CPD Day 2026 In-house and Government

Programme Friday 27 February 2026

7.45am – 8.15am – Registration

8.15am – 8.20am – Welcome from the chair

Chair: Aedeen Boadita-Cormican

8.20am – 9.20am – Privacy – the Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025

Biometric information relates to people’s physical or behavioural features such as their face, fingerprints, voice, keystroke patterns, or how they walk. Biometric processing uses technologies like facial recognition to collect and process people’s biometric information to identify them or learn more about them.

The Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025 (the Code), made under the Privacy Act, came into force on 3 November 2025. Agencies already using biometrics have a nine-month grace period (which ends on 3 August 2026) to move to the Code’s new rules. This session will introduce the Code, outline its key features and requirements, cover some use cases, and discuss what challenges are anticipated – with possible solutions.

Presenters: Stephanie Gregor and Ella Griffiths
 

9.20am – 10.15am –  Health and safety update

This session will cover the latest case law and regulatory changes in health and safety, including recent cases on liability, sentencing and upcoming law reforms.

Topics will also include:

• An overview of WorkSafe’s strategy
• Key enforcement focus areas
• Other important aspects of WorkSafe’s operations that are essential for lawyers and their clients to understand.

10.15am – 10.30am – Morning tea

10.30am – 11.30am – Employment law update

Employment law is constantly changing and 2026 will be no exception. Whatever type of role you are in it's important to keep track of things. This session will bring you up to date on current and upcoming legislation changes and recent court decisions.

Presenter: Megan Vant
 

11.30am – 12.25pm – Managing conflicts of interest well

If you work in the public sector, in a small country like ours, there is a good chance you will have a conflict of interest at some point in your working life, no matter what your role is or how senior you are. If the conflict is handled well, it does not have to be a problem, and the public can be confident that the people making these decisions and spending public funds on their behalf are doing so in the public interest. Dave will talk through some of the principles and practical considerations for managing conflict of interest well, with some practical illustrations from inquiries carried out by the Auditor-General in recent years. He will also provide some useful tips for those interacting or contracting with the public sector.

Presenter: David Lemmon
 

12.25pm – 12.30pm – Wrap up

Chair: Aedeen Boadita-Cormican