Water Law Symposium

Join us for our premier event covering Water law, policy and regulation and help shape the conversation for 2024. With legal and water industry experts, explore the future of water law and governance. Learn about implications of water market proposed reforms, climate adaptation, enforcement actions and more. Engage with experts and gain insights into the evolving water regulation landscape. 243N02

Description

Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
5 units in Substantive Law
2 units in Professional Skills

This program is based on NSW, VIC, SA legislation

Session 1

Regulating Water in a Changing Climate

Chair: Mike Young, Professor Emeritus, Water and Environmental Policy, University of Adelaide

REGULATORY AND LEGAL UPDATE

9.00am to 9.10am Opening Comments by the Chair

9.10am to 9.50am Opening Address
Water Markets Reform Roadmap

  • A brief refresh on water markets and why they matter
  • Why the reform roadmap was developed
  • Outline of the key proposed reforms
  • How the roadmap will be implemented

Presented by Jacyleen Ong, Water Law & Policy Independent Consultant

9.50am to 10.40am Water Law for Equity in a Changing Climate: Applying International Lessons to the Murray-Darling Basin States

  • Lessons from England, Chile, the Western USA, and COP27/28 in preparing law and policy frameworks for extreme events like droughts and floods and, also, system shifts to a drier or wetter regime
  • Exploring the potential of a climate framework to integrate water resource frameworks with broader climate-related policies, aligning fragmented policy portfolios impacted by climate change

Presented by Dr Madeleine Hartley, Senior Advisor AEMC; Churchill Fellow 2019

10.40am to 10.55am Morning Tea

10.55am to11.35am Enforcement Action Under the Water Management Act 2000 (NSW)

  • Update on NRAR regulatory priorities
  • Outcomes of recent NRAR prosecutions: a case analysis
  • Enforceable undertakings

Presented by Sarah-jane Morris, Director Legal, and Isabella Mangos, Senior Legal Officer Natural Resources Access Regulator

11.35am to 12.15pm Water Sharing in NSW in 2023

  • Water sharing plan reviews: lessons from the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission
  • Access to water: recent cases

Presented by Ballanda Sack, Special Counsel, Beatty Hughes & Associates

12.15pm to12.55pm Is a Multispecies Water Justice Approach Possible in the Face of Neoliberalism?

  • Australia's water law is underpinned by the ideology of neoliberalism
  • A Multispecies Justice (MSJ) approach to water justice rejects the radical neoliberal laissez-faire economic policy experiment which tightly delimits the role of the state and rather endorses the crucial role of law in recognizing the ties between humans, non-humans, culture and identity
  • The presentation suggests the ways in which Australian water law and its implementation needs to change

Presented by Prof. Rosemary Lyster, Professor of Climate and Environmental Law, Director, Australian Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Law, University of Sydney

12.55pm to 1.15pm Regulating Water in a Changing Climate: Panel Discussion

Panel Includes:
Dr Madeleine Hartley, Senior Advisor AEMC; Churchill Fellow 2019
Prof. Rosemary Lyster, Professor of Climate and Environmental Law, Director, Australian Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Law, University of Sydney
Richard Beasley SC, Level 9, Wentworth Chambers; Commissioner for the Murray River (SA)
Feli McHughes, Chairperson, Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN)

1.15pm to 2.00pm Networking Lunch

Session 2

Exploring the Future Landscape of Water Law and Governance

Chair: Mike Young, Professor Emeritus, Water and Environmental Policy, University of Adelaide

2.00pm to 2.10pm Opening Comments by The Hon. Troy Grant, Inspector-General of Water Compliance (IIGWC)

THE FUTURE OF WATER LAW & GOVERNANCE

Professional Skills
2.10pm to 2:30pm The Local Government Perspective

  • What is the local government perspective?
  • How are Motions passed?
  • How are Motions executed?

