Professor Beth Gaze, The University of Day One Melbourne RDA after 40 years: advancing –The equality, or sliding into obsolescence? Thursday 19 February 2015 Professor Marcia Langton, The University of Melbourne Indigenous people, native title and – the RDA 9:00 9:30am – Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Australian National University Translating international – Registration standards at the national level: the Koowarta case and the RDA 9:30 9:50 am – 1:15 2:15pm – Opening Lunch Welcome to Country President Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs 2:15 3:30 pm – Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Session 3: Philosophical Questions Soutphommasane Professor Duncan Ivison, The University of 9:50 11:00am Sydney Toleration and solidarity – – Associate Professor Geoffrey Levey, The Session 1: History of the Racial Discrimination University of New South Wales Why the – Act proposed RDA reforms were lost Dr Gwenda La Trobe University - Better Dr Peter Balint, The University of New South late than never? Australia’s long, slow road to Wales Racial discrimination and racial – the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 tolerance: a location and defence Professor Andrew Markus, Monash University – Negotiating change in the immigrant nation: 3:30 3:45pm – public opinion and the transformation of Australia Afternoon Tea Professor Sarah Joseph, Monash University – 3:45 5:15pm – The RDA from a 1970s perspective Session 4: Racial Vilification 11:00 11:15am – Associate Professor David Rolph, The University Keynote Address of Sydney The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 – (Cth), Defamation and Freedom of Speech His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) Professor Adrienne Stone, The University of Melbourne The constitution, freedom of – 11:15 11:45am – speech and the RDA Peter Wertheim AM, Executive Council of Morning Tea Australian Jewry Freedom and social – cohesion: a law that protects both 11:45 1:15pm – Associate Professor Winnifred R. Louis & Session 2: Impact of the RDA on Public Law and Professor Matthew J. Hornsey, University of Human Rights Queensland - Psychological dimensions of racial vilification and harassment Professor George Williams AO, The University of New South Wales The constitution and the – Close RDA
Day One Thursday 19 February 2015 9:00 – 9:30am Registration 9:30 – 9:50 am Opening Welcome to Country President Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Soutphommasane 9:50 – 11:00am Session 1: History of the Racial Discrimination Act Dr Gwenda La Trobe University - Better late than never? Australia’s long, slow road to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Professor Andrew Markus, Monash University – Negotiating change in the immigrant nation: public opinion and the transformation of Australia Professor Sarah Joseph, Monash University – The RDA from a 1970s perspective 11:00 – 11:15am Keynote Address His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) 11:15 – 11:45am Morning Tea 11:45 – 1:15pm Session 2: Impact of the RDA on Public Law and Human Rights Professor George Williams AO, The University of New South Wales – The constitution and the RDA Professor Beth Gaze, The University of Melbourne –The RDA after 40 years: advancing equality, or sliding into obsolescence? Professor Marcia Langton, The University of Melbourne – Indigenous people, native title and the RDA Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Australian National University – Translating international standards at the national level: the Koowarta case and the RDA 1:15 – 2:15pm Lunch 2:15 – 3:30 pm Session 3: Philosophical Questions Professor Duncan Ivison, The University of Sydney – Toleration and solidarity Associate Professor Geoffrey Levey, The University of New South Wales – Why the proposed RDA reforms were lost Dr Peter Balint, The University of New South Wales – Racial discrimination and racial tolerance: a location and defence 3:30 – 3:45pm Afternoon Tea 3:45 – 5:15pm Session 4: Racial Vilification Associate Professor David Rolph, The University of Sydney – The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), Defamation and Freedom of Speech Professor Adrienne Stone, The University of Melbourne – The constitution, freedom of speech and the RDA Peter Wertheim AM, Executive Council of Australian Jewry – Freedom and social cohesion: a law that protects both Associate Professor Winnifred R. Louis & Professor Matthew J. Hornsey, University of Queensland - Psychological dimensions of racial vilification and harassment Close
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