Statement from the Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia
19 August 2025
Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
I welcome the publication of the Report of the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.
I support the recommendation that a mandatory judicial education and training framework be implemented.
Judges do not magically gain all the general knowledge, understanding and wisdom, which is needed to serve the people of this State well, the moment they are appointed. It is now well accepted that continuing professional development is as necessary for Judges as it is for all other occupations in our rapidly changing world. Engaging in high quality education and training programs, developed collaboratively by experts in the field and judge-educators, enhances judicial decision making without diminishing judicial independence.
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