Presented by Mark Lamb, CEO, Murray Darling Association

Professional Skills
2:30pm to 3.10pm Governing the Coming Scarcity of Water in the Murray-Darling Basin: From Magic Pudding to Triage

  • Stakeholders, NSW and Federal governance institutions are in denial by managing water based on historical availability
  • River inflows into the Basin are declining significantly due to climate and other environmental changes
  • Substantial reforms are needed to managing this increasing scarcity
  • The implications of changes to the Commonwealth Water Act

Presented by Prof. Jamie Pittock, Fenner School of Environment & Society, The Australian National University

3.10pm to 3.25pm Afternoon Tea

3.25pm to 4:05pm Challenges and Opportunities for Water Law: Rivers as Living Entities

  • Rivers are being recognised as legal persons and living entities around the world, including here in Australia, where the Birrarung (Yarra River) is recognised in law as a single, living, integrated natural entity
  • Water law in settler-colonial Australia continues to treat water as a resource to be exploited and a commodity to be traded
  • So far, there has been very limited (if any) integration between laws that recognise rivers as legal entities and water law. With rare exceptions, rivers with legal personality do not hold rights to water or have a significant role in catchment management
  • The transnational movement to recognise rivers as rights holders creates an opportunity to transform water law, shifting towards a more relational approach and genuinely sustainable outcomes

Presented by Dr Erin O’Donnell, Senior lecturer/ARC Research Fellow at University of Melbourne, Member of the Birrarung Council

Professional Skills
4.05pm to 4.45pm Next Steps for the Basin Plan: Looking Ahead

  • The impact and implications of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023
  • What changed (and what didn’t) in the Basin Plan’s implementation with the passage of the Bill
  • Explore the ripple effect of water recovery on communities beyond individual benefit
  • Environmental limits and opportunities in a highly regulated river system

Presented by Claire Miller, CEO, NSW Irrigators' Council

Professional Skills
4.45pm to 5.15pm First Nation Panel Conversation

This panel discussion will consider how irreversible damage to the waterways affects indigenous water practices, discussing drought hubs and intellectual property.
Presented by Feli McHughes, Chairperson, Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN)
Presented by Sonia Cooper, Water Policy and Climate Research Officer, Yorta Yorta Nation
Presented by Dr Raelene Ward, Knowledge Broker First Nations Engagement Lead, Southern Queensland & Northern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub, Kunja Peoples Traditional Owner

Presenters

Mike Young
Mike Young holds a Research Chair in Water and Environmental Policy at the University of Adelaide, was the Founding Executive Director of its Environment Institute, is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Mike is a specialist in water policy reform and his research led to the unbundling of Australia’s water licences and the resultant development of an efficient trading system and the Australian Government decision to transfer responsibility for the administration of the Murray Darling Basin’s water resources to an independent expertise-based authority. He played a key role in establishing Australia’s National Land and Water Resources Audit. Mike is a current member of the Global Water Partnership's Technical Committee and is a recent member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Water Security He was a founding member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. In 2006, Mike was awarded Australia’s premier water research prize – the Land and Water Australia Eureka Award for Water Research. He has played a critical role in the consideration of options for the Murray Darling Basin. Prior to joining the University of Adelaide, Mike spent 30 years with CSIRO where amongst other things he established their Policy and Economic Research Unit. In 2003, Mike was awarded a Centenary Medal “for outstanding service through environmental economics”.

The Hon. Troy Grant, Inspector-General of Water Compliance (IIGWC)
Following a 30-year career of public service in government, law enforcement, emergency services, social justice, community and charity, the Honourable Troy Grant was announced as Interim Inspector-General of Water Compliance by Minister for Water the Hon Keith Pitt MP on 16 December 2020 and was appointed the Inspector-General of Water Compliance on 5 August 2021. Mr Grant who has lived and worked in the Northern & Southern Basins for over 40-years served in the New South Wales Police Force for 22-years, achieving the rank of Inspector and holding many roles including major crime investigation, intelligence, community policing, human resources, and project management. Mr Grant is a decorated officer who served the majority of his career in the regions. He was awarded the National Police Medal, which recognises an officer’s commitment to ethical and diligent service. Entering the 55th New South Wales Parliament in March 2011 as the 13th elected State Member for Dubbo, Mr Grant held several Ministerial positions, and became Deputy Premier of NSW in 2014. During his time in Parliament, Mr Grant’s portfolios spanned Natural Resources, Arts, Justice, Police and Emergency Services, Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Tourism. During Mr Grant’s parliamentary career, he initiated and oversaw a significant reform of the NSW Police Force (including governance reforms), designed and implemented the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) to streamline and strengthen law enforcement oversight and established a Special Commission of Inquiry into the Greyhound Racing Industry to investigate animal welfare and integrity issues. In the Natural Resources portfolio, Mr Grant over three years managed complex land and water issues involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including as Chair of the Land and Water Advisory Panel leading the NSW consultation process across the Basin and Chairing the Forest Industries Taskforce. He was patron of Landcare NSW securing record funding for the organisation and was the first member to speak Wiradjuri language in the NSW Parliament. Mr Grant retired from the NSW Ministry on 2 April 2019 and has been Managing Director of Perspective Advisory Services since May 2019. Mr Grant’s other current positions include Chairman of Integrity Assurance Committee – Racing NSW and is Chairman of the International Rugby League. Mr Grant lives in Queensland with his wife and has two adult children.

