Government Lawyers Conference
SESSION ONE 9.00am to 1.15pm: Government Contracts
Chair: Michael Grosser, Principal, Michael Grosser Legal Practice
Practice Management & Business Skills
Major Infrastructure Projects: Staging Contract Delivery to Decrease Risk and Increase Investment Potential
Projects suited to staging: the business case analysis
Selecting the contract delivery models: Will financiers, investors and the private sector be interested?
Key advantages and risks for the State
Key advantages and risks for private sector participants
Presented by Joshua Paffey, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
A Survey of Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Relating to the Handling of Disputes Arising in Regard to Commercial Contracts in a Government Context
Rights and options for handling disputes
Risk mitigation strategies
Legal remedies and government context considerations
Presented by Gail Hartridge, Barrister, Queensland Bar
Performance Based Contracting: Commercial Considerations
How the penalty doctrine operates?
Liquidated damages: practical tips
KPI performance contracts: What are the key commercial considerations for Government contracts?
Practical examples of long term Government performance based contracts
Presented by Ross Landsberg, Partner, Minter Ellison
IP in Government Contracts
Intellectual Property in the Queensland Government: the Queensland Public Sector Intellectual Property Principles which underpin the appropriate IP contract terms
Crown copyright under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)
IP strategies for government
Six common mistakes
IP ownership and use options in the Queensland GITC Framework
Procuring IT as a service
Negotiating IP and licensing terms: some practical examples
Presented by John Swinson, Partner in Charge, Brisbane and Kathryn Purcell-Hennessy, Senior Associate, King & Wood Mallesons
SESSION TWO 2.00pm to 5.15pm: Practical and Ethical Issues for Government
Chair: Lindsey Alford, Barrister, Barrister on Boundary
Offences Connected with Public Duties
Offences in the Criminal Code Queensland
Provisions of the Crime and Corruption Act and Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
Presented by Michael Copley QC, Barrister, Queensland Bar
Practical Legal Ethics
The Model Litigant: How it Relates to Government Advisers?
Rules as they apply to government advisors
Breaches of the Model Litigant rule: Review of key cases
Presented by Barry Dunphy, Partner, Clayton Utz
Professional Skills
Statutory Interpretation: An Interactive Workshop
This interactive workshop will examine the approach taken to statutory construction, with a particular focus on the practical tools for interpreting legislation and an overview of the High Court’s recent comments about the importance of the text, together with consideration of context, legislative purpose
and extrinsic materials.
Presented by Theresa Johnson, Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel