This article provides an overview of the response of Australian courts to the COVID-19 crisis, and critically examines a number of structures and systemic issues that arise from the shift to the online deliver of justice. It places the current responses in the context of the emerging literature regarding online dispute resolution, and draws upon that literature to consider issues including open justice, symbolism and ‘court architecture’ in the digital space, technological limitations, access to justice and issues of systemic bias. It argues that by examining these issues, the present crisis will help map opportunities for future reform.

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民事法庭和 COVID-19：澳大利亚的挑战和机遇

本文概述了澳大利亚法院对 COVID-19 危机的反应，并批判性地研究了向在线司法转变带来的一些结构和系统性问题。它将当前的回应置于有关在线争议解决的新兴文献的背景下，并利用这些文献来考虑数字空间中的开放司法、象征主义和“法院架构”、技术限制、司法救助和系统性问题等问题。偏见。它认为，通过研究这些问题，当前的危机将有助于为未来的改革规划机会。