CPD: 1 point (EW)
Format: Livestreamed and In-person (Hobart)
Recorded: Yes, subject to presenters' consent

Monday 19 May 5-6pm

This event can be attended in-person at the Law Society of Tasmania (seating is limited and in-person attendance will be on a first in basis) or livestreamed. Bookings are essential. 

The phrase 'trauma-informed' is one that we hear often, but what does it actually mean in practice? How can we be our best trauma-informed selves in our work, and more generally?

Robert Benjamin AM SC and Regina Weiss have both worked extensively with victims of sexual and other abuse and will share their experiences, thoughts and open up the floor for an engaging discussion on trauma-informed practice.

About the presenters 

Robert Benjamin AM SC 
The Honourable Robert Benjamin AM SC is a lawyer and former judge of the Family Court of Australia. Admitted to legal practice in 1975, Robert practised extensively in family law and child protection prior to his appointment to the bench in 2005. He retired as a Family Court Judge in 2021 and was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2022. Robert has had a strong history in mediation, arbitration, negotiation and forms of dispute resolution. He is an AIFLAM Arbitrator. He is also extensively involved in legal professional development. He has assisted with the development of non-adversarial dispute resolution in other countries including Indonesia, Japan and Zimbabwe. Robert was Commissioner in the Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Response to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings. He was the President of the New South Wales Law Society in 2003. Robert was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2015 for his significant service to the judiciary and to the law, legal education, mediation and arbitration and professional standards. Robert is currently at Michael Kirby Chambers.
 

Regina Weiss
Regina Weiss, Barrister, recently returned to Hobart to join Derwent & Tamar Chambers after nine years in The Hague and five years in Canberra. She is a graduate of UTAS and commenced her legal career as Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Alan Blow. She was a Federal Prosecutor with the Commonwealth DPP in Hobart, and then moved to The Hague. From 2007 to 2016, Regina prosecuted war crimes and crimes against humanity as a trial lawyer at the International Criminal Court. In addition to trial advocacy and case preparation at the seat of the court in The Hague, Regina also worked on the ground in situation countries with witnesses and victims, predominantly in east Africa. Regina is on the list of counsel for victims and defence at the ICC and is actively involved with the ICC Bar Association as focal point for Australia, Western Europe and other states and Chair of the Ecocide Working Group.

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