Newly appointed Solicitor-General, NSW barrister Mr Stephen Gageler SC, will be part of the high profile speaker list at the upcoming Future of Federalism conference.
The Future of Federalism conference (10-12 July 2008) will be jointly hosted by The University of Queensland’s Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, and the Law Council of Australia’s European Focus Group.
Mr Gageler will commence his term as Australia’s next solicitor-general on 1 September, with his experience in constitutional law providing great insight for his conference topic of The Federal Balance: cases and judicial attitudes in the High Court of Australia.
In addition to Mr Gageler, the organising committee has assembled a distinguished panel of national and international federalism experts who will discuss a wide range of topics, including a comparative evaluation of the state of federalism, papers focusing on the distribution of powers and fiscal arrangements in Australia, and critical discussions of the Rudd government’s vision for the future of Australian federalism.
CPD points are available to conference attendees and registrations are closing soon.
Online registration and a complete list of the conference speakers and program is available at
www.fedcon2008.net