Jacyleen Ong
Jacyleen is a water law & policy expert with 13 years’ experience across the private & public sectors. She was the lead legal advisor to the NSW Water Division, and worked extensively on NSW Basin Plan implementation, developing water sharing plans, and implementing metering and floodplain harvesting reforms. In 2022, Jacyleen spearheaded a Commonwealth government taskforce supporting Daryl Quinlivan AO to develop the 2022 Water Market Reform Roadmap, and in 2020 she supported the NSW Independent Panel Northern Basin First Flush Assessment. Previous to working in water, Jacyleen led reforms across the mining, energy & Crown land management sectors.

Dr Madeleine Hartley
Dr Madeleine Hartley has a PhD in international water law from The University of Western Australia, was a visiting scholar in Colorado, has lectured in water law and international environmental law, and is a Fellow of the Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust. Madeleine has worked in private practice, in-house legal, and now in regulatory strategy, and has experience in litigation and advice on all areas of water law and regulation across Australia. This has included major water litigation in Western Australia, reducing water law barriers to developing northern Australia, water reform in Western Australia and New South Wales, and matters involving water rights, use and policy in the Murray-Darling Basin. In 2019 Madeleine was the Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Government Lawyer of the Year, and received the Corporate Counsel Excellence Award

Sarah-jane Morris
Sarah-jane Morris is a senior government lawyer and executive with 20 years’ experience providing legal advice and representation to government. She is currently the Director of Legal for the Natural Resources Access Regulator, providing criminal and administrative law advice to support enforcement of the State’s water laws. Sarah-jane has previously worked as Director, Water Law at the Department of Planning and Environment and was formerly a Director and Special Counsel at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office where she specialised in statutory interpretation, administrative law, criminal law and regulatory prosecutions. She has been involved with NRAR’s prosecutions since its inception.

Isabella Mangos
Isabella Mangos is a Senior Legal Officer for the Natural Resources Access Regulator. Isabella has worked for the Department of Planning and Environment (now Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water) for three years, specialising in litigation, legislative drafting, and policy advice. Isabella has previously worked at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office within the criminal law practice group, where she specialised in administrative law and regulatory prosecutions. Prior to that, Isabella worked for the Ministry of Health and the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.

Ballanda Sack
Ballanda Sack is Special Counsel at Beatty Hughes & Associates. Beatty Hughes & Associates is a boutique law firm based in Sydney specialising in Environmental and Planning Law. Ballanda has acted for consent authorities and objectors in water management and coastal protection related planning appeals. She has advised State and local government agencies on climate change and coastal risk management issues. Ballanda has a strong background in water licensing requirements for mining, extraction and waste management operations and surface water and groundwater impact assessment for mining and other development projects.

Prof. Rosemary Lyster
Rosemary Lyster is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and Director of the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law (ACCEL). In the area of Environmental Law, Rosemary specialises in Energy and Climate Law, Water Law and GMOs and Environmental Law. She has published two books with Cambridge University Press in the area of Energy and Climate Law. Rosemary is also the principal author of Rosemary Lyster, Zada Lipman, Nicola Franklin, Graeme Wiffen, Linda Pearson, Environmental and Planning Law in New South Wales (Federation Press: 2007). Rosemary is the Energy and Water Special Editor of the Environmental Planning and Law Journal which is the leading environmental law journal in Australia. Rosemary is a member of the IUCN - The World Conservation Union Commission on Environmental Law, comprising environmental lawyers from around the world. She is a member of the Commission's Special Working Groups on Water and Wetlands, Energy and Climate Change and Forests. Rosemary has an extensive list of publications including books, chapters in books and articles in leading international and domestic law journals. She is a regular presenter at international and domestic conferences.

