Appendix 6: Speeches, publications and other external activities

AAT members and staff undertake a wide range of activities that assist to raise awareness of our role, procedures and activities. They give speeches and are panel members at conferences and seminars, participate in training and other engagement activities, and publish articles. Members and staff also serve on the committees of associations and other bodies relevant to the work of the AAT. The record of activities for 2017–18 is in four lists:

• speeches and presentations
• training and other engagement activities
• publications
• service on committees.

Table A6.1 Speeches and presentations, 2017–18

TITLE/ROLE	EVENT/ORGANISATION	SPEAKER(S)	DATE
Panel member: Career paths: as the crow flies or a winding path?	Australian Government Legal Network Conference, Canberra	Deputy President Gary Humphries	4 August 2017
Administrative Appeals Tribunal advocacy – First tier tips and traps	National Social Security Rights Network Annual Conference, Canberra	Member Frances Staden	6 August 2017
Administrative Appeals Tribunal advocacy – A practical guide to second tier		Deputy President Gary Humphries Conference Registrar Siobhan Ni Fhaolain	7 August 2017
Developments in online and technology-assisted dispute resolution	Alternative Dispute Resolution Association Conference, Sydney	Sian Leathem, Registrar	22 August 2017
The set-up to settle: How proactive lawyers get the most out of Alternative Dispute Resolution	Webinar, Resolution Institute, Brisbane	Justin Toohey, Director Alternative Dispute Resolution	12 September 2017
National Disability Insurance Scheme appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal	National Disability Insurance Scheme Appeals Forum, Department of Social Services, Sydney	Conference Registrar Athena Harris Ingall	20 September 2017
Migration and Refugee Division caseload, project and case management update	Seminar, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne	Deputy President Jan Redfern	16 October 2017
Panel member: Applying the Framework for Tribunal Excellence and measuring performance	2nd National Tribunal Registrars and Administrators Conference, Council of Australasian Tribunals, Adelaide	Sian Leathem, Registrar	20 October 2017
Diversity and Indigenous clients		Acting District Registrar Ian Phillips Roula Karzis-Wyatt, Team Leader and Outreach Coordinator
Acting against self-represented litigants	Webinar, Queensland Law Society, Brisbane	Member Bridget Cullen	31 October 2017
Appearing before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal: Helping to deliver expeditious and efficient merits review	Connections Event, Australian Government Leadership Network NSW, Sydney	Justice David Thomas Sian Leathem, Registrar	1 November 2017
Applying for warrants before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal	NSW Police Training Day, Sydney	Deputy President James Constance	1 December 2017
Efficiency, objectivity and the eye of the beholder in decision-making	4th Global Law Conference, CLE Paris, Paris	Deputy President Bernard McCabe	5 January 2018
Administrative law update	Department of Defence, Queensland Tri-Service Reserve Legal Officers, Brisbane	Deputy President Peter McDermott	20 February 2018
Alternative Dispute Resolution and conferencing	Seminar, NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority, Sydney	Conference Registrar Athena Harris Ingall	7 May 2018
Administrative law and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Lecture, Administrative Law Course, RMIT University, Melbourne	Conference Registrar Mersina Stratos	16 May 2018
How to please the court: A practice note on court and tribunal etiquette	‘Welcome to the Law’ Seminar Program, Women Lawyers Association of NSW, Sydney	Member Penelope Hunter	17 May 2018
Security: How secure is your Tribunal?	2018 National Conference, Council of Australasian Tribunals, Canberra	Sian Leathem, Registrar	8 June 2018
How to use the AAT’s online disability support pension interview tool	Webinar, Legal Aid Queensland, Brisbane	Justin Toohey, Director Alternative Dispute Resolution	8 June 2018
Date of effect: Interaction of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975	National Litigation Conference, FOI and Litigation Branch, Department of Human Services, Brisbane	Deputy President John Sosso	21 June 2018

