Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture 2013
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 a welcome to first year law students which is delivered by an eminent lawyer each academic year.
This year the guest speaker for the Lecture will be The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, Federal Member for Gellibrand.
The Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture will be held on Friday April 19th at 5pm.
Download the invitation here (PDF, 184KB).
| Year | Lecturer | Topic | Publication Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Conjoint Professor The Honourable Kevin E Lindgren AM QC | The Rule of Law: its State of Health in Australia | Forthcoming |
| 2011 | The Hon. Justice Julie Ward | The modern day fusion falacy - should there be a separate bar? | Forthcoming |
| 2010 | Mr Hal Wootten AC | Finding a Life in the Law | Forthcoming |
| 2009 | Mr Stephen Gagelar SC Solicitor General of Australia |
Fact and Law | (2008-2009 11 NewcLR 1 |
| 2008 | Hon Justice John Basten Court of Appeal NSW |
Human Rights and the Rule of Law | (2008-9) 11 NewcLR 31 |
| 2007 | Mr Graeme Innes AM Human Rights Commissioner, Commissioner Responsible for Disability Discrimination HREOC |
Using the Law to Make a Difference | (2008-9) 11 NewcLR 55 |
| 2006 | Professor Frank Brennan SJ AO Professor of Law ACU National |
Confessions of an Erstwhile Land Rights Advocate | (2006-8) 10 NewcLR 1 |
| 2005 | Margaret Cunneen Crown Prosecutor, DPP NSW |
Living within the Law | (2008-9) 11 NewcLR 71 |
| 2004 | Julian Burnside QC | The Practice of Law: Justice or Just a Job | (2004-5) 8(2) NewcLR 1 |
| 2003 | Noel Pearson Team Leader,Cape York Partnerships Advisor, Cape York Land Council |
The High Court's Abandonment of the "Time Honoured Methodology of the Common Law" in its Interpretation of Native Title in Mirriuwung Gajerrong and Yorta Yorta | (2003) 7(1) NewcLR 1 |
| 2002 | Professor Hilary Charlesworth then Director of CIPL, ANU |
International Law and Australian Law in the 21st Century | (2002) 6(1) NewcLR 1 |
| 2001 | Professor Garth Nettheim Emeritus Professor of Law UNSW |
Making a Difference: Reconciling our Differences | (2001) 5(1) NewcLR 3 |
| 2000 | Hon Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE | Principle and Independence: The Guardians of Freedom | (2000) 4(2) NewcLR 1 |
| 1999 | Hon James Spigelman Chief Justice of NSW |
Statutory Interpretation: Identify the Linguistic Register | (1999) 4(1) NewcLR 1 |
| 1998 | Hon Gordon Samuels then Governor of NSW |
No More Cabs on the Rank? Some Reflections about the Future of Legal Practice | (1998) 3(1) NewcLR 1 |
| 1997 | Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG | Constitutional Centenary and the Counting of Blessings | (1997) 2(1) NewcLR 1 |
| 1996 | Hon Murray Gleeson AO then Chief Justice of NSW |
The Secrecy of Jury Deliberations | (1996) 1(2) NewcLR 1 |
| 1995 | Hon Justice Deirdre O'Connor President AIRC |
The Effect of Australia's International Obligations on the Development of Our System of Industrial Relations | (1995) 1(1) NewcLR 1 |
| 1994 | Hon Justice Michael McHugh AC | The Growth of Legislation and Litigation | (1995) 69 ALJ 37 |
| 1993 | Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen | Our Demotic Constitution | (1994) 68 ALJ 706 |