Richard Beasley SC
Richard Beasley SC came to the Bar in 1997, and was appointed silk in 2011. He has conducted cases and advised on matters involving; major administrative law, planning and environmental issues (such as Barangaroo, Allianz stadium and numerous mine approvals), and land acquisition matters. He has also appeared in a wide range of commercial, contract and valuation matters. Richard was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Australia (2020 edition) in the fields of Government Practice and Planning and Environmental Law, and was recognised in the 2019 edition in the field of Planning and Environmental Law. From January to February 2019, Richard was Senior Counsel Assisting the Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission. In June 2018 he was appointed by the NSW Minister for Local Government as Commissioner to the Blue Mountains Public Inquiry. In 2016 he was commissioner for the Auburn City Council Public Inquiry. In July 2016 Richard was appointed as the Principal Member of the Racing Appeal Panel by Racing NSW, and was reappointed for a further two year term in July 2018. Outside of the law, Richard is the author of five novels: Hell Has Harbour Views (2001, Pan Macmillan). Hell was adapted as a telemovie on ABC TV in 2005. Hell was followed by The Ambulance Chaser (2004, Pan Macmillan); Me and Rory Macbeath (2013, Hachette); Cyanide Games (2016, Simon & Schuster and Audible) and The Burden of Lies(2017, Simon & Schuster and Audible). His author website is richardbeasley.com.au

Feli McHughes
Feli McHughes is a Ngemba man from the Upper Darling region of Brewarrina, with extensive experience in water resource management for First-Nations. Feli was part of the Interim Committee to establish the Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN) in 2009, where he remains on the Board of Directors and as Nation-Delegate. Feli is also appointed on the Murray–Darling Basin Authority’s statutory Basin Community Committee (BCC). Feli has served as the NSWIC First-Nations advisor for a number of years, and is leading an award-winning project of Billabong Restoration, which seeks to address the roots of social issues facing Aboriginal people through culturally-appropriate employment to care for country, whilst embedding Indigenous science and knowledge in water management.

Mark Lamb
An experienced senior management executive, Mark joined the Murray Darling Association in December 2021 in the role of Chief Executive Officer. Mark has worked across various sectors, both at a local level and for global organisations, and is passionate about peak bodies, having led three peak bodies, both domestically and Internationally. Mark has an exceptional track record of organisational development, membership growth, conferencing and events, and consensus-building across complex policy areas. Mark began his career in banking and finance, before transitioning to more broadly-based financial services including financial planning and risk management. He has held a number of strategic and consulting roles, especially in relation to key areas such as leadership and team building, marketing and distribution, with proven business, strategy and operational skills. Much of his consulting was focused on the areas of professionalism - quality improvement and change management – both internally and externally. Mark has assisted many organisations to transition into new strategies and methodologies. He has global experience and expertise in training and has conducted open and in-house training courses around the world, and is a highly-rated lecturer, trainer and facilitator, experienced in behavioural change management.

Prof. Jamie Pittock
Professor Jamie Pittock teaches courses on environment and society (ENVS1001/6101) and climate change vulnerability and adaptation (ENVS8003 & ENVS8013). He co-convenes ANU's Masters of Climate Change program. Jamie's research focusses on environmental governance, climate change adaptation, energy and sustainable management of water. Jamie manages a research projects on irrigation in Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) and on energy and food in the Mekong region. Jamie's PhD examined integration between management of freshwater ecosystems and responses to climate change, involving case studies from nine countries. Prior to joining ANU, Jamie worked for WWF International as Director of their Global Freshwater Program on conservation of wetlands, water use in agriculture, and river basin management. He worked for WWF Australia on: national environmental laws; conservation of threatened biodiversity; management of invasive species; and measures to support Indigenous and private conservation land managers. He also worked in the Northern Territory and in Victoria. Jamie is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists and the World Commission on Protected Areas, serves on the Advisory Board of The Nature Conservancy Australia and the public fund of Water Stewardship Asia-Pacific, and chairs the Eminent Scientists Group of WWF Australia. Jamie is an editor of Regional Environmental Change, Frontiers - Freshwater Science, and Ecosystem Services.

