Program

Introductions

The Conference convenors will open the conference:

• Professor Adrienne Stone (Melbourne Law School)
• Professor Jason Varuhas (Melbourne Law School)

9:45 am

Keynote Address: The Communist Party Case After 70 Years

Chair: Professor Jason Varuhas (Melbourne Law School)

Speaker:

• Hon. Justice Michelle Gordon AC (High Court of Australia)

11:30 am

The Rule of Law in Australia's Constitutional Framework

Chair: Professor Adrienne Stone (Melbourne Law School)

Speakers:

• Hon. Justice Andrew Bell (President, NSW Court of Appeal)
  The Rule of Law and the Constitution - A Short Overview
• Dr Ruth Higgins SC (Banco Chambers)
  Whither, and Which, Rule of Law After Benbrika
• Timothy Goodwin (List A Barristers)
  The Rule of Law and the Role of Traditional Law: Love v Commonwealth and the Unique Place of Indigenous Australians in our Constitutional Framework
• Professor Rosalind Dixon (UNSW)
  The Rule of Law and Local and Global Uses and Misuses 

2:00 pm

Law and Governance After Covid-19

Chair: Associate Professor Lulu Weis (Melbourne Law School)

Speakers:

• Hon. Justice Melinda Richards (Supreme Court of Victoria)
  Open Justice in the COVID Times 
• Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders AO (Melbourne Law School)
  Managing Emergencies under the Australian Constitution
• Professor Kristen Rundle (Melbourne Law School)
  The Victorian Hotel Quarantine Inquiry: Lessons for Public Lawyers
• Professor Jason Varuhas (Melbourne Law School)
  Policies, Guidance, Press Statements, Tweets: Are There Any Legal Limits on "Soft" Government Action? 

Celebrating the career of the Hon. Justice Geoffrey Nettle AC

Chair: Professor Pip Nicholson (Melbourne Law School)

Speakers:

• Hon. Justice Kenneth Hayne AC (formerly High Court of Australia)
• Julian Murphy (Melbourne Law School)
• Julia Wang (Dever's List)
• Dr Scott Stephenson (Melbourne Law School)

Closing remarks:

• Hon. Justice Geoffrey Nettle AC (formerly High Court of Australia)