Professor Darren O’Donovan BCL (Hons), PhD

Dr Darren O'Donovan commenced as a Senior Lecturer in La Trobe Law School in July 2016. Darren holds a BCL (Hons), and a PhD from University College Cork, Ireland, where he also lectured from 2009-2012. Darren's main teaching and research specialisation is Administrative Law. He has written extensively on rights, oversight and public administration, including the book Law and Public Administration in Ireland (co-authored with Dr Fiona Donson). Much of Darren's work has reflected upon the centrality of non-judicial review bodies and first instance decision-makers to delivering administrative justice. These ideas also featured in his examination of the Office of the Ombudsman which was published in the leading international law journal, Public Law. Drawing upon these themes, Darren is currently undertaking research projects in relation to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and social security system.

Session

Getting it right: Decisions that make a real difference

Time: 3:20pm - 4:20pm

Location: The Hall

Facilitated by: Judy Bourke, Lawyer and NDIS Advocate at AMIDA

Appealing NDIS decisions involves taking cases to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. What are some of the things that advocates need to know about this process to get the reasonable and necessary outcomes that their clients need and deserve?

Navigating the NDIS Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) Bill 2024 – What Advocates Need to Know

Time: 1:45pm - 2:15pm

Location: