The Fifth National Indigenous Legal Conference
Legal Education: A Way Forward

1 & 2 October 2010   l   The Australian National University    l   Canberra

The Indigenous Lawyers Association's Fifth National Indigenous Legal Conference is being hosted and organised by the ANU College of Law.
This Conference will bring together a diverse group of speakers to focus on the topic, Legal Education: A Way Forward, with sessions on:
> Legal Education
> General/International Indigenous Legal Issues, and
> Intimate Partner Violence Issues as related to Indigenous Communities.

The conference will be of particular interest and relevance to lawyers, law students, barristers, solicitors, judges, Indigenous community workers, Indigenous Community Elders, community legal centres, local government, Aboriginal legal services, land councils, native title representative bodies, academics and public servants.

Key speakers will include:
The Hon Robert McClelland MP
Commonwealth Attorney-General
The Hon Justice Layton
Supreme Court of South Australia
Dr Kerry Arabena
(Co-Chair) National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
Ms Megan Davis
Independent Expert (Australia) on the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (ECOSOC)
Mr Russell Taylor
Principal AIATSIS
Ms Antoinette Braybrook CEO (tbc)
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention & Legal Service Victoria

The program includes a dinner (on Friday night) which will showcase some fine local Indigenous performers.

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PD ACCREDITATION
If this conference is relevant to your professional development and is of significant intellectual or practical content, dealing with matters related to the practice of law, you can claim one CPD unit for each hour you attend, excluding refreshment breaks.


Program

Session Recordings

REGISTRATION
$250   Earlybird rate
           (paid by 1/9/10)
$300   Registration rate
           (paid after 1/9/10)
$200   Student/Concession rate
$100   Dinner (optional)

On-line registration not available from 27 September. If you wish to register please email COAST or call 02 6125 1096 for options.

SCHOLARSHIPS
The ANU College of Law is offering a limited number of scholarships to assist people who are not supported by any institution or workplace to attend the conference. Please email COAST if you wish to you apply for a scholarship.

ACCOMMODATION
Canberra accommodation options

VENUE
Manning Clark Theatres
Manning Clark Centre
The Australian National University
Acton Canberra ACT 0200

ENQUIRIES
E: coast@law.anu.edu.au
T: 02 6125 1096

CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
A substitute delegate is welcome if you are unable to attend (but please let us know). An administrative fee of $50 may be charged for cancellations received in writing by 12Sept10. No refunds will be made after this date.

 

 

GOLD SPONSORS
  • ANU College of Law
  • Attorney-General's Department
  • Law Council of Australia
   ••ANU National Centre for Indigenous Studies

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SILVER SPONSORS
  • Bond University
  • Blumers Personal Injury Lawyers
  • Clayton Utz
  • Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre

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