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The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
2022-10-20 00:00 (Australia/Sydney)
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:
The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Practice management, Business Skills & Professional ResponsibilityÂ
CPD Points: 1.5
About
The principal functions of the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) are to institute and conduct prosecutions for indictable offences in the Local, District and Supreme Courts; and to conduct appeals in any court arising from those prosecutions, including as the responding party. Those duties are guided by the ODPP Prosecution and other best-practice instruments. The role of a prosecutor is crucial, involving a balancing of the interests of the state, community and victims, as well as a duty to the court. In a system subject to growing case numbers, increasingly regulated pre-trial processes, plea negotiations, and broad discretion, how are those priorities managed? Crown Prosecutor Brett Hatfield will consider those competing priorities and how they are balanced in practice.
Presenter
Brett Hatfield, Crown Prosecutor, The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)

Registration
Full series (7 webinars) = $300
Individual webinar(s) = $50

CLICK HERE to register
This webinar will be released on 20 October 2022.

You will receive a webinar link on this date, and can also register at a later date to catch up in your own time.Â

About the series
The 2022-23 Criminal Law CPD series, presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology is an innovative educational program made up of 7 recorded webinars delivered by eminent speakers from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.
A new webinar will be released each month from September 2022 – March 2023. Quizzes will be included to test your comprehension of the material being discussed.
Register now for the full series or individual webinars and enjoy the flexibility of watching at your own pace from any location at any time.
View flyer here

Program Schedule

Title
Presenter
CPD area
Recording release date

1. Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Dr Andrew Dyer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 29 September 2022

2. The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Mr Brett Hatfield
Practice Management and Business Skills, Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 20 October 2022

3. The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Associate Professor Helen Paterson
Substantive Law
Thursday, 24 November 2022

4. Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ms Talitha Hennessy
Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 15 December 2022

5. Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Professor David Hamer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 19 January 2023

6. Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
John Stratton SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 February 2023

7. The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Judge Paul Lakatos SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 March 2023

Information for lawyers and barristers
If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per seminar attended or 10.5 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation.
For further enquiries: T +61 2 9351 0248
E law.events@sydney.edu.au

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Theoretical Advances and Problems in the Sociology of Punishment
2022-11-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Law Foyer, Level 2
Theoretical Advances and Problems in the Sociology of Punishment
In-person event
This seminar, delivered by Sydney Law School visiting Fellow, Professor David Garland (New York University) explores the theoretical advances and problems in the sociology of punishment.
The last twenty years have seen a remarkable increase in â€œpunishment and societyâ€ scholarship. Together with this quantitative expansion, there have also been important qualitative developments in research, analysis and explanation – many of which can be counted as scientific advances.
In this talk, Professor Garland will describe a number of dimensions along which theory, method and data in this field have been improved and also identify a number of continuing challenges and problems. Examples from the American literature on the emergence of mass incarceration and the nature of the â€˜war on drugs’ are used to indicate the range of theoretical resources that scholars in this field have developed and to point to empirical and theoretical questions that remain to be resolved.
About the speaker
David Garland is Arthur T Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Professor of Sociology at New York University. His distinguished body of work includes Punishment and Welfare: A History of Penal Strategies; Punishment and Modern Society: A Study in Social Theory ; The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society ; Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition ; and The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction.
His many honours include membership of the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and receipt of the American Society of Criminology’s Edwin H. Sutherland Prize for outstanding contributions to theory and research.
He is currently at work on a book entitled Roots of Injustice: The Structural Sources of America’s Penal State. He is a Visiting Fellow at University of Sydney School of Law in October/November 2022.
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Tuesday 1 November
Time: 6-7.30 pm, followed by a cocktail reception
Venue: Law Foyer, Level 2, New Law Building (F10), University of Sydney
CPD points = 1.5
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Presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology at Sydney Law School.

The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
2022-11-24 00:00
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:
The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Substantive LawÂ
CPD Points: 1.5
About
Eyewitness testimony can provide critical leads in investigations and can be extremely persuasive in court. However, inconsistencies or inaccuracies in eyewitness accounts can undermine the perceived credibility of the witness and the value of the evidence. This is particularly problematic when witnesses are required to recall details of events that happened months or years earlier and that occurred over a number of episodes (such as bullying or domestic violence).
This seminar will look at the different stages of memory and highlight various factors that can affect the accuracy of memory at each stage and will outline best-practice techniques for eliciting the most complete and accurate testimonies from eyewitnesses. This seminar will assist legal practitioners to understand the strengths and limitations of human memory.
Presenter
Helen PatersonÂ is an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology at the University of Sydney. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and a PhD from the University of New South Wales. Her primary research interest focuses on the effects of traumatic events on memory and psychological well-being. She regularly works with industry partners to conduct high-quality applied research. She has also worked with NSW Fire and Rescue on ways to train firefighters to make effective decisions under stressful conditions and on post-traumatic stress disorder, resilience, and post-incident debriefing.

Registration
Full series (7 webinars) = $300
Individual webinar(s) = $50

CLICK HERE to register
This webinar will be released on 24 November 2022.

You will receive a webinar link on this date, and can also register at a later date to catch up in your own time.Â

About the series
The 2022-23 Criminal Law CPD series, presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology is an innovative educational program made up of 7 recorded webinars delivered by eminent speakers from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.
A new webinar will be released each month from September 2022 – March 2023. Quizzes will be included to test your comprehension of the material being discussed.
Register now for the full series or individual webinars and enjoy the flexibility of watching at your own pace from any location at any time.
View flyer here

Program Schedule

Title
Presenter
CPD area
Recording release date

1. Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Dr Andrew Dyer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 29 September 2022

2. The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Mr Brett Hatfield
Practice Management and Business Skills, Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 20 October 2022

3. The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Associate Professor Helen Paterson
Substantive Law
Thursday, 24 November 2022

4. Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ms Talitha Hennessy
Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 15 December 2022

5. Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Professor David Hamer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 19 January 2023

6. Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
John Stratton SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 February 2023

7. The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Judge Paul Lakatos SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 March 2023

Information for lawyers and barristers
If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per seminar attended or 10.5 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation.
For further enquiries: T +61 2 9351 0248
E law.events@sydney.edu.au

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Youth Crime and Youth Justice Forum
2022-11-24 09:00 - 15:30 | Sydney Law School, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A)
Youth Crime and Youth Justice Forum
The Forum will bring together key stakeholders working to prevent youth crime and to administer the various aspects of youth justice. Presenters will discuss latest trends, research and policies in these areas and will showcase some of the relevant work across the University of Sydney.
Speakers have been confirmed from:

The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
The NSW Children’s Court
Youth Justice NSW
Youth Action

And from the following University of Sydney Research Centres or Faculties:

The Matilda Centre
The Research Centre for Children and Families
The CREATE Centre
The Gambling Research and Treatment Clinic
The Centre for Disability Research and Policy
The Digital Innovation Team

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Thursday 24 November 2022
Cost: Free
Time: 9am-3.30pm
Location: The University of Sydney, Camperdown.
Click here to view the program.

Register here.
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Contact
Please contact Garner Clancey if you have any queries.

Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
2022-12-15 00:00
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:
Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
CPD Points: 1.5
About
Coming to the Bar is a significant step in the career of any lawyer. For junior counsel intending to practise in criminal law, the ethical and moral obligations are significant. Factors like direct briefs, invoicing, barristers’ rules, duty to the court and professional conduct are all matters you are required to manage on your own. This is often a shift for those that have practised under the guidance of a principal or in government agencies. This presentation will examine that transition to the NSW Bar, considering the viewpoints and perspectives of junior counsel. It will animate some of the best-practice features of maintaining an ethical and professional practice, and ways that that model of practice can be leveraged to ensure success. This presentation will assist legal practitioners considering a career at the NSW Bar, solicitors who brief barristers and play a role in the discharge of their ethical obligations, and junior barristers recently called to the Bar.
Presenter
Talitha Hennessy is an experienced criminal lawyer having appeared for both the defense and prosecution. Before her admission to the NSW Bar in 2017, she was an Associate to Justice Cohen at the Family Court in Sydney. Talitha has also worked as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service in Dubbo, appearing in over 100 hearings in the Children’s Court and Local Court throughout Central Western NSW, as well as in numerous severity and conviction appeals and sentence matters in the District Court. Talitha also worked as solicitor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW), where she regularly appeared on behalf of the Crown in summary hearings in the Local Court and also appeared for the Crown as an advocate in a number of District Court trials. In addition, Talitha has prepared and instructed in murder trials and other complex matters. She has also appeared in Family Law applications in the Federal Circuit Court, and in Care and Protection matters in the Children’s Court.

