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Expert Evidence Conference 2011
Canberra

12 & 13 February 2011

Papers from the Conference

Some personal reflections on the use of expert evidence, particularly in the light of recent experience as counsel assisting the inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian bushfires
Keynote Speech Mr Jack Rush QC, Barrister, Victoria

Issues in Gathering, Interpreting and Delivering DNA Evidence
Judge Andrew Haesler, District Court of New South Wales

Science not sorcery – DNA in the 21st century
Ms Wendy Abraham QC, Barrister, Sydney

Forensic DNA Typing: Issues
Professor Angela van Daal, Bond University, Queensland (handout) (paper)

Forensic pathology and the CSI Effect: A Pathologists Perspective (powerpoint)
A/Professor David Ranson, Deputy Director, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine & Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Monash University (Victoria) (powerpoint)

Forensic Science And The CSI Effect – The Influence Of The Media On Jurors
Dr James Robertson, Professor of Forensics, University of Canberra (powerpoint)

Hollywood Profiling: the impact of the CSI effect on the use of forensic science in New South Wales
Dr Jenny Wise, Criminologist, University of New England NSW

Science and Law: A clash of cultures ? (Panel discussion)
- Professor Ian Freckelton SC Monash University
- A/Professor David Ranson Deputy Director, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
- Dr James Robertson Professor of Forensics, University of Canberra
- Justice Peter McClellan, Chief Judge at Common Law, Supreme Court of NSW
- Judge Michael Rackemann, District Court of Queensland

Law's Looking Glass: Expert Identification Evidence Derived from Photographic and Video Images
Dr Glenn Porter, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science, University of Western Sydney (powerpoint)

The New Paradigm in Forensic Science
Dr Geoffrey Morrison, Director, Forensic Voice Comparison Laboratory, School of Electrical (powerpoint)

Scales of Justice and Cell Phone Evidence
Professor Reg Coutts, Coutts Communications, Emeritus Professor of Telecommunications, Adelaide
(powerpoint)

Impartiality, efficiency or reliability? A critical response to expert evidence law and procedure in Australia
Professor Gary Edmond, Director, Program on Expertise, Evidence and Law, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law, University of New South Wales (powerpoint)