You be the judge! Do citizen juries work in the Australian context?

Presenters:

• Emeritus Professor Janette Hartz-Karp
• Emeritus Professor Geoff Gallop AC
• The Hon Jaw Weatherill AO

Chair:

• Associate Professor Ron Levy

About the talk

Citizen juries provide an opportunity to get a representative group of citizens involved in participatory decision-making at the grassroots level.  E/Prof Hartz-Karp will discuss the phenomenon of citizen juries and the concept’s development in the Australian context. E/Professor Geoff Gallop AC will speak to his engagement with the concept through the New Democracy Foundation and the Hon Jay Weatherill AO will reflect on his experience in overseeing a major citizen jury initiative in South Australia.