AUSIT NAT Presents: Ethics for Interpreters: Dilemmas and Challenging Situations (Webinar)

Registrations close midnight, 11:59pm, 2 June 2026

How should an interpreter respond when ethical principles collide with the pressures of real-world practice? What do you do when the textbook answer doesn't fit the room you're standing in?

This PD session is based on real-life ethical dilemmas encountered by interpreters, service users, and agencies that work with freelance interpreters. The focus will be on the actions of the interpreter and how these reflect ethical principles and professional standards.

Facilitated by Dr Jim Hlavac, who brings extensive experience in ethics and interpreter training, this interactive workshop takes a practical, discussion-based approach. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on a range of scenarios in small breakout groups before coming together in the main room for a guided discussion led by Dr Hlavac.

Submit your dilemmas! We want this workshop to reflect the challenges you actually face. Submit an ethical dilemma or challenging situation you've experienced by Monday 25 May 2026 via this form here. Selected submissions may be featured during the session to explore what constitutes optimal ethical practice.

Pre-requisite for registration: Familiarity with the AUSIT Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct, including the section ‘Conduct issues specific to interpreters’.

Our previous event, Ethics for Interpreters (2025) is available for purchase in the AUSIT Webinar Library.

Looking for ethics PD for translators? Our Ethics for Translators I (2024) and Ethics for Translators II (2025) recordings are available for purchase in the AUSIT Webinar Library, and a new translator-focused ethics workshop is coming in late June — stay tuned!

Biography of our Presenter - Dr Jim Hlavac

Dr Jim Hlavac is an adjunct senior research fellow at Monash University. He is a practising NAATI-certified translator and interpreter. He has 12 years’ experience as a translator and interpreter instructor at post-graduate level and has led PD training for translators and interpreters across a variety of fields and topics.

Joining the Webinar

The Zoom links for the webinar will be sent out one day prior to the event. Please ensure you have downloaded the latest version of Zoom in preparation.

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Intermediate PD.

Please  consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points. Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most  appropriate category for your recertification purposes.

Certificates and recordings
Webinar recordings and Certificates for PD purposes may take approximately two (2) weeks to be released following the event.

This is a live webinar event and will be recorded. The recording
will be shared with registrants.

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