The CSO's CPD events are exclusively for NSW Government lawyers and members of the NSW public sector.
Our CPD seminars and conferences are designed so that you learn from the best about key legal issues and topics relevant to NSW Government. Sessions are delivered by experts from within the CSO.
Solicitors may be able to claim 1 CPD unit for each hour of attendance at sessions relevant to their practice needs or professional development.
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Hear from CSO experts and others on the latest legal developments and key issues that impact NSW Government agencies.
Date: Tuesday 25 March and Wednesday 26 March.
Time: 9:15am to 12:45pm each day.
Cost: Free.
Location: Hybrid. Join the livestream or attend in-person at the Warrane Theatre, Museum of Sydney.
Registration: email csomarketing@cso.nsw.gov.au to recieve the link to register. Exclusive to NSW Government solicitors and members of the NSW public sector.
If you work in the government sector, you’re both a citizen and an official. And if you’re a government lawyer, you also have a third role —an officer of the court. What freedoms and responsibilities arise from these roles? How do we hold them together? And what happens if they’re in tension?
This panel will explore these questions, with a particular focus on the new code of ethics and conduct for NSW government sector employees and its implications.
Panellists: Karen Smith, Crown Solicitor; Kathrina Lo, Public Service Commissioner; Professor Anne Twomey, University of Sydney.
Chaired by James Monaghan, Principal Solicitor.
CPD field: ethics and professional responsibility.
A discussion and some practical tips from a panel of practitioners with extensive experience both in assisting inquirers and acting for government agencies in a range of inquiries.
Panellists: Alana McCarthy, Director; Lucy Pinnock, Director; Tom Allchurch, Senior Solicitor.
Chaired by Naomi Malhotra, Assistant Crown Solicitor.
CPD field: professional skills; substantive law.
Learn about your work health and safety obligations, how to navigate SafeWork investigations, and how to safeguard your people’s wellbeing.
Presentations:
Chaired by Michael Granziera, Assistant Crown Solicitor.
CPD field: practice management and business skills; substantive law.
A round up of significant developments in administrative law, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation, including the recent judgment in Queensland v Mr Stradford (a pseudonym) [2025] HCA 3.
Panellists: Christopher Frommer, A/Special Counsel; James Monaghan, Principal Solicitor; Gemma Namey, Principal Solicitor.
Chaired by Michael Granziera, Assistant Crown Solicitor.
CPD field: substantive law.
A discussion and comparison of native title (NT) and Aboriginal land claims – what are the issues? Including: NT basics; how and when NT issues will arise in government practice; a brief discussion on compulsory acquisition; public works and s 251D areas; and a roundup of hot topics and emergent issues in NT.
Panellists: Martin Hill, Principal Solicitor; Caitlin Fegan, Senior Solicitor; Joanna Chapko, Senior Solicitor.
Chaired by Amy Peate, Special Counsel.
CPD field: professional skills; substantive law.
An introduction to the new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy and how this will apply to state agencies, following the passage of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (amending the Privacy Act 1988).
Presentations:
Chaired by Richard Kelly, Assistant Crown Solicitor.
CPD field: practice management and business skills; substantive law.
Recordings of past presentations are available to members of the NSW public sector on our secure Client Centre. Email csomarketing@cso.nsw.gov.au to request authorisation if you are not able to access the site.
05 Mar 2025