Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is based on VIC legislation
Chair
Liam McAuliffe, Crown Prosecutor, Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria
Youth Justice Updates
Stay informed on the latest developments in Victoria’s youth justice system. This session covers recent legislative reforms, policy shifts, and case law impacting the representation of young people in the criminal justice system.
Presented by Nick Jane, Partner, Stary Norton Halphen, Accredited Specialist Children’s Law
Presenters
Liam McAuliffe, Crown Prosecutor, Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria
Liam practises in public and administrative law, common law, regulatory law, quasi-criminal and criminal law. He regularly appears in the County Court and the Magistrates' Court. He has significant experience in matters under the Serious Offenders Act 2018, and under the Crimes Mental Impairment (Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997. Liam is experienced in regulatory prosecutions and in professional disciplinary matters. He also maintains an appellate practice relating to criminal law matters. He appears in coronial inquests, judicial review proceedings, public interest immunity matters, as well as confidentiality and suppression order proceedings. He also appears in VCAT in public law and human rights matters, merits review proceedings, privacy law and professional conduct matters. Liam in currently participating in the 2024 VLA Trial Counsel Development Program.
Nick Jane, Partner, Stary Norton Halphen
Nick joined Stary Norton Halphen in 2015, having graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Juris Doctor from The University of Melbourne. Nick has completed internships in remote WA with the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, and in Texas with anti-death penalty law firm GRACE.
