2012
Retirement Speech
Special Sitting of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Sydney
15 May 2012
Speech at a Dinner of Judges of the Federal Court of Australia
29 March 2012
Ten Years as President
2012 AAT National Conference, Mantra Resort, Lorne
20 March 2012
2011
Twenty Five Years of Tax Cases in the AAT; Eleven years of the "practical business tax"
Corporate Tax Association 2011 GST Corporate Intensive, The Grace Hotel, Sydney
17 October 2011
Also published in (2012) 50(1) Law Society Journal 70.
Future Directions
AIAL 2011 National Administrative Law Conference - Democracy, participation and administrative law, Canberra
22 July 2011
Also published in (2011) 67 AIAL FORUM 39.
Oral Presentation - Future Directions
Delivered to the AIAL 2011 National Administrative Law Conference - Democracy, participation and administrative law, Canberra
22 July 2011
Also published in (2011) 67 AIAL FORUM 35.
Comment on papers by Justice John Saunders of the High Court of Hong Kong and Judge Xingue Yang of the Supreme People's Court of China
Delivered to the International Commercial Law, Litigation and Arbitration Conference, Sydney
5-7 May 2011
Practice, Procedure and Evidence in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Paper presented to the Land and Environment Court Annual Conference 2011, Sydney
5 May 2011
Judicial Review
Seminar for the College of Law, Government & Administrative Law, Sydney
24 March 2011
2010
50th Anniversary of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island
Address given at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Legislative Assembly by the Hon Justice Garry Downes AM as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island
27 October 2010
Best Practice in Drafting
Paper presented to the Excellence in Decision Making Seminar for the Migration Review Tribunal and the Refugee Review Tribunal
Sydney 12 October 2010 and Melbourne 26 October 2010
Looking Forward: Administrative Decision Making in 2020
Paper presented to the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association, 2010 Government Law Conference, Canberra
20 August 2010
The Security Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Procedural Fairness, Hearings and Decision-Making in the Security Context of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Paper presented to the Australian Government Solicitor Administrative Law Symposium, Sydney University Law School
6 March 2010
2009
Decision-Making in the Public Sector: Getting it Right
Paper delivered to The Law Society of New South Wales Government Solicitors' - CLE Conference, NSW Parliament House
15 September 2009
Introduction: The Obligation to Assist
Welcome address delivered to The Obligation to Assist Model Litigants in Administrative Appeals Tribunal Proceedings Seminar, Canberra
26 August 2009
Australian Tribunal Reforms
Paper delivered to the 16th Commonwealth Law Conference (CLC 2009), Hong Kong
8 April 2009
2008
Preparation, Preparation
Paper delivered to the 2008 Motor Accidents Authority Medical Assessment Service Assessors Conference, Sydney
1 November 2008
Reasonableness, Proportionality and Merits Review
Paper delivered to the New South Wales Young Lawyers Public Law CLE Seminar, The Law Society, Sydney
24 September 2008
The Tribunal Dilemma : Rigorous Informality
The Second Professor Harry Whitmore Lecture, delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Council of Australasian Tribunals, The Australian Museum, Sydney
17 September 2008
Alternative Dispute Resolution at the AAT
Opening remarks, New South Wales Law Week 2008, Sydney
1-2 April 2008
Also published in (2008) 15 Australian Journal of Administrative Law 137.
Talk on Legal Professional Privilege : Farnaby v Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission [2007] AATA 1792
AAT Members' Professional Development Session
27 March 2008
Also published in (2008) 58 AIAL Forum 2.
Good Decision-Making
Speech delivered to the Australian Public Service Commission Forum of Commonwealth Agencies Conference (Government Business Conference), Novotel Brighton Beach, Sydney
7 March 2008
2007
Partenariat Public Privé / Public Private Partnerships [French]
Paper delivered to the 51st Union Internationale des Avocats Congress, Paris
3 November 2007
The Council of Australasian Tribunals: The National Perspective
Speech delivered at a General Meeting of the South Australian Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals
14 August 2007
Future Directions: How Can We Make Administrative Law More Relevant?
Paper delivered to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law, National Administrative Law Forum, Canberra
15 June 2007
Administrative Law and the Churches
Speech to the Church Law Forum, Wesley Mission, Sydney
17 May 2007
The State of Administrative Justice in Australia
Paper presented at the Canadian Council of Administrative Tribunals Fourth International Conference, World Report #1, Vancouver, Canada
7 May 2007
Also published in (2007) 20(3) Canadian Journal of Administrative Law & Practice 241.
