H.V. Evatt Memorial Dinner 2013 - with Julian Burnside
Sat, 13 Apr
|Carrington Hotel
Hosted by the Evatt Foundation in association with the Katoomba branch of the ALP.
Time & Location
13 Apr 2013, 6:30 pm
Carrington Hotel, 15-47 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia
About the Event
Human rights – from 10 December 1948 to the present
Guest Speaker: Julian Burnside AO QC
Master of Ceremonies: Bob Debus
Hosted by the Evatt Foundation in association with the Katoomba branch of the ALP
About Julian Burnside
Julian Burnside joined the Bar in 1976 and took silk in 1989. He acted for the Ok Tedi natives against BHP, for Alan Bond in fraud trials, for Rose Porteous in numerous actions against Gina Rinehart, and for the Maritime Union of Australia in the 1998 waterfront dispute against Patrick Stevedores. He was the Senior Counsel assisting the Australian Broadcasting Authority in the 'Cash for Comment' inquiry and was senior counsel for Liberty Victoria in the Tampa litigation. While specialising in commercial litigation, Mr Burnside has acted pro bono in many human rights cases, in particular concerning the treatment of refugees.