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Appendix 13<br />
Overseas visits<br />
• In October 2010, the <strong>Commission</strong>’s<br />
Chief Executive, Mr Ernest Schmatt<br />
PSM, in his capacity as a member<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Secretariat <strong>of</strong> the Asia Pacific<br />
<strong>Judicial</strong> Reform Forum Secretariat,<br />
visited Beijing to participate in the<br />
Fourth Round Table Meeting <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Forum. The meeting was attended by<br />
105 delegates from 24 countries from<br />
the Asia Pacific Region. The theme <strong>of</strong><br />
the meeting was “Using Technology to<br />
Improve Court Performance”.<br />
• In May 2011, the <strong>Commission</strong>’s Chief<br />
Executive, Mr Ernest Schmatt PSM<br />
and Director, Information Management<br />
and Corporate Services, Mr Murali Sagi<br />
PSM visited Sri Lanka to participate<br />
in the <strong>South</strong> Asian Judges’ Forum<br />
in Colombo and share expertise on<br />
enhancing judicial education programs<br />
and computerised case management<br />
systems. All costs were covered by the<br />
Commonwealth Secretariat, London as<br />
event organisers.<br />
• In June 2011, the <strong>Commission</strong>’s Chief<br />
Executive, Mr Ernest Schmatt PSM,<br />
travelled to Beijing to participate in the<br />
International Forum on <strong>Judicial</strong> Training<br />
hosted by the National Judges’ College<br />
<strong>of</strong> China. The Forum was based on a<br />
Co-operation Agreement between the<br />
College, the European Union and the<br />
United Nations Development Program.<br />
It provided an opportunity to exchange<br />
information about developments in<br />
judicial education in both civil and<br />
common law jurisdictions.<br />
Appendix 14<br />
Exchange <strong>of</strong> information<br />
The <strong>Commission</strong> actively seeks to exchange<br />
information with other government agencies,<br />
academic institutions and individuals. Since<br />
its establishment, the <strong>Commission</strong> has built<br />
strong links with similar organisations in<br />
other countries in order to share knowledge<br />
and experience, particularly in the areas<br />
<strong>of</strong> judicial education and criminological<br />
research. This has proved to be a most<br />
valuable network and, as a result, the<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> now holds a wealth <strong>of</strong><br />
information concerning these subjects.<br />
In 2010–11, the <strong>Commission</strong> had<br />
discussions and exchanged information<br />
with the following organisations:<br />
Australian<br />
• Administrative Appeals Tribunal<br />
• Administrative Decisions Tribunal<br />
• Attorney General’s Department (Cth)<br />
• Australian Agency for International<br />
Development<br />
• Australian Bureau <strong>of</strong> Statistics<br />
• Australian Institute <strong>of</strong> Criminology<br />
• Australian Law Reform <strong>Commission</strong><br />
• Australasian Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Judicial</strong><br />
Administration<br />
• Australian National University<br />
• Bar Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Wales</strong><br />
• Bureau <strong>of</strong> Crime Statistics and<br />
Research<br />
• Centre for Democratic Institutions (ACT)<br />
• College <strong>of</strong> Law<br />
• Commonwealth Director <strong>of</strong> Public<br />
Prosecutions<br />
• Community Relations <strong>Commission</strong><br />
• Continuing Legal Education<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> Australasia<br />
• Council <strong>of</strong> Australasian Tribunals<br />
• Criminal Law Review Division,<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Attorney General and<br />
Justice<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Aboriginal Affairs<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Commerce, Office <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Government Chief Information Officer<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Corrective Services<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Attorney General and<br />
Justice (<strong>NSW</strong>)<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Justice and Attorney<br />
General (Qld)<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Juvenile Justice<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Premier and Cabinet<br />
• Federal Court <strong>of</strong> Australia<br />
• High Court <strong>of</strong> Australia<br />
• Independent <strong>Commission</strong> Against<br />
Corruption<br />
• Institute <strong>of</strong> Criminology, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Sydney<br />
• International Development Law<br />
Organisation<br />
• <strong>Judicial</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Victoria<br />
• <strong>Judicial</strong> Conference <strong>of</strong> Australia<br />
• Law and Justice Foundation <strong>of</strong> <strong>NSW</strong><br />
• Law Institute <strong>of</strong> Victoria<br />
• Law Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>NSW</strong><br />
• Legal Aid <strong>Commission</strong><br />
• Macquarie University Law School<br />
• Monash University Law School (Vic)<br />
• National <strong>Judicial</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Australia<br />
• <strong>New</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Wales</strong> Law Reform<br />
<strong>Commission</strong><br />
• <strong>NSW</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> State Revenue<br />
• <strong>NSW</strong> Police Force<br />
• <strong>NSW</strong> Sentencing Council<br />
• Office <strong>of</strong> the Director <strong>of</strong> Public<br />
Prosecutions (<strong>NSW</strong>)<br />
• Ombudsman’s Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>NSW</strong><br />
• Parliamentary Counsel’s Office<br />
• Public Defenders Office (<strong>NSW</strong>)<br />
• Roads and Traffic Authority<br />
• Sentencing Council (<strong>NSW</strong>)<br />
• Sentencing Advisory Council (Vic)<br />
• Supreme Court <strong>of</strong> Western Australia<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Melbourne Law School<br />
(Vic)<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> <strong>NSW</strong> Faculty <strong>of</strong> Law<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Sydney Faculty <strong>of</strong> Law<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Technology, Sydney<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Western Sydney<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Wollongong Faculty <strong>of</strong><br />
Law<br />
• Workers Compensation <strong>Commission</strong><br />
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