Registration
Full series (7 webinars) = $300
Individual webinar(s) = $50

CLICK HERE to register
This webinar will be released on 15 December 2022.

You will receive a webinar link on this date, and can also register at a later date to catch up in your own time.Â

About the series
The 2022-23 Criminal Law CPD series, presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology is an innovative educational program made up of 7 recorded webinars delivered by eminent speakers from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.
A new webinar will be released each month from September 2022 – March 2023. Quizzes will be included to test your comprehension of the material being discussed.
Register now for the full series or individual webinars and enjoy the flexibility of watching at your own pace from any location at any time.
View flyer here

Program Schedule

Title
Presenter
CPD area
Recording release date

1. Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Dr Andrew Dyer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 29 September 2022

2. The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Mr Brett Hatfield
Practice Management and Business Skills, Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 20 October 2022

3. The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Associate Professor Helen Paterson
Substantive Law
Thursday, 24 November 2022

4. Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ms Talitha Hennessy
Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 15 December 2022

5. Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Professor David Hamer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 19 January 2023

6. Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
John Stratton SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 February 2023

7. The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Judge Paul Lakatos SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 March 2023

Information for lawyers and barristers
If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per seminar attended or 10.5 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation.
For further enquiries: T +61 2 9351 0248
E law.events@sydney.edu.au

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Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
2023-01-19 00:00
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:
Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Substantive Law
CPD Points: 1.5
About
Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Uniform Evidence Law jurisdictions are implementing reforms to the tendency and coincidence evidence provisions. These reforms aim to relax the exclusionary rules so that the prosecution can more readily rely upon other allegations against the defendant and the defendant’s prior guilty pleas. The reforms purport to address the traditional misconception that such evidence would lack probative value unless the defendant’s other misconduct shares distinctive similarities with the charged offence. The reforms can be expected to increase the rate of successful prosecutions. However, these benefits are likely to be compromised by the reforms’ unnecessary complexity. Rather than improve understanding of the inferential value of other misconduct evidence, the reforms may sow confusion, wasting court resources, and creating associated costs for complainants, defendants, and other participants.
This seminar will follow the argument presented in Professor Hamer’s article of the same title, which appeared inÂ (2021) 45(4)Â Criminal Law JournalÂ 232.
Presenter
David HamerÂ is a Professor at the University of Sydney Law School. He is interested in the way criminal courts deal with evidence in determining whether to convict or acquit defendants. While often focusing on the detail of evidence law and criminal procedure, he takes an interdisciplinary approach. David’s research has regard to both the psychology and the logic of proof and draws on empirical research and formal probabilistic models. Further, his work explores how the pursuit of factual accuracy is affected by other sometimes competing concerns: efficiency, fairness, and the overarching need to provide a mechanism for settling disputes that retains public acceptance.

Registration
Full series (7 webinars) = $300
Individual webinar(s) = $50

CLICK HERE to register
This webinar will be released on 19 January 2023.

You will receive a webinar link on this date, and can also register at a later date to catch up in your own time.Â

About the series
The 2022-23 Criminal Law CPD series, presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology is an innovative educational program made up of 7 recorded webinars delivered by eminent speakers from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.
A new webinar will be released each month from September 2022 – March 2023. Quizzes will be included to test your comprehension of the material being discussed.
Register now for the full series or individual webinars and enjoy the flexibility of watching at your own pace from any location at any time.
View flyer here

Program Schedule

Title
Presenter
CPD area
Recording release date

1. Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Dr Andrew Dyer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 29 September 2022

2. The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Mr Brett Hatfield
Practice Management and Business Skills, Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 20 October 2022

3. The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Associate Professor Helen Paterson
Substantive Law
Thursday, 24 November 2022

4. Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ms Talitha Hennessy
Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 15 December 2022

5. Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Professor David Hamer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 19 January 2023

6. Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
John Stratton SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 February 2023

7. The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Judge Paul Lakatos SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 March 2023

Information for lawyers and barristers
If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per seminar attended or 10.5 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation.
For further enquiries: T +61 2 9351 0248
E law.events@sydney.edu.au

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Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
2023-02-09 00:00
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:
Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
Professional Skills
CPD Points: 1.5
About
Appearing in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal can be an intimidating prospect. Seeking leave, applications brought out of time, questions of law, questions of fact, mixed questions: senior criminal law barristerÂ JohnÂ StrattonÂ SC will consider these issues and offer best-practice tips developed over the course of his career. Mr Stratton will speak about topics like the length of oral submissions, preparing written submissions,Â how to address a bench comprising three judges of the Supreme Court of NSW, and briefing counsel in Court of Criminal Appeal appeals.Â This presentation will assist legal practitioners considering a career at the NSW Bar, barristers working towards a career in appellate jurisdictions, and solicitors who brief barristers.
Presenter
John StrattonÂ was admitted as a solicitor in 1981. He worked at Legal Aid and for a number of private firms. In 1991 he was admitted as a barrister. During his time at the Bar, he has mainly practised in criminal jury trials and appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeal. In 1997 he was appointed a Public Defender. In 2003 he was appointed Senior Counsel. In 2005 he was appointed Deputy Senior Public Defender. He returned to the private Bar in 2013.

Registration
Full series (7 webinars) = $300
Individual webinar(s) = $50

CLICK HERE to register
This webinar will be released on 9 February 2023.

You will receive a webinar link on this date, and can also register at a later date to catch up in your own time.Â

About the series
The 2022-23 Criminal Law CPD series, presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology is an innovative educational program made up of 7 recorded webinars delivered by eminent speakers from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.
A new webinar will be released each month from September 2022 – March 2023. Quizzes will be included to test your comprehension of the material being discussed.
Register now for the full series or individual webinars and enjoy the flexibility of watching at your own pace from any location at any time.
View flyer here

Program Schedule

Title
Presenter
CPD area
Recording release date

1. Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Dr Andrew Dyer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 29 September 2022

2. The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Mr Brett Hatfield
Practice Management and Business Skills, Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 20 October 2022

3. The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Associate Professor Helen Paterson
Substantive Law
Thursday, 24 November 2022

4. Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ms Talitha Hennessy
Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 15 December 2022

5. Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Professor David Hamer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 19 January 2023

6. Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
John Stratton SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 February 2023

7. The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Judge Paul Lakatos SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 March 2023

Information for lawyers and barristers
If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per seminar attended or 10.5 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation.
For further enquiries: T +61 2 9351 0248
E law.events@sydney.edu.au

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LGBTQ organising in the new protest environment - book launch and panel discussion
2023-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School
Book launch and panel discussion: LGBTQ organising in the new protest environment
In-person event
The use of public space for recreation and protest remains hotly contested, as reactions to anti-protest legislation in NSW and other Australian jurisdictions show. 2023 marks a decade since a case of police excessive force at the 2013 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras went viral on YouTube. That case marked a watershed moment in police-LGBTQ community relations in NSW, and was part of a global awakening about the power of bystander video distributed through social media.
Dr Justin Ellis’ 2021 monograph Policing Legitimacy: Social media, scandal and sexual citizenship critically engages with that case and considers the relationship between digital media, LGBTQ identity-based rights claims and police accountability. This book launch and panel discussion provides a timely opportunity to consider how LGBTQ individuals and communities will organise in the face of increased penalties for peaceful public protest in NSW, and unease about police use of platform biometrics and related issues of privacy and consent. The launch of Dr Ellis’ monograph will be followed by a discussion on these issues chaired by Institute of Criminology co-director Dr Carolyn McKay, and between Professor Kane Race, Dr Justin Ellis and Mr Josh Pallas – president of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties. Please join us for this timely and important discussion.
About the author
Dr Justin Ellis is a senior lecturer in criminology at the Newcastle Law School and the editor-in-chief of Current Issues in Criminal Justice, the journal of the Institute of Criminology at the Sydney Law School. His research examines the relationship between digital media technologies, institutional trust and politically vulnerable populations, LGBTQ in particular. His scholarship on these issues is regularly published in high-ranking internationally peer-reviewed journals and in media commentary.
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Tuesday 28 February 2023, 6pm (AEDT)
Venue:Â University of Sydney, Level 4, Common Room, New Law Building (F10), Eastern Avenue, Camperdown
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This event is presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology at Sydney Law School.

