- CPD Points: 1.5 [PM] [PS]
- Price: $99.00
- Area: Advocacy; Anti-discrimination; Industrial Relations; Litigation
- Delivered: September 2025
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Description
Join Catherine Scott, Head of Legal, Conmoto who will explore the difference between equality at law and equality in fact and how discrimination legislation deals with this. Catherine is joined by Kirsha Kaechele, Mona Curator as they discuss how the MONA Ladies Lounge appeal demonstrated that in the case of gender inequality, equality at law is not enough and discriminating against men can promote equal opportunity for women.
Session outline
- When is discrimination allowed?
- The law about the exception for discrimination that promotes equal opportunity.
- The Ladies Lounge as an example of how art can promote equal opportunity by challenging gender bias.
Key Takeaways
- The MONA Ladies Lounge appeal demonstrated that in the case of gender inequality, equality at law is not enough and discriminating against men can promote equal opportunity for women.
- The Ladies Lounge case opens up the parameters of the exception to discrimination.
- The Ladies Lounge case shone a light on gender bias and inequity.
- CPD Points: 1.5 [PM] [PS]
- Price: $99.00
- Area: Advocacy; Anti-discrimination; Industrial Relations; Litigation
- Delivered: September 2025
Digital Content
- Recording
- PDF of slides
To purchase login below
Description
Join Catherine Scott, Head of Legal, Conmoto who will explore the difference between equality at law and equality in fact and how discrimination legislation deals with this. Catherine is joined by Kirsha Kaechele, Mona Curator as they discuss how the MONA Ladies Lounge appeal demonstrated that in the case of gender inequality, equality at law is not enough and discriminating against men can promote equal opportunity for women.
Session outline
- When is discrimination allowed?
- The law about the exception for discrimination that promotes equal opportunity.
- The Ladies Lounge as an example of how art can promote equal opportunity by challenging gender bias.
Key Takeaways
- The MONA Ladies Lounge appeal demonstrated that in the case of gender inequality, equality at law is not enough and discriminating against men can promote equal opportunity for women.
- The Ladies Lounge case opens up the parameters of the exception to discrimination.
- The Ladies Lounge case shone a light on gender bias and inequity.
Catherine Scott, Head of Legal, ConMoto Group
About the Presenter:
Catherine Scott is the Head of Legal at ConMoto Group with extensive experience in the areas of administrative law, environment & planning, discrimination and commercial litigation. She specialises in assisting major project proponents navigate the Tasmanian and Commonwealth statutory approval processes. Catherine began her legal career in private practice in 2002. Prior to joining ConMoto, she was a partner at a mid-sized law firm and served as the Federal Court Registrar and Administrative Appeals Tribunal Registrar for Tasmania. Over the past two decades, she has established herself as a leading expert in dispute resolution and administrative law, particularly in discrimination, and environment and planning. Catherine also specialises in assisting major infrastructure project proponents navigate the complexities of the Tasmanian and Commonwealth statutory approval processes. Catherine’s experience includes: Lead counsel for the groundbreaking “Ladies Lounge” MONA discrimination case. She is committed to improving the culture of the Tasmanian legal profession and was awarded the Law Society of Tasmania President’s Award in 2025 in recognition for her contribution to the legal profession which includes: Facilitating the mandatory Sexual Harassment, Promoting Positive Workplace Culture training seminar for all lawyers in Tasmanian between 2022 and 2025; current chair of the Wellbeing Committee of the Law Society of Tasmania; and member of the Law Society of Tasmania’s Senior Practitioners List, providing ethical guidance and advice.
Kirsha Kaechele, Curator, MONA
About the Presenter:
Kirsha Kaechele (in Mona's own words) is the First Lady of Mona—the boss’s missus, Mona’s better half, or Mrs. Mona if you prefer. The stiletto-toting Yank, and Tassie local since 2010, enhances our core activity with a series of projects that marry an almost vigilante approach to beauty with outrageous glamour, and specific social outcomes. Kirsha is a colourful counterpart to her august mate, who is less interested in beauty than in taking it apart and understanding how it works. She’s drawn to problems rather than avoiding them—and places transformation at the heart of her work, a lifelong quest to turn flaws into features, shit into gold.
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