2024 nipaluna Conference

Thank you to all those who attended our 2024 nipaluna Conference. A massive thank you to our host university, University of Tasmania. We look forward to seeing some of you again next year in Canberra!

Thank you to Holly Smee from Smee Media for our lovely Gala Night photos and all of your photography services throughout the week.

Award Winners

LSA/LSS Awards

Best Careers Initiative: University of Newcastle Law Students’ Association

Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative: Adelaide University Law Students’ Society

Best Student Engagement Initiative: University of Technology Sydney Law Students’ Society

Best Law Student Society/Association Advocacy Award: University of New South Wales Law Students’ Society

Spirit of Leadership Award: University of New England Students’ Society

Individual Awards

Female Law Student of the Year: Kyla Rivera (University of New South Wales Law Students’ Society)

Clayton Utz First Nations Scholarship: Isaiah McKenna (Curtain University Law Society)

LGBTQIA+ Law Student of the Year: Evelyn Walker (Adelaide University Law Students’ Society)

Outstanding Advocacy: Madysson Cocking (Griffith University Law Society)

Spirit of Conference: Alec Ramsbottom (University of Technology Sydney Law Students’ Society)

Competition Winners

Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot

Champions: Evelyn Bincin Walker & Emma Colovic (University of Adelaide)

Runner Ups: Jasper Madsen, Jamie Nasha & Bianca Jones (University of Tasmania)

Best Oralist: Bita Mahani (Australian National University)

Best Prosecution Written Memorial: Jasper Madsen, Jamie Nasha & Bianca Jones (University of Tasmania)

Best Defence Written Memorial: Jasper Madsen, Jamie Nasha & Bianca Jones (University of Tasmania)

Best Written Memorials: Jasper Madsen, Jamie Nasha & Bianca Jones (University of Tasmania)

Spirit of the Moot: Cian Bowes, Ruby Wong & Bita Mahani (Australian National University)

National Championship Moot

Champions: Jake Fitzgerald, Sophie McBeth & Ollie O’Kane (Australian National University)

Runners Up: Alicia Dharani & Chantelle Firth (University of Notre Dame)

Best Oralist: Blake Sanchez Cruz (University of Technology Sydney)

Best Appellant Written Memorial: Australian National University

Best Respondent Written Memorial: Australian National University

Best Written Memorial: Australian National University

Spirit of the Moot: Anson Chan, Elizabeth Flaherty & Simon Wilton (University of New South Wales)

National Client Interview Competition

Champions: Olivia Martin & Tamsin Caldwell (University of Newcastle)

Runner Ups: Samuel Turner-O’Keefe & Faiz Charania (University of Auckland)

Spirit of the Competition: Jamal Fiso & Isla Clarkson (Victoria University of Wellington)

National Negotiation Competition sponsored by Page Seager

Champions: James Hurd & Darcy Heffernan (University of Tasmania)

Runner Ups: Amanda Hsi & Malena Mavrakis (University of Adelaide)

Spirit of the Competition: Jake Inskeep & Joshua Boshra (University of Auckland)

National Witness Examination Competition sponsored by Republic Chambers

Champion: Maddison Battese (University of Newcastle)

Runner Up: Pairs Tod (University of Canterbury)

Spirit of the Competition: Charlotte Carles (University of Notre Dame)

National Paper Presentation Competition sponsored by Australian Academy of Law

Champion: Sameer Mandhan (Victoria University of Wellington)

Runner Up: Neil Hutton (University of Auckland)

Australian Champion: Kai Mitchell (Australian National University)

Spirit of the Competition: Isabelle Painter (University of Canterbury)

A big thank you to our 2024 Conference and Competitions Subcommittees!