Table A6.2 Training and other engagement activities, 2017–18

TITLE/ROLE	EVENT/ORGANISATION	PARTICIPANT(S)/ PRESENTER(S)	DATE
Adjudicators	Administrative Appeals Tribunal National Mooting Competition 2017	Justice David Thomas Deputy PresidentsBernard McCabe, Christopher Kendall, Peter McDermott, Gregory Melick and Brian Rayment Senior Members Peter Britten-Jones, Tony Cotter, Damian Cremean, Ann Cunningham, Egon Fice, Josephine Kelly, Michael McGrowdie, Andrew Nikolic, James Popple, Theo Tavoularis and Jill Toohey Members Stephanie Brakespeare, Colin Huntly and Michael Judd	August–October 2017
Participant	Follow up to Expert Roundtable on Mental Health and Refugee Status Determination, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sydney	Deputy President Jan Redfern	12 September 2017
Tribunal Member for Mock Hearings	Migration Institute of Australia Practice Ready Program, Sydney	Member Wendy Banfield	15 September 2017
		Member Jennifer Cripps Watts	20 October 2017 and 28 March 2018
		Senior Member Kira Raif	1 December 2017
Mentor	The University of Sydney Lucy Mentoring Program, Sydney	Member Jane Marquard	30 September 2017
Participants	Homeless Expo, Adelaide	Acting District Registrar Ian Phillips Adelaide Registry staff	19 October 2017
Assessor	Administrative Law Hearing Assessment, Leo Cussen Institute, Melbourne	Member John Longo	31 October 2017
Chair	Estate Planning Workshop, Paxton-Hall Lawyers, Brisbane	Senior Member Theo Tavoularis	3 November 2017
Participants	Migration and Refugee Division Community Liaison Meeting, Melbourne	Deputy President Jan Redfern Senior Members Irene O’Connell, John Billings, Denis Dragovic and Rachel Westaway Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad Acting District Registrar Uma Smiley	14 November 2017
Participants	Migration and Refugee Division Community Liaison Meeting, Adelaide	Deputy Presidents Jan Redfern and Katherine Bean Senior Member Irene O’Connell Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad District Registrar Adam Hay Ian Phillips, Registry Manager	16 November 2017
Participants	Migration and Refugee Division Community Liaison Meeting, Perth	Deputy Presidents Jan Redfern and Christopher Kendall Member Michelle East Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad District Registrar Barry Johnson	21 November 2017
Running a matter at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Comcare, Canberra	Conference Registrars Kim Lackenby and Siobhan Ni Fhaolain	21 November 2017
Participants	Migration and Refugee Division Community Liaison Meeting, Sydney	Deputy President Jan Redfern Senior Members Justin Owen, Shahyar Roushan and Antoinette Younes Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad District Registrar Carolyn Krochmal Case Assessment Registrar Diana Tao	28 November 2017
Participants	Migration and Refugee Division Community Liaison Meeting, Brisbane	Deputy President Jan Redfern Senior Member Ann Duffield Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad District Registrar Deborah Mitchell	30 November 2017
Chair	Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation Seminar, Law Council of Australia, Sydney and Melbourne	Justice David Thomas	1 December 2017 and 11 May 2018
Appeal rights at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Community Workers’ Forums at Smithfield Plains, Port Lincoln, Clovelly Park, Kadina, Port Pirie, Whyalla, Port Augusta and Mount Gambier	District Registrar Adam Hay Roula Karzis-Wyatt, Team Leader and Outreach Coordinator Adelaide Registry staff	2 March 2018, 26 March 2018, 13 April 2018, 29 May 2018, 30 May 2018, 1 June 2018, 2 June 2018 and 7 June 2018
Participant	Child Support Stakeholder Meeting, Legal Aid Victoria, Melbourne	Deputy President Jim Walsh	7 March 2018
Chair	CPD Compulsory Units Seminar, Legalwise Seminars, Sydney	Member Alan McMurran	28 March 2018
Adjudicator	Advanced Negotiation Competition, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney	Conference Registrar Athena Harris Ingall	19 April 2018
Adjudicators	Administrative Appeals Tribunal Negotiating Outcomes On Time Competition, Adelaide and Brisbane	Justice David Thomas Deputy President Bernard McCabe Members David Barker and Kent Chapman Justin Toohey, Director Alternative Dispute Resolution District Registrars Adam Hay and Deborah Mitchell Angela Durocher and Shiv Martin, Assistant Directors Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference Registrars Nicole Barker, Jodie Gamble, Jenny Lock, Franca Petrone and Mersina Stratos Joe Guthrie, Senior Advisor, Member Support Unit	April–May 2018
Session Chairs	2018 National Conference, Council of Australasian Tribunals, Canberra	Justice David Thomas Deputy President Gary Humphries	8 June 2018

Table A6.3 Publications, 2017–18

TITLE	AUTHOR	PUBLISHER
‘The Right Fit: Non-Adversarial Dispute Resolution’, Precedent, No. 141, July/August 2017, 37–40	District Registrar Aneita Browning	Australian Lawyers Alliance
‘Feeling the Heat: Challenges for 21st Century Tribunals’, AIAL Forum, No. 91, March 2018, 61–68	Deputy President Gary Humphries	Australian Institute of Administrative Law

 

Table A6.4 lists the roles performed by members and staff who served on the committees of associations or other bodies during all or part of the reporting year.

Table A6.4 Service on committees, 2017–18

ORGANISATION	PARTICIPANT	ROLE
Australian Government Leadership Network NSW	Elizabeth Connolly, Executive Director Registry Operations	Committee member
Australian Institute of Administrative Law – National Executive	Deputy President Gary Humphries	Vice President
Australian Institute of Administrative Law – Victorian Chapter	Member Regina Perton	Committee member
Australasian Tribunals Administrators Group	Sian Leathem, Registrar	Chair
Council of Australasian Tribunals – National Executive	Justice David Thomas	Treasurer
Council of Australasian Tribunals – New South Wales Chapter	Member Jennifer D’Arcy	Committee member
	Sian Leathem, Registrar	Committee member
	Elizabeth Connolly, Executive Director Registry Operations	Committee member
Council of Australasian Tribunals – Queensland Chapter	Justice David Thomas	Convenor
Council of Australasian Tribunals – South Australian Chapter	Deputy President Katherine Bean	Committee member
	Member Marten Kennedy	Secretary
Council of Australasian Tribunals, Victorian Chapter	Member Kim Parker	Committee member
	Member Regina Perton	Committee member
	District Registrar Susan Woodford	Vice President
Council of Australasian Tribunals – 2018 National Conference Organising Committee	Deputy President Gary Humphries	Committee member
International Association of Refugee and Migration Law Judges – Asia-Pacific Chapter	Member Sean Baker	Secretary
The College of Law – Migration Agents Capstone Assessment Advisory Committee	Member Katie Malyon	Committee member
The Law Society of South Australia – Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee	Member Steve Georgiadis	Chair