Beyond Punishment Seminar: Transforming rehabilitation through digital technology
2023-03-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Law Foyer, Level 2
Beyond Punishment Seminar: Transforming rehabilitation through digital technology
In-person event

Institutions of criminal justice are not isolated from broader trends in society – and developments in the application of technologies in prisons have made it important to reconsider the role of digital technologies in rehabilitation.
What is the role of digital technologies in the context of the rehabilitative aim of prisons? What ought it to be? How is this role likely to develop in the future? And what challenges need to be borne in mind when answering these questions?
These issues will be the focus of the Beyond Punishment Seminar: Transforming Rehabilitation Through Digital Technology, which is hosted by the Sydney Institute of Criminology in conjunction with Corrective Services NSW at the Sydney Law School.
A good first step is to assess the current state of play regarding potentially rehabilitative technologies in prisons. The seminar will examine the roll-out of android tablet devices in NSW prisons and the impacts on family visits, health services and education of people in prison, especially since the Covid-19 prison lockdowns, and it will also examine how the devices can be used to deliver effective programs of rehabilitation.
How are tablet devices employed in prison? Do they lead to greater participation in rehabilitation or mean that people in prison socially withdraw? Can android devices address reintegration back into society and minimise issues of digital illiteracy? Is this an initiative that can ultimately decrease re-offending rates?
Technologies are never politically neutral and often raise ethical issues that need to be considered, particularly in the context of criminal justice’s rehabilitative aims and this seminar will aim to consider these ethical issues and to try to answer some of the questions raised above.

Our panel will be moderated by:
Dr Carolyn McKay, Sydney Institute of Criminology, Co-Director
Carolyn is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney Law School where she teaches Criminal Law, Civil & Criminal Procedure and Digital Criminology. She is Co-Director of the Sydney Institute of Criminology. Carolyn is recognised for her research into technologies in justice, specifically her empirical research into prisoners’ experiences of accessing justice from a custodial situation by audio visual links, published in her monograph, â€˜The Pixelated Prisoner: Prison video links, court â€˜appearance’ and the justice matrix‘ (2018).
Panel Members:
Luke Grant, Deputy Commissioner, Corrections Strategy and Governance, Corrective Services NSW
Luke joined Corrective Services NSW in the 1991 and held a number of executive positions prior to his appointment as Assistant Commissioner Inmate Management in 2000. He has worked at the coalface in the areas of inmate classification, offender rehabilitation programs and services and inmate education. Luke was appointed to the role of Deputy Commissioner Corrections Strategy and Policy in 2020 and Deputy Commissioner of Strategy and Governance in 2022. In this role Mr Grant leads the development of Corrective Services strategy, policies, and practice as well as overseeing the interaction with partner organisations and service providers.
Renee Van Aaken, Acting Director – Reducing Recidivism (Premiers Priority) at Department of Communities and Justice
Renee is an experienced leader in the Criminal Justice sector, with extensive and diverse experience including being operational in prisons, senior management, and strategic areas. Renee is passionate about making a difference, for people impacted by the criminal justice system and those working within what is a very challenging environment. She is driven to implement change effectively and is currently focused on several projects supporting the Premier’s Priority to Reduce Recidivism. A new and exciting area interest for Renee is Correctional Technology, leading the development and implementation of a business case for a $40m program to transform prisoner rehabilitation through technology in CSNSW.
Steven Van De Steene,Â Smart Corrections
Steven is an Enterprise Architect specialised in technology in corrections. He works as a consultant in innovation and digital strategies for prisons and probation services. He is also active as a researcher, affiliated to the Montfort University (Leicester, UK) and as board member of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) he is the liaison for the technology solutions network within the association. Steven is actively promoting more research in this field and works closely together with universities across the globe to enhance our knowledge on the opportunities as well as the risks and ethical questions related to the use of technology in corrections.
Professor Mark Halsey, Flinders University
Mark is a Professor of Criminology at Flinders University, South Australia. He has a long-standing interest in the intended and unintended consequences of incarceration as well as the conditions which facilitate and impede desistance from crime. Mark’s books include Young Offenders (Palgrave), Tackling Correctional Corruption (Springer), Generations Through Prison (Routledge) and Power and Pain in the Modern Prison (Oxford).

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Thursday 2 March 2023, 6-8pm, followed by a cocktail reception
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Watch the event recording here.
This event is presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology in conjunction with Corrective Services NSW at the Sydney Law School.

The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
2023-03-09 00:00
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:
The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Professional Skills
CPD Points: 1.5
About
Balancing the competing priorities of offenders with mental health diagnoses, the community, and the criminal justice system more broadly, is complicated. At the intersection of those interests sits the Mental Health Review Tribunal. The Tribunal endeavours to acknowledge and respect the dignity, autonomy, diversity and individuality of those whose matters it hears and determines. But how are these outcomes achieved? What are the characteristics of those best-practice features in a rapidly developing criminal justice system? – especially as it grapples with growing rates of mental illness and more complex mental health questions.Â District Court Judge and President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal Paul Lakatos SC considers these questions, as well as theÂ balancing of priorities between the criminal justice system and the health system as a point of focus that is rapidly taking on greater importance and, indeed, engaging more resources. This presentation will assist legal practitioners practising criminal law with an interest in mental health, as well as those practitioners with a lived experience of mental health.
Presenter
Judge Paul Lakatos SC commenced his professional career working as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service in 1977. He continued his work in the Sydney metropolitan area representing indigent clients with the Public Solicitor’s Office from 1978. In 1982 Judge Lakatos SC led a team of investigators including the AFP, ATO investigators and forensic accountants, investigating bottom of the harbour tax schemes at the Special Prosecutors Office. In 1984 he was admitted as a Barrister, practising in Criminal Law; Administrative Law; Appellate Law; Coronial inquiries and before ICAC and the Police Integrity Commission – and as counsel assisting ICAC and the State Coroner. In 2005, Judge Lakatos was appointed as senior counsel and, in 2008, was appointed as a Judge of the District Court of NSW. Judge Paul Lakatos SC commenced as the President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal in 2019, where he oversees its functions. He also sits on Tribunal hearings in both forensic and civil jurisdictions. Most recently, he was appointed an ICAC Commissioner. This appointment will take effect in mid-September 2022.

Registration
Full series (7 webinars) = $300
Individual webinar(s) = $50

CLICK HERE to register
This webinar will be released on 9 March 2023.

You will receive a webinar link on this date, and can also register at a later date to catch up in your own time.Â

About the series
The 2022-23 Criminal Law CPD series, presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology is an innovative educational program made up of 7 recorded webinars delivered by eminent speakers from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.
A new webinar will be released each month from September 2022 – March 2023. Quizzes will be included to test your comprehension of the material being discussed.
Register now for the full series or individual webinars and enjoy the flexibility of watching at your own pace from any location at any time.
View flyer here

Program Schedule

Title
Presenter
CPD area
Recording release date

1. Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Dr Andrew Dyer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 29 September 2022

2. The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Mr Brett Hatfield
Practice Management and Business Skills, Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 20 October 2022

3. The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Associate Professor Helen Paterson
Substantive Law
Thursday, 24 November 2022

4. Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ms Talitha Hennessy
Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 15 December 2022

5. Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Professor David Hamer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 19 January 2023

6. Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
John Stratton SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 February 2023

7. The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Judge Paul Lakatos SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 March 2023

