On behalf of the organising committee, we thank those who attended the 2023 COAT NSW Conference which took place 24 November 2023.

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Program

Friday 24 November

0815 Registration and tea/coffee | Level 1 Foyer
Plenary Session
Room Ibis Room
0900 – 0910
 Conference Welcome

Christopher Matthies, Chair, 2023 COAT NSW Conference Organising Committee
Welcome to Country
0910 – 0930 Keynote Address

The Hon. Michael Daley, NSW Attorney General

Session Chair: Judge Gerard Philips, President, Personal Injury Commission
0930 – 1000 Keynote Address

The Hon. Justice Emilios Kyrou AO, President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Session Chair: Judge Gerard Philips, President, Personal Injury Commission
1000 – 1030 Morning Tea | Level 1 Foyer
Plenary Session
Room Ibis Room
1030 – 1130 The Experience of Disadvantaged Australians

Jacqueline Phillips, Deputy CEO, Australian Council of Social Service

Session Chair: Justice Lea Armstrong, President, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
1130 – 1230 Making Tribunals Accessible for Disadvantaged Australians

Facilitator: Sabine Thode, Principal Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Alisa Kelley, Registrar, NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal

Matt Levy, Solicitor, Legal Aid NSW

Natalie Ross, Principal Solicitor, Welfare Rights Centre
1230 – 1330 Lunch | Windows on the Park Restaurant
Concurrent Session
Room Ibis Room Cook Room
1330 – 1430 Trauma-informed Tribunal Craft: Communicating with Awareness

Vanessa Edwige, Head of Social and Emotional Wellbeing, Coxinall Ridgeway

Josh Brock, Barrister and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW

Session Chair: Magistrate Carolyn Huntsman, President, NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal

 Innovations in Tribunals

Marianne Christmann, Principal Registrar, NSW Personal Injury Commission

Katrina Harry, National Registrar and Chief Legal Counsel, Veterans’ Review Board

Professor Lyria Bennett Moses, Director, UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation

Session Chair: Christopher Matthies, Chief Legal Officer, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
1430 – 1530 Tips for a Healthy Brain and Healthy Mind across the Lifespan

Professor Frini Karayanidis, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Newcastle

Justin Toohey, Director Alternative Dispute Resolution, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Session Chair: Athena Harris Ingall, Member, NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal

 This Thing Called Cyber – How to manage cyber risk and when you get attacked

Jason Symons, Partner, Cyber Risk and Insurance, Mills Oakley

Session Chair: Theresa Simon, Principal Member, NSW Civil And Administrative Tribunal
1530 – 1600 Afternoon Tea | Level 1 Foyer
Plenary Session
Room Ibis Room
1600 – 1655 Exercising Discretions in Tribunal Decision-Making: Principles and Practice

Facilitator: Deputy President Anne Britton, Division Head, Guardianship Division, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Richard Cogswell SC, Adjunct Associate Professor, UNSW and Honorary Professor, University of Wollongong

Damien O’Donovan, Senior Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
1655 – 1700 Closing Remarks

Dr Katrina George, Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
1700 Conference Drinks | Level 1 Foyer

Invited Speakers

The Hon Justice Emilios Kyrou AO
Judge Gerard Phillips
Anne Britton
Professor Lyria Bennett Moses
Marianne Christmann
Vanessa Edwige
Dr Katrina George
Katrina Harry
Frini Karayanidis
Alisa Kelley
Matthew Levy
Damien O’Donovan
Jacqueline Phillips
Natalie Ross
Jason Symons
Justin Toohey

2023 COAT NSW Organising Committee

  • Christopher Matthies, Chief Legal Officer, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
  • Dr Katrina George, Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
  • Athena Harris Ingall, Member, NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal and Conference Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
  • Magistrate Carolyn Huntsman, President, NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal
  • Gary Lobb, Capability Development Advisor, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
  • Craig Mulvey, Senior Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
  • Judge Gerard Phillips, President, NSW Personal Injury Commission
  • Theresa Simon, Principal Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Conference Venue

Pullman Sydney, Hyde Park
36 College St, Sydney NSW 2010

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