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Leading judicial education for an Australian judiciary

The National Judicial College of Australia (the NJCA) is an independent, not-for-profit entity, incorporated as company limited by guarantee. Since its inception in 2002, the NJCA has designed, developed and delivered judicial education and training programs for Australian judicial officers across all court hierarchies and jurisdictions.

Our programs are comprehensive, consistent, systematic, of the highest quality and dynamic, able to respond to a uniquely changing and increasingly diverse Australian society and to developments in judicial responsibilities. We map this broad remit alongside the development of programs that focus on nationally consistent training to harness the judiciary’s confluence of interests. Through our work, the NJCA strives to foster the sense of an Australian judiciary.

Council Members

CHIEF JUSTICE LUCY MCCALLUM (CHAIR), SUPREME COURT OF AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Nominee of the State or Territory Supreme Courts

JUSTICE SAM DOYLE, SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Alternate Council member of the State or Territory Supreme Courts

JUSTICE MURRAY ALDRIDGE, FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Nominee of the Federal Courts

JUSTICE KATRINA BANKS-SMITH, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Alternate Council member of the Federal Courts

CHIEF JUDGE PETER KIDD, COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA

Nominee of the District or County Courts

JUDGE LAURENCE LEVY, DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Alternate Council member of the District or County Courts

CHIEF MAGISTRATE MARY-LOUISE HRIBAL, MAGISTRATES COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Nominee of the Magistrates’ or Local Courts

CHIEF JUDGE ELIZABETH MORRIS, NORTHERN TERRITORY LOCAL COURT

Alternate Council member of the Magistrates’ or Local Courts

PRESIDENT MALCOLM SCHYVENS, TASMANIAN CIVIL & ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

Nominee of the Commonwealth, State and Territory tribunals

PRESIDENT JUDY HUGHES, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL

Alternate Council member of the Commonwealth, State and Territory tribunals

MS ALICE LINACRE, ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Nominee of the Attorney- General of the Commonwealth

MR CHRIS COLLETT, ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Alternate Council member of the Attorney- General of the Commonwealth

The NJCA Team

Karen Gregory

Chief Executive Officer

Helen Challinor

Judicial Education Manager – Programming

Lisa Cram

Program and Events Manager

Aisha Collins

Judicial Education – Research Officer

Aidan Harris

Intern – Semester 1 2025

Evie Farrell

Judicial Education Support Officer

James Walker

Judicial Education Support Officer

Karen Gregory

Chief Executive Officer

+61 2 6125 1443
karen.gregory@anu.edu.au

Karen leads the NJCA office and works closely with the Council on best practice governance. She also works closely with the Programs Advisory Committee’s oversight of existing and future programs. Karen leads the in-person and on-demand judicial education teams and steers the strategic direction of the NJCA, managing operations and resources.

Helen Challinor

Judicial Education Manager – Programming

+61 02 6125 5249
helen.challinor@anu.edu.au

Helen is our Judicial Education Manager – Programming. She brings a unique blend of experience in both education and marketing resulting strong program design, development and delivery skills, strategic planning expertise, excellent people management and communication skills and a sophisticated understand of adult learning principles. Helen works closely with all other members of the team to ensure NJCA judicial education programs and events are engaging and impactful.

Lisa Cram

Program and Events Manager

+61 2 6125 0663
lisa.cram@anu.edu.au

Lisa is our Events and Programs Manager, overseeing both flagship, specialty and custom built programs. In particular, Lisa manages the National Judicial Orientation Program, the Heads of Jurisdiction program and the Oral Decisions program. Lisa manages programs in close co-ordination with program committees, with enthusiastic, curious, thoughtful and thorough attention to detail.

Aisha Collins

Judicial Education – Research Officer

+61 2 6125 5249

Aisha is the NJCA Research Officer

Aidan Harris

Intern – Semester 1 2025

Aidan is currently studying a LLB (Hons)/ Public Policy degree at the ANU and works as a Law Clerk at the Australian Government Solicitor.

Evie Farrell

Judicial Education Support Officer

+61 2 6125 5249

Evie is our Judicial Education Support Officer.

James Walker

Judicial Education Support Officer

James is our Judicial Education Support Officer.

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The NJCA acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Australians and recognises their culture, history, diversity and their deep connection to the land. We acknowledge that we are on the land of the traditional owners and pay respects to Elders past and present.