Monday 7th July 2008

Time:
8:00 - 4:30	Registration Desk open
9:00 - 11:00	Plenary Session: Chair: Professor Stephen Graw, Conference President "Welcome to Country."   Conference Welcome by Vice-Chancellor Speaker: Professor Sandra Harding, Vice Chancellor and President, James Cook University "Do Ecologically Sustainable Development Principles Matter? A View from the Bench." Speaker: The Honorable Justice Nicola Pain, New South Wales Land and Environment Court "Leadership for a Time of Climate Change." Speaker: Mr Stephen Keim SC, Barrister at Law
11:00 – 11:30	Morning Tea with the Exhibitors
11:30 – 1:00	Interest Groups Sessions Legal Education: Lisa Westcott (Convener) Special Session-: ·    Owen S & Davis G:      Law Graduate Attributes and Professionalism in Law: A       Report and Discussion of the Aspects of the Progress      of the Carrick Institute and Council of Australian Law      Deans Discipline Based Initiatives in Law and Legal      Education for the 21st Century. Indigenous Peoples and the Law: Julie Cassidy (Convener) ·     Loban H: Torres Strait Islanders - A Case for Teaching Legal Pluralism in Law and Practice. ·    Williams K: Teaching Law Students Indigenous Legal Issues as an Elective From an Indigenous Perspective. ·     Jones C: Putting the Indigenous Back in Indigenous Law: Using Indigenous-Centered Methodologies in Researching and Teaching Environmental Law. Torts and Contracts: Penelope Watson(Convener) ·    Hedley S: Do Tort and Contract Have a Future? ·    Watson P: New Remedies for New Torts: Invasion of Dignitary Interests in Sexual Injury and Privacy  ·    Discussion   Company Law: Anil Hargovan (Convener) ·    Matthew Berkhan (Massey): Unfair Prejudice: Who Has it Right, Economically Speaking? ·    Trish Keeper (VUW): Shareholder Approval of Fundamental Change: An Analysis of s 129 of the Companies Act 1993 (NZ). ·     Helen Anderson (Monash): Directors' Liability for Corporate Faults and Defaults- An International Comparison. ·     Tom Middleton (JCU): The Role of Lawyers in ASIC's Investigations and Enforcement Processes.   Commercial and Consumer Protection: Gehan Gunasekara (Convener) ·    Stephanie Ben-Ishai (Osgoode Hall Law School): Regulating Payday Lenders in Canada. ·    Brenda Marshall (Bond): Protecting Indigenous Consumers under the Trade Practices Act. ·    Lindsay Trotman  & Debra Wilson (Massey): Personal Property Securities in Australia and New Zealand.   Environmental Law: Mandy Shircore (Convener) ·    Tom Baxter : The EPBC Act's Exemptions For Forestry: Time for Change. ·    Thiriet D: Warts and All- Laws, Policies and Practice for the Management of the Unpopular Species. ·    Alam S: Intra-Generational Equity and the North-South Divide: The Neglected Cornerstone of Sustainable Development. Intellectual Property: Susan Corbett (Convener) ·    Price D: Issues Relating to the Registration in Australia of Trade Marks with Foreign Language Elements. ·    Nicol D: Use of Patents Without Authorisation in Australia. PLT/Clinical Legal Education: Paul Rogers (Convener) ·    Rogers P: Best Practice is a Good Practice Placement. ·    Du Moulin L, Trevitt C & Shannon J: Preparation for Practice Through Peer Review, Critical Friend and Reflection: A Case Study of Online Assessment in Practical Legal Training (PLT) as Professional Development for Students and Teachers. ·    James C: Stress and Satisfaction- Measuring the Benefits of Clinical Legal Education. Labour Law: Kristy Richardson (Convener)  ·    Mackinnon J: Protection from Dismissal in a Global Market: Does New Zealand Law Go Far Enough? ·    French M: Reining in the Employment Relations Authority: Questions of Status, Jurisdiction and Power.      ·    Holm E: The Changing Nature of Common Law Employment Contract. ·     Floyd L: Indigenous Stolen Wage Claims- An Update.   Revenue Law: Robin Woellner (Convener) ·    Ashiabor H: The Impact of Regulatory Fiscal Policy in Developing a Market for Green Energy in Australia. ·    Pinto D: A Proposal to Reform Income Anti-Tax-Deferral Regimes. Law and Medicine: Lynda Crowley-Cyr (Convener) ·    Cockburn T: Is there a Need for Reform of the Law Relating to Children and Consent to Cosmetic Procedures? ·    Webbey S: Legal Implications of a Shared Electronic Health Record.
