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Speeches by date

This page is an index of all Supreme Court of Victoria speeches sorted by date.

The Chief Justice, the President and the Judges of the Court of Appeal and Trial Division are called upon to speak from time to time upon various legal or associated topics. The following speeches and papers are made available to the legal profession and the general public.

These speeches and papers are copyright works. Permission is given for fair dealing with these speeches and papers as permitted under copyright legislation, including for the purpose of private study and research. Apart from those uses, no part may be reproduced without prior written permission.

  1. Victorian Administrative Law Update

    The following paper 'Victorian Administrative Law Update' was given by the Hon. Justice Kyrou on 13 November 2009 at the 14th Annual Public Law Weekend at the Centre for International and Public Law, ANU College of Law.

  2. A New Approach to Criminal Appeals

    The speech 'A New Approach to Criminal Appeals' was given by the Hon. Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal, on 7 October 2009 to the Victorian Bar.

  3. Reflections of a Solicitor on the Supreme Court Bench

    The following Speech "Reflections of a Solicitor on the Supreme Court Bench" is an abridged version of the speech given by the Hon. Justice Kyrou on 20 June 2009 at the Annual Dinner of the Society of Notaries of Victoria.

  4. Criminalisation of Cartel Conduct, Some Pre-Trial Management Issues

    The following speech titled 'Criminalisation of Cartel Conduct, Some Pre-Trial Management Issues' was given by the Hon Justice Weinberg on 3 April 2009 at the joint Federal Court of Australia and Law Council of Australia workshop in Adelaide.

  5. The Move Towards Preemption in the Criminal Law

    The speech titled 'The Move Towards Preemption in the Criminal Law' was given by the Hon. Justice Weinberg on 20 February 2009 at the Law Summer School program under the auspices of the Law Society of Western Australia and the University of Western Australia.

  6. Criminal Defence Lawyers: Uniting Human Rights Defenders
    Speech given by the Hon. Justice Lasry on 24 November 2008.
  7. Enhancing Australian democracy with a Federal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities

    The following speech 'Enhancing Australian democracy with a Federal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities' was given by the Hon Justice Bell on 20 November 2008 to Australian Institute of Administrative Law (Victorian Chapter).

  8. The Current and Proposed Criminal Jurisdiction of the Federal Court
    The speech titled "The Current and Proposed Criminal Jurisdiction of the Federal Court" was given by the Hon Justice Weinberg on 5 September 2008 at the Federal Criminal Law Conference in Sydney.
  9. Address to Victoria Bar - "A New Approach - the new Building Cases Practice Note"
    The following document is the speech titled 'A New Approach - the new Building Cases Practice Note' given by the Hon Justice Byrne on 9 April 2008.
  10. Justice Vincent re-opening of Court 4

    For the major part of its history, Court 4 has been used for the most serious criminal trials conducted in the Supreme Court. At the official re-opening of Court 4 in 2008, after its renovation and restoration, Justice Frank Vincent spoke about the history of the courtroom and the many trials conducted within its four walls.

  11. A New Approach to Civil Appeals

    The speech 'A New Approach to Civil Appeals' given by the Hon. Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal, on 23 October 2006 to the Victorian Bar (Continuing Legal Education program).

  12. Monash University Faculty of Law, Graduation Ceremony
    The speech 'Monash University Faculty of Law, Graduation Ceremony' was given by the Hon. Justice Bell on 4 May 2006 at Robert Blackwood Hall.
  13. The Building Cases List of the Supreme Court of Victoria

    The speech titled 'The Building Cases List of the Supreme Court of Victoria' was given by the Hon. Justice Habersberger on 16 November 2005 at the Building Dispute Practitioners' Society Inc.

  14. Human Rights: A View from the Bench

    The speech titled 'Human Rights: A View from the Bench' was given by the Hon. Justice Maxwell, the President of the Court of Appeal on 26 October 2005 as an Address to the Annual General Meeting of the Administrative Law and Human Rights section of the Law Institute of Victoria.

  15. Human Rights and the Criminal Law

    The speech titled 'Human Rights and the Criminal Law' given by the Hon. Justice Vincent AO on 16 October 2003 at the 14th Sir Leo Cussen Memorial Lecture.

  16. Keynote Address: Codification and Just Outcomes

    The following document is the speech titled 'Keynote Address: Codification and Just Outcomes' given by the Hon. Justice R Osborn on 31 October 2002 at the National Environmental Law Association Conference.

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