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[POSTPONED] Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSW
2023-04-05 17:30 - 19:00 | Law Lounge, Level 1
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSW
Hybrid event
**Please note that this event has now been postponed. A new date will be released shortly.**
In April 1998, the Young Offenders Act 1997 commenced in New South Wales. It provided a legislative basis for the diversion of young people from formal court proceedings and introduced, amongst other things, youth justice conferences. A panel discussion involving key actors in the development and initial implementation of the YOA will reflect on this history and discuss the challenges of implementing the legislation and the benefits of diverting young people from more formal criminal justice interventions.
Garner Clancey (Associate Professor Criminology, Sydney Law School) will facilitate this panel discussion which will, amongst others, include:
Jenny Bargen
Jennyâ€™s passion for reforming the way police respond to children and young people was kindled while working with unemployed young people at Rozelle Community Youth Support Scheme in the early â€˜80s when she first moved to Sydney. Many of these young people reported negative experiences in their frequent encounters with police on the streets. Marrickville Legal Centre had established the first Childrenâ€™s Legal Service in Sydney and was hearing similar stories about police malpractice.Â Some years later, after completing my law degree, Jenny became one of the early members of the Youth Justice Coalition and participated in preparing and writing Kids in Justice, a Blueprint for theâ€™90s, and then lobbying government to implement the recommendations.Â Those implemented included the establishment of Juvenile Justice as a separate government department and the appointment of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council (JJAC) with our former Governor Maree Bashir as chair. JennyÂ joined the academic staff at UNSW Law School in 1990, where she taught and researched in juvenile justice and children and the law, while remaining an active member of the YJC. Jenny also served on the JJAC, and on the Childrenâ€™s Law and Criminal Law committees of the Law Society of NSW, and was a member of the working party on entry into the juvenile justice system chaired by the then Police Commissioner Anthony Lauer. This working party was responsible for preparing the chapter on juvenile entry into the Juvenile Justice System for the Green Paper, Future Directions in Juvenile Justice in New South Wales. The report was presented to the Minister for Juvenile Justice by JJAC in August 1992.
Later, as a member of the YJC, Jenny and many others contributed to the work of the Minor Offenders Punishment Scheme committee that ultimately recommended the introduction of the Young Offenders Act. JennyÂ was appointed as Director of the Youth Justice Conferencing Directorate in the Department of Juvenile Justice in 1997, and worked closely for 10 years with police, the ODPP, lawyers, courts and community organisations in implementing and operating under the Act.
Richard Funston
RichardÂ worked as solicitor Childrenâ€™s Legal Service with Legal Aid Victoria from 1987 to 1993, then principal solicitor Inner City Legal Centre NSW from 1993 to 1998.Â Richard was appointed solicitor in charge Childrenâ€™s Legal Service at Legal Aid NSW from 1998 to 2003.Â Richard was a member of the Executive at Legal Aid NSW in various roles including Director Criminal Law and Deputy Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2018.Â Richard was appointed a magistrate in 2018 and specialist childrenâ€™s magistrate at the start of this year.Â
Acting Superintendent Joanne Schultz
Joanne has been a member of the NSW Police Force for 35 years. From 1998 to 2002 Joanne was the Principal Tutor Youth at the NSWPF Academy and was heavily involved in the roll out of the Specialist Youth Officer Workshop and Youth Liaison Officer Courses across New South Wales. Joanne is currently relieving as Commander, Mid North Coast Police District.
Dr Jane Bolitho
Dr Bolitho is a highly respected expert in restorative justice, restorative practices, and violence and conflict resolution. Her work explores the experiences of those coming before criminal justice systems, the operations of formal and community-based justice systems, alternative models of resolution, and innovations in justice. Dr Bolitho conducted important research into youth justice conferences in the early years of the implementation of the Young Offenders Act.
Further panelists will be announced at a later date.
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Wednesday 5 April 2023
Time: 5.30-7pm, with drinks and canapes to follow
Location: The University of Sydney, Law Lounge, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A), Eastern Avenue, Camperdown
Cost:Â Free, but registration is essential. Please select your attendance type during registration.
CPD points:Â 1.5 points
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.
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This event is proudly hosted by Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney.

Criminal Law Careers
2023-04-24 12:00 - 15:00 | Law Foyer, Level 2
Criminal Law Careers
In-person event

The Sydney Institute of Criminology will host a Criminal Law Careers Event on the 24th April, 12-2pm at the Sydney Law School. We welcome students interested in a career in criminal law practice to attend and learn more about the transition from University into criminal law practice, the requirements and role descriptions of junior positions with major criminal law agencies in NSW, and the benefits of criminal law practice.
The event will begin with a presentation by his Honour Judge Haesler SC who will speak to his own diverse career in criminal law, and avenues of practice for graduating students – as well as some practice tips. Following his Honour’s presentation, there will be short information sessions co-ordinated by representatives of various criminal law agencies (ODPP, ALS, LA, private practice, NSW BAR), during which speakers will address the topics above. Those attending will then have the opportunity to interact directly to the speakers, and ask questions about criminal law practice.
The event presents a fantastic opportunity for those interested in criminal law practice, hoping to learn more about practice roles and opportunities in NSW.
Speakers

His Honour Judge A C Haesler SCÂ (District Court Judge)

Andrew Haesler SC is a Judge of the District Court of NSW
Admitted to practice in 1981 Andrew worked as a Solicitor with the Redfern Legal Centre, in Alice Springs with the Aboriginal Legal Service and in Wollongong with the Legal Aid Commission.
Andrew was admitted to the Bar in 1990 practicing from Hargrave Chambers in Wollongong.Â He volunteered at the Illawarra Legal Service and taught at University of Wollongong. He became the South Coast Public Defender in 1995 and later a Deputy Senior Public Defender. In 1999-2000 he was the Director of the Criminal Law Review Division of the NSW Attorney General’s Department.Â He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2004 and a Judge of the District Court of NSW in 2010. Since 2016 he has been the permanent list judge at Wollongong.
Andrew has presented and had published, many papers, on a variety of topics concerned with criminal law and advocacy.

Miiko KumarÂ (Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor)

Miiko Kumar is the Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor for Sydney West (which covers Parramatta, Campbelltown, Penrith, Katoomba and Bathurst). Miiko appears in significant and complex trials and appeals. Miiko was an Acting Deputy Director for the first part of this year.
From 1996, Miiko lectured in evidence for the University of Sydney. Miiko was an Advisory Committee Member and Consultant on the ALRC’s review of the Evidence Act. Miiko received the 2022 DPP Excellence Team Award for her training on domestic violence to police prosecutors and the 2019 DPP Excellence Team Award for her prosecution of historical child sexual assault involving Aboriginal complainants and an Aboriginal offender.
Miiko is the Deputy Chair of the NSW Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee. Since 2016, she has been an Assistant Editor of the New South Wales Law Reports. Miiko is the Chair of the ODPP’s Implementation Committee for the Child Sexual Offence Evidence Program.Â She is also the Co-Chair of the Crown Prosecutors’ CPD Committee. Miiko is the Chair of the ODPP First Nation’s Mentoring Program.

Robert HoylesÂ (Legal Aid, Director Criminal Law NSW)

Rob is the Director of Criminal Law for Legal Aid NSW.Â He is an accredited specialist in criminal law and holds an Executive Master of Public Administration from ANZSOG.Â He has previously held many roles within Legal Aid NSW including Deputy Director, EAGP Project Lead and Solicitor in Charge of a Sydney Indictable Team.Â He was the inaugural Solicitor in Charge of Legal Aid NSW’s Port Macquarie office and previously worked as criminal defence lawyer in Sydney private practice, with the Aboriginal Legal Service and in four regional Legal Aid NSW offices. He commenced his career as Researcher of NSW Court of Appeal.Â He is presently appointed to the NSW Law Society’s Criminal Law Committee, Ethics Committee and Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee for Criminal Law.Â In 2008, he represented Australia in the Lawyers Cricket World Cup in Hyderabad, India.

Steven ReesÂ (Aboriginal Legal Service)

Steven Rees is a Senior Trial Advocate for the Aboriginal Legal Service. Completing his LLB at UTS in 2007, Steven was admitted as a solicitor in 2008 before starting at Legal Aid NSW in 2009 and the Aboriginal Legal Service later that year. His practice primarily consists of District Court trials and sentences, Coronial Inquests and complex Local Court hearings.
Other practitioners present

Adam Booker (Private bar)
Benjamin Hart (Private bar)
Talitha HennessyÂ (Crown prosecutor)
Timothy McKenzie (Private bar)
Harriet Skinner (Trial advocate Wollongong ALS)

