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Law/
Evidence essentials.
A perennial favourite, this event provides judicial officers with the opportunity to hear from experienced judicial officers and experts on complex areas of evidence law.
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Skills/
Managing sexual offence cases.
Sexual offences are a complex area requiring judicial officers to navigate evidence, procedure and emotion amid evolving legislation and jurisprudence.
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Social Context/
Understanding family violence.
Making the justice system safer for Affected Family Members (AFM's) remains a priority for all courts and tribunals.
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First Nations/
First Peoples across courts: Who is here to help?
Understand the practices and processes that assist First Peoples coming before the courts.
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Skills/
Jury trial management.
What do you do if an empanelment goes ‘off script’, or if a juror breaks the rules? How do you create a question trail?
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Social Context/
Understanding personality disorders and complex trauma.
Mental disorder or impairment and drug dependency are common in people appearing in the criminal justice system. Yet they often don’t get the support they need.