Symposium on Australia Achieving Universal Birth Registration
Date: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Catering will be provided
Contact Sophie.Shugg@plan.org.au to RSVP
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The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Plan International Australia and UNICEF Australia are delighted to invite you to this important symposium on Achieving Universal Birth Registration in Australia. There will be a range of experts discussing the issue and exploring ways to practically and progressively ensure that the birth of ALL Australians is registered. With a particular focus on barriers to birth registration encountered by Indigenous Australians and Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, the symposium will enable
- The sharing of best practices in both Australia and globally; the identification of opportunities to scale up existing local solutions;
- A discussion of the role that civil society, governments (state and federal) and Indigenous and CALD communities can play in overcoming birth registration barriers.
- An exploration of whether a consortium should be created to advocate for universal birth registration across Australia.
Please find below the link to the Castan Centre Indigenous Birth Registration project website for people who want to find out more about the issue:
http://indigenousbirthreg.org/IndigenousBirthRegistration/Introduction.html
Find below the speakers presentations:
Click here to download Paula Gerber's presentation
Click here to download Sophie Shugg's presentation
Click here to download Rod Hagen's presentation
Click here to download Merrin Mason's presentation
Click here to download Cate Sumner's presentation
Click here to download Kate Freeman's presentation
Click here to download Will Winter's presentation