Schedule
12pm – Information desks
1pm – Presentation by his Honour Judge Haesler SC
1.45pm – Presentations by other speakers
2.30pm – Information desks resume
3pm – Event concludes
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Monday 24 April 2023
Time: 12-3pm AEDT
Venue: Law Foyer, Level 2, New Law Building (F10), Eastern Avenue, Camperdown campus
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This event is proudly hosted by theÂ Sydney Institute of Criminology at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSW
2023-05-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Law Lounge, Level 1
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSW
Hybrid event
In April 1998, the Young Offenders Act 1997 commenced in New South Wales. It provided a legislative basis for the diversion of young people from formal court proceedings and introduced, amongst other things, youth justice conferences. A panel discussion involving key actors in the development and initial implementation of the YOA will reflect on this history and discuss the challenges of implementing the legislation and the benefits of diverting young people from more formal criminal justice interventions.
Garner Clancey (Associate Professor Criminology, Sydney Law School) will facilitate this panel discussion which will, amongst others, include:
Jenny Bargen
Jennyâ€™s passion for reforming the way police respond to children and young people was kindled while working with unemployed young people at Rozelle Community Youth Support Scheme in the early â€˜80s when she first moved to Sydney. Some years later, after completing my law degree, Jenny became one of the early members of the Youth Justice Coalition and participated in preparing and writing Kids in Justice, a Blueprint for theâ€™90s, and then lobbying government to implement the recommendations. Those implemented included the establishment of Juvenile Justice as a separate government department and the appointment of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council (JJAC) with our former Governor Maree Bashir as chair. Jenny joined the academic staff at UNSW Law School in 1990, where she taught and researched in juvenile justice and children and the law, while remaining an active member of the YJC. Jenny also served on the JJAC, and on the Childrenâ€™s Law and Criminal Law committees of the Law Society of NSW, and was a member of the working party on entry into the juvenile justice system chaired by the then Police Commissioner Anthony Lauer. This working party was responsible for preparing the chapter on juvenile entry into the Juvenile Justice System for the Green Paper, Future Directions in Juvenile Justice in New South Wales.
Later, as a member of the YJC, Jenny and many others contributed to the work of the Minor Offenders Punishment Scheme committee that ultimately recommended the introduction of the Young Offenders Act. JennyÂ was appointed as Director of the Youth Justice Conferencing Directorate in the Department of Juvenile Justice in 1997, and worked closely for 10 years with police, the ODPP, lawyers, courts and community organisations in implementing and operating under the Act.
Louise Blazejowska
Louise was admitted in 1984 before working at the Aboriginal Legal Service preparing asbestosis claims, assisting former wards of the Aborigines Welfare Board and Protection Board, appearing on behalf of children, young people and adults in various matters. She worked as an Investigative Officer for the RCIADIC from 1988 to 1990 then community legal centres in particular in the area of domestic violence. From 1995 to 2000, Louise worked at the Attorney Generalâ€™s Department on various legislative proposals including the Young Offenders Act. She worked from 2001 to 2011 at Legal Aid NSW in different roles, setting up various services including the Aboriginal Justice Unit, Regional Solicitor Program and Domestic Violence Solicitor Service. From 201`2 to 2016, Louise worked at Ageing Disability and Home Care on boarding house reform and the transition to the NDIS and then at FACS as Director of the Legislative Reform Unit followed by a stint at Land and Housing. Since 2019 Louise has been working as a Director in Court Services providing strategic planning and operational advice on the Local Court, Childrenâ€™s Court, coronial and District Court jurisdictions as well as establishing and expanding various court services such as the Youth Koori Court and Drug Court.
Dr Jane Bolitho
Dr Bolitho is a highly respected expert in restorative justice, restorative practices, and violence and conflict resolution. Her work explores the experiences of those coming before criminal justice systems, the operations of formal and community-based justice systems, alternative models of resolution, and innovations in justice. Dr Bolitho conducted important research into youth justice conferences in the early years of the implementation of the Young Offenders Act.
Richard Funston
RichardÂ worked as solicitor Childrenâ€™s Legal Service with Legal Aid Victoria from 1987 to 1993, then principal solicitor Inner City Legal Centre NSW from 1993 to 1998.Â Richard was appointed solicitor in charge Childrenâ€™s Legal Service at Legal Aid NSW from 1998 to 2003.Â Richard was a member of the Executive at Legal Aid NSW in various roles including Director Criminal Law and Deputy Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2018.Â Richard was appointed a magistrate in 2018 and specialist childrenâ€™s magistrate at the start of this year.Â
Acting Superintendent Joanne Schultz
Joanne has been a member of the NSW Police Force for 35 years. From 1998 to 2002 Joanne was the Principal Tutor Youth at the NSWPF Academy and was heavily involved in the roll out of the Specialist Youth Officer Workshop and Youth Liaison Officer Courses across New South Wales. Joanne is currently relieving as Commander, Mid North Coast Police District.
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Rescheduled date: Wednesday 3 May2023
Time: 5.30-7pm, with drinks and canapes to follow
Location: The University of Sydney, Law Lounge, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A), Eastern Avenue, Camperdown
Cost:Â Free, but registration is essential. Please select your attendance type during registration.
CPD points:Â 1.5 points
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.
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This event is proudly hosted by University of Sydney Youth Justice Collaboration and The University of Sydney Law School.

2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Assessing witness credibility: Is it possible to tell whether someone is lying or telling the truth?
2023-07-27 00:00
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Assessing witness credibility: Is it possible to tell whether someone is lying or telling the truth?

Substantive Law
Professional Skills
CPD Points: 1.5
About
Witness testimony can be extremely influential in legal investigations and trials; however, sometimes witnesses lie. Such deception can be detrimental to due process and can result in miscarriages of justice. Thus, it is important for legal personnel and factfinders to be able to determine whether someone is lying or telling the truth.
In an interactive seminar, I will discuss research investigating behavioural and content indicators of deception. This seminar will help legal practitioners understand the difficulties in discriminating liars from truth-tellers as well as the evidence-base for various lie detection techniques.
Presenter
Helen Paterson is an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology at the University of Sydney. She investigates the reliability and credibility of eyewitnesses. In particular, her research focuses on best practice techniques to collect accurate and complete accounts from eyewitnesses. She also studies lies and the detection of deception.

A recording of this webinar will be released on Thursday, 27 July 2023.
Find out more about the series.

Can we accommodate independent legal representation for complainants of sexual violence in an adversarial system?
2023-08-18 12:30 - 14:30 | Law Lounge, Level 1
Can we accommodate independent legal representation for complainants of sexual violence in an adversarial system?
In-person event

â€œThe legitimate rights of the accused should be protected and fulfilled. So too the rights of the community.â€Â -Â VLRC, 2021
Australia has not been immune from calls to strengthen its criminal justice system, with a series of inquiries over the past seven years considering matters affecting complainants of sexual violence. Despite relying on victims to report crime and cooperate so that the state may prosecute, the mistreatment of victims remains a subject of academic criticism.
Independent legal representation has surfaced as a major factor in reducing secondary victimisation and attrition. While often positioned as solely in the interests of the victim, it can support the state’s prosecution efforts and lead to improved substantive justice outcomes.
On behalf of With You We Can, this event co-ordinates advocates, lawyers and academics to discuss models of independent legal representation for victims abroad, and how we might apply similar principles in Australia. The discussion will be preceded by a short screening of Suzie Miller’sÂ Prima Facie, a powerful tool to create more developed understanding of our justice system in these contexts.
Speakers will be consulting victimologistÂ Michael O’Connell AM APM, who served as the inaugural Commissioner for Victims’ Rights,Â Associate Professor Kerstin Braun, who teaches criminal law and procedure in the School of Law and Justice at the University of Southern Queensland,Â Eleanor Danks, an advocate who went through the legal system as a survivor of intimate partner sexual violence while working at the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions, andÂ Sarah Rosenberg, Director and Co-Founder of With you We Can.
*With You We Can is a victim-led organisation pulling together victims, advocates and experts to demystify the police and legal processes while working to improve them.
Program
12.30-1.30pm Screening ofÂ Suzie Miller’s film Prima Facie
1.30-2.30pm Panel discussion

Friday 18 August 2023, 12.30-2.30pmÂ AEST
Venue:Â Level 1, Law Lounge, New Law Building Annex (F10A), Eastern Avenue, Camperdown campus
CPD Points:Â 2

This event is proudly presented by theÂ Sydney Institute of Criminology The University of Sydney Law School.

Meet the author | Reimagining Desistance from Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence: The role and experiences of female victims-survivors
2023-08-24 18:00 - 19:15 | Law Lounge, Level 1
Meet the author | Reimagining Desistance from Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence: The role and experiences of female victims-survivors
Hybrid event
Despite decades of research, our understanding of IPV desistance processes is very limited. In particular, understanding of the mechanisms that may account for why some men â€˜stop’ abusing their partners and others persist, is under-developed. Because IPV occurs within a dyadic and domestic context, women who are subjected to IPV are not only in a unique position to observe their partner’s behaviours (and how they change over time), but also to implement strategies to initiate and support their partner’s desistance.
This study involved semi-structured interviews with 40 female victims-survivors of male-perpetrated IPV, 15 of whom had experienced the cessation or reduction of abuse perpetrated against them for a period of six months or longer. Focusing on the period where participants relationships with abusers were still intact, the analysis found that victims-survivors were highly agentic actors who implemented a range of strategies to both mitigate their day-to-day risk of violence and support their partners’ long-term behavioural changes. Even in situations where the violence did not stop entirely, the strategies participants implemented were important for inhibiting escalating patterns of violence and abuse within their relationship. Although their understanding of abusers’ thought processes and motivations was limited by contextual awareness, participants’ narratives suggested that desistance would not have occurred, but for their actions.

