Civil liberties advocate Terry O’Gorman will deliver the 2026 James Cook University Mayo Lecture on how police and prosecution disclosure failures are impacting the Queensland criminal justice system.
The Mayo Lecture is organised by the College of Business, Law, and Governance in collaboration with the James Cook University Law Students Society (JCULSS). The lecture series is held in honour of Marylyn Mayo, a foundational law staff member at JCU.
Mr O’Gorman, a retired criminal lawyer, is the Vice President of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties and his lecture is titled Police and prosecution disclosure failures are causing miscarriages of justice in Queensland. What is the solution?
Drawing on decades of criminal law practice and civil liberties advocacy, he will examine how failures to disclose evidence undermine fair trials, and the reforms needed to protect the integrity of our justice system.
The 19 November event will take place at the Bebegu Yumba Campus in Douglas, Townsville, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, and will be followed by a networking function.
This is a free event and registrations are open.
Mr O’Gorman began his career with Aboriginal Legal Aid, where he helped expose police misconduct, and later cross-examined Joh Bjelke-Petersen at the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
He was recognised in the Order of Australia and named among Queensland’s pre-eminent criminal lawyers. Mr O’Gorman was announced as the inaugural Chair of Miscarriages of Justice Australia, which campaigns for a Criminal Cases Review Commission in Australia.
Share this article