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Lunch with the Exhibitors
2:00 - 3:00	Plenary Session: Chair: Professor Michael Adams, ALTA President "Publishers Plenary: Electronic Publishing and the Effect of Technology on Publishing Processes." - Mr Javier Dopico, LexisNexis Australia - Ms Katie Risdale and Ms Karen Hildebrandt, Oxford University Press - Ms Ann Cunningham, The Federation Press
3:00 - 3:30	Afternoon Tea with the Exhibitors
3:30 – 4:30	Interest Groups Sessions Legal Education: Lisa Westcott (Convener) ·     James N & Cappa C:        Creating Critical Lawyers: Teaching Assessing Critical        Legal Thinking by First Year Law Students ·    Bone A: Using Formative Assessment to Promote Student Learning. ·    Newlyn D & Spencer L: Intertester Reliability: Reporting on Assessment Methods in Interdisciplinary Units. Indigenous Peoples & the Law: Julie Cassidy (Convener) ·    Harris M: Writing the Indigenous Out of Cultural Heritage Provisions? Reflections on Developments in Native Title and Cultural Heritage Law. ·    Discussion   Dispute Resolution: Marilyn Scott (Convener) ·    Douglas K & Johnson B: Gender and the Teaching of Dispute Resolution: The Online Mediation Fishbowl. ·    Scott M: Teaching Negotiators to Analyze Conflict and Understand Negotiation Dynamics. Environmental Law: Dominique Thiriet (Convener) ·    Daya-Winterbottom T: The Rollercoaster of Statutory Reform. ·    Grinlinton D: A Sustainable Energy Future for New Zealand? Equity & Trusts: Tina Cockburn (Convener) ·    Hinchliffe S & Teo E: The 'Discretionary' Unit Trust: No Longer the Emperor's New Suit? ·    Carver T & Cockburn T: A Case Study of Online Team Letter Writing in Equity: Managing Conflict in Online Teams. Law for Non-Law Students: Patty Kamvounias (Convener) ·    Morrissey J: Law for Nursing Students- 10 Years Experience Analysed. ·   Wyburn M: Student Academic Misconduct and its Effect on Admission to Legal Practice: Are There Any Implications for Non-Law Students? ·    Kamvounias P & Thompson D: Developing Graduate Attributes Through the Business Law Curriculum. Legal Theory and Law in Context: Michael Head (Convener) ·    Head M: Exploring the Enigma(s) of Evgeny Pashukanis.      ·    Das T: Evolution of Right to Equality in Japan and its Constitution. Property Law: Fiona Burns (Convener) ·    Storey M: The Contemporary Reality of Realty. ·    Galloway K: Til Death us do Part: Characterising the Proprietary Nature of Joint Tenancy. ·    Richardson K: Take the 'L' out of 'Lover' and Its Over: Mutual Severance of Joint Tenancies in Queensland. South Pacific Legal Studies: Matiu Dickson (Convener) ·    Angelo T: South Pacific Private International Law. ·    Xiong P: TK & IP Protection in a South Pacific Island - the Niue Endeavour.
4:30	Close of Day One
7:00-11:00	Conference Dinner at Novotel Rockford Palm Cove Including Presentation of the Award of Excellence and Innovation in the Teaching of Law Theme: Rainforest Elegance