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Unrepresented Accused in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, Part Two
Dr Antolak-Saper and Professor Clough2026 Read more
AI Decision-Making and the Courts: a guide for Judges, Tribunal Members and Court Administrators (2026 update)
Felicity Bell, Lyria Bennett Moses, Michael Legg, Vicki McNamara with research assistance from Amy O’Reilly2026 Read more
AI Decision-Making and the Courts: A guide for Judges, Tribunal Members and Court Administrators (New Web-Based Version)
Lyria Bennett Moses / Michael Legg / Jake Silove / Monika Zalnieriute; with research assistance from Shahzeb Mahmood2024 Read more
Understanding adult sexual assault matters: Insights from research and practice (external resource)
Nina Hudson, Rachel Moody, Heather McKay, Rae Kaspiew (Australian Institute of Family Studies)2024 Read more
Specialist Approaches to Managing Sexual Assault Proceedings: An Integrative Review
Amanda-Jane George, Vicki Lowik, Masahiro Suzuki, Nichola Corbett-Jarvis2023 Read more
Judicial Diversity in Australia: A Roadmap for Data Collection
Professor Brian Opeskin and Professor Sharyn Roach Anleu2023 Read more
A Better Complaint Handling System for Tribunals
Pamela O’Connor (Adjunct Professor, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University, Melbourne)2023 Read more
The Australian Jury in Black & White: Barriers to Indigenous representation on juries
Professor Jill Hunter and Ms Sharleigh Crittenden2023 Read more
Recognising and Responding to Coercive Control (Educational Resources)
Professor Douglas and Ms Hannah Ehler2022 Read more
AI Decision-Making and the Courts: a guide for Judges, Tribunal Members and Court Administrators
Professor Lyria Bennett Moses, Dr Monika Zalnieriute, Professor Michael Legg, Dr Felicity Bell and Jake Silove2022 Read more
Judicial education in Australia: A contemporary overview
Professor Gabrielle Appleby (UNSW Law & Justice), Jessica Kerr (UWA), Professor Suzanne Le Mire (University of Adelaide), Professor Andrew Lynch (UNSW Law & Justice), and Professor Brian Opeskin (UTS). 2021 Read more
Unrepresented accused in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
Dr Natalia Antolak-Saper, Professor Jonathon Clough, Professor Bronwyn Naylor2021 Read more
Perpetrator Interventions in Australia: A National Study of Judicial Views and Sentencing Practice for Domestic Violence Offenders
KATE FITZ-GIBBON, JANEMAREE MAHER, KATE THOMAS, JASMINE McGOWAN, JUDE McCULLOCH, JESSICA BURLEY, NAOMI PFITZNER2020 Read more
The Jury Project 10 Years On – Practices of Australian and New Zealand Judges
Professor Jonathan Clough, Dr Ben Spivak, Professor James RP Ogloff, Dr Janet Ruffles, Professor Jane Goodman-Delahunty and Dr Warren Young2019 Read more
A History of Public Information Officers in Australian Courts: 25 Years of Assisting Public Perceptions and Understanding of the Administration of Justice (1993-2018)
Associate Professor Jane Johnston2019 Read more
Obstacles to Parole and Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Offenders
Dr Clarke R Jones2019 Read more
The Impacts of Self-Represented Litigants on Civil and Administrative Justice: Environmental Scan of Research, Policy and Practice
Liz Richardson, Genevieve Grant and Janina Boughey2018 Read more
Court-Referred Alternative Dispute Resolution: Perceptions of Members of the Judiciary
Nicky McWilliam, Alexandra Grey, Helen Zhang, Tracey Yeung & Dharmita Padhi2017 Read more
Efficacy, accessibility and adequacy of prison rehabilitation programs for Indigenous offenders across Australia
Dr Clarke Jones & Dr Jill Guthrie2016 Read more
Improving Justice: A History of the AIJA
Dr James Waghorne2014 Read more
Tribunal Independence
Associate Professor Pamela O’Connor2014 Read more
Australian Courts: Serving Democracy and its Publics
Various2013 Read more
Exploring Civil Pre-Action Requirements: Resolving Disputes Outside Courts (hardcopy)
Professor Tania Sourdin2013 Read more
Judicial Workload: Time, Tasks and Work Organisation
Professor Kathy Mack, Professor Anne Wallace & Professor Sharyn Roach Anleu2012 Read more
Interpreter Policies, Practices and Protocols in Australian Courts and Tribunals – A National Survey
Professor Sandra Hale2011 Read more
A Special Court of Special Cases
Dr Tamara Walsh2011 Read more
Bleak House Revisited? Disproportionality in Family Provision Estate Litigation in New South Wales and Victoria (hardcopy)
Professor Prue Vines2011 Read more
Criminal Conferencing: Managing or Re-Imagining Criminal Proceedings? (hardcopy)
Dr Fiona Hanlon2010 Read more
Transforming Legal Processes in Court and Beyond
A collection of papers2007 Read more
Inquisitorial Processes in Australian Tribunals
Narelle Bedford and Robin Creyke2006 Read more
Concurrent Evidence: New Methods with Experts (Expert Evidence) DVD (hardcopy)
DVD2006 Read more
The Jury Project: Stage 1 – A Survey of Australian and New Zealand Judges
Professor James Ogloff, Dr Jonathan Clough, Ass. Professor Jane Goodman-Delahunty & Professor Warren Young2006 Read more
The Governance of Australia’s Courts: A Managerial Perspective
John Alford, Royston Gustavson and Philip Williams2004 Read more
Forum on Self-Represented Litigants (hardcopy)
Report2004 Read more
Court Referral to ADR: Criteria and Research (Aust only)
Associate Professor Kathy Mack2003 Read more
Technology for Justice 2002 Report (Aust only)
Jeff Leeuwenburg & Anne Wallace2003 Read more
Overview Report on the National Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Program 1993-2000 (Aust only)
John Williams Mozley2002 Read more
Indigenous Interpreting Issues for Courts (Aust only)
Dr Michael Cooke2002 Read more
Australian Magistrates’ Perspectives on Expert Evidence: A Comparative Study
Dr Ian Freckelton, Dr Prasuna Reddy and Mr Hugh Selby2001 Read more
Litigants in Person Management Plans: Issues for Courts and Tribunals
Paul Sheiner2001 Read more

