NCAT
Conference presentation and training for Guardianship Division Legal Members in 2025.
Professional Profile
- Communication intermediary, Speech and Language Pathologist and legal researcher
- Specialist in communication access for vulnerable witnesses, suspects and defendants across legal contexts
- Provides practical strategies informed by clinical assessment, intermediary practice and research
Experience Highlights
- PhD in Law, focused on intermediary practice and access to justice for Autistic defendants and other vulnerable individuals
- Master of Arts in Speech and Language Pathology; Certified Speech and Language Pathologist with 27+ years’ Speech and Language Pathology clinical experience
- 10 years’ experience as an Accredited Witness Intermediary, including work in the NSW Child Sexual Offence Evidence Program (CSOEP)
- Communication Partner in South Australia
- Intern at the Judicial Commission of NSW; contributed to the Equality before the Law Bench Book and related program materials
- Developed NSW's first intermediary scheme for defendants with communication disabilities
- Advisory Board member, Fundación Amparo y Justicia, Chile
Selected professional experience
Experience across courts, tribunals and justice organisations
Dr Stein has delivered training and presented her work to judicial, legal and professional audiences in Australia and internationally. Selected highlights include:
NSW District Court
Judicial training delivered across multiple sessions in 2023 and 2024.
Offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Conference presentation and specialist training for prosecution professionals.
Australian Institute of Judicial Administration
Presentation at the 2024 national justice forum on enhancing safe practice in sexual assault matters.
National judicial training
Training on managing sexual assault hearings in Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane between 2024 and 2025.
International conferences
International presentations in Chile, England and Poland in 2023.
Specialist professional development: intermediary practice in court and regulatory settings, trauma-informed practice, and investigative interviewing involving children, ADHD and other communication needs.
Next step
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