Annual Congress

There will be no congress in 2020 due to COVID-19. The 41st congress will be held in Sydney in late 2021.

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Past Congresses

ANZAPPL hosted its first annual congress in 1979. At first these took place at university colleges in Melbourne. A list of recent congresses is provided below.

2011: Wellington. Crime and punishment. The rising punitiveness. A joint conference with the Forensic Faculty of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry. 17-19 November.

2012: Melbourne. Evolving paradigms in forensic practice. 23-25 November.

2013: Adelaide. Human frailties, human rights, human nature: Psychiatrists, psychologists and lawyers. 28-30 November.

2014: Sydney. Vulnerability and responsibility. National and International Perspectives. 19-22 November.

2015: Canberra. Systems, clients and patients. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 25-28 November.

2016: Auckland. The perils of belief. Contending with the consequences of cults, conspiracies and contagion. 24-26 November

2017: Perth. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law in a changing world. 23-25 November.

2018: Hobart. Sins of the past. Reflections and future directions. 21-24 November.

2019: Singapore. Collaboration and challenges across the Global South. 5-8 November. A joint conference with the Forensic Faculty of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry.