2010 Richard Searby Oration
Deakin University hosted the annual Richard Searby Oration on Tuesday 21 September at the State Library of Victoria.
The Hon. Marilyn Warren AC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, delivered the oration on 'The Obligation to Communicate: the Interaction Between Language and the Law'.
Download a recording of the 2010 Richard Searby Oration.
Download a transcript of the 2010 Richard Searby Oration (91KB).
The Richard Searby Oration has become a significant annual event on the Deakin University calendar and marks the contribution made by Dr Richard Searby AO QC as Chancellor of Deakin University from 1997 to 2005.
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Past speakers at the annual Richard Searby Oration
2009 - ‘Building a smart economy: Australia's 21st century productivity challenge’ delivered by The Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation.
2008 - ‘A Soldier’s Perspective on our Regional Relationships’ delivered by General Peter Cosgrove AC, MC (Retd).
2007 - ‘The importance of ethical standards in the practice of medicine’ delivered by The Hon. Tony Abbott MP, the then Minister for Health and Ageing, and Leader of the House of Representatives.
2006 - ‘Alfred Deakin’s Dream of Independence’ delivered by Australian historian, Professor Marilyn Lake.
