Appendix 5: Speeches and other external activities
Speeches and other external activities
AAT members and staff undertake a wide range of activities that assist in raising awareness of our role, procedures and activities. They give speeches and are panel members at conferences and seminars, participate in training and other engagement activities. Members and staff also serve on the committees of bodies relevant to the work of the AAT. The record of activities for 2018–19 is in three lists:
- speeches and presentations
- training and other engagement activities
- service on committees.
Speeches and presentations, 2018–19
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TITLE/ROLE |
EVENT/ORGANISATION |
SPEAKER(S) |
DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
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The benefits of mentoring and sponsorship |
NSW Young Lawyers Seminar, Sydney |
Member Katie Malyon |
4 August 2018 |
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Administrative Appeals Tribunal and domestic violence |
National Social Security Rights Network Annual Conference 2018, Sydney |
Deputy President Jim Walsh |
26 August 2018 |
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Administrative Appeals Tribunal update including early case assessment |
Deputy President Jim Walsh David Gillespie, Caseload Practice Manager |
26 August 2018 |
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Migration and Refugee Division update |
Non-Government Organisation Dialogue, Department of Home Affairs, Sydney |
Senior Member Louise Nicholls |
31 August 2018 |
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Application of refugee law |
Lecture, International Refugee Law Course, University of Melbourne, Melbourne |
Member Sean Baker |
14 September 2018 |
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Diversity and inclusion |
APSwide Conference, Sydney |
Sian Leathem, Registrar |
27 September 2018 |
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The New Frontier of Administrative Law – the NDIS (Panel members) |
2018 National Administrative Law Conference, Australian Institute of Administrative Law, Sydney |
Deputy President James Constance Member Professor Ron McCallum |
28 September 2018 |
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About the Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
Information session, Mannkal Economic Education, Perth |
Senior Member District Registrar Alicia Le’Roy |
11 October 2018 |
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Preparing for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal review process |
Migration Institute of Australia National Conference, Sydney |
Deputy President Jan Redfern Senior Member Antoinette Younes |
18 October 2018 |
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Family unity principle (Panel member) |
Asia Pacific Biennial Conference 2018, International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges, Wellington, New Zealand |
Member Alison Murphy |
15 November 2018 |
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Behaviour modification: no duty to be discreet (Panel member) |
Member Sean Baker |
16 November 2018 |
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Human trafficking in Asia – Challenges for decision-makers (Panel member) |
Member Frances Simmons |
16 November 2018 |
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Choice and control under the NDIS – Are we there yet? (Panel member) |
Seminar, Scope and University of Melbourne, Melbourne |
Member Professor Ron McCallum |
20 November 2018 |
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Negotiation and dispute resolution skills |
Women in Public Law: Leadership, Influence, Advancement Seminar, Legalwise, Canberra |
Conference Registrar Kim Lackenby |
27 November 2018 |
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Role of alternative dispute resolution at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
Conciliation Theory and Practice Seminar, La Trobe University, Melbourne |
Conference Registrar Mersina Stratos |
15 January 2019 |
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The Administrative Appeals Tribunal in practice |
Seminar, Administrative Law, University of Canberra, Canberra |
Conference Registrar Kim Lackenby |
25 February 2019 |
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Keynote address |
Administrative Law Forum 2019, Australian Government Solicitor, Canberra |
Justice David Thomas |
7 March 2019 |
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The role of the Migration and Refugee Division and merits review |
Lecture, Immigration Law, Griffith University, Brisbane |
Member Bridget Cullen |
16 March 2019 |
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Advocacy skills/persuasion before decision-makers, tribunals and courts |
2019 Immigration Law Conference, Law Council of Australia, Canberra |
Deputy President Jan Redfern |
22 March 2019 |
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AAT General – How to run an AAT case (Panel member) |
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Immigration Assessment Authority – Hot topics (Panel member) |
Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad |
23 March 2019 |
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Getting practical about public interest (Panel member) |
Public Interest Symposium, NSW Ombudsman and University of New South Wales Canberra, Sydney |
Deputy President Jan Redfern |
16 April 2019 |
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Co-constructing the mediation conversation and lived experiences of mental health challenges |
National Mediation Conference 2019, Canberra |
Conference Registrar Athena Ingall |
16 April 2019 |
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A conversation between interpreters and tribunal members (Panel member) |
Legal Interpreting Symposium 2019, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
Senior Member Shahyar Roushan |
1 May 2019 |
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Effective engagement with Senate committees |
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Canberra |
Deputy President Gary Humphries |
3 May 2019 |
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Briefing expert witnesses and going behind the concurrent evidence curtain (Panel member) |
Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation Seminar, Law Council of Australia, Sydney |
Deputy President Gary Humphries |
17 May 2019 |
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The important of storytelling and narrative in decision‑making |
2019 National Conference, Council of Australasian Tribunals, Melbourne |
Deputy President Bernard McCabe |
7 June 2019 |
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The modern tribunal and what it looks like |
Biennial Conference 2019, Veterans’ Review Board, Brisbane |
Deputy President Gary Humphries |
14 June 2019 |
Training and other engagement activities, 2018–19
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TITLE/ROLE |
EVENT/ORGANISATION |
PARTICIPANT(S)/ PRESENTER(S) |
DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
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Adjudicators |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal National Mooting Competition |
Justice David Thomas Deputy Presidents Stephen Boyle, Justice John Logan, Bernard McCabe and Brian Rayment Senior Members Dr Damian Cremean, Ann Cunningham, Matthew Groom, Josephine Kelly, Christopher Puplick, Bill Stefaniak and Theodore Tavoularis Members Simone Burford, Tigiilagi Eteuati and Susan Trotter |
