Queensland Law Reform Commission Chair Fleur Kingham will discuss When seeing is no longer believing: How AI compromises evidence law and how we might respond at this year’s Michael Whincop Memorial Lecture.
The lecture, hosted by the Griffith Law School in October, was inaugurated in 2004 to honour the contribution of the late Professor Michael Whincop. The series aims to celebrate his commitment to research excellence and innovation at Griffith University.
Ms Kingham has served on the Griffith University law school advisory board for many years and worked briefly with Professor Whincop during his clerkship at a large commercial practice. She remembers him as a man of startling intelligence, deeply interested in the rationale for as well as the operation of the law.
In this lecture, Ms Kingham will explore the proposition that AI is not simply changing the evidence we receive; it is changing the way we must think about it through the lens of deepfake images.
The questions which will be posed include: Are laws fit for purpose in the age of AI, when we can easily and convincingly manipulate images using our personal electronic devices? How are courts responding to these questions? What more can evidence law do to maintain confidence that the justice system can deliver fair outcomes on genuine evidence?
Lecture Chair Elena Marchetti has chosen a topic that arose from the QLRC’s evidence law review.
Professor Marchetti is a co-Director of the Disrupting Violence Beacon at Griffith University.
Ms Kingham was appointed to the QLRC in March 2023, after a diverse judicial career, including appointments to a range of tribunals and courts, as well as judicial leadership roles.
She was the Deputy President of the Queensland Land and Resources Tribunal, the first Deputy President of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and a Judge of the District Court, Children’s Court, and Planning and Environment Court of Queensland.
Ms Kingham retired from the bench after serving as President of the Land Court of Queensland from 2016 to 2024.
The lecture will be held on Wednesday, 14 October, at 5.30pm, at Banco Court, Supreme Court of Queensland, Level 3, 415 George Street, Brisbane.
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