About the author
Dr Hayley Boxall is a criminologist who has been undertaking research on domestic and family violence (including intimate partner violence) and sexual violence for over 10 years. She has published extensively on these topics, and been a primary investigator on a number of projects focused on criminal justice responses to DFV, pathways/trajectories into DFV offending and intimate partner femicide, offending and reoffending patterns of DFV perpetrators and the exploring the nature and prevalence of different forms of DFV and sexual violence. Since 2020 Hayley has been the Manager of the Australian Institute of Criminology’s Violence against Women and Children Research Program, and is a Course Convenor at the University of Sydney and Griffith University.
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Thursday 24 August 2023
Time: 6-7.15pm (Refreshments to be provided)
Venue: Level 1, Law Lounge, New Law Building Annex (F10A)
CPD points:Â 1.25
This event is being held in-person and online at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference at registration.
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This event is presented by theÂ Sydney Institute of CriminologyÂ at the University of Sydney Law School.

Criminalising Children: Should we raise the age of criminal responsibility?
2023-09-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Law Foyer, Level 2
Criminalising Children: Should we raise the age of criminal responsibility?
In-person event
Recently, the Northern Territory became the first Australian jurisdiction to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years. In New South Wales, and other Australian jurisdictions, the minimum age remains 10, which is one of the lowest minimum ages of criminal responsibility in the world. That is, while a child under the age of 10 cannot be convicted of a criminal offence, and while a child aged between 10 and 14 is likewise presumed to beÂ doli incapax, this presumption can be rebutted by the prosecution on the evidence.
But is the age of 10 too young to criminalise any child? What harms accrue to incarcerated children?
There are many arguments in favour of â€˜raising the age’ to minimise the criminalisation of children. First, there is the alarming over-representation of Indigenous children in detention. Second, raising the age of criminal responsibility would recognise the fact that children are in a period of neurodevelopmental immaturity. Third, the younger a child is when first encountering the criminal justice system, the more likely they are to re-offend as an adult. Fourth, the great prevalence of mental health disorders and cognitive disabilities amongst young people in the criminal justice system, compared with the general youth population, highlights a vulnerability that would be better addressed outside the criminal justice system. Finally, incarcerated children are deprived of the family, friends, education, health, cultural and sporting opportunities that most of us take for granted.
Given the significant momentum for raising the age of criminal responsibility following the Northern Territory’s decision, this panel will examine whether other Australian jurisdictions should do the same Â- or raise the age even higher.
About the panel discussion
To continue the dialogue around raising the age of criminal responsibility, the Sydney Institute of Criminology is hosting a panel of academics and legal professionals.
Introductions: Dr Carolyn McKayÂ (Co-Director, Sydney Institute of Criminology)
Chairperson: Professor Megan WilliamsÂ (Principal of Yulang Indigenous Evaluation)
Professor Megan Williams is Wiradjuri through paternal family and has worked for over two decades advocating for the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s expertise in health service design and evaluation, research, ethics and university curriculum. Megan is principal of Yulang Indigenous Evaluation and worked in the tertiary sector across three decades, most recently at UTS. Megan is author of the Ngaa-bi-nya Aboriginal evaluation framework available at the Evaluation Journal of Australasia, contributed as background work for the Australian Government’s Indigenous Evaluation Strategy. Megan collaborates on ARC, MRFF, NHMRC, government and industry funds for research, and has had local and national roles including as a Human Research Ethics Committee chairperson, and Health Sociology Review associate editor including for the Yuwinbir Special Issue. Megan is a member of the AIHW National Prisoner Health Information Committee and Corrective Services NSW Aboriginal Advisory Council. Megan has been miimi (sister) of Mibbinbah community organisation for 15 years, and is Chairperson of independent media company Croakey.org.
Panellists

Dr Krystal LockwoodÂ (Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University)

Dr Krystal Lockwood is Gumbaynggirr and Dunghutti, and grew up in Armidale, New South Wales. She is an applied justice researcher, with methodological expertise in qualitative, realist, and Indigenous research and evaluation, as well as experience with quantitative methods. Broadly, her research examines how programs, policies, and practices are used to address complex problems. Her research interests include parental incarceration, reintegration, and sentencing processes; application of realist and Indigenous methodologies; and the impact of the criminal justice system on social justice outcomes, particularly for Indigenous peoples. Krystal is also interested in the application of Indigenous knowledges and perspectives in tertiary education and the justice sector.

Mr Robert HoylesÂ (Director Criminal Law Division, Legal Aid NSW)

Mr Rob Hoyles is the Director of Criminal Law for Legal Aid NSW. He is an Accredited Specialist in criminal law and holds an Executive Master of Public Administration from ANZSOG. He has previously held many roles with Legal Aid NSW including Deputy Director, Project Lead of the Early Appropriate Guilty Plea (EAGP) Implementation Team and Solicitor in Charge of a Sydney Indictable Team. He was the inaugural Solicitor in Charge of Legal Aid NSW’s Port Macquarie office and previously worked as a criminal defence lawyer in Sydney private practice, with the Aboriginal Legal Service and in four regional Legal Aid offices. He commenced his career as Researcher for NSW Court of Appeal. He is presently appointed to the NSW Law Society’s Criminal Law Committee, Ethics Committee and Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee for Criminal Law.

Professor Thomas CroftsÂ (City University of Hong Kong)

Professor Thomas Crofts holds a joint appointment in the School of Law and Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at City University of Hong Kong. He was formerly Professor of Criminal Law in the Sydney University School of Law and Director of the Sydney Institute of Criminology. His research in criminal law, criminology and criminal justice centres on criminalisation and criminal responsibility with a particular focus on the criminalisation and criminal responsibility of children, comparative criminal law and criminal law reform. Professor Crofts’ teaching interests are in the fields of criminal law, criminology and criminal justice.
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Tuesday 19 September
Time:Â 6-8pmÂ (Refreshments to follow panel)
Venue: Law Foyer, Level 2, New Law Building (F10)
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This event is proudly presented by theÂ Sydney Institute of CriminologyÂ at the University of Sydney Law School.

Advocacy in the Children's Court
2023-09-28 00:00
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Advocacy in the Children’s Court: Considerations for Criminal Matters Involving Children and Young Persons

Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Professional Skills
CPD Points: 1.5
About
The Children’s Court deals with a wide range of cases across NSW involving children and young people. In its criminal jurisdiction, matters involve defendants under the age of 18 years. There are a number of complexities in the legislation as to how certain charges involving children and young persons proceed including considerations of doli incapax and whether the charges can remain at the summary level or whether they should be dealt with â€œat lawâ€ in a higher court. This presentation will discuss the issues around the age of criminal responsibility and the committal process in the Children’s Court. This presentation will assist lawyers practising criminal law who appear in the Children’s Court and provide perspectives from the bench, prosecution, and defence.
Presenters
Judge Ellen Skinner was admitted to the legal profession in 1999, having graduated from the Australian National University in Arts and Law. Judge Skinner has served as Managing Solicitor at the Aboriginal Legal Service and worked at the ODPP and Legal Aid. Judge Skinner was appointed to the Bench in 2009 as a magistrate and was the youngest magistrate ever appointed in New South Wales. On 22 November 2021, Judge Skinner was appointed as the President of the Children’s Court of NSW and a judge of the District Court.
Shannon Richards is a Solicitor Advocate at the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. He has been practising law since 2003 and has worked in both commercial, government and military legal environments. Shannon was previously a prosecutor with the Office of the Director of Military Prosecutions and joined the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in 2015. He regularly appears in jury trials in the District Court and complex hearings in the Local Court and Children’s Court. Shannon appears in courts-martial and Defence Force Magistrate hearings on behalf of the prosecution and defence.
James Clifford is the Managing Solicitor of the Children’s Criminal Practice at the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT), practicing primarily on Gadigal and Dharug land. He completed his studies at the University of Sydney before commencing private practice in criminal and employment law. Since commencing with the ALS in 2017, he has represented Aboriginal young people extensively in the Youth Koori Court and mainstream courts.

A recording of this webinar will be released on Thursday, 28 September 2023.
Find out more about the series.

