2024 Government Law: Year in Review

New Zealand Centre for Public Law

Government Law: Year in Review

Thursday 22 February 2024

11:00am-11:10am Welcome

11:10am-12:00pm Keynote—Dr Nessa Lynch (VUW) Emerging International and National Issues in Law and Technology

• Presentation

12:00pm-12:45pm Lunch

12:45pm-12:50pm Updates from Abroad—Video Vignette Australia - Eddie Synot (Griffiths, Queensland)

12:50pm-1.35pm Judicial Review—Eddie Clark (VUW)Comment: Daniel Jones (Crown Counsel)
Comment: Daniel Jones (Crown Counsel)

1:35pm-1:45pm Updates from Abroad—Video Vignette Thailand - Anna Dziedzic (International IDEA) and Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang (Chulalongkorn University)

01:45pm-02.30pm Te Tiriti/Māori issues—Matthew Andrews (Te Arawhiti) and Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown (VUW)

02:30pm-02:50pm Afternoon Tea

02:50pm-03:45pm Bill of Rights Act—Dean Knight (VUW)
Comment: Austin Powell (Senior Crown Counsel)

03:45pm-04:35pm

Discussion: Mr Smith, Fonterra and how climate change is affecting our law (or not)
Chair—Lee Godden (VUW)
Speakers—Geoff McLay (VUW), Robert Kirkness (Thorndon Chambers) and Polly Higbee (Crown Counsel)

Closing remark