Sponsors' Seminar Series
The Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law coordinates a series of seminars exclusively for the members of the legal practices that sponsor the Centre. These seminars are intended to be a forum in which to examine the key aspects of current developments in labour law. Speakers in the series typically include senior public officials, visiting labour law scholars from interstate or abroad, and legal practitioners who have been involved in significant labour law cases.
A list of the Centre's sponsors is available here.
Melbourne Law School has been accredited as a suitable provider of professional development by the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Victorian Bar.
4 September
Speaker: Mr Leigh Johns, Workplace Ombudsman
Topic: Civil Penalties under the Workplace Relations Act 1996: Insistence Compliance in Action
29 May
Speaker: Mr Edward Heerey, Victorian Bar
Topic:Who Owns what Employees Invent?
13 February
Speaker: Mr Stuart Wood, Victorian Bar
Topic: 'Sex, Lies and Unfair Dismissal: The Telstra Case'
6 September
Speaker: Federal Magistrate Phillip Burchardt, The Federal Magistrates' Court
Topic: 'Practising Labour Law in the Federal Magistrates' Court'
17 May
Speaker: Mr Michael McDonald, SC, Victorian Bar
Topic: Damages for Breach of Employment Contracts: An Analysis of Recent Developments
8 February
Speaker: Mr Nicholas Wilson & Mr Alfred Bongi, Office of Workplace Services
Topic: Protecting Workplace Rights after Work Choices: the role of the Office of Workplace Services
To view a copy of Mr Nicholas Wilson's presentation please click on the link below.
OWS Presentation
8 December
Speaker: Professor Judith Sloan, Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Topic: A Commissioner's View on the Australian Fair Pay Commission's First Determination
5 October
Speaker: Commissioner Greg Smith, Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Topic: The Industrial Relations Commission after Work Choices
27 April
Speaker: Mr Stan Krpan, Worksafe Victoria
Topic:Occupational Health and Safety Law: An Enforcer's Perspective
1 February
Speaker: The Hon. John LLoyd, Australian Building and Construction Commissioner
Topic: Lawful Conduct in the Building Industry
9 November
Speaker: Ms Cath Bowtell, ACTU
Topic: The Family Provisions Case: Inside the Last Test Case?
15 June
Speaker: Mr Peter Rozen, Victorian Bar
Topic: The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic): Significant Change or Merely Fine-Tuning?/p>
14 April
Speaker: Mr Justin Bourke, Victorian Bar
Topic: Labour Law & Business Restructuring: Assessing Amcor and Gribbles
23 March
Speaker: Ms Zana Bytheway, JobWatch
Topic: Implementing Common Rule Awards in Victoria