Civil Regulators Forum 2016

29 April 2016 – National Portrait Gallery, Canberra

This forum will provide civil regulators with high-level legal and practical insights into the most recent and important aspects of their work.

The keynote speaker will be the Hon Justice J M Jagot of the Federal Court of Australia.

The main themes for this year will be:

  • the legal framework for civil penalty litigation set by the High Court in Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA 46 (the CFMEU case)
  • changes at the Federal Court and the possibilities for regulatory proceedings
  • current investigative issues: confidentiality, use of documents obtained, interviewing tips.

For further information on the forum, please see our flyer.