2014 Seminar Programme
- The ‘Objective’ Approach to Statutory Construction
- The Right to Silence: Implications from the X7 Case
- Some Issues in the Law of Contract Interpretation in Australia
- AIJA Oration: The Jackson Reforms and Civil Justice
The ‘Objective’ Approach to Statutory Construction
| Date | Thursday 8 May 2014 |
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| Co-Speakers | The Hon. Dyson Heydon AC QC
Professor Stefan Vogenauer, Professor of Comparative Law, University of Oxford |
| Chair | Professor Bill Lane, Queensland University of Technology |
| Abstract | Australian law has recently seen a vivid debate about ‘subjective’ and ‘objective’ approaches to statutory interpretation. The roles of ‘legislative intent’, ‘purpose’, text and context have been discussed and assessed afresh. Apart from the occasional glance at English case law, not much attention has been paid to how other jurisdictions approach the issue. This seminar will give a brief overview of how civil law systems and English lawyers frame the problem and resolve the tensions between the different approaches. |
| Paper | Click here to download paper by Stefan Vogenauer Click here to download paper by J D Heydon |
The Right to Silence: Implications from the X7 Case
| Date | Thursday 17 July 2014 |
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| Speaker | Peter Davis QC, President, Bar Association of Queensland |
| Commentator | Tony Moynihan QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, Queensland |
| Chair | Professor Heather Douglas, University of Queensland |
| Paper | Click here to download paper |
Some Issues in the Law of Contract Interpretation in Australia
| Date | Thursday 28 August 2014 |
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| Presenter | Professor David McLauchlan, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Commentator | Declan Kelly QC, Barrister-at-Law, Queensland |
| Chair | Prof Bill Duncan, Queensland University of Technology |
| Paper | Click here to download paper |
AIJA Oration: The Jackson Reforms and Civil Justice
| Date | Monday 22 September 2014 |
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| Speaker | The Rt. Hon. the Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, England and Wales |
| Chair | The Hon. Justice May, Family Court of Australia, and President, Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration |
| Paper | Click here to download paper |