Dr Erin O’Donnell
Dr Erin O’Donnell is a Senior Lecturer and ARC Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School. Erin is a water law and policy expert, and she is recognized internationally for her research into the ground-breaking new field of legal rights for rivers. Her work explores the challenges and opportunities these new rights create for protecting the multiple social, cultural and natural values of rivers. Her work is informed by comparative analysis across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, the USA, Bangladesh, India, Colombia, and Chile. She has also worked for the World Bank, examining water markets and their role in water security and sustainable development. Since 2018, Erin has been a member of the Birrarung Council, the voice of the Birrarung/Yarra River in Melbourne. Erin works in partnership with Traditional Owners across Australia on a range of projects, including leading the Cultural Water for Cultural Economies project. In 2023, Erin commenced an ARC-funded research fellowship to explore the opportunity of treaty to address aqua nullius, increase Traditional Owner power and resources in water, and create more sustainable and legitimate settler state water laws. Erin’s latest book, Legal Rights for Rivers: Competition, Collaboration, and Water Governance, is available now from Routledge.

Claire Miller
Claire Miller is the CEO of the NSW Irrigators’ Council, representing more than 12,000 water users across the State. Claire has a professional background in journalism, as a senior ministerial water policy adviser, and various roles for irrigated agricultural industries and communities. She has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies, and is a director on the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority board. Claire wrote the book ‘Snowy River Story’ on the campaign to restore environmental flows to the Snowy River, and is a regular wildlife conservation volunteer in South Africa.

Sonia Cooper
Sonia Cooper is Yorta Yorta and was raised by her Nan on Cummeragunja, NSW. Sonia grew up on Country, she works and lives on Country. Her particular interests are in water, climate, law (especially contracts, intellectual property and negligence), culture and cultural protections, structural geology and geopolitics. She works and studies in these fields across various disciplines and is a strong advocate for her peoples rights and advancement. She works in the climate space and is a co-author of the Statement of the Environment -Climate Chapter for Australia.

Dr Raelene Ward
Raelene Ward is a proud Kunja woman and a traditional owner of Cunnamulla and surrounding areas on her late grandfather Albert McKellar's side, while her late grandmother Hazel McKellar is a Kooma elder from southwest Queensland. She holds the position of Senior Academic – hospital and university trained registered nurse, with a Masters and PhD in Aboriginal Suicide. Employed at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) for more than 15 years, she has recently been seconded from her substantive role as a Senior Academic nurse lecturer to the Knowledge Broker First Nations Engagement Lead for the Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales (SQNNSW) Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub. In this capacity, she focuses on amplifying the voices, perspectives, needs, and aspirations of First Nations peoples. Raelene's work and relationships are extensive and deeply connected. Over the last year and a half, she has continuously given back to many communities and collaborators, with her research rooted in a grassroots level, being Aboriginal-led and community-driven. She represents her people and community on various levels, serving as the First Nations Director on the One Basin CRC, a member of the Murray Darling Basin Outlook First Nations Leadership Group for the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Chairperson for Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement, and an Aboriginal member on the Darling Downs Hospital Health Service HREC. Additionally, she has recently been appointed as a member of the Research Advisory Committee for the Australian Farm Institute.

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Sydney 2000
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Issues covered include: Networking, Self promotion, workplace investigation, ethics, whistleblower, mandatory reporting data breaches and privacy.

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Issues covered include: undertakings, professional conduct, neuroscience, psychological safety, leadership excellence, digital tools, content creation

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Issues covered include: Sentencing Appeals, Confiscation of Assets, CCC, persuasive argument orally and in writing.

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Issues covered include: Chardwaj, specialised courts, better decisions, improving written reasons

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Issues covered include: disability and discrimination law, adjustments, relief, bullying, sexual harassment, adverse action, performance management

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Keep up with key developments in discrimination law and master how to walk over the blazing coals of this hotbed area where you need to be able to respond to any situation quickly, efficiently and with the utmost confidence. When your client calls you with their pressing questions and pleas for guidance you had better be prepared to properly advise them on the spot, so ensure you know precisely where the law stands and how to expertly guide your client to safety.

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Issues covered include: running a defended hearing, unauthorised driving laws, pharmacological evidence, and case update

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Issues covered include: Guardianship division, SACAT, elder law, elder abuse, powers of attorney, advance care derivatives, capacity, mental impairment

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Issues covered include: Environment Protection Amendment Act, environment duty, Environment Protection Act, VCAT, environmental due diligence, environmental warranties, environmental indemnities

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Issues covered include: the Land and Environment Court, environmental prosecutions, development appeals, civil enforcement

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Issues covered include: Blended Families and Vulnerable Beneficiaries, Enduring powers of guardianship, Family Provision Act, Business Succession, Property, Beddoe applications, Benjamin orders, Succession, Wills, s45 Administration Act, s92 Trustees Act.

