At the 2024 Acton Lecture presented by the Centre for Independent Studies, the Honourable Andrew Bell, Chief Justice of New South Wales, examines the problem of ‘truth decay’ and its implications for the administration of justice in Australia.

Truth, the Courts and Truth Decay – 26 September 2024

In a recent address (13 June 2024) to the a regional meeting of the Law Society of New South Wales, the Honourable Andrew Bell, Chief Justice of New South Wales, wrote the attached about changes in practice since his admission, and then focused upon the advent of artificial intelligence.

The Honourable A S Bell, Chief Justice of New South Wales, 4th Judicial Roundtable, Durham University, 23-26 April 2024.

Truth Decay and its Implications for the Judiciary: An Australian Perspective

In this address Bell CJ, of the New South Wales Supreme Court, in a speech at the Opening of the 2024 Law Term, descends into an interesting history of the establishment of the Judiciary in Australia , effected following the tabling of the Bigge Report, resulting in the 1824 enactment  of the New South Wales Act in the Parliament of Westminster. In addition, his Honour makes some pertinent comments as to the considerable workloads now being placed on Judges and Magistrates.

The speech may be found on this link.