The papers presented at this seminar are available on this site from the links listed below:

The Hon Jeff Shaw QC
Opening Address
Mr Shaw is a member of the New South Wales Bar and was Attorney General of New South Wales from 1995 until 2000.

The Hon Madame Justice Claire L’Heureux Dubé
Relationship Recognition: The Search for Equality
Justice L’Heureux-Dubé has been a member of the Supreme Court of Canada since 1987. Her judgments on equality have been influential in many parts of the world.

Hayley Katzen
Paper
Ms Katzen, a member of the Faculty of Law at Southern Cross University, was one of the authors of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby document, The Bride Wore Pink.

Dr Owen Jessep
Financial Adjustment in Domestic Relationships in NSW: Some Problems of Interpretation
Dr Jessep is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales and was a consultant on the Commission’s previous reference on De Facto Relationships which reported in 1983.