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Issues covered include: The Surrogacy Act, Parental Alienation and Child Protection, Divorce, Separation, Consent Orders, Co-parenting, Parenting Arrangements, Social Media, Disclosure, Companies, trusts, partnerships, deceased estates, Family Court of Australia Federal Circuit Court merger, Family Law Act, Family Law Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Rules 2018.

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Issues covered include: disclosure, evidence gathering, dispute resolution, collaboration, mediation, arbitration, witnesses, interim financial hearings

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Issues covered include: Social Media, Evidence, disclosure, discovery, Property Valuation: Expert Evidence, Drafting Affidavits and Practical Advocacy.

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Issues covered include: binding financial agreements, shams and scams, tax risks, financial statements

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Issues covered include: diversity, wellness, discrimination, true story content, location, social media, streaming, social impact programming, unfair contracts, fair dealing, visas and immigration law

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Issues covered include: Insurance Contracts Act, non-disclosure, superannuation disability claims, Centrelink, tax and superannuation implications

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Issues covered include: copyright, trademarks, patent law, IP, intellectual property, IP infringements, intangible assets, IP licensing, ethical duties, IP risk, machine learning technology

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Issues covered include: Jurisdictional error, administrative law, reasonableness, limitations to administrative, discretionary power, procedural fairness

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Issues covered include: client legal privilege, avoiding waiver, inadvertent waiver, lay witness statements, traditional mediation, hybrid mediation, ADR, admissible expert evidence, persuasive expert evidence, legal ethics, ethical duties, risk management, written advocacy, written submissions, improve your advocacy

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Issues covered include: costs recovery, out of pocket legal costs, costs assessors, costs determinations

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Issues covered include: Health Practitioners and Hospitals in Investigations and Inquests, Misdiagnosis and Failure to Diagnose, Disciplinary Matters: AHPRA and VCAT, NDIS, Breach of Duty and Causation.

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You don’t need crystal balls, tea leaves, or even a loose-lipped inside source in government to know where migration is headed. Simply put, regional migration is the hottest topic in migration law and you need to be on top of it if you want to provide your clients with the best advice possible. But being across everything in regional migration is no simple feat. There are numerous pathways with often byzantine requirements and caveats, and every state approaches regional migration in its own unique way, add

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Issues covered include: Mining Titles Validation Bill, Forrest v Wilson, ealth and safety obligations, administrative decisions in the resources sector, compensation under Native Title Act

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Issues covered include: scope of employment, permanent impairment, PIRS criteria, workplace injury damages, Motor Accident Injuries Act, Motor Accident Compensation Act, CARS and MAS determinations, psychiatric examinations

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Issues covered include: perfecting security interests, applications for extensions of time, priority risks, disputes, applications and compliance

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Issues covered include: Parliamentary procedure, law making process, information, privilege

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Issues covered include: Privacy, data breach, privacy supply chain risks, privacy complaints, Privacy Act, data, GDPR

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Issues covered include: estate disputes, probate applications, family law, discovery, disclosure, mediation, ethics, mental health, dispute resolution, property law, employment law, consumer law, competition law, ipso facto regime, contracts

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Issues covered include: corporate misconduct, shareholder recovery, drafting shareholder agreements

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Issues covered include: contributions, property, investments, death benefits, insurance

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Issues covered include: precedents, discretionary trusts, value, asset protection and utility, inter vivos trusts, family trusts, superannuation, life insurance, family succession

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Issues covered include: trust structures, distribution strategies, asset protection

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Issues covered include: ATO, Taxation of trusts, Trust splitting, Fixed trust, distribution of capital gains, trust strutures, asset protection, sham trust, discretionary trust drafting, trust vesting and winding up, UPEs, Division 7A, loans, transfer duty on specie distributions, Trust Variations and Resolutions, Corporate Trustees, testamentary trusts.

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Issues covered include: VCAT's jurisdiction, evidence, procedural fairness, natural justice, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT, ADR, mediation, compulsory conference

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Issues covered include: Capacity, capacity disputes, equitable remedies, estate litigation, undue influence, unconscionable conduct, estoppel, extension of time, mediation, superannuation, testamentary trusts, enduring powers of attorney, financial agreements

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Issues covered include: Informal wills, Succession, Beneficiaries, Testators, Recent cases, Superannuation, Succession Law and Family Law, contested Probate, Undue Influence, Claims for adult children.

