Victorian Government 2026 webinar series
These webinars will cover a wide range of topics relevant to in-house counsel, ensuring you receive the latest insights and practical knowledge. Our goal is to provide you with valuable resources that support your professional growth.
Practitioners can claim 0.5 CPD units for each 30 minutes of live webinar attendance.
Available sessions
A practical approach to defensible procurement
Date: Thursday 21 May
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEST
Presenter: Robert Watson
CPD Category: Substantive Law
This webinar will provide practical strategies to safeguard procurement processes, including ensuring the integrity of the process in a manner that maximises value for money. Robert will examine current probity requirements, common risk scenarios, and practical controls that support defensible decision making and public accountability. Robert will also provide some drafting tips and suggestions.
FOI without the headaches: common mistakes & how to avoid them
Date: Thursday 18 June
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEST
Presenters: Zeng He and Rachel McCormack
CPD Category: Substantive Law
This session will provide practical guidance on managing FOI requests efficiently and lawfully. It will focus on common errors made by agencies, how to apply exemptions correctly, best practice approaches to redactions, and navigating reviews and appeals with confidence.
Delivering major infrastructure projects: legal and commercial insights for government
Date: Wednesday 12 August
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEST
Presenter: Catie Moore
CPD Category: Substantive Law
This session will examine best practice legal and commercial approaches to delivering major infrastructure projects. It will focus on consistency in contracting, risk allocation, and governance frameworks that support effective project delivery across complex, high value programs.
Technology procurement, privacy & IP: future proofing government digital projects
Date: Tuesday 15 September
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEST
Presenter: James Deady and Ben Hamilton
CPD Category: Substantive Law
This webinar will explore the legal, commercial and risk considerations that arise across the lifecycle of government technology projects. James and Ben will examine how technology procurement decisions directly impact privacy compliance, data security, intellectual property ownership and long term project resilience. Topics will include contracting strategies for digital services, managing IP in emerging technologies, licensing and reuse models, and avoiding common pitfalls such as vendor lock in and unintended loss of IP value. The session will provide practical guidance for government lawyers supporting digital initiatives, with a focus on building contracts and governance frameworks that are secure, adaptable and fit for future needs.
Rapid response: managing high‑stakes disputes without derailing programs
Date: Tuesday 13 October
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEST
Presenter: David Dickens
CPD Category: Professional Skills
This session will provide a practical framework for responding to high stakes disputes in government settings. It will cover early stage triage, preserving privilege, managing evidence, deploying settlement levers, and communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders under pressure.
Incident to outcome: best practice in post incident management
Date: Wednesday 11 November
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEST
Presenter: Sauming Chan
CPD Category: Professional Skills
This webinar will outline best practice approaches to managing incidents from first response through to resolution. It will cover post incident investigations, document handling, privilege considerations, insurer engagement, and reputational risk in sensitive matters.
Guardrails for good governance: staying compliant in a complex landscape
Date: Wednesday 2 December
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEST
Presenter: Julian Hammond
CPD Category: Practice Management and Business Skills
This session will explore practical governance frameworks that support ethical, transparent and defensible decision making in government. It will focus on managing risk, avoiding integrity pitfalls, and maintaining compliance in increasingly complex and resource constrained environments.