One award recipient has been announced, Mehdi Ali. You can read about Mehdi’s tireless campaigning for the human rights of refugees and people seeking asylum here: https://libertyvictoria.org.au/content/liberty-victoria-awards-2022-voltaire-empty-chair-award-mehdi-ali.

The other winners of the Voltaire Awards will be announced over the coming months, but you can reserve your place at the dinner now, including with an early bird discount. There is also the option to book a table with colleagues and other friends.  You can book your ticket or your table here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=907800&.

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Julie Buxton will chair the discussion with speakers The Hon Paul Grant (former President of the Children’s Court) and Sheryl Bachelor (founder and director of Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation).

Registration is essential via this link: https://vicbar.formstack.com/forms/raising_the_age_of_criminal_responsibility.

Questions can be submitted via this link: https://vicbar.formstack.com/forms/raising_the_age_of_criminal_responsibility_questions.

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The ceremony will take place in Ceremonial Court 3.3 on Level 3 of the County Court and will be followed by morning tea.

All barristers proposing to attend in person will be able to collect a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on 24 or 25 August 2022 from the Victorian Bar office (Level 5, Owen Dixon Chambers East).

If you would like to attend the ceremony in-person, you will be required to be fully vaccinated, and the Court also asks that you undertake the following steps:

• Please self-administer a RAT on the morning of the welcome ceremony and complete the attached declaration of negative result. Please show the completed declaration to G4S security upon entering the Court building.

• Upon entry to the Court building foyer, you will be required to proceed through security.

• Masks are required to be worn upon entry to the court building and within the courtroom. Masks may be removed during the course of the morning tea if food and drink are being consumed.

If you are unable to attend the welcome ceremony, it will be livestreamed and can be accessed via this Zoom link.

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