Writing Reasons for Judgment or Decision
Speech to the Administrative Courts of Thailand, Thailand-Australia Mature Administrative Law Program, Bangkok
3 May 2007
The Role of Courts and Tribunals
Speech delivered to the University of Sydney Foundations of Law Lecture, Sydney
19 March 2007
Decision-Writing
Presentation delivered to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal Members Conference
1-2 March 2007
Australia and Thailand Comparative Administrative Law
Thailand-Australia Mature Administrative Law Program Visit to Australia by Professor Dr Ackaratorn Chularat President of Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand and Other Judges and Court Officials, Sydney
5 February 2007
Case Management in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Thailand-Australia Mature Administrative Law Program Visit to Australia by Professor Dr Ackaratorn Chularat President of Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand and Other Judges and Court Officials, Sydney
February 2007
2006
The Security Appeals Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Functions, Powers and Procedures
Address to the National Security Law Course, University of Sydney
13 September 2006
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal: Building on 30 Years of Independent Merits Review
Paper presented at the 2006 Veterans' Law Conference, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
27 July 2006
Modern International Arbitration
Speech delivered to the Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration Course Dinner, Sydney
29 June 2006
Also published in (2006/2007) Bar News : Journal of the New South Wales Bar Association 28.
The Council of Australasian Tribunals: The National Perspective
Address to the Annual Conference of the New South Wales Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals, Sydney
26 May 2006
The Use of Expert Witnesses in Court and International Arbitration Processes
Speech delivered to the 16th Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference 2006, Sydney
3 May 2006
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Its Role in the Regulation of the Insurance Industry
Speech delivered to the Australian Insurance Law Association - Northern Territory Branch - Seminar, Darwin
11 April 2006
Overview of Tribunals Scene Australia
Speech delivered to the International Tribunal Workshop, Canberra
5 April 2006
The Role of Courts and Tribunals
Paper delivered to the University of Sydney Foundations of Law Lecture, Sydney
27 March 2006
Expert Witnesses in Proceedings in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Paper delivered to the NSW Bar Association Administrative Law Section, Sydney
22 March 2006
Case Management and Case Tracking in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Speech delivered during a visit to Thailand's Central Administrative Court
February 2006
Structure, Power and Duties of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia
Speech delivered during a visit to the Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand and Central Administrative Court of Thailand
21 February 2006
2005
Future Directions for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Paper delivered to the 17th Australian Army Legal Corps Conference 2005, Canungra, Queensland
6 December 2005
"FINALITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS" The Ramifications of Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597
Hartigan Memorial Lecture, Brisbane
30 November 2005
Expert Evidence: The Value of Single or Court-Appointed Experts
Paper delivered to the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration Expert Evidence Seminar, Melbourne
11 November 2005
Why Does Australia Have a General Review Tribunal?
Address to the New Zealand Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals, Wellington, New Zealand
7 October 2005
Forum of Commonwealth Agencies Network Lunch
Address to the Forum of Commonwealth Agencies Network
15 September 2005
The Council of Australasian Tribunals: the National Perspective
Address to the Annual Conference of the New South Wales Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals
13 September 2005
Recent Amendments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Address to the Victorian Commercial Bar Association - Public Law Section
8 August 2005
Speech delivered to the New South Wales State Legacy Conference
16 July 2005
Future Directions
Paper delivered to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law 2005 Administrative Law Forum, Canberra
1 July 2005
Government Agencies as Respondents in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Paper delivered to the Australian Government Solicitor Government Law Group, Canberra
16 June 2005
Reforms to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Address to the Victorian Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals
23 May 2005
Government Agencies as Respondents in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Paper delivered to the Australian Government Solicitor Government Law Group
3 February 2005
2004
The Scots College 2004 Speech Day
Address at The Scots College 2004 Speech Day and Presentation of Senior School Prizes
6 December 2004
Future Directions for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Speech to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law's Queensland Chapter Annual Dinner
13 September 2004
Reforms to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Speech to the Law Society of New South Wales' Government Lawyers' CLE Convention
7 September 2004
The Council of Australasian Tribunals : an Overview of its Objects and Activities
Speech to a Meeting Convened to Establish a South Australian Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals
24 August 2004
Opening Address
Speech to the Inaugural Conference of the New South Wales Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals
28 May 2004
Tribunals in Australia : Their Roles and Responsibilities
Published in the Australian Law Reform Commission's Journal Reform, Issue 84
Autumn 2004
The Implementation of the Administrative Courts' Decisions
Speech to the International Association of Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions VIIIth Congress, Madrid, Spain
26-28 April 2004
Concurrent Expert Evidence in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal: The New South Wales Experience
Paper presented at the Australasian Conference of Planning and Environment Courts and Tribunals, Hobart
27 February 2004
2003
Future Directions
Speech to the Australian Institute for Administrative Law's Forum - Administrative Law: Problem Areas - Reflections on Practice
4 July 2003
Oral Evidence in Arbitration
Speech to the London Court of International Arbitration's Asia-Pacific Users' Council Symposium, Sydney
14 February 2003