Attorney-General to attend legal forum in Melbourne
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson leaves tomorrow for Melbourne where she will attend the Standing Committee of
Attorneys-General (SCAG).
This is a regular forum for the Attorneys-General of all the Australian states and of New Zealand to meet and discuss
new legal developments and matters of mutual interest.
Following SCAG Margaret Wilson will attend the 13th Commonwealth Law Conference which is also on in Melbourne. This is
the first time the Conference has been held in Australasia since 1990 when it was hosted by the New Zealand Law Society
in Auckland, and speakers include a range of eminent Commonwealth jurists. Significant topics to be discussed at the
Conference, which are directly relevant to current developments in New Zealand, include the future role of the legal
profession, litigation in the new millennium and human rights (including indigenous rights) issues.