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Practitioner seminar series
The Practitioner Seminar Series is an occasional seminar series with a focus on legal practice and legal practitioners. Generally there are 2 to 3 seminars per year. They are free of charge and open to anyone to attend. They are advertised on this website, by notice around the Economics, Business and Law Building and by email. Previous seminars have been on quite varied topics including interviewing clients, insights on legal careers, practice as a navy legal officer, notary publics and the Personal Properties Security Act.
Offers to present seminars are welcome and should be emailed to the convenor of the series, Mr Cameron Moore.
2011 Seminars
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Tuesday 3 May, 2pm |
Mr Sebastian Hempel, Solicitor "The new Personal Properties Security Act"
25 October 2010 9.00am Lewis Seminar Room Dr Roslyn Blakley Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Victorian Division) “Crossing the Professional Divide - Decision making the Tribunal's way” Dr Ros Blakley is currently the Regional Health Director of the Department of Defence’s Regional Health Service – Victoria and Tasmania. In addition to this, Dr Blakley was appointed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Victoria) in July 2010 as a Part time Member. Prior to her current appointments, Dr Blakley served as a Medical Officer in The Australian Regular Army (1989 – 2008). Whilst in uniform she held a number of regimental and staff appointments, including Senior Health Advisor to the Chief of Army. Dr Blakley was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List (2004) for outstanding achievement to the Australian Defence Force in the area of Health Administration. This award recognised her actions in improving the rehabilitation available to ill and/or injured military personnel and her participation in a whole of Government approach to improving their management and entitlements. Dr Blakley holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (UQ), a Masters of Health Administration (UNSW) and is currently undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Health Law at University of Sydney. Her AAT cases predominantly involve the review of decisions under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (Cth). 12 August 2010 9.00am JN Lewis Seminar Room Ian Johnstone (Solicitor) 'The lawyer as problem solver' 12 October 2007 (Lecture Theatre 5, W39) Hon. Greg James QC President, Mental Health Review Tribunal |