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Issues covered include: TAC, TAC statutory, WorkCover, WorkCover statutory, psych injuries, psychiatric impairment, serious injury, Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act, Medical Panel, serious injury applications, damages awards, damages

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Issues covered include: case update, legislation update, criminal injuries, impairment assessment, appeals to District Court

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Issues covered include: law making process, new laws, amendments, legislative drafting process, parliamentary bills, delegated legislation, tabling of documents, public interest immunity, PII, royal commissions, judicial inquiries, parliamentary inquiries, parliamentary privilege, executive privilege, parliamentary procedure, powers of parliament, inquiry powers, public sector

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Issues covered include: inherent risks of treatment, breach of duty and causation, delay, misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, euthanasia, medical products, product liability, class actions, regulatory matters

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Issues covered include: employment termination, contractors, single touch payroll, superannuation guarantee, payroll tax, FBT, expatriate tax overview, underpayment of wages, accessorial liability under the Fair Work Act

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Issues covered include: ALRC, discovery, financial proceedings, disclosure, companies, trusts, partnerships, deceased estate, alternative, restorative justice, mediation, mediator, successful family law practice, costs, billing, growth and development, domestic violence, family violence, trauma, protection orders, parenting orders, evidentiary rules, affidavits, parental alienation, ethics, ethical dilemmas

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Issues covered include: consumer data right, consumer law, ACCC, penalties, Royal Commission into the Financial Sector, employment law, mental health, whistleblowing, regulatory compliance

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Issues covered include: Consumer law, ACCC, consumer data right, ICT, IT contracts, privacy, employment, mental health, workplace investigation, unconscious bias

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Issues covered include: Consumer data right, big data, privacy, mandatory data breach reporting, GDPR, Banking Royal Commission, ACCC, consumer law, ACL, corporate social responsibility, modern slavery, ethics, mental health, practice management, workplace investigation

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Issues covered include: admissibility, advanced rulings, expert evidence, contracts, deeds, Royal Commissions, compulsory examinations, privilege, waiver, advocacy, interlocutory & urgent applications

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Issues covered include: Retail shop lease dispute, tenant, landlord, Retail Leases Act, QCAT, retail tenancy disputes, retail leasing, mediation, leasing disputes, combustible cladding, asbestos, tax, fitouts, depreciation, lease incentives, GST, commercial tenancies, market overview.

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In its 6th year, the Geelong 10 points in One day program offers insights from the industry front line practitioners. You don't have to travel to the CBD to gain updates of current topics and gain your compulsory CPD units. Attend the full program or choose the sessions most relevant to your practice.

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Issues covered include: Win and Retain more Clients, Stress Management, Privileged Evidence and Avoiding Inadvertent Waiver, Contract Disputes and Settlement of Litigation, Exclusion, Indemnity and Insurance Clauses, Insolvency Law Reform, Post-employment restraints, Property, Retail and Commercial Leasing.

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The vast majority of businesses in Australia are small businesses, so you better be prepared to provide up to date and expert advice when a small business client comes to you for help. That means being across the game changing developments stemming from the budget, the election and the Banking Royal Commission. Eleven experts working on small business advisory will give you the latest updates and cutting edge strategies on all of the key issues your small business clients will expect you to know.

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Issues covered include: immigration for business and investors, foreign investment, non-residents doing business, non-residents doing family business, owning a property, anti-money laundering, tax considerations and non-residents, estate planning, administration and sucession for migrations and foreign investors

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Issues covered include: exceeding expectations, plain English techniques, business acumen, resilience and wellbeing

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Issues covered include: Narcotic Drugs Act 1967, Medico Legal aspects, in-house counsel perspective, Courts, prescribing in the clinical setting

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Issues covered include: workplace discrimination, religious organisations, estate planning, crime, parenting, child support, parental rights

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Issues covered include: Technology, Blockchain, WayBack Evidence and Domain names, Directors liability, Quality and financial control, Ethics, manner of manufacture, Infringement, latests cases and developments.

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Issues covered include: Family court proceedings, Subpoena, Separation, Divorce, Family violence, Litigation, Evidence, New Redress Scheme, Child Safety Obligations, Royal Commission, Civil Claims for Institutional Abuse, Criminal Liability and Sexual Abuse, Child Safe Standards.

