| Thursday 26 October 2023 |
| 1730 – 1900 |
Welcome Reception |
| Friday 27 October 2023 |
| 0845 – 0915 |
Conference Opening Ceremony | Chair: Neroli Ellis, ALERA President
Welcome Address | Neroli Ellis, ALERA President
Welcome to Country | Uncle Rodney Dillon
Welcome to Tasmania | Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC, Governor of Tasmania |
| 0915 – 1100 |
The Vision for IR in Australia | Panel Discussion | Chair: Prof Rae Cooper AO, University of Sydney
Liam O’Brien, Australian Council Trade Unions Assistant Secretary
Justice Adam Hatcher, President Fair Work Commission
Jessica Tinsley, Director of Workplace Relations, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Dr Caleb Goods, President, Australian Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand |
| 1100 – 1130 |
Morning Refreshments |
| 1130 – 1200 |
Political Aspirations for IR – virtual presentations | Chair: Neroli Ellis, Tasmanian Industrial Commission
Hon Tony Burke, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (virtual)
Sen. Hon. Michaelia Cash, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (virtual)
Senator Barbara Pocock, Greens Spokesperson for Employment (virtual) |
| 1200 – 1230 |
Presentation by the Fair Work Ombudsman | Chair: Neroli Ellis, Tasmanian Industrial Commission
Anna Booth, Fair Work Ombudsman |
| 1230 – 1300 |
Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Case Law Review | Chair: Virginia Wills, National Tertiary Education Union
Josh Bornstein, Principal Lawyer, National Head of Employment Maurice Blackburn |
| 1300 – 1400 |
Lunch |
| 1400 – 1530 |
Equality at Work in 2023 and Beyond | Panel Discussion | Chair: Fiona Corbett, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Prof Rae Cooper AO, Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, University of Sydney
Mary Mallett, Interim Disability Commissioner Tasmania
Rodney Croome AM, Equality Tasmania
Prof Nareen Young, Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership & Engagement), UTS Business School |
| 1530 – 1600 |
Afternoon Refreshments |
| 1600 – 1710 |
Case Study on Child Sex Offender Working on the Children’s Ward and the Breakdown in Workplace Systems | Chair: Craig Green, Dobson Mitchell Allport
Maree Norton, Barrister, Tasmanian and Victorian Bars
Emily Shepherd and Will Gordon, Secretary at Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (TAS) and CEO of the Health Education and Research Centre
John Rule, Principal Lawyer, Abuse Law Practice, Maurice Blackburn |
| 1830 – 2330 |
Gala Dinner |
| Saturday 28 October 2023 |
| 0900 – 0930 |
The morning after…meet the ALERA Exec | Chair: David Dilger, Director, Edge Legal |
| 0930 – 1040 |
Multi-Employer Bargaining | Panel Discussion | Chair: Natascha Boehm, The Workplace Collective Pty Ltd
Nigel Ward, CEO, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisers
Assoc Prof Chris F Wright, Associate Professor Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Business School
Jess Munday, Secretary, Unions Tasmania |
| 1040 – 1110 |
First Nations Voices: Our Rightful Place in IR Policy and Practice | Chair: Prof Julian Teicher, Central Queensland University
Thomas Mayo, National Indigenous Officer, Maritime Union of Australia |
| 1110 – 1140 |
Morning Refreshments |
| 1140 – 1230 |
The Rise of the Red Unions | Panel Discussion | Chair: Natalie Jones, Community and Public Sector Union
Jacqueline King, A/General Secretary, Queensland Unions
Chris Dekker, Director of Industrial Relations, Red Union Support Hub |
| 1230 – 1240 |
Conference Close | Neroli Ellis, ALERA President |
