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New articles have been included in the Handbook as follows:

Preliminaries

Handbook for Judicial Officers International Award — An Award of Professional Excellence was given by the Association for Continuing Legal Education to the Judicial Commission of NSW for the Handbook for Judicial Officers in the Best Publication category.

Part 1 The role of the judicial officer

“Judicial independence — from what and to what end?” by the Honourable Chief Justice S Kiefel AC in Independence, accountability and open justice
“Trust in the judiciary” by the Honourable T F Bathurst AC in Ethics and conduct
“Shaping legal minds — the ethical mind” by the Honourable Chief Justice S Kiefel AC in Ethics and conduct.

Part 2 Judicial method

“The national certification system for the translating and interpreting profession in Australia” has been updated by Mr Mark Painting to include the revised Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals in Communication
“Recommended national standards for working with interpreters in courts and tribunals” has been updated to include the new Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals in Communication

Part 3 Challenges and issues with the role of the judicial officer

“A fragile bastion: UNSW judicial traumatic stress study” by Professor J Hunter, Professor R Kemp, Mr K O'Sullivan and Professor P Vines in Stress and vicarious trauma
“Introducing solutions for maintaining positive psychological health: the judicial wellbeing portal” by her Honour Magistrate E Kennedy in Stress and vicarious trauma
“The importance of trauma-informed court practice” by Dr M King in Therapeutic jurisprudence and the trauma-informed court
“A road less travelled: footprints from trauma” by Magistrate M Douglass in Therapeutic jurisprudence and the trauma-informed court
“Artificial intelligence and litigation — future possibilities” by Mr D Farrands KC in Artificial intelligence

Original compilation.