Indonesian and Australian Courts Renew their Commitment to Judicial Cooperation for 2013-2014 Indonesian and Australian Courts Renew their Commitment to Judicial Cooperation for 2013-2014 In October 2012 the Supreme Court of Indonesia and the Federal and Family Courts of Australia signed the new Annex to their Memorandum of Understanding, building on a long history of working together to improve judicial services in Indonesia. Chief Justice Patrick Keane of the Federal Court of Australia said the relationship “has been valuable and highly rewarding, providing us with the opportunity to learn from one another. We are deeply committed to supporting the reform process and ensuring our commitment is for the long term.” AIPJ congratulates Chief Justice Patrick Keane on his appointment to the High Court of Australia, and thanks him for his outstanding contribution to the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Justice. We would also like to congratulate the Hon Justice James Allsop on his appointment as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. The program of work for the next 12 months focuses on enhancing access to justice, particularly for poor and marginalized communities, and strengthening the delivery of services through court fee waivers, circuit courts and legal aid posts in courts, consolidating lessons learned during the 2012 internship program with the Federal Court, institutionalising a framework for mediation in Indonesia, developing excellence in class actions, and advancing a code of conduct for registrars and other court staff. Chief Justice Hon Dr M Hatta Ali, SH, MH of the Supreme Court of Indonesia said: “despite differences [language, system of law, and political relations] the Courts continue to communicate and work productively and generate many important outcomes. Chief Justice Diana Bryant of the Family Court of Australia added “together we have witnessed incredible change in improving access to justice in a relatively short period of time. Following the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding, AIPJ continued to support the partnership through activities including workshops delivering mediation training to a total of 90 Religious Court judges from throughout Indonesia, and facilitating a series of meetings held in Jakarta from 3-6 December 2012 between the Supreme and Federal Courts. During these meetings, the Federal Court delegates Hon Justice Bernard Murphy, Registrar CEO Warwick Soden, and District Registrar Sia Lagos, exchanged information and experiences with their Supreme Court counterparts, including Chief Justice Hon Dr M Hatta Ali, SH, MH, in order to develop future work programs in key areas of the judicial cooperation agreement for implementation in 2013-2014. “The problems we face are very similar: how do we provide justice in less time, and make our services more accessible with the resources available to us? We need better court processes, better systems in place to offer effective case management,” said Justice Murphy. Supporting the Indonesian justice system to provide fast, consistent and accessible services to all justice seekers is a core focus of AIPJ’s Realising Rights strategy. This year, AIPJ will continue to support these valuable judicial partnerships, recognizing the importance of ongoing conversations and learning between colleagues from both our countries. Newsletter AIPJ newsleter AIPJ Newsletter 1 : 2013 Indonesian | English
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:02:01 +0000
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