AIAL 2006 NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW FORUM PROGRAM

"Administrative Law: Protection of Individual and Community Interests"

Marriott Resort, Surfers Paradise, Queensland

THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2006

WELCOME

Professor Robin Creyke, President, AIAL

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Hon. Paul de Jersey, AC, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Queensland

PLENARY SESSION 1

Theme: Human Rights, Statutory Interpretation and Administrative Law

Speakers:

Carolyn Evans (Faculty of Law, Melbourne)

Richard Hooker (Barrister, Perth)

Administrative Law and Australian Bills of Rights

Carolyn Evans

Enhancing the Jurisprudence of Canons of Statutory Interpretation in the Resolution of Individual and Community Interests

Richard Hooker

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1

Stream 1 • After Teoh: Back to the Future - Using the Presumption of Consistency with International Law to Read Down the Scope of Statutory Powers

Hanna Wilberg (Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland)

Stream 2 • FOI or FO Why?

Peter Shoyer (Information Commissioner, Northern Territory)

Stream 3 • Communication Problems of Indigenous Persons in the Legal System Generally and in Administrative Law in Particular

Kevin Smith (State Manager, National Native Title Tribunal, Queensland)

Stream 4 • External Scrutiny of Immigration Administration - The Changing Role of the Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman

Mary Durkin (Senior Assistant Ombudsman, Commonwealth Ombudsman’s Office)

PLENARY SESSION 2

Theme: FOI/Privacy and National Security/ Disaster Control Issues

Speakers:

Jane Lye (Senior Lawyer, AGS, Brisbane) and Tara McNeilly (Senior Lawyer, AGS, Canberra)

Current Privacy Issues in National Security

Jane Lye and Tara McNeilly

FRIDAY 23 JUNE 2006

PLENARY SESSION 3

Theme: Issues Arising Out of Terrorism Legislation

Speakers:

Murray McInnis (Federal Magistrate, Melbourne)

Dan O’Gorman (Barrister, Brisbane)

Comment: Dr James Renwick (Barrister, Sydney)

Anti-Terrorism Legislation Issues for the Courts

Murray McInnis

Reform of Australia’s Terrorism Legislation

Dan O'Gorman

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2

Stream 1 • Administrative Review in Queensland in 2006

Bill Mitchell (Principal Solicitor, Townsville Community Legal Service)

Stream 2 • "Fair, Just, Economical, Informal and Quick": the Role of Conferencing and Other Forms of ADR in Achieving the AAT’s Statutory Mission

Lyn Carins and Helen Lacey (Conference Registrars, AAT)

Stream 3 • Reverse FOI Applications

Max Spry (Barrister, Queensland)

Stream 4 • Principles of Administrative Law Teaching - Ensuring Law Graduates Have Requisite Competence and Skills

Jeffrey Barnes (School of Law, La Trobe University)

PLENARY SESSION 4

Theme: Liability of Public Authorities for Shortfalls in Administration

Speakers:

Stephen Argument (Special Counsel, Phillips Fox, Canberra) and Andrew Forbes (Special Counsel, Phillips Fox, Brisbane)

Avinesh Chand (Senior Solicitor, Clayton Utz, Canberra)

Liability of Public Authorities for Shortfalls in Administration – Patel - An Opportunity Lost?

Stephen Argument and Andrew Forbes

PLENARY SESSION 5

Theme: Administrative Complaint Mechanisms and Their Potential for Overuse

Speakers:

Professor John McMillan (Commonwealth Ombudsman)

Rick Snell (Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania)

Persistent Complainants to Ombudsman Offices

John McMillan

PLENARY SESSION 6

Theme: Administrative Law Oversight and a National Integrity System for Government

Speakers:

Dr AJ Brown (Griffith Law School)

Professor Robin Creyke, (College of Law, ANU) speaking to a paper co-authored with Jillian Segal AM (President, Administrative Review Council)

Administrative Law Oversight and a National Integrity System for Government

AJ Brown

CLOSING COMMENTS

Maurice Swan (Chair, Queensland Chapter, AIAL)