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Gleeson SC got NACC call-up

Former Cth Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson SC got call-up for NACC Robodebt reconsideration (but offer subsequently rescinded), Paul Brereton talks at the National Public Sector Governance Forum, legislation for "once in a generation electoral reform" to be introduced today.

November 17, 2024

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  • Exclusive: NACC dumped Gleeson over concerns for Coalition minister | The Saturday Paper

    “The National Anti-Corruption Commission offered former solicitor-general Justin Gleeson the critical job of reconsidering an investigation into the Robodebt Six – but then abruptly rescinded the deal over concerns a former Coalition minister among the people referred for possible corruption findings would complain about the appointment.”

     

  • Chief judge puts culture wars on trial [The Australian paywall]

    Lucy McCallum says ‘culture wars’ could be causing the acquittal of accused rapists, declaring she does not understand why jurors ‘find it so hard to believe’ sexual assault allegations.
     

    • Judge’s comments on rape trials ‘unfair’ [The Australian paywall]

      A top criminal silk says it is unfair to suggest jurors may ‘find it hard to believe’ rape allegations, criticising sweeping assertions made by the head of the ACT Supreme Court.
       

  • 2024 Seabrook Chambers Public Lecture - YouTube

    Reflections on the concept of “open justice” - Presented by Chief Justice Debra Mortimer.

    Commentary about judicial processes and functions generally includes references to “open justice”. In this lecture, Chief Justice Mortimer examines the origins of the concept of “open justice”, and offers some views on how it might be understood. The Chief Justice then considers what place the concept has in the administration of justice by a court such as the Federal Court of Australia.
     

  • The Hon Paul Brereton AM RFD SC - National Public Sector Governance Forum 2024 | National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)

    Today, I will talk about what it means to be a guardrail institution tasked with upholding public trust in institutions. Then I’ll describe what we are seeing at the Commission, in terms of the corruption trends and vulnerabilities that have emerged in our first 16 months, and our strategic priorities to address them. Thirdly, I’ll turn to some of the challenges and controversies; first, how we have to balance the desire for transparency with the need for secrecy; the importance of our independence and what that means; and finally, I will touch on the recent report of the Inspector: what it means, how it came about, and how we are addressing it.

     

  • Protection of moveable cultural heritage: Give me back my marbles - Justice Nye Perram and Nakul Bhagwat
     

  • Kaur v RMIT [2024] VSCA 264 (11 November 2024)

    “I note that several of these documents appeared to have been drafted with the assistance of a large language model artificial intelligence (‘LLM AI’), such as ChatGPT. In particular, they contained some case citations to cases that do not exist. I have not reproduced those citations, lest they contribute to the problem of LLM AI inventing case citations.”
     

  • Event 28 Nov 2024 - In Conversation with the Hon Susan Crennan AC KC and Allan Myers AC KC - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Australia
     

  • Nelson v Greenman & Anor [2024] VSC 704 (15 November 2024)

    [70] - Like many of the previous iterations by sovereign citizens that have been comprehensively rejected before, the first defendant’s arguments before me concerning the ‘Living Man’ and ‘the People’s Court of Terra Australis’ were nothing more than carnival of absurdity drawn from a mishmash of delusional arguments. Whilst it may be tempting to simply dismiss these claims as nonsense, gibberish, gobbledegook or like, in doing so that should not diminish from the serious impact these delusional arguments can have on the authority of the Court.
     

  • Nine partners jump ship from national law firm Hall & Wilcox [AFR paywall]

    Private equity-backed UK firm DWF has raided Hall & Wilcox’s insurance group, adding to a period of instability in the niche practice area.
     

  • Episode 44 - Mimi Zou - Just Chat - Apple Podcasts

    In this episode, we sit down for a captivating conversation with Professor Mimi Zou, Head of the School of Private & Commercial Law at UNSW Law & Justice. From her unique early experiences to her rise as a leading expert in the legal implications of AI, Professor Zou shares her remarkable journey. Hear the challenges, motivations, and compelling stories that have shaped her influential career, and her tips for those wishing to pursue a career in academia.
     

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