Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Update on the Redress Scheme
- The fundamentals of the National Redress Scheme
- Updates on the April & Oct 2024 changes
- Applying from prison
- Applicants with serious criminal convictions
- Reviews
- Re-assessment of certain applications
- Managing client expectations and experiences throughout the journey
- Redress Support Services and other relevant service pathways
Presented by Rachel Neil, Director – Integrated Services, Knowmore
Chair
Maithri Panagoda AM, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea; Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury
Presenters
Maithri Panagoda AM, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea
Maithri Panagoda has over 48 years of experience in litigation and dispute resolution. He heads a team at Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers dedicated to representing survivors of historical abuse. An Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law since 1994, he has acted for over 250 members of the Stolen Generations. He is a member of the Law Society’s Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee. He is an Adjunct Professor of the School of Law, University of Notre Dame.
Rachel Neil, Director – Integrated Services, Knowmore
Rachel Neil is the Director - Integrated Services at knowmore Legal Service, based in the Brisbane office. knowmore is a free, national community legal service providing assistance and referrals to survivors of child sexual abuse. Rachel has worked at knowmore since November 2019. Rachel has worked in the community legal sector for many years in various roles, including Principal Solicitor at Women’s Legal Service Qld. She has spent her legal career committed to helping vulnerable people to access their rights within a strong framework of trauma informed practice.
