Tuesday 25^th September

Time:
8.15am -8.45am	Morning Gathering, Banquet Hall
9.00am -10.30am	Concurrent Interest Group Sessions  Legal Education (2): Samantha Hardy (La Trobe)(Convener) ·      Ken Mackinnon (University of Waikato) External Examiners- a means of quality assurance? ·      Nick James (UQ) Defining and assessing critical legal thinking ·    Penelope Watson and Graeme Wiffen (Macquarie) Towards Best Practice in Distance Education Comparative and Asian Law (1): Vivienne Bath (USYD) (Convener) ·      Kanaga Dharmananda & John Southalan (UWA & Yamatji Land and Sea Council) Judicial independence in Australia- Can we draw from the 1995 Beijing Principles? ·      Francine Feld (UWS) Apology and the Adversarial Criminal Process- Australia and Japan ·      A.K.M Masudul Haque (UWS) Free and Fair Elections in Bangladesh and the Illusion of Neutral Caretaker Government Criminal Law (3): Ian Dobinson (UTS) (Convener) ·    Robert Hayes, Francine Feld, Adam Payne (UWS) Extended Common Purpose: Notes on Intriguing Side Issues from R v TAUFAHEMA [2007] HCA 11 ·      Thomas Crofts (Murdoch) Three Degrees of Murder ·      Wayne Rumbles (University of Waikato) CyberCrime@nz:  'Crimes involving Computers' 4 years on Commercial and Consumer Protection Law: Alexandra Sims (University of Auckland) ( Alternate Convener) ·      Barry Allan (University of Otago) A New Personal Property Securities Law for Australia ·      Aviva Y.M Freilich (UWA) The Incorporation of Contractual Terms in Unsigned Documents- Time for a Realistic, Consumer- Friendly approach? ·      Brenda Marshall (Bond) Collusion or Not? pitfalls in Providing Price Fixing Under the Trade Practices Act ·      Frank Zumbo (UNSW) Promoting Fairer Consumer Contracts: An Assessment Of The Alternative Regulatory Models Indigenous Peoples and the Law:  Greg McIntyre (Notre Dame) ( Alternate Convener) ·      Matthew Storey (CDU) Indigenous Participation in Greenhouse Emission Trading Schemes: Indigenous Carbon Sinks- Ashes in the Mouth? ·      Greg McIntyre (Nortre Dame) Balancing the Human Rights of indigenous People in the Territory Company Law (1) : Anil Hargovan (UNSW) (Convener) ·     Josephine Coffey (USYD) Policy Developments in Continuous Disclosure and Insider Trading: Provisions For The Future ·      Anil Hargovan (UNSW) Statutory Debt Subordination in Australia and Hong Kong and the impact of Sons of Gwalia: A Comparative Perspective ·      David Parker (VU) Piercing the Veil of Incorporation: Does it Only Apply to shareholders? Law for Non-Law Students (1) : Susan Corbett (Victoria University of Wellington) (Convener) ·    Mark Bender, Roger Gamble & Lyn Turner (Monash) Improving Commerce Students' Outcomes' in their First Law Subject ·     Susan Corbett & Amanda Reilly (Victoria University of Wellington) Teaching Law with Games and Stories ·      Susan Fitzpatrick (UWS) Making IBL Relevant to Gen Y Family Law (1) : Geoff Monahan (UTS) (Convenor) ·     Marilyn Scott (UTS) Changes To The Practice of Family: The Role of Collaborative Family Law Practice And Interdisciplinary Practice Possibilities ·      Usha Vidot (CDU) Family Relationship Centre's: Study in Application Of Family Law Act Changes In Family Dispute Resolution ·      Susan Armstrong (UWS) 'A Cultural Shift?' The New Regime of Family Dispute Resolution
10.30am -11.00am	BREAK FOR MORNING TEA, Banquet Hall
11.00am -12.15pm	Plenary Session 3, Auditorium: Speaker: Professor Julian Disney  Director, Social Justice Project, University of New South Wales “Law and Public Policy-Advocacy for Affordable Housing”
12.15pm -1.00pm	ALTA Annual General Meeting, Auditorium
1.00pm-2.00pm	BREAK FOR LUNCH, BBQ, outside
