CCCS Recent Developments Symposium

Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies is pleased to offer a one-day seminar on 'Current Developments in Constitutional Law'.


Four expert panels will discuss key themes arising on two recent, seminal High Court cases:  Vanderstock v Victoria (2023) and NZYQ v Minister for Immigration (2023) and on the future of constitutional change.

Friday 8 March 2024

Woodward Conference Centre
South Room, Level 10
Melbourne Law School

8:50amWelcome

9:00am
to
10.30am

Session 1: Lim, Liberty and the future of indefinite detention

  • Chair: The Hon. Justice Kristen Walker, Court of Appeal of Victoria

  • Professor Adrienne Stone
    Proportionality Analysis and NZYQ
  • Professor Michelle Foster
    Indefinite Detention from Lim to NZYQ
10:30am
to
11.00am
Morning Tea

11.00am
to 12.30pm

Session 2: Constitutional Interpretation and the Future of Australian Federalism

  • Chair: Associate Professor William Partlett, Melbourne Law School

  • Professor Michael Crommelin
    The Australian Federal Union in the Wake of Vanderstock
  • Associate Professor Scott Stephenson
    The Evolving Federal Challenge
12:30pm
to
1.30pm
Lunch

1:30pm
to
3.00pm 

Session 3: Recent Developments and the High Court: Institutional Dimensions

  • Chair: Ms Trina Malone, Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School

  • Dr Anne Carter and Dr Jayani Nadarajalingam
    Vanderstock and the Identification and Definition of Constitutional Facts
  • Associate Professor Lael K Weis
    Consensus and Collegiality in the High Court
3:00pm
to
3.30pm
Afternoon Tea

3:30pm
to
4.30pm

Referendums and the Future of Constitutional Change

  • Chair: The Hon. Justice Christopher Horan, Federal Court of Australia

  • Professor Cheryl Saunders AO
    Constitutional Culture and Constitutional Change
  • The Hon. Susan Kenny AM, KC and Mr Tom Rogers (Australian Electoral Commissioner)
    The Future of Australian Referendums