[Conference + Book] Inaugural Tribunals Conference: Advancing Access to Justice Through a Quality Tribunals System

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This inaugural conference will feature international and local speakers from the judiciary and tribunals community sharing their experiences and best practices with participants. The topics for the conference will cover: 

•  Leveraging technology to bring administration of tribunal justice to the people, such as the Civil Resolution Tribunals as an exclusively online tribunal, and the Community Justice & Tribunals System of the State Courts in streamlining tribunal processes;
• The expanding role of tribunals through reforms, judge-led case management, and use of alternative dispute resolution modalities to achieve effective and proportionate outcomes;
• Best practices, ideals and challenges of tribunals; the International Framework for Court Excellence and the judge-led nature of tribunal hearings;
• Conducting fair and effective hearings, hidden traps in decision-making, evidential rules and issues in tribunal hearings, and concepts of transference;
• Envisioning a quality tribunals system – reforms in the United Kingdom and Australasia, and local insights for a forward-looking tribunals system to serve the people.

The sharing of experiences and solutions between members of tribunals will strengthen the collective body of experience and knowledge held by the participants of the conference. The conference serves the needs of the growing tribunals community through a conference solely dealing with issues pertaining to tribunals, with the aim of raising the standards and quality of tribunal practice.  The conference is part of the work of the Community Courts & Tribunals Cluster of the State Courts to help promote the standards and best practices for a good Tribunal system that is anchored on the rule of law and due process.