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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 />

Appendix 14 — Exchange <strong>of</strong> information 133

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