July – October 2018 |
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Mentor |
Women Lawyers and Young Lawyers Mentoring Programs, The Law Society of NSW, Sydney |
Member Katie Malyon |
1 July 2018 – 31 December 2018 |
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Mentor |
Mentoring Program, University of New South Wales Law Society, Sydney |
Member Katie Malyon |
1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 |
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Session Chair |
2018 NSW Chapter Conference, Council of Australasian Tribunals, Sydney |
Justice David Thomas |
7 September 2018 |
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Participants |
Homeless Expo, Adelaide |
Ian Phillips, Registry Manager Adelaide Registry staff |
18 October 2018 |
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Panel chair |
Family unity – balancing human rights and border integrity, Asia Pacific Biennial Conference 2018, International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges, Wellington, New Zealand |
Deputy President Jan Redfern |
15 November 2018 |
|
Participants |
Migration and Refugee Division and Immigration Assessment Authority Community Liaison Meeting, Melbourne |
Deputy Presidents Jan Redfern (Chair) and Stephanie Forgie Senior Members Dr Irene O’Connell, Louise Nicholls and Kira Raif Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad District Registrar Susan Woodford |
21 November 2018 |
|
Participants |
Migration and Refugee Division and Immigration Assessment Authority Community Liaison Meeting, Adelaide |
Senior Member Denis Dragovic (Chair) Senior Review Sobet Haddad District Registrar Adam Hay Ian Phillips, Registry Manager |
27 November 2018 |
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Participants |
Migration and Refugee Division and Immigration Assessment Authority Community Liaison Meeting, Perth |
Senior Member Denis Dragovic (Chair) Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad District Registrar Alicia Le’Roy |
28 November 2018 |
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Participants |
Migration and Refugee Division and Immigration Assessment Authority Community Liaison Meeting, Sydney |
Deputy President Jan Redfern (Chair) Senior Members Louise Nicholls and Kira Raif Senior Reviewer Sobet Haddad District Registrar Jason Cabarrús |
3 December 2018 |
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Chair |
Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation Seminar, Law Council of Australia, Sydney |
Justice David Thomas |
6 December 2018 |
|
Adjudicator |
Negotiation Competition, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
Conference Registrar Athena Ingall |
11 April 2019 |
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Adjudicators |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Negotiating Outcomes On Time Competition, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth |
Deputy President Bernard McCabe Members Michelle East and Deborah Mitchell Justin Toohey, Director Alternative Dispute Resolution Angela Durocher, Assistant Director Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference Registrars Nicole Barker, Jodie Gamble, Dilhari Gustavino, Jennifer Lock, Franca Petrone and Mersina Stratos District Registrar Alicia Le’Roy Assistant Case Assessment Registrars Rosalinda Casamento and Jocelyn Luff Senior Advisers/Legal Officers |
7 – 31 May 2019 |
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Chair |
Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation Seminar, Law Council of Australia, Melbourne |
Justice David Thomas |
17 May 2019 |
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Presenters |
Small Business Taxation Division and Taxation and Commercial Division Information Sessions, Melbourne |
Deputy President Bernard McCabe Assistant Case Assessment Registrar Michael Abood |
20 May 2019 |
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Presenters |
Small Business Taxation Division and Taxation and Commercial Division Information Sessions, Perth |
Deputy President Bernard McCabe Assistant Case Assessment Registrar Michael Abood |
23 May 2019 |
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Presenters |
Small Business Taxation Division and Taxation and Commercial Division Information Sessions, Sydney |
Deputy President Bernard McCabe Assistant Case Assessment Registrar Michael Abood |
25 May 2019 |
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Presenters |
Small Business Taxation Division and Taxation and Commercial Division Information Sessions, Brisbane |
Deputy President Bernard McCabe Assistant Case Assessment Registrar Michael Abood |
28 May 2019 |
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Presenters |
Small Business Taxation Division and Taxation and Commercial Division Information Sessions, Canberra |
Deputy President Bernard McCabe Michael Abood, Assistant Case Assessment Registrar |
30 May 2019 |
Service on committees, 2018–19
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ORGANISATION |
PARTICIPANT |
ROLE |
|---|---|---|
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Australian Government Leadership Network New South Wales |
Elizabeth Connolly, Executive Director Registry Operations |
Member |
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Australian Institute of Administrative Law – National Executive |
Deputy President Gary Humphries |
National President |
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Australian Institute of Administrative Law – Victorian Chapter |
Member Regina Perton |
Committee member |
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Council of Australasian Tribunals |
Justice David Thomas |
Treasurer |
|
Council of Australasian Tribunals |
Member Jennifer D’Arcy |
Committee member |
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Elizabeth Connolly, Executive Director Registry Operations |
Committee member |
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District Registrar Jason Cabarrús |
Committee member |
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Council of Australasian Tribunals |
Member Marten Kennedy |
Secretary |
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Council of Australasian Tribunals |
District Registrar Susan Woodford |
Vice President |
|
Member Kim Parker |
Committee member |
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Member Regina Perton |
Committee member |
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Council of Australasian Tribunals – 2019 National Conference Organising Committee |
District Registrar Susan Woodford |
Organising committee member |
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International Association of Refugee and Migration Law Judges – Asia Pacific Chapter |
Member Sean Baker |
Secretary |
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The College of Law – Migration Agents Capstone Assessment Advisory Committee |
Member Katie Malyon |
Committee member |
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The Law Society of South Australia – Alternative Dispute Resolution Special Interest Committee |
Member Steve Georgiadis |
Chair |
|
Women Lawyers Association of NSW |
Member Katie Malyon |
Committee member |
Visit
https://www.transparency.gov.au/annual-reports/administrative-appeals-tribunal/reporting-year/2018-2019-50