Publications

Research Reports

Unrepresented Accused in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, Part Two

AI Decision-Making and the Courts: a guide for Judges, Tribunal Members and Court Administrators (2026 update)

AI Decision-Making and the Courts: A guide for Judges, Tribunal Members and Court Administrators (New Web-Based Version)

Understanding adult sexual assault matters: Insights from research and practice (external resource)

Specialist Approaches to Managing Sexual Assault Proceedings: An Integrative Review

Judicial Diversity in Australia: A Roadmap for Data Collection

A Better Complaint Handling System for Tribunals

The Australian Jury in Black & White: Barriers to Indigenous representation on juries

Recognising and Responding to Coercive Control (Educational Resources)

AI Decision-Making and the Courts: a guide for Judges, Tribunal Members and Court Administrators

Judicial education in Australia: A contemporary overview

Unrepresented accused in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

Perpetrator Interventions in Australia: A National Study of Judicial Views and Sentencing Practice for Domestic Violence Offenders

The Jury Project 10 Years On – Practices of Australian and New Zealand Judges

A History of Public Information Officers in Australian Courts: 25 Years of Assisting Public Perceptions and Understanding of the Administration of Justice (1993-2018)

Obstacles to Parole and Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Offenders

The Impacts of Self-Represented Litigants on Civil and Administrative Justice: Environmental Scan of Research, Policy and Practice

Court-Referred Alternative Dispute Resolution: Perceptions of Members of the Judiciary

Efficacy, accessibility and adequacy of prison rehabilitation programs for Indigenous offenders across Australia

Improving Justice: A History of the AIJA

Tribunal Independence

Australian Courts: Serving Democracy and its Publics

Exploring Civil Pre-Action Requirements: Resolving Disputes Outside Courts (hardcopy)

Judicial Workload: Time, Tasks and Work Organisation

Interpreter Policies, Practices and Protocols in Australian Courts and Tribunals – A National Survey

A Special Court of Special Cases

Bleak House Revisited? Disproportionality in Family Provision Estate Litigation in New South Wales and Victoria (hardcopy)

Criminal Conferencing: Managing or Re-Imagining Criminal Proceedings? (hardcopy)

Transforming Legal Processes in Court and Beyond

Inquisitorial Processes in Australian Tribunals

Concurrent Evidence: New Methods with Experts (Expert Evidence) DVD (hardcopy)

The Jury Project: Stage 1 – A Survey of Australian and New Zealand Judges

The Governance of Australia’s Courts: A Managerial Perspective

Forum on Self-Represented Litigants (hardcopy)

Court Referral to ADR: Criteria and Research (Aust only)

Technology for Justice 2002 Report (Aust only)

Overview Report on the National Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Program 1993-2000 (Aust only)

Indigenous Interpreting Issues for Courts (Aust only)

Australian Magistrates’ Perspectives on Expert Evidence: A Comparative Study

Litigants in Person Management Plans: Issues for Courts and Tribunals