Program
| Session times | Paper | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30 am | Registration | Queensland Parliament House |
| 9.00 - 9.30 am | Welcome | Dr Michael White QC, Chair Organising Committee |
| Opening Address | Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AO, Governor of Queensland |
|
| Session 1 9.30 - 11.00 am |
Chair | The Hon Cameron Dick, Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations |
| Queensland's Constitutional Inheritance from NSW | The Hon Justice James Allsop, President of the NSW Court of Appeal | |
| Governor Bowen, Qld's First Governor | The Hon Dr Bruce McPherson CBE, Former Judge of the Qld Court of Appeal | |
| 11.00 - 11.30 am | Morning Tea | |
| Session 2 11.30 am - 1.00 pm |
Chair | The Hon Justice Margaret White, Qld Supreme Court |
| The 1867 Queensland Constitution | The Hon Justice Patrick Keane QC, Qld Court of Appeal | |
| Constitutional Milestones after 1867 | Professor Gerard Carney, Bond University | |
| 1.00 - 2.00 pm | Lunch | |
| Session 3 2.00 - 3.30 pm |
Chair | The Hon Justice Roslyn Atkinson, Qld Supreme Court |
| Responsible Government without an Upper House | Mr Neil Laurie, Clerk of the Qld Parliament | |
| Constituent Powers of the Queensland Parliament | Professor Suri Ratnapala, University of Queensland | |
| 3.30 - 4.00 pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| Session 4 4.00 - 5.30 pm |
Chair | Mr Walter Sofronoff QC, Qld Solicitor-General |
| Evolution of the Queensland Constitution | Mr John McKenna SC, Qld Bar | |
| Looking Ahead | The Hon Ian Callinan AC, Former Justice of the High Court; Dr Nicholas Aroney, University of Queensland |
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| 7.00 for 7.30 pm | Dinner - Strangers' Dining Room, Queensland Parliament House (black tie) | MC: Senator the Hon George Brandis SC, shadow Attorney-General After Dinner Speaker: Mr David Jackson AM, QC |
