Administrative & Public Sector Law

Issues covered include: technology, regulatory issues, insurance issues, risk considerations, privacy, compliance, safety regulations

Issues covered include: Operating a Drone in the New Environment, Cyber Security and Drones, Drones and Privacy, Effectively Dealing with Regulatory Issues, Insights from CASA

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Miniature Pilotless Aircraft, Flying Mini Robots or Drones – whatever you call them, they’re undeniably increasing in adoption and usage throughout all areas of society. With such rapid growth comes increasingly significant implications around their usage and liability for both private and government entities. Get the latest on UAV/Drone law usage direct from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)

Issues covered include: Costs in the SAT, Mediation, Appealing SAT Decisions

Issues covered include: litigation, government, Modern Government Litigant, prosecuter, witness evidence

Issues covered include: Ethical Challenges, communication, probity

Issues covered include: Case update, recent cases, compensation, discounts, discounting value attributable.

Issues covered include: public interest disclosures, whistleblower protection, statutory interpretation, privacy law, consumer law, social media, model litigant, procurement, public sector witnesses, privilege,

Issues covered include: The Native Title Claim Scene in Victoria, Indigenous Land Use Agreements, Compensation of Cultural and Economic Loss of Native Title, Native Title Compensation, Intersection Between Native Title and the Victorian Treaty Process

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.

Issues covered include:open government, open data, procurement, public interest disclosures, data use, data sharing, modern slavery, duties of government lawyers, wellbeing

Issues covered include: appearing in NCAT matters, dispute resolution, effective advocacy, appealing NCAT decisions

Issues covered include: model government litigants, privileges, immunities, public sector witnesses

Issues covered include: illogicality and irrationality, bad findings, authorisations, delegations of power, Government's duty of care, procedural fairness

Issues covered include: probity procurement, recent changes to conflict of interest guidelines, trends in government corruption, fraud and misconduct, improving fraud control, audit processes, probity plan, new legislation, Public Works and Procurement Amendment

Issues covered include: restraint, decision making, ultimate fact, primary fact, evidentiary methods of inquiry, hearsay rule, opinon rule, privilege, procedural fairness, making lawful, justifiable decisions, recent decision making, recent cases

Issues covered include: principles, recent decisions, practical problem solving, statutory interpretation, judicial consideration

Issues covered include: Human Rights Law, piggy back claims, unlawful, contractual, tortious liabiity, may seek, anti-discrimination, structured proportionality, s58 obligations, public entity

Issues covered include: LPM disciplines, matter scheduling, matter resourcing, matter costing, matter monitoring

Examine the latest cases and decisions on persons living with disabilities. The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is currently investigating this area and the National Disability Insurance Scheme government funding is expected to grow to $24.8 billion in 2022–23. Thus, this webinar is a must-attend for all personal injury, workers compensation, not for profit and government lawyers, and anyone else working in the area.

This seminar will prepare you and your Department for responses to Royal Commissions and Boards of Inquiry in addition to providing practical guidance on how to run an AAT hearing in the current times. This is a must attend seminar for legal practitioners in Federal, State or Local Government Departments and Agencies, including legal advisers and practitioners handling disputes or litigation proceedings.

The Local Government Act 2020 marks the largest reform in Victoria in over 30 years. With the new Act co-existing with a number of old provisions during the transitional period, expert guidance is required to ensure you are up to date. Examine changes to privacy, data security, freedom of information, procurement and contracts, along with how each of these changes interact with other legislation. This seminar is essential for all legal practitioners in local government and any advisers to local government.

What better way to master your practice and procedure in the ACAT than to hear firsthand from a Senior Member? Pick up essential tips and tricks as Senior Member Jann Lennard shares her experience and provides practical guidance on the key issues faced when litigating in ACAT. Learn what not to do and better understand the role of negotiation and conciliation. This is essential viewing for any lawyer who appears in ACAT.

A new planning era in South Australia is fast approaching with the introduction of a new legislative regime. Get up to speed on these critical upcoming changes and what it all means for you.

