QELA Expert Witness Workshop 2025 – Planning and Environment Court
The Expert Witness Workshop is designed to provide practical training on presenting expert evidence in the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland and is conducted over four sessions.
Using practical examples and working in small groups, participants will receive personalised training and instruction from a panel of legal professionals and experienced expert witnesses. The objective of these workshops is to assist those interested in becoming expert witnesses in the future.
These workshops will cover all aspects of being an expert witness, including:
- an overview of the court process,
- experts' duty to the court,
- the role of experts,
- an overview of the rules of evidence,
- practical tips for cross examination,
- joint expert meetings and reports, and
- an understanding of participating in a Hearing process.
Suitability of Participants
Participants will have the benefit of a mentor expert in their area of expertise and the course will culminate in a mock Court hearing before a Judge of the Planning and Environment Court. Due to the structure of the workshops, QELA will review EOIs received to create teams of similar areas of practice.
- Participants should be currently employed in a consulting field.
- Participants should have 5+ years post graduate experience in their chosen field.
- No previous Court experience is necessary.
Due to limited places and the need to generate teams, preference will be provided to QELA members.
Date and Venue
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Workshop 1 |
Held in the Supreme and District Courts Brisbane Monday, 25th August 2025 |
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Workshop 2 |
Debrief and meetings of experts Wednesday, 3rd September 2025. At the convenience of participants and their mentors |
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Workshop 3 |
JER debrief and discussion Wednesday 22nd October 2025. At the convenience of participants and their mentors |
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Workshop 4 |
Mock Trial held in the Supreme and District Courts Brisbane Wednesday, 29th October 2025. Followed by Dinner - venue TBA |
As a participant, under the guidance of a mentor, you will be required to produce a joint report. Please note the time commitment is approximately 10-20 hours to produce this report (in addition to attendance at the workshops above).
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How to Register
This workshop has limited places. QELA selects participants from an Expression of Interest process. It is intended that participants will work with others from similar areas of practice and therefore delegates will be selected to form specific work groups.
Expressions of Interest close Friday, 23rd May 2025.
Click here to register your interest
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