New South Wales
Dr Shae McCrystal, University of Sydney: S.McCrystal@usyd.edu.au
Mr Peter Punch, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers: ppunch@codea.com.au
Recent & Upcoming Events
The NSW State Chapter will hold its next seminar on Thursday 5 November at 5.30pm at the University of Sydney. Professor Keith Ewing (King's College, University of London) will address the topic: Legal Strategies for Trade Union Recovery: Lessons from Three Continents. You will find more details about the seminar topic, as well as information about Keith Ewing in the attached invitation.
Past Events
5 August 2009
The NSW State Chapter held a seminar on Wednesday 5 August at 5:30pm at the University of Sydney. Professor Andrew Stewart (John Bray Professor of Law, The University of Adelaide) addressed the topic: The Fair Work Act: The Story So Far. You will find more details about the seminar topic, as well as information about Andrew Stewart in the attached invitation.
24 June 2009
The NSW State Chapter held a seminar on Wednesday 24 June at 5:00pm at Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers, Sydney. Associate Professor Amanda Coulthard addressed the topic: Garden Leave, The Right to Work and Restraints on Trade. You will find more details about the seminar topic as well as information about Amanda Coulthard in the attached invitation.
29 April 2009
The New South Wales State Chapter held a seminar on Wednesday 29 April, 2009. Ingmar Taylor addressed the topic: Independent Contractors and Unfair Contracts: Recent Decisions Under the Independent Contractors Act 2006. For more details about this event, please click here.
31 March 2009
The NSW State Chapter held its most recent State Chapter seminar on Tuesday 31 March. Professor Joellen Riley addressed the topic: Mutual trust, good faith and fair dealing: fact or phantom? For more details about this event and other NSW State Chapter activities, please contact Shae McCrystal.
7 May 2008 - An Evening with Professor Katherine Stone
On 7 May 2008 Professor Katherine Stone from the UCLA Law School discussed "Labour Regulation for the Knowledge-Based Economy: The Case of Japan." Further details can be found here.
December 12 2007
On Wednesday 12 December Vice President Lawler of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to addressed us on the role, functions and experiences of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on the (soon to be extinct) “WorkChoices” regime.
For further information please find the invitation here.
March 7 2007
On Wednesday 7th March 2007, Mr. Robert McClelland, MHR, discussed the ALP's IR policy for the forthcoming Federal election - briefing on the ALP's proposed changes to WorkChoices given by a member of its Shadow Cabinet.
December 5 2006
ALLA members attended the fifth and final Sydney Forum of 2006 on December 5 at the offices of Bartier Perry on Castlereagh Street, Sydney. Following the success of earlier meetings this year, this final meeting of the NSW Chapter for 2006 provided further opportunities for dialogue and discussion amongst members. For more details, please download an invitation to the Forum.
October 18 2006
The fourth Sydney Forum of ALLA was held at the University of Sydney Law School. For more details, see the minutes of the forum.
May 31 2006
Dr John Howe, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne, spoke on the topic '"Light Touch" Labour Regulations as a State Government Response to WorkChoices' during a seminar organised by the NSW State Chapter. For more details see the Seminar Flyer.
May 13 2006
The NSW Chapter held a seminar at the Blake Dawson Waldron office in Sydney. Professor Keith Ewing from the University of London discussed 'Recent Developments in British Labour Law: Lessons for Australia'.
February 20 2003
The New South Wales Chapter of the Australian Labour Law Association held its inaugural meeting on February 20 2003. Mr Jeff Shaw introduced Justice Lance Wright, President of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales who gave the evening address. In his paper, Justice Wright spoke of the work of the New South Wales Commission; and he began by examining its one hundred years of history, for the original Industrial Arbitration Court conducted its first hearing in April 1902, one hundred years ago. Then he spoke of recent test cases which have come before the Commission since the coming into force of the Industrial Relations Act 1996. He concluded by looking at the future role of the Commission in our changing world.