With a rush of recent and upcoming compulsory acquisitions roiling through Victoria and recent changes and cases significantly impacting the sector, now is the time to take a deep dive into the area to refine and broaden your practice. Featuring a leading legal expert in the area you’ll receive all the information you need.

With a rush of recent and upcoming compulsory acquisitions roiling through NSW along with new changes and cases significantly impacting the sector, now is the time to take a deep dive into the area to refine and broaden your practice. Featuring the leading legal expert in the area you’ll receive all the information you need.

Walk away with the knowledge and skills to ensure your decisions withstand any level of scrutiny. Join a panel of leading administrative law practitioners and with them examine how to write a readable decision, the use of policy in Government decision making, the mechanics of challenging an administrative decision and recent significant court decisions affecting administrative practice.

This inaugural event will give you a solid grounding in the issues involved in the specialised and complex areas of the law of military compensation and veteran’s entitlement. With hundreds of thousands of veterans and members of the ADF, and their dependents, the issues presented here are of great relevance. Dive into the intricacies of the court and tribunal systems and get an overview of the military compensation scheme, all while understanding the unique mental health issues affecting veteran’s claims.

213N46: Even a strong, well-reasoned decision can fall apart in so many ways. Learn how to prepare and communicate your reasons in a clear, understandable and defensible way. Avoid bias in decision making by understanding bias in all its different forms, including the importance of aligning automated decisions algorithms with administrative law to ensure fairness, transparency and contestability. Examine the distinction between jurisdiction error versus error of law on the face of the record.

213N17: Tailored specifically for government lawyers, this year’s seminar brings together an impressive line-up to discuss the most urgent and pressing issues of the day as governments deal with extraordinary circumstances of governing in emergencies, including privacy and data protection, Public Inquiries and Royal Commissions and workforce claims. On top, gain a clear understanding of procurement and probity in the aftermath of COVID-19, fraud issues, grant funding andante-slavery and procurement.

Analyse decision making and reason writing and then work through an in depth case study session where the presenters will examine, dissect and reconstruct a decision in this unique, can’t-miss Masterclass. WEB213V17

WEB213V01: Tailored for government lawyers, this year’s conference brings together an impressive line-up of speakers to discuss the most urgent issues of the day as governments deal with extraordinary circumstances of governing in emergencies. Examine privacy and data protection, Public Inquiries and Royal Commissions, and workforce claims. You will also gain a clear understanding of procurement and probity in the aftermath of COVID-19 while exploring fraud, grant funding and procurement contracts.

This is your opportunity to engage in important current issues in public sector governance with experts and your peers. Join a Judicial Registrar from the Federal Court of Australia, the CEO of the Law Council of Australia, and leading practitioners working at the coalface of the critical issues impacting the public sector in 2021. Examine the Law Council’s advisory role in the public sector, procurement & commercial contracting, decision making, and how to survive Royal Commissions.

Enhance your career and be guided by these notable women in law. Join accomplished & innovative women in the public sector who will explain how to navigate your career while achieving your professional goals. Work through how to approach perennial workplace issues such as harassment, bullying & gender bias. Hear about creating an inclusive & supportive public sector workplace. Engage in enlightening case studies to consider some of the different & varied roles the public sector can offer you.

213Q01: As a government lawyer you may not litigate all day but that doesn’t mean you aren’t dealing with matters in dispute or being required to prepare public sector witnesses. So what exactly do government lawyers need to be aware of should the need arise? The ethical parameters of the Model Government litigant; preparing public sector witnesses and privilege with regard to expert reports and dealing with FOI requests.

