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Leading judicial education for an Australian judiciary

The National Judicial College of Australia (the NJCA) is an independent, not-for-profit entity, incorporated as company limited by guarantee. Since its inception in 2002, the NJCA has designed, developed and delivered judicial education and training programs for Australian judicial officers across all court hierarchies and jurisdictions.

Our programs are comprehensive, consistent, systematic, of the highest quality and dynamic, able to respond to a uniquely changing and increasingly diverse Australian society and to developments in judicial responsibilities. We map this broad remit alongside the development of programs that focus on nationally consistent training to harness the judiciary’s confluence of interests. Through our work, the NJCA strives to foster the sense of an Australian judiciary.

Council Members

CHIEF JUSTICE LUCY MCCALLUM (CHAIR), SUPREME COURT OF AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Nominee of the Chief Justices of the State and Territory Supreme Courts

JUSTICE MURRAY ALDRIDGE, FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Chief Justices of the Federal and Family Courts

JUSTICE KATRINA BANKS-SMITH, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Chief Justices of the Federal and Family Courts

JUSTICE MARTIN BURNS, SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND

Nominee of the Chief Justices of the State and Territory Supreme Courts

MR CHRIS COLLETT, ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Nominee of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth

MR RICHARD GLENN, ACT JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY DIRECTORATE

Nominee of the Attorneys-General of the States and Territories

CHIEF MAGISTRATE MARY-LOUISE HRIBAL, MAGISTRATES COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Nominee of the Chief Magistrates of the States and Territories

CHIEF JUDGE PETER KIDD, COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA

Nominee of the Chief Judges of the States and Territories

JUDGE LAURENCE LEVY, DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Chief Judges of the States and Territories

MS ALICE LINACRE, ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Nominee of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth

CHIEF JUDGE ELIZABETH MORRIS, NORTHERN TERRITORY LOCAL COURT

Chief Magistrates of the States and Territories

The NJCA Team

Karen Gregory

Chief Executive Officer

Lisa Cram

Program and Events Manager

Ben Ettinger

Senior Researcher, Judicial Resources

Evie Farrell

Judicial Education Support Officer

Anna Fitzgerald

Judicial Education Coordinator

Katie Knight

Program and Events Manager

Karen Gregory

Chief Executive Officer

+61 2 6125 1443
karen.gregory@anu.edu.au

Karen leads the NJCA office and works closely with the Council on best practice governance. She also works closely with the Programs Advisory Committee’s oversight of existing and future programs. Karen leads the in-person and on-demand judicial education teams and steers the strategic direction of the NJCA, managing operations and resources.

Lisa Cram

Program and Events Manager

+61 2 6125 0663
lisa.cram@anu.edu.au

Lisa is our Events and Programs Manager, overseeing both flagship, specialty and custom built programs. In particular, Lisa manages the National Judicial Orientation Program, the Heads of Jurisdiction program and the Oral Decisions program. Lisa manages programs in close co-ordination with program committees, with enthusiastic, curious, thoughtful and thorough attention to detail.

Ben Ettinger

Senior Researcher, Judicial Resources

benjamin.ettinger@anu.edu.au

Ben oversees the NJCA judicial education resources for both in-person and on-demand judicial learning. With direction from the CEO, Ben works with the Events and Program Managers to produce judicial resources for existing and new programs, works with program planning committees as required to produce judicial resources for sessions/speakers and engages with presenters, facilitating the development of session objectives for presenters and programs. Moreover, Ben is leading the NJCA on-demand learning project and the delivery of toolkits, starting with the Managing Sexual Assault Hearing judges toolkit.

Evie Farrell

Judicial Education Support Officer

+61 2 6125 5249

Evie is our Judicial Education Support Officer.

Anna Fitzgerald

Judicial Education Coordinator

+61 2 6125 1395
anna.fitzgerald@anu.edu.au

Anna coordinates the office, working closely with the CEO on Council and governance requirements, whilst also supporting the Event and Program Managers with the operational and logistical elements of their work. She also brings marketing, communication and project management skills which are being utilised to support delivery of the on-demand learning project and increase awareness and the online presence of the NJCA.

Katie Knight

Program and Events Manager

+61 2 6125 5249
katie.knight@anu.edu.au

Katie is our Events and Programs Manager, overseeing both flagship, specialty and custom built programs. In particular, Katie manages the National Magistrates Orientation Program as well as Writing Better Judgments I and II. Katie works closely with program committees, with enthusiastic, curious, thoughtful and thorough attention to detail.

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The NJCA acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Australians and recognises their culture, history, diversity and their deep connection to the land. We acknowledge that we are on the land of the traditional owners and pay respects to Elders past and present.