2.00pm -3.30pm	Concurrent Interest Group Sessions Legal Education (3) : Samantha Hardy (La Trobe) (Convener) · Kathy Douglas & Michelle Ruyters (RMIT University) Going to the Movies: Legal education, Problem Based Learning and Public Policy · Susan Nankervis (Australian Council for Education Research) Student Selection in a Time of Change ·    Normann Witzleb & Natalie Skead (UWA) Developing Course Outcomes and an Integrated Curriculum at UWA Law School Comparative and Asian Law (2):  Vivienne Bath (USYD) (Convener) ·       Mary Ip (UNSW) Could the Unruly Product Safety in China be Tamed by Law? ·      David  Price (CDU) Piracy, Protection and Punishment- Copyright in the Arab Gulf States ·      Chenxia Shi (Monash) Investor Protection in China's Securities Market Revenue Law (1):  Robin Woellner (James Cook)(Convener) ·     Mark Keating (University of Auckland) The Power to Settle Tax Disputes- An Example of Public Policy in Practice ·      Michael Walpole (UNSW) The Current Meaning of Goodwill in Australian Tax ·      Dale Pinto & Stewart Karlinsky (Curtin) Darwinian Evolution of the Taxation of Trusts ·      William John Taggart (UTS) Random Thoughts on Teaching Tax LAw after 30 Years at UTS Law and Medicine (2):  Debbie Wilson (Massey) (Alternate Convener) ·     Leonique Swart (CDU) Evans v the united Kingdom- Some Reflections ·      Irene Nemes (UNSW) Therapeutic Cloning in Australia: The Process of Approval\ Law & Social Justice, Discrimination and Equal Opportunity & Gender Issues (3):  Luke McNamara (Macquarie) ( Alternate Convener) ·    Thomas Crofts &Tracy Summerfield (Murdoch & UWA) The Licensing of Sex Work: Regulating an Industry Enforcing Public Morality? ·      Feona Sayles (Massey) All Things Equal? Gender Differences In The Sentencing Of Gender-Neutral Sexual Offences ·      Melville Thomas (UWA) Law, Public Policy ad Puritanism: from the Criminalisation of Homosexuality to the Pathologising of Homophobia Company Law (2):  Anil Hargovan (UTS)(Convener) ·    Jason Harris, Anil Hargovan & Janet Austin (UTS) Shareholder Primacy Revisited: Does the Public Interest Have Any Role in Statutory Duties? ·      Marina Nehme (UWS) The Power of the Australians Securities and Investments Commission to Accept Enforceable Undertakings: Aims and Current Practices ·      Michelle Welsh (Monash) Making Greater Use of Civil Sanctions Fro Breaches of Corporate Law ·      Margaret Hyland (UWS) The Constitutionality of ASIC's power to issue infringement notices: A Critical Appraisal Law for Non-Law Students (2): Susan Corbett (Victoria University of Wellington) (Convener) ·     David Parker (VU) Teaching Law to Chinese Students: Some Reflections ·      Judith McGowan & Bill Willesee (UTS) In LEgal Studies, What's the Value of Feedback? Family Law (2):  Geoff Monahan (UTS) (Convener) ·     Kay Maxwell (University of Wollongong) Maintaining Vulnerable Dependants: The Emergence of Voluntary Support Schemes ·      Geoff Monahan & Lisa Young (UTS) Reforming Child Support Laws- Where To Now? ·      Geoff Monahan (UTS) Out Of Time... No Worries? The Discretion To Allow The Late Commencement Of Financial Proceedings Following Relationship Breakdown
3.30pm -4.00pm	BREAK FOR AFTERNOON TEA, Banquet Hall
4.00pm -5.00pm	Publishing Plenary: Future directions and challenges to legal publishing, Banquet Hall Invited speakers: Ms Terry Hutchinson  Legal Education Review ; Ms Gillian May LexisNexis Australia;  Ms Helen Scott LexisNexis NZ
5.15pm	Assemble in front of The University Club for departure to Fremantle, Tram leaves at 5:30
5.30pm -6.00pm	Scenic drive to Fremantle and Notre Dame University on Perth trams
6.15pm -7.15pm	Cocktails at Notre Dame University, Fremantle
7.30pm -9.30pm	Publisher sponsored Dinner, Mussel Bar, Fremantle Boat Harbour
9.30pm	Onwards Tram returns to hotels & UWA