Description
Attend and earn 1.5 CPD hours in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Liam McAuliffe, Crown Prosecutor, Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria
Professional Skills
Forensic Updates: New Developments and Challenges In Service Provision And Expert Evidence
This presentation outlines the current systems in Victoria for the medical investigation of deaths and the examination of persons who allege assault. The impact of new technologies and the challenges they pose for the delivery of expert evidence will be discussed with a glimpse into the world of medical imaging and the emerging AI technologies.
Presented by David Ranson, Adj Clinical Professor, Monash University, Adj Professor, La Trobe University, Honorary Associate, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
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.
David Ranson, Adj Clinical Professor, Monash University, Adj Professor, La Trobe University, Honorary Associate, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
David Ranson has been a forensic pathologist both in Bristol in the UK and, since 1988, in Melbourne, Australia. He has held a range of positions at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) including Head of Forensic Services (Deputy Director). He retired from the VIFM in 2024 but remains an active teacher, writer and researcher. Currently he is an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Monash Medical School and an Adjunct Professor in the La Trobe University Law School. David is actively involved in corporate and clinical governance consulting with a focus on medical law and law relating to the coronial jurisdictions. He is currently the forensic pathology adviser to the Chief Coroner in New Zealand and has worked with business consultants (inc. NOUS) and the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) in reviewing and accrediting forensic pathology services across Australia. David has a strong interest in Coronial law and procedure, expert medical evidence, forensic medicine in public health and related aspects of therapeutic jurisprudence. David has published widely including textbooks, editorials, research papers, forensic pathology technical/expert consultancy reports as well as forensic business consultancy reports.