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Issues covered include: Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) Update, TBAR, Royal Commission, Pension options, SMSF Deed, Superannuation contributions, non-concessional contributions, Transfer Balance Account, Super Death Benefits, Binding death benefit nominations, blended families, incapacity.

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Issues covered include: Enterprise value, Tax strategies, Pre-Sale Restructuring, Selling Business with Property, CGT exemptions, Concessions, Property structure, Business valuation methodologies, Preparing a Business for Sale, Equity transfer to family, Third party sale, tangible and intangible assets, Intellectual Property, Privacy and Data Protection, M & A Merger and Acquisition.

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2019 is a significant year for the retirement village and aged care sectors. The Royal Commission is shaking up the industry, elder abuse and tax law are changing, and there are big shifts in integration and funding issues. Plus the many risks in estate planning, capacity, technology and more. With so much unrest in the sector it’s now more crucial than ever to stay up to date with the latest developments. Equip yourself with the strategies necessary to handle these issues for you client or organisation.

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Issues covered include: Tenancy, tenants, franchise lesing, office sharing, subleases, Dispustes, Variation, Surrender provisions and Termination of Leases, remedies, defaults and damages, co-tenancy, covenants, breaches, insolvency, financial issues and risk, Outgoings, Guarantees, Insurance, Indemnities, Case and Legislative Update.

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Issues covered include: Supreme Court of New South Wales, Service of Notices in Probate, Affidavit of Service, Grants of Probate and Administration, Letters of administration on intestacy, Special and limited grants, Taxation, executor and trustees, stamp duty, foregin estate, income tax, Probate case update decisions.

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Issues covered include: Sexual Harassment, Bullying and Work Safety Claims by Independent Contractors, Fair Work Act and Work Health and Safety Act, Uber and the Point to Point Transport Industry, Sham contracting, who is a contractor, who is an employee.

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Issues covered include: Finance and Property proceedings, Dispute Resolution, Pre-nuptial and nuptial agreements, Family Law Settlements, Transfer of tax debt, Bankruptcy, Spouse Maintenance orders variation, post-separation contributions, Accrued Jurisdiction of the Family Court, Contravention applications, Arbitration.

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Issues covered include: National Redress Scheme, Vicarious Liability in Civil Liability Amendment (Organisational Child Abuse Liability) Act, Expert evidence, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Medico-Legal.

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Issues covered include: Admissibility of expert evidence, High Court and Court of Criminal Appeal, Evidence Act, Admitted facts, Uncontested facts, Disclosure and Privilege, Tendency and Coincidence Evidence.

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Issues covered include: Statutory unconscionable conduct, Indemnities, Contract drafting, Incorporation of Contractual Terms, case law, Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright.

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Issues covered include: Proposed Acquisition Notice, Powers of resumption, Assessments, Instructing Experts and Maximising Expert Evidence, Land valuation assessment and methods, partial acquistion, business valuation and compensation.

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Issues covered include: Phoenix business activities, tax case update, historical loans, unpaid present entitlements, small business restructuring, practical tax solutions for small business

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Issues covered include: wealth accumulation, property tax, insurance payment, cryptocurrency, client's marriage, separations, family and accounting, succession and estate plannning

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Issues covered include: intent, purpose, context and structure, practical problem solving, judicial review, repeal of statute

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Analyse decision making and reason writing and then work through an in depth, interactive workshop where the presenters will examine, dissect and reconstruct a decision in this unique, can’t-miss workshop.

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Issues covered include: 'Ultimate Consumer' test, heads of agreement, guarantees, assignment, special tenancy arragement, lease documents interpretation, breaches of lease, termination

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Facing family law issues in your school? We have a step by step guide to guide you. Dealing with child safety risks? We’re offering real world guidance from the legal, law enforcement and principal perspectives. Want all your questions answered? Our interactive panels are tailor made for you. And that’s just the start of what you’ll gain from this unique, can’t miss event.

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Issues covered include: terrorism offences in Australia, prosecuting home grown terror plots, trends in terrorism, human exploitation

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Keep yourself updated on the psychology and the legal trends in psychological and psychiatric injury claims, including bystander PTSD claims. With claims on the rise, understanding both the medicine and the law is essential for all practitioners working in this area. Straddling the medical and legal worlds, this seminar offers a better understanding of how medical professions form their assessments and evaluate claims, and you will gain an update on the Work Accident and TAC claims.

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