Probative Value and Admissibility in the Criminal Trial
2023-09-28 00:00
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Probative Value and Admissibility in the Criminal Trial: Focus and Holism
Substantive Law
CPD Points: 1.5
About
In determining whether challenged evidence is admissible, the trial judge is often required to assess its probative value. The orthodox view is that this assessment focuses on the strength of connection between the challenged evidence and the fact in issue. However, a distinct strand of High Court jurisprudence, running through the common law and the uniform evidence legislation – fromâ€¯Pfennig v The QueenÂ (1995) 182 CLR 461 throughâ€¯Phillips v The Queenâ€¯(2006) 225 CLR 303 toâ€¯TL v The Kingâ€¯(2022) 96 ALJR 1072 – requires a holistic approach to probative value. That is, the trial judge should assess the contribution of the challenged evidence together with other evidence. The High Court’s occasional holism introduces incoherence and uncertainty into the law. The interventionism of this approach may be prompted by concern over the prejudicial risks of propensity evidence; however, holism does not necessarily provide added protection. The High Court’s holism appears to be more the product of fallacious reasoning and inattention to the logic of proof. And it carries the risk that the trial judge, at the admissibility stage, will trespass on the jury’s fact-finding province.
Presenter
David Hamer is interested in the way criminal courts deal with evidence in determining whether to convict or acquit defendants. While often focusing on the detail of evidence law and criminal procedure, he takes an interdisciplinary approach. His research has regard to both the psychology and the logic of proof and draws on empirical research and formal probabilistic models. Further, his work explores how the pursuit of factual accuracy is affected by other sometimes competing concerns: efficiency, fairness, and the overarching need to provide a mechanism for settling disputes that retains public acceptance.
A particular area of interest to David is the regulation of child sexual assault prosecutions. For various reasons, these offences are inherently difficult to prove. Drawing on David’s work, the recent Royal Commission recommended that the prosecution be able to place greater reliance on the accusations of other alleged victims to corroborate the complainant’s allegation. David’s work in this area is ongoing and he is contributing to the development of appropriate laws to implement this Royal Commission recommendation.
Another area of interest to David is wrongful convictions. Despite the rhetorical emphasis placed on avoiding this searing injustice, they come to light quite regularly and there is good reason to believe that many more wrongful convictions are hidden from view. David is interested in the conceptual and methodological issues concerning definition and estimation of error rates. He researches the causes of wrongful convictions and how these should be addressed through law reform. He also focuses on obstacles to their correction and believes that a Criminal Cases Review Commission should be adopted as a crucial element of criminal justice infrastructure.

Rescheduled date: A recording of this webinar will be released on Thursday, 28 September 2023.
Find out more about the series.

Webinar | Children's Rights and Participation in Youth Justice Systems: An International Perspective
2023-10-25 19:00 - 20:30
Children’s Rights and Participation in Youth Justice Systems: An International Perspective
Join the Youth Justice Research Collaboration at the University of Sydney and the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University at this free webinar. It will provide an opportunity for academics and professionals to detail and discuss the upholding of children’s rights and participation in the English and Australian Youth Justice Systems. There will be plenty of opportunities for interactive discussions about the enablers and barriers to meaningful participation in youth justice systems. Youth justice systems have been the focus of considerable scrutiny and review in many jurisdictions in recent years and many of these systems are grappling with how to better involve young people in shaping these systems. Practitioners and academics from England and New South Wales will talk about their work and research. The Forum will bring together key stakeholders working to prevent youth crime and to administer the various aspects of youth justice. Presenters will discuss latest trends, research and policies in these areas and will showcase some of the relevant work across the University of Sydney.
About the Speakers

Professor Hannah Smithson– ProfessorÂ of Criminology and Youth Justice, Manchester Centre for Youth Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Dr Hannah Smithson has worked within the field of criminology for over 20 years and she specialises in the area of youth justice. Hannah is the Director of the world-leading Manchester Centre for Youth Studies. Hannah is co-convenor of the award-winning Greater Manchester Youth Justice Partnership – a partnership between Man Met and each of the 10 Greater Manchester youth justice services. The partnership has led to the creation of a transformative new framework: Participatory Youth Practice (PYP). PYP is the first framework to be co-created with justice-involved children based on their lived experiences. PYP has had an impact on youth justice practice, on national and international youth justice strategies, and, most importantly, on justice-involved children themselves. Hannah works collaboratively with a variety of local, national and international communities and stakeholders, including professionals, activists and third sector organisations. Her research has been instrumental in shaping agendas in research and policy across the interconnected areas of youth justice, serious youth violence and child criminal exploitation. She has written extensively on the problematic reductionism of SYV to involvement in gangs. Her most recent publications explore the benefits and challenges of participatory practice with justice-involved children. Her output can be found here.

Associate Professor Garner Clancey– The University of Sydney Law School, Australia
Dr Garner Clancey is an Associate Professor in Criminology. Before joining the University of Sydney Law School in 2011, Garner worked in criminal justice agencies (including Juvenile Justice NSW and the NSW Police Force) between 1992-2002 and worked as a crime prevention consultant between 2002-2010. Garner also taught crime prevention, policing, juvenile justice, security and criminology courses at five other Australian universities between 2000 and 2011. Garner’s work focuses on the intersection between research, policy and practice. Currently, Garner is working to develop a whole-of-university approach to youth justice and youth crime issues. Garner is working closely with industry partners and colleagues from across the University of Sydney to tackle various practical and systemic challenges impacting the youth justice system. This work has resulted in the establishment of the University of Sydney’sÂ Youth Justice Collaboration.
Garner is a member of various research centres including the Sydney Institute of Criminology, theÂ Matilda Centre, theÂ Technology Addiction Team (Brain and Mind Centre), and an affiliate of the Wellbeing Health and Youth Centre of Research Excellence in Adolescent Health.
His most recent article considers long term positive trends in youth justice detention. He co-authored Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives, PracticesÂ which was published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Dr Lisa Ewenson– Research Associate, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW, Australia
Dr Lisa Ewenson is a social worker and lawyer who has worked for over 15 years in both the youth justice detention and immigration detention centre contexts. Lisa completed her doctoral thesis in 2022, which explores the lived experiences of youth justice detention in New South Wales, Australia, and is now a research associate at UNSW.Â Her thesis, Children Must be Heard When They Cannot be Seen, analysed youth justice detention in contemporary Australia considering external oversight mechanisms, children’s rights and the capabilities approach. Relevantly, her work published in the Australian Journal of Human Rights, outlines the legal background to monitoring requirements in youth justice detention and makes practical recommendations for monitoring bodies to be effective in protecting rights and preventing harm to people in detention. It can be accessed here.

Ms Annika Ross– Youth Justice NSW, Australia
Ms Annika Ross has spent her career supporting and engaging with young people at risk. Her university studies focused on grass roots programs for young people through community arts and recreation. This was strengthened through master’s studies in Social Science. Annika has spent the last 17 years working with young people who offend, both in NSW and the UK. Annika has worked for Youth Justice NSW since 2006, in various operational roles and has been most recently managing the Strategic Projects Unit. This role handles a diverse portfolio of policy and project work for the agency including leading the Child Safe Framework, the Disability Action Plan, The Domestic and Family Violence Strategy and diversity, inclusion and wellbeing work for staff and young people.
Mr Thomas Lang– Head of Services, Manchester Youth Justice, Children’s and Education Directorate, United Kingdom

About the Discussant

Ms Anne Longfield CBE
Ms Anne Longfield CBE is Chair of the Commission on Young Lives.
From March 2015 to February 2021, Anne was the Children’s Commissioner for England.
Anne has spent the last three decades working to improve the life chances of children, particularly the most vulnerable. She previously led a national children’s charity and has also worked on the delivery of the Sure Start programme in the Cabinet Office. Anne is a passionate champion for children, influencing and shaping the national debate and policy agenda for children and their families. She spent many years campaigning for better childcare, often at a time when many saw the issue as obscure or niche. As Children’s Commissioner, Anne spent six years championing the rights and interests of children with those in power who make decisions about children’s lives, acting as children’s â€˜eyes and ears’ in the corridors of power in Whitehall and Westminster. Anne is also Special Advisor to the Lords Public Services Committee on their inquiry into public services and vulnerable children and is the Independent Chair of the NHS Children and Young People Learning Disability and Autism Board.
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Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Cost: Free
Time:Â 7- 8.30pm AEST
Location:Â Online (please note, an in-person offering is not available)
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Capacity is extremely limited. If your availability changes, we ask that you promptly update your registration accordingly so we can allocate your space to another participant.

