Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Emily Latif, Barrister, Castan Chambers; Leading Administrative & Public Law Junior Counsel, Victoria, Doyle’s Guide 2024
Good Decision Making – Scope, Fairness, Reasons, Conflict and Review
- A brief refresher on the principles of good administrative decision making
- Scope of power
- Procedural fairness
- Providing reasons
- The relevance of conflicts of interest in administrative decision making
- Review of decisions
Presented by Georgina Rhodes, Barrister, Ah Ket Chambers
Presenters
Emily Latif, Barrister, Castan ChambersEmily is a public law advocate and practices predominantly in Discrimination, Judicial Review and Disciplinary matters. Emily is instructed by State and Commonwealth governments, regulators, educational institutions and the private sector and regularly appears in federal and state courts and tribunals. Emily is recognised in Doyle's Guide as Leading Administrative & Public Law Junior Counsel, Victoria 2024. Before coming to the bar, Emily was an associate to Justice Kenny of the Federal Court of Australia and a solicitor at Allens.
Georgina Rhodes, Barrister, Ah Ket Chambers
Georgina practices predominantly in public and administrative law, regulatory and criminal matters, but accepts briefs in a range of other matters including general commercial, civil and common law. She has a broad practice with experience in commissions and inquiries, coronial inquests, compulsory examinations for investigative bodies, regulatory and general crime, disciplinary matters, and merits and judicial review. She has a particular interest in matters where commercial and common law intersect with criminal law and public law. Georgina has particular expertise in government regulation. She has undertaken a wide variety of advice work (both led and unled) for private and government clients in respect of administrative decision making, statutory interpretation and complex public law litigation. Georgina has a background in matters relating to children and vulnerable people, including; youth justice, crimes mental impairment, guardianship, NDIS, reportable conduct scheme, Working with Children Clearances and a Public Inquiry into institutional abuse. As such Georgina welcomes briefs relating to vulnerable clients, including common law institutional abuse claims. Georgina appears (both led and unled) in various State and Commonwealth Tribunals and Courts. She has practiced in Victoria and Tasmania and accepts briefs from all jurisdictions.
