Richardson Oration
The Jack Richardson Oration on the Public Lawyer and Public Governance was established in 2011, and is held each year in honour of the late Professor Jack Richardson AO, the Commonwealth’s first Ombudsman. The Oration takes as its theme the legal aspects of public administration. The purpose of the Oration is to focus on the relationship between the law, as practised by the public lawyer, and government activities in a social, economic, and ethical context.
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9 Sep 2019
Illegitimately Re-Writing the Music?
The 2019 Richardson Oration, delivered by The Hon Virginia Bell AC.
28 Sep 2017
National Interest and the Rule of Law
The 2017 Richardson Oration, delivered by Fiona McLeod SC.
15 Sep 2015
Reviewing the Reviewer
The 2015 Richardson Oration, delivered by the Hon Justice Duncan Kerr.
16 Sep 2014
Information Technology and the Common Law
The 2014 Richardson Oration, delivered by The Hon Justice Stephen Gageler.
18 Sep 2013
Administrative and adversarial litigation — Worlds apart or planets in alignment?
The 2013 Richardson Oration, delivered by Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker.
12 Sep 2012
The Development of the 'New' Administrative Law
The 2012 Richardson Oration, delivered by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG.
The Richardson Oration
The Jack Richardson Oration is held annually in honour of the late Professor Jack Richardson AO, the Commonwealth’s first Ombudsman.