Federal Criminal Law Conference 5 September 2008

08/05/2008

The Law Council of Australia and The New South Wales Bar Association are planning to host a Federal Criminal Law Conference on 5 September 2008 in Sydney. The primary purpose of the Conference is to generate new ideas for reform of criminal law and procedure at the Commonwealth level.

The Conference will also provide the opportunity for the legal profession to develop a 'reform platform' that can be fed into, and presented at, a broader Federal Criminal Law Conference hosted by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department on 30 September 2008 in Canberra.

Members are encouraged to take note of the Conference date – 5 September 2008.

The Conference will run for one day and will be opened by the President of The New South Wales Bar Association, Anna Katzmann SC with the President of the Law Council of Australia, Ross Ray QC presenting the keynote address.

The format for the event will be reasonably informal, with speakers invited to talk on their nominated topic for approximately 20 minutes - followed by a period of general discussion. The Conference will be followed by a Conference Dinner with participants and interested barristers and solicitors.� The Hon. Bob Debus MP, the Minister for Home Affairs, is scheduled to deliver the Conference Dinner address.

Further details regarding the conference program and registration will be made available closer to the date.

8 May 2008