Chief Justice Robert French will discuss the topic of “statutory interpretation and parliamentary intention” in a public lecture at the University of New England this Friday, September 23 at 5pm at the Lecture Theatre 4 (EBL Building, next to the Law Library).
The Frank Kitto Lecture is the annual lecture of the Law School and its main academic event of the year. The lecture is public and open to anyone who is interested. The Law School would particularly like to invite practitioners from the broader region to come and see the Chief Justice and the Law School.
Robert Shenton French was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia in September 2008. At the time of his appointment he was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, having been appointed to that office in November 1986.
The lecture will commence at 5:30pm in the John Dillon Lecture Theatre in the EBL building at the University of New England. Refreshments will be provided from 5pm.