If you deal with contracts or are involved in contract-making in the course of your work, you need to know how to avoid legal risks & problems that can arise at any time. Understand what forms a contract to ensure your contracts are correct. Protect against obvious risks through proper risk management. Be confident that the contract is properly executed with a review on the technicalities of execution. Understand these key issues & more at this seminar specifically tailored for the non-lawyer. WEB215N07

Support staff play a vital role in the effective operation of public sector legal practice. Invest in your assistant spending a half a day to learn essential information specifically tailored for all levels of Government. They’ll learn from senior government managers how to meet managerial expectations, delve into their record keeping responsibilities and the importance of confidentiality and privacy, & gain new practices to manage work related stress whilst developing personal resilience. WEB216N07

Ensure your procurement strategies, practices and procedures are modern, efficient and effective. Don't let yourself play catchup and keep up with the latest innovations or stay on top of important judicial and administrative challenges to procurement decisions. Join ICAC & leading experts while examining multi stage procurements, fraudulent and corrupt schemes, conflicts of interest, administrative law challenges, how to navigate recent legislative reforms & more. WEB216N18

Join our statutory wordsmiths for an examination of the key principles of drafting, purpose, context, structure and the latest cases in the area. Gain insights into a legislative drafter’s approach to interpretation when formulating legislation. Understand the role of purpose, context and structure and the relevant rules of interpretation such as deliberate omissions, inference and inconsistencies. Be brought up to date on the most recent decisions and the important takeaways of each. WEB216V01

Learn how to prepare and communicate in a clear, understandable and defensible way to ensure your decisions withstand scrutiny. Join a panel including a Tribunal Member senior members of the Bar and examine how to ensure procedural fairness during investigations and recent case law. Gain a refresher on merits review including constraints of power and considerations for the primary decision makers and how to resolve questions of jurisdictional fact. WEB216V02

Tailored for Public Sector legal counsel, divisional heads, managers, supervisors & HR personnel, you’ll hear practical ways to deal with key workplace complaints within the Public Sector workforce. Learn how to prevent non-performance allegations becoming unfair dismissal claims. Avoid investigations into claims of discrimination, harassment & bullying exploding. Understand how to deal with COVID related issues & finally, review your workplace policies are correct in light of current reforms. WEB218N06

Key to any successful organisation is their support staff. Gain the key tools, knowledge and skills required to take your legal support role to the next level. Examine how to manage expectations from management, communicate effectively, manage projects and ensure positive mental health & wellbeing. Learn as an exceptional panel share with you their expertise. WEB218N04

You’ll identify how to manage the expectations of your managers and direct reports with expert practical tips and knowhow that you can use immediately. Take away how to deal with multiple tasks, competing priorities and the importance of honing your delegation skills. WEB218N04A

Takeaway new key skills on how to take your communication to the next level when dealing with your manager, workplace colleagues and clients. Learn how to strengthen your listening and written skills for written instructions, meeting notes and file notes. WEB219N04B

Up skill yourself with simple but important project management tools that will ensure you meet those sharp deadlines, juggle tight priorities and implement structures to guarantee your success. WEB2110N04C

Work through important and practical steps and strategies to effectively assess, monitor and ensure both you and your colleague’s wellbeing and mental health in these challenging times. WEB2111N04D

Attend this comprehensive review to get key insights on some of the most topical issues in administrative law. Hear the latest on disciplinary and statutory investigations & explore the interesting interplay between administrative law decisions and criminal law proceedings. Gain an update on judicial review procedures & hear the High Court’s current approach on materiality. Finally, get that all-important overview of the latest administrative & judicial review cases that are key to your practice. WEB219V03

You will come away understanding the ethical parameters of the Model Government litigant; understanding how to assess and contest a public-interest immunity (PII) claim; and know how to prepare your department and prepare a response to royal commission or inquiry. Spend an afternoon with this exceptional panel and take away with you all-important practical insights, tips and traps on these key areas in public sector litigation. WEB219V04

Gain your core CPD units while developing skills & strategies to maximise your practice, minimise risk & avoid ethical pitfalls. Sharpen your negotiation skills to achieve better outcomes in your matters. Examine the ins and outs of confidentiality. Master how to deal with a mistake or oversight right when it happens & before it’s too late. Take advantage of this convenient & efficient lunchtime web series where you’ll gain your CPD units & bolster your practice once a week at lunchtime & online. WEB219N07

