Human Rights Law in Victoria
Day 2: Friday 8 August
Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Time
Session details
9.00am– 9.10am
Opening statement
by the Hon. Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Chief Justice of Victoria
Session 1:
Keynote address: The role of judges in human rights
jurisprudence: a comparison of the Australian and UK experience
Chair and commentary: the Hon. Justice Geoffrey Nettle,
Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria
9.10am– 10.00am
The Rt. Hon. Lord David Neuberger of Abbotsbury,
President, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Session 2:
10.00am – 11.15am
Statutory interpretive techniques under the Charter (s 32)
Chair and commentary: the Hon. Justice Chris Maxwell,
President, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria
The Hon. Justice Pamela Tate, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of
Victoria
The Hon. Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE CBE QC, former Chief Justice of the
High Court of Australia and non-permanent Judge of the Hong Kong
Court of Final Appeal
11.15am– 11.45am
Morning tea
Session 3:
Obligations of public authorities under s 38 of the Charter,
including a consideration of the remedies available under s 39
Chair and commentary: the Hon. Justice Debbie Mortimer,
Federal Court of Australia
11.45am – 1.00pm
The Hon. Justice Emilios Kyrou, Supreme Court of Victoria
Mr Mark Moshinsky SC, Victorian Bar
1.00pm – 2.00pm
Lunch
Session 4:
2.00pm – 2.45pm
Proportionality in comparative analysis
Chair and commentary: the Hon. Justice Michael Croucher,
Supreme Court of Victoria
Professor Bryan Horrigan, Dean, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Session 5:
2.45pm– 3.45pm
Panel session on the application of the Charter in legal practice:
• Criminal law
• Discrimination and equal opportunity
• Institutions
• Child protection
Chair and commentary: Mr Richard Niall SC, Victorian Bar
Ms Jane Dixon SC, Victorian Bar
Mr Hugh de Kretser, Executive Director, Human Rights Law Centre
Associate Professor Julie Debeljak, Castan Centre for Human Rights,
Monash University
Associate Professor Paula Gerber, Faculty of Law, Monash University
3.45pm– 3.50pm
Closing
by the Hon. Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Chief Justice of Victoria
3.50pm– 4.15pm
Afternoon tea