As a specialist Community Legal Centre, Prisoners' Legal Service (PLS) has developed unique legal knowledge about issues that impact people after they have been sentenced to imprisonment.

Human Rights and the Criminal Justice System is more than just a CPD event. It is an exciting opportunity to learn from expert legal minds and specialist speakers about the real human rights issues in our criminal justice system.

Attend and earn 6 CPD points.

When: 17 June 2022. 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.

Where: Allens Linklaters, Level 26/480 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000.

The Hon. Justice Soraya Ryan will deliver the keynote address, followed by six CPD presentations:

• Ruth O’Gorman QC – Parole amendments in Queensland
• Kylie Evans – Human rights in places of detention: Recent decisions by Australian courts
• Human Rights Advocacy Panel Discussion – Lawyers from different disciplines share examples of how they have used the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld)
• Stephen Keim SC - Fighting the death penalty from Australia
• SYNAPSE – Cognitive impairment in the criminal justice system
• Lex Wotton – Lived experience of the criminal justice system

The following types of tickets are available for purchase:

• Full day (in-person)
• Full day (online)
• Single sessions (online)

Your in-person ticket gives you:

• Live interaction with presenters
• Networking opportunities with presenters and peers
• Morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and afternoon drinks
• Recordings of all sessions and materials

Your online ticket gives you:

• Access to all purchased sessions online
• Tune in to sessions from any device, anywhere
• Real time interaction with our presenters in our livestream sessions
• Recording of all sessions and materials

If you would like to pay by invoice, please email PLS administration (pls@plsqld.com).

All attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend this event in person.