Contact
General enquiries may be directed to: law.events@sydney.edu.au
Research related enquiries may be directed to:Â garner.clancey@sydney.edu.au or h.l.smithson@mmu.ac.uk

Gratuitous Concurrence and the Role of the Prosecutor
2023-10-26 00:00
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Gratuitous Concurrence and the Role of the Prosecutor – Presenting a Fair and Firm Crown Case in the Face of Sociolinguistic Challenges

Ethics & Professional Responsibility
CPD Points: 1.5
About
A unique challenge faced in the adversarial system is that the prosecution only â€˜wins’ when justice is done. An agreeable witness may, prima facie, seem like a blessing for those bringing the prosecution case. However, the presentation of a fair and firm prosecution in the criminal justice system must be reconciled with three distinct considerations:

The over-representation of Indigenous Australians interacting with the criminal justice system;
The phenomena of gratuitous concurrence – that is, the Indigenous Australian cultural practice of agreeing to direct questions to placate or appease the questioner; and
A prosecutor’s obligation to act fairly to the accused, act with integrity, and be mindful of cultural sensitivities – especially those relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

How, then, are a prosecutor’s obligations discharged in the face of appeasement? The presentation aims to give an overview of the role of the prosecutor, as a minister of justice, and the distinct ethical framework the Crown operates in. From that overview, authorities which have developed and considered the phenomena of gratuitous concurrence are discussed. These decisions, and â€˜practical’ applications, are contrasted with research and analyses of the phenomena within academia. The synthesis of academia and common law development are considered in extant justice stakeholder and law reform bodies, and what recommendations have been made, and are on foot.
Presenters
Shannon Matchett is a solicitor employed by the NSW ODPP, who currently practises in Wagga Wagga. Previously, he prosecuted in Parramatta and the Sydney West Trial Courts. Shannon graduated from the University of New England in 2018 whilst employed as a researcher in criminology, focusing on Family Law and judicial interpretations of the â€˜best interests of the child’. Shannon’s major research interest concerns how psychology and the law intersect. He has previously presented CPDs on extra-curial punishment, tribal punishments (and their status/recognition within statutory framework) – and is working towards a later presentation on assessing demeanour/body language, and the perils of armchair psychology in the jury room.

A recording of this webinar will be released on Thursday, 26 October 2023.
Find out more about the series.

Self-represented Accused and Appellants in the Criminal Justice System and a Prosecutor's Duty
2023-11-23 00:00
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Self-represented Accused and Appellants in the Criminal Justice System and a Prosecutor’s Duty

Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Professional Skills
CPD Points: 1.5
About
Self-represented accused and appellants often add complexity and time to court proceedings. Prosecutors have a unique role in matters involving such persons, as they must balance their duty to the Court and their responsibilities to the ODPP. On one hand, the prosecutor must act on behalf of the State and related stakeholders (e.g. victims, police) and, on the other, they must assist the Court to ensure that justice is effected quickly. This seminar will consider such issues as: what a self-represented actually is; the arrangements that are made for self-represented litigants in the criminal justice system; relevant prosecution guidelines; practical issues that arise concerning self-represented litigants; balancing prosecutorial duties with the duty to assist the Court; and case law that bears on such issues.
Presenters
Felicity Evans is a Solicitor with the NSW ODPP, based at Parramatta. Felicity has significant experience in District Court appeals involving self-represented litigants and holds a JD from UNSW and an LLM in Global Laws from the University of Sydney.

A recording of this webinar will be released on Thursday, 23 November 2023.
Find out more about the series.

Corruption, Criminal Law, and China: Offering and Accepting Bribes
2024-02-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School
Corruption, Criminal Law, and China: Offering and Accepting Bribes

In-person event
The XII Amendment to Criminal Law of P.R.C adopted by the Standing Committee of People’s Congress on 29 December 2023 is guided by two principles. One is to enhance protection for private enterprises and the other is to punish offering bribes and accepting bribes equally. The reason that accepting bribes, which has been punished ever since the foundation of P.R.C, is stressed now is of course the serious situation of bribery. Meanwhile, although the logic behind this is acceptable, whether legislative purpose can be realized to a high degree depends on judicial efforts.
Judging from typical cases and relative statistics, I believe four principles should be observed in terms of criminal law. In the first place, different approaches should be taken to deal with offering bribes committed by organizations and individuals. Compliance model might be a choice. Secondly, crime and civil or administrative violation should be carefully differentiated to prevent criminal punishments from leading to undue harms. Thirdly, the question whether public authorities can be charged with offering or accepting bribes should be answered in specific context. Finally, more flexible systems, such as disqualification and corporate probation, should be considered.
Speaker
Professor Zhenjie Zhou,Â Vice Dean, Beijing Normal University School of Law, China
Zhenjie Zhou, Professor and Doctor of Law. He is now vice Dean of Beijing Normal University College for Criminal Law Science Â He obtained his Doctor degree at the Law Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and then worked at Waseda Institute for Advanced Sciences (Japan) for three years. He was visiting fellows at several internationally renowned academic institutions such as the Center for Criminology at Oxford University (UK) and Australia Research Center for Excellences at Griffith University (Australia). His academic achievements in many fields, including fundamental principles of criminal law, corporate crime and history of criminal law, can be seen in books and articles he has published in Chinese, English and Japanese, awards from authoritative organizations such as Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Chinese Law Society and research funds supported by high level organizations such as EU and National Foundation of Stoical Sciences of China.
Commentators

Peili Ying, Professor at the Criminal Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law, he serves as the Vice President of the Chinese Society of Criminology, President of the Shanghai Society of Criminology, and President of the Social Governance Research Society of the Shanghai Law Society. His main research focus is criminology, and he has undertaken several research projects funded by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Education. Pei Li has published over 10 academic papers and authored three monographs.
Judy Zhou is a Consulting Solicitor of Taylor Rose Australia with dual-qualifications in both Australia and China who has a practice focus of financial and white-collar crime, proceeds of crime litigation, investigations and dispute resolution, and legal advisory concerning AML/CTF and corporate compliance. Judy is also an ACAMS certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. Having previously worked at a leading criminal defence law firm in Australia, Judy is the winner of Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards criminal law category, and was nominated by Finance Monthly as the Australian White Collar Crime Defense Lawyer of the Year in 2022 and 2023.

Tianqi Gu received her PhD from the Sydney Law School. She is the recipient of an Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship. Tianqi obtained an LLB from Dalian Maritime University and two LLMs from University College London and the University of Sydney, respectively. Tianqi’s research focuses on the impact of China’s latest round of State-owned Enterprise (SOE) reforms on Chinese SOEs’ foreign investment in Australia. Tianqi and professor Vivienne Bath co-authored a book chapter titled Foreign Investment, Investment Treaties, and Corruption in China and Hong Kong for the book Corruption and Illegality in Asian Investment Arbitration, which will be published in 2024.

Chair
Associate Professor Jie (Jeanne) Huang, Sydney Law School.
Tuesday 20 February
Time:Â 5-6pm
CPD Points: 1
Venue:Â Common Room, Level 4, New Law Building (F10)

This event is proudly co-presented by the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law and the Sydney Institute of Criminology at the University of Sydney Law School.

2024 Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture: The Rule of Law in Modern Australia
2024-02-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Law Foyer, Level 2
2024 Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture: The Rule of Law in Modern Australia
Delivered by The Honourable Chief Justice Lucy McCallum
In-person event
**This event is now at full capacity. A recording will be released after the event.**
About the speaker
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum graduated with a BA/LLB from the University of New South Wales in 1986, majoring in philosophy.Â She commenced her legal career as a commercial litigation solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Sydney before moving to Canberra to take up a position as a prosecutor in 1988.Â In 1990, her Honour joined the Queensland DPP as a trial advocate.Â She returned to Sydney in 1991 to become a barrister, taking silk in 2005.Â In 2008, her Honour was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the Common Law Division.
In 2016, Chief Justice McCallum was appointed Chair of the NSW Judicial Commission Ngara Yura Committee, which works to educate judicial officers on matters relating to contemporary socio-cultural issues that have an impact on Aboriginal people in the justice system. In February 2019, she was elevated to the New South Wales Court of Appeal.Â Her Honour was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory on 8 March 2022.Â Her personal interests include a range of outdoor adventure sports as well as cooking, music and reading.
WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Time:Â 6-7.30pmÂ (followed by a cocktail reception)
This event is being held in-person at Sydney Law School.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

The Paul Byrne Memorial Fund
The Paul Byrne Memorial Fund was set up to honour and continue Paul’s interest in the criminal justice system by supporting the ongoing activities of the Institute of Criminology, such as lectures, seminars, publications, and awards. Attendees of the Paul Byrne SC Memorial Lecture are warmly invited to make a donation to The Paul Byrne SC Memorial Fund.
Gifts to The Paul Byrne SC Memorial Fund support the activities of the Institute of Criminology and other activities in the field of criminal law at Sydney Law School, in memory of the late Paul Byrne SC.

This event is proudly hosted by the Sydney Institute of Criminology, highlighting the Institute’s support of critical criminal justice research, practice, policy and debate.
