2022 COAT NSW Conference - conferences.com.au

We are delighted to announce that COAT NSW’s annual conference will be held face-to-face again in 2022 on Friday, 16 September at the Pullman Hotel on Hyde Park. We will also be offering the full-day program online for our colleagues who cannot make it to Sydney.

This year’s conference – Tribunals: Providing justice for all – will involve the customary mix of topics designed to enhance knowledge and skills relevant to work in tribunals. With our ageing population, an area of focus will be the accessibility of tribunals for older people. The NSW Commissioner for Ageing and Disability Robert Fitzgerald will be our guest together with a panel of experts to discuss issues affecting this group. The program also includes the Hon Justice Anna Mitchelmore of the NSW Court of Appeal as well as a number of other eminent speakers exploring topics such as:

the art of effective questioning
tribunals in a COVID-normal world: future direction for in-person and remote hearings and ADR
the changing workplace: hybrid working practices and their impacts for tribunals.

The full program and registration information will be available soon. In the meantime, mark the date in your diary.

We look forward to seeing you either in person at the Pullman Sydney Hyde Park or online. Join us to stimulate your thinking and engage with colleagues across tribunals.

Best regards,

Christopher Matthies
Chair
2022 COAT NSW Conference Organising Committee

Program

Provisional program is subject to change

Friday 16 September

0815	Registration and tea/coffee \| Level 1 Foyer
Plenary Session
Room	Ibis Room
0900	CONFERENCE WELCOME Christopher Matthies, Chair, 2022 COAT NSW Conference Orgainising Committee
	ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Jennifer Newman, Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
0910	KEYNOTE ADDRESS – PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE Robert Fitzgerald AM, NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner Session Chair: Justice Fiona Meagher, President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
1000	MAKING TRIBUNALS ACCESSIBLE FOR OLDER PEOPLE Deputy President Anne Britton, Division Head, Guardianship Division, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Robert Fitzgerald AM, NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner Mary Lovelock, Senior Solicitor, Elder Abuse Service, Legal Aid NSW Jennifer Newman, Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Dr Sharon Reutens, Psychogeriatrician Session Chair: Deputy President Anne Britton, Division Head, Guardianship Division, NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal

1100	Morning Tea \| Level 1 Foyer
Concurrent Session
Room	Ibis Room	Parkview Room
1130	THE CHANGING WORKPLACE: The move to working more from home and its impacts for tribunals Facilitator: Judge Gerard Phillips, President, NSW Personal Injury Commission Associate Professor John Hopkins, Department of Management and Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology Alisa Kelley, Registrar, NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal James Mabbott, Partner, KPMG Futures	ETHICAL ISSUES FOR DECISION MAKERS Senior Member Garth Blake AM SC, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Session Chair: Kay Ransome, Senior Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal

1230	Lunch \| Windows on the Park Restaurant
Concurrent Session
Room	Ibis Room	Parkview Room
1330	THE ART OF EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING Facilitator: Theresa Simon, Principal Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Deputy President Maria Bisogni, NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal Steve Lancken, Member, ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal, National Sports Tribunal and Veterans’ Review Board and Mediator, NSW Personal Injury Commission Ragni Mathur, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers	VICARIOUS TRAUMA: How to prevent your work from haunting your dreams Rachel Clements, Director of Psychological Services, Centre for Corporate Health Session Chair: Jane Anderson, Principal Member, Veterans’ Review Board
Plenary Session
Room	Ibis Room
1430	REVIEW OF, AND APPEALS FROM, TRIBUNAL DECISIONS: AN OVERVIEW Justice Anna Mitchelmore, Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW and NSW Court of Appeal Session Chair: Aaron Suthers, Principal Member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal

1530	Afternoon Tea \| Level 1 Foyer
Plenary Session
Room	Ibis Room
1600	FUTURE DIRECTION FOR HEARINGS AND ADR: In person or remote? What is better practice in a COVID-normal world? Facilitator: Judge Susanne Cole, Division Head, Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division and Occupational Division, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Deputy President Jan Redfern, Division Head, Migration and Refugee Division, Administrative Appeals Tribunal Katrina Harry, National Registrar, Veterans’ Review Board Mark Johnstone, Director of Policy and Practice, Law Society of NSW James Miller, Regional Manager – Hunter Disability Advocacy (NSW)
1655	CLOSING REMARKS Judge Gerard Phillips, Convenor, COAT NSW Chapter

1700	Conference Drinks \| Level 1 Foyer