Rule of law in governance:
Public sector corruption
Thursday 18 February 2021
Opening Ceremony & Inaugural Webinar
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Opening Ceremony & Inaugural Webinar
Rule of Law in Governance: Public Sector Corruption
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Corruption and corrupt practices are seemingly endemic in the public sector. What are the current steps that have been taken to curtail or control them? How effective are these steps? Is there a need for new code of conduct that international law organizations can adopt to help combat this perennial menace?
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Become a LAWASIA member
Membership of LAWASIA offers to individuals and their law firms the opportunity to interact on a regional basis, to build their knowledge and understanding of legal issues and to develop a network of colleagues throughout the world with a common interest in the practice of law in this region.
Webinar Details
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
Cost: Complimentary
Time:
- 16:30 - 18:30 (Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne/Solomon Islands/Vanuatu)
- 18:30 - 20:30 (Wellington/Tonga)
- 17:30 - 19:30 (Fiji/Tuvalu)
- 15:30 - 17:30 (PNG)
- 14:30 - 16:30 (Tokyo/Seoul)
- 13:30 - 15:30 (Kuala Lumpur/Beijing/Hong Kong)
- 11:00 - 13:00 (Delhi/Colombo)
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Speaker Panel
MC
Mr Steven Thiru
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Welcome Remarks
Dr Jacoba Brasch QC
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Mr Chungwhan Choi
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Dr Gordon Hughes AM
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Mr Brian Speers
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Mr Richard Naidu |
Savalenoa Mareva Betham-Annandale |
Moderator
Dr Gordon Hughes AM
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Panellists
Mr Alan Bacarese
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Mr William Wylie Clarke
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Mr John Hyde
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Mr Peter D Maynard
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Ms Melissa K Pang, BBS, MH, JP
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Notes for attendees
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