Speeches by Judicial Officers

Speeches, presentations and papers by Deputy Chief Magistrate Sharon Freund:

1. Keynote Address: Domestic and Family Violence and the Court – Now and Into the Future (PDF, 233.5 KB)

Speeches, presentations and papers by Deputy Chief Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis:

1. Roaming Amongst Legal Giants: Perseverance, Persistence and Practice in the Law (PDF, 453.1 KB) Keynote Speech to the Coptic Orthodox Divine Liturgy - Opening of Law Term Service, 6 February 2023
2. From Whence We Came: Justices of the Peace and the Birth of the Magistracy (PDF, 130.7 KB) Keynote Speech to the NSW Justices Association Annual Conference, 19 November 2022
3. Running a guilty plea or defended hearing in the Local Court of NSW (PDF, 132.6 KB) Presentation to the Legalwise Criminal Law Conference, 18 March 2023
4. Immunity of Administrative Decisions by Judicial Officers (PDF, 205.1 KB) Paper published in the Judicial Officers’ Bulletin March 2023, 26 January 2023
5. Oral Decisions in the Real World (PDF, 202.6 KB) Presentation to magistrates and judges in the Oral Judgments Course. National Judicial College of Australia, 30 June 2022
6. Assessing and Determining Strata Levies and Reasonable Costs (PDF, 189.8 KB) Presentation to Bannermans Lawyers and NSW Strata Managers, 31 October 2022
7. The Rule of Law: Small Steps in a Long Journey (PDF, 592.8 KB) Keynote Speech to the Parramatta and Regional Law Society Annual Dinner, 18 October 2023
8. ‘Lost in Transnation’ - The story of the missing parcel and litigants’ experiences in early colonial Sydney (PDF, 754.1 KB) Keynote Speech to the NSW Justices Association Annual Conference, 18 November 2023
9. The Local Court of NSW: The Busiest Court in the Commonwealth (PDF, 149.1 KB) Speech to the Toongabbie Legal Centre Inc. Annual Dinner, 25 November 2023
10. The Role of the Magistrate and Discretion: Creating Equality, Fairness and Just Outcomes in the Local Court of NSW (PDF, 177.3 KB) Speech to the Legal Studies Teachers’ Association of NSW Annual Conference, 27 March 2024
11. From the Lens of the Local Court: The Response of the Law to Coercive Control (PDF, 217.0 KB) Speech to the LEAD Professional Development Seminar - ‘Unmasking Coercive Control’ forum, 12 September 2024

Speeches, presentations and papers by Magistrate Glenn Bartley:

1. Seminar paper: Effective Advocacy in the Local Court 4 September 2024 (PDF, 960.6 KB)
2. Seminar paper: Sentencing Environmental Offenders in the Local Court - Procedure and Evidence 7 August 2024 (PDF, 539.7 KB)