Living within the Law

Wednesday 9 March 2005

Deputy Senior NSW Crown Prosecutor, Margaret Cunneen will deliver the University of Newcastle's annual Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture in Law tomorrow night.

Titled 'Living within the Law', her address will look at her involvement in and thoughts on the criminal justice system.

Katherine Lindsay from the University's School of Law says the University is thrilled to have attracted a lawyer of Margaret Cunneen’s stature to deliver this year's address. Ms Cunneen is known for prosecuting a series of high-profile paedophile and gang rape cases.

Margaret Cunneen has been a Crown Prosecutor with the DPP since 1990 and was appointed Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor in 2002.

From 1977 - 1981 she worked in the Attorney-General's Department Ministerial Office and from 1981 - 1986 she was an Industrial Officer at the Public Service Board's Legal Branch.

From 1986 - 1990 she was Senior Principal Solicitor (Advocacy) at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture was established in 1993 to mark the arrival of the first group of Bachelor of Laws students at the University of Newcastle. It is an annual event delivered by an eminent lawyer at the commencement of the academic year.

The Sir Ninian Stephen lecture will be held at 5pm on Thursday 10 March 2005 at the Griffith Duncan Theatre, Callaghan campus. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

For further information contact Katherine Lindsay on (02) 4921 5872 or Angela Di Santo on (02) 4921 5119.