At some point in every practice an oversight or an inadvertent mistake will arise. When that happens it’s critical that you’re prepared to act immediately to evaluate the mistake, make the proper disclosures, minimise as much damage as possible, and put yourself in a position to rectify the mistake. Work through each of these issues with step by step guides and insights into what you need to consider and do when a mistake arises. WEB219N07A

Those lawyers who overlook, underestimate or misjudge the significance and complexities of their duty of confidentiality will quickly find their matters or even their practice at stake. Delve deeply into the nuances of the duty of confidentiality, where things can quickly go wrong, and what you need to consider and do to avoid potential disaster. Examine real world cases and examples to ensure you meet this most critical of duties, all while gaining your ethics CPD point for the year. OND219N07B

Effective negotiation skills can be the difference between success or failure in closing a deal, winning a dispute, or securing a new client. Take a guided tour through the strategies and techniques you can implement in your day to day practice to find success whenever you’re negotiating. Master how to set your objectives, bargain effectively, break impasses, and close the deal to ensure you and your client achieve the outcome you want. OND219N07C

Develop essential skills in collaboration, scoping, planning, scheduling, resourcing, and costing so you can improve your practice’s efficiency, stability and growth. For one hour a week over 3 weeks, global leader Therese Linton will share the secrets of 35 years’ experience as a project delivery expert and academic so you can master the management of your legal projects in today’s challenging environment. WEB218N03

Join Parliamentary Counsel from across the country & an eminent panel of high level speakers that can’t be missed. You will consider the parliamentary law making process, parliamentary vs executive privilege and executive accountability to parliament. Plus you will examine the all-important issues of appearing before Royal Commissions, the ombudsman and other inquisitorial bodies. Don’t miss this chance to hear learn from some of Australia’s most brilliant legal experts on parliamentary law. WEB2111N02

Analyse how to achieve highly effective decision making and reason writing at this unique Masterclass with Senior Members from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Hear how to improve the quality of your decision-making. Examine how to write decisions while ensuring natural justice and procedural fairness. You’ll learn from the panel’s enormous experience what it takes to raise your decision-making skills to the next level. WEB2111V02

How should Australia deal with the many new & urgent challenges facing human rights law? Where do you, your organisation or your department fit in? Join leading experts from across the country as they guide you through the practical & legal realities of religious freedom, refugees, LGBTIQ people, & the latest cases & legislative developments. Human rights issues are at the forefront following the pandemic & evolving societal & political change, so now is the time to stay on top of these issues. WEB2111N08

We’ve gathered the experts and they are covering all the big issues affecting wills and estates practitioners at the SAT. Catch up on the recent guardianship and administration appeal and review cases, explore the review requirements and procedure, examine guardianship matters including sibling and family conflicts, unravel the rights and responsibilities of attorneys and administrators, and demystify the ethical issues arising from SAT applications including confidentiality provisions. 2111W05

Attend and you will come away with a renewed understanding of the ethical parameters of the Model Government litigant; how to draft and perfect admissible, persuasive, and effective affidavits and witness statements; and how to meet your obligations in producing documents by government departments. Spend an afternoon with this exceptional panel and take away with you all important practical insights, tips and traps for those working in the public sector. WEB223Q01

Examine the nuances of what constitutes a reviewable decision. Grapple with the latest decisions impacting materiality and types of jurisdictional errors. Explore the intricacies of merits review. Consider judicial review concerning evidence and procedures. You’ll come away from this practical session with a new understanding of key rulings and procedures in grounds of review and error and you’ll keep pace with the most important trends in administrative law. WEB223N45

What better way to master your practice and procedure in the NCAT than to hear firsthand from the experts themselves? Hear directly from the Deputy President and Division Head Mark Harrowell and other eminent experts practicing in this division. Pick up essential tips and tricks as they share their experience and provide practical guidance on the key issues faced when litigating in NCAT. Gan an A to Z of practice, procedure and advocacy in NCAT & a guide to appeals before the Appeal Panel. 223N29