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Don't Miss Out on the Language and the Law IV Conference 2026 - Secure your tickets today!
We are excited to invite you to this year’s Language and the Law IV Conference taking place 
in Darwin on 1-2 April at the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.

The Language and the Law Conference will be of benefit to interpreters working in the 
courts, judicial officers, legal practitioners, court staff, police officers, corrections officers, and 
other persons who regularly interact with individuals for whom English is not a first language 
in the context of court and legal proceedings.

This event offers a platform to explore the intersection of language and law, with sessions 
covering:

  • forensic linguistics; 
  • legal interpreting and translation; 
  • language rights; and 
  • emerging issues in language and the justice system. 

Reserve your spot today!

REGISTER NOW

If you have any questions about this year's event or need assistance with registration, 
please reach out to us at language@associatedadvertising.com.au.

We hope you will join us. 

The Language and the Law IV Conference 2026 Team. 

https://languageandthelawiv.eventsair.site/

  • Speaker: Professor Emeritus Simon Rice, Associate Professor Maria O’Sullivan and Barrister Felicity Nagorcka
  • Facilitator: Sean Costello (HRLA committee member)
  • Where: Online webinar
  • When: 5:00pm to 6:30pm, Wednesday 20 May 2026 (AEST)

During and since the COVID-19 pandemic, the “right” of Australians to protest has been subject to significant law reform and litigation. Join us as HRLA brings together three experts to discuss the experience and  ‘rights’ of Australians to protest in 2026, including an examination of the implied right to political communication under the Australian Constitution and the jurisdictions of NSW, Queensland and Victoria. The webinar will consider how human rights legislation in Queensland and Victoria (and the ACT) is relevant including the legislated right to peaceful assembly.

 

Simon Rice is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney. He has recently published the 3rd edition of the co-authored text, The International Law of Human Rights. He successfully sued NSW Police for their treatment of him in a protest in 2020.

Felicity Nagorcka is a barrister in Brisbane, practising primarily in administrative, constitutional and human rights law. Prior to commencing at the private bar in 2025, Felicity was Crown Counsel at Crown Law (Qld), where she worked closely with several Queensland Solicitors-General and frequently appeared in the High Court of Australia in constitutional and other matters. 

Maria O’Sullivan is an Associate Professor at Deakin Law School with expertise in human rights law, particularly the law of protest. Her work has been cited by the High Court of Australia, the European Court of Justice and in a number of government inquiries. Maria has recently published an edited volume on protest with Professor Azadeh Dastyari: International Law and the Regulation of Protest (Routledge, 2026).

Register attendance here

Australian lawyers are warmly invited to take part in Mental Fitness in the Law, a free resilience training and research program developed by Macquarie University.

The training component focuses on strengthening the mental resources needed to manage the demands of legal practice through structured self-reflective writing. This process helps translate stressful work experiences into practical coping insights.

The six-week program involves:

  • an initial workshop to introduce the three resilient capacities that underpin mental fitness
  • a mental fitness manual grounded in resilience theory for ongoing reference
  • five short, structured self-reflection writing sessions to actively build your mental fitness
  • two individual check-in sessions to personalise your learning
  • a final debrief workshop to consolidate your learning
  • research activities (including surveys and qualitative analysis of reflections) in contribution towards the research objective of strengthening resilience in lawyers.

Participation is time-efficient, delivered online, contributes to CPD requirements, and is offered at no cost in recognition of participants’ involvement in the research component. Learn more and register here: https://mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTlaDcbs1uJ6A7Q