University Lecture: Conciliation in Practice with Anne-Marie Rice
Thu, 08 Jan
|Saint Lucia
In this guest lecture, Shiv Martin and Anne-Marie Rice will draw on their experiences across diverse sectors to explore how conciliation operates in practice, the challenges faced by practitioners, and the opportunities conciliation offers as a flexible, principled and human-centred dispute resoluti
Time & Location
08 Jan 2026, 9:30 am – 11:30 am AEST
Saint Lucia, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia
About the event
About this lecture
Conciliation continues to play an increasingly important role across courts, tribunals, regulators and professional practice. Yet its application, purpose and boundaries can look very different depending on the system, sector and stakeholders involved.
In this guest lecture, Shiv Martin and Anne-Marie Rice will draw on their experiences across diverse sectors to explore how conciliation operates in practice, the challenges faced by practitioners, and the opportunities conciliation offers as a flexible, principled and human-centred dispute resolution process.
The session will reflect on how conciliation adapts to different institutional settings, the skills required to navigate complexity, and the balance between process, authority, fairness and resolution.
What the lecture will explore
While the specific focus will be shaped by discussion on the day, themes may include: