Archive – Recent Activities 2019
The Law Society is the peak representative body of the legal profession in Tasmania (read more here).
Below are some of things we’ve been up to:
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 13/12/2019 | Upgrade to Law Society Training Room |
| 13/12/2019 | Staff First Aid Training |
| 11/12/2019 | FLPAT meeting |
| 10/12/2019 | Attraction and Retention of Young Lawyers Working Group meeting |
| 6/12/2019 | TLRI Media launch of Final Report No. 28 Review of the Defence of Insanity in s.16 of the Criminal Code and Fitness to Plead duty 2 |
| 5/12/2019 | The Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director attended the Derwent & Tamar Chambers Christmas Drinks |
| 5/12/2019 | Submission made to the Department of Premier and Cabinet in relation to Local Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2019 |
| 5/12/2019 | Submission made to Legislative Council Government Businessses Scrutiny Committee in relation to the performance of the Public Trustee |
| 5/12/2019 | The Executive Director attended the Chief Justice’s Christmas Drinks |
| 5/12/2019 | Tasmanian Women Lawyers AGM held at the Society |
| 5/12/2019 | Professional Development Officer met with newly established Working Group to develop the Early Career Lawyers’ Handbook resource |
| 5/12/2019 | Family Law Committee meeting |
| 5/12/2019 | Centre for Legal Studies Ltd meeting |
| 5/12/2019 | Elder & Succession Law sub-committee meeting |
| 3/12/2019 | Elder & Succession Law Committee meeting |
| 3/12/2019 | Litigation Committee meeting held |
| 2/12/2019 | Property Law Committee meeting |
| 2/12/2019 | Executive Committee meeting |
| 28/11/2019 | Executive Director, President and Law Council Director attended Law Council of Australia, CEO, combined CEO, Presidents and Directors’ meetings and gala dinner in Canberra |
| 27/11/2019 | President spoke to ABC radio and indicated the Society is deeply concerned that the mandatory minimum sentences bill passed the lower house. |
| President made submission to the independent member of the lower house, Madeleine Ogilive in relation to mandatory sentencing | |
| 27/11/2019 | Pro Bono Committee meeting |
| 21/11/2019 | Committees’ Annual Dinner |
| 21/11/2019 | Continuing Professional Development Committee meeting |
| 19/11/2019 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the Tasmanian Legal Assistance Forum |
| 19/11/2019 | Employment Diversity and Inclusion Committee meeting |
| 18/11/2019 | Council meeting |
| 15/11/2019 | Submission to Department of Justice on proposed uniform tendency and coincidence laws |
| 14/11/2019 | Evan Hughes, Philippa Willshire and Francesca Saturno met in regards to governance |
| 14/11/2019 | Northern Young Lawyers lecture |
| 13/11/2019 | FLPAT meeting |
| 12/11/2019 | Submission on the Retail Tenancies Code review |
| 12/11/2019 | Executive Director met with Professor Tim McCormack |
| 12/11/2019 | Centre for Legal Studies Ltd meeting |
| 11/11/2019 | Property and Commercial Law Committee meeting |
| 11/11/2019 | Executive Director and members of the criminial law committee met with representatives of the Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit on proposed reforms to tendency and coincidence laws |
| 6/11/2019 | Elder and Succession Law Committee meeting |
| 6/11/2019 | Executive Director and Ian Arendt attended a Magistrates Court Criminal and General Bill working group meeting |
| 5/11/2019 | Executive Committee meeting held |
| 4/11/2019 | President wrote a letter to the editor in regards to the Mercury’s story on the annual report of the Legal Profession Board of Tasmania |
| 2/11/2019 | President spoke to the Examiner in relation to the State Government’s participation in the National Facail Recognition Database |
| 1/11/2019 | President spoke to the Advocate in relation to the issues of government addressing secondary boycotts and the effect on business |
| 1/11/2019 | President spoke to the Examiner in relation to court delays in Tasmania |
| 30/10/2019 | Submission made to Law Council of Australia in relation to Best Practice Guide for Practitioners in Relation to Elder Abuse |
| 29/10/2019 | Criminal Law Committee meeting |
| 28/10/2019 | Executive Director and Claims Manager attended a meeting of all legal professional indemnity insurance schemes in Sydney |
| 26/10/2019 | Advocate article on new Law Society President |
| 24/10/2019 | President spoke to ABC Radio in relation to results of Australia talks survey |
| 21/10/2019 | Media Release – Election of new Presdient |
| 19/10/2019 | Council meeting held |
| 18/10/2019 | Welcome to the Profession Function |
| 18/10/2019 | AGM held |
| 15/10/2019 | President wrote to the Bendigo Bank |
| 15/10/2019 | EDI Committee meeting held |
| 11/10/2019 | Litigation Convention |
| 9/10/2019 | Elder & Succession Law Seminar held |
| 9/10/2019 | Submission to the TLRI Issue Paper Nos 30 – Jurors, Social Media and the Right of an Accused to a Fair Trial |
| 8/10/2019 | Executive Committee meeting held |
| 7/10/2019 | President, Vice-President and Executive Director met with the Secretary of the Department of Justice |
| 7/10/2019 | President, Vice-President and Executive Director met with the Attorney-General |
| 7/10/2019 | President, Vice-President and Executive Director attended the ceremonial sitting for Magistrate Robert Webster |
| 3/10/2019 | Family Law Committee Meeting held |
| 1/10/2019 | Litigation Committee meeting held |
| 2/10/2019 | Regional AGM meetings were held |
| 1/10/2019 | The Vice-President wrote to the Chair of the Employment Inclusion and Diversity Committee |
| 2/10/2019 | The President wrote to the Attorney-General in relation to funding of the Tasmanian Law Library |
| 26/9/2019 | Members of the Elder & Succession Law Committee, along with the Deputy Executive Director met with members of the Department of Treasury and Finance in regards to duty exemption – motor vehicle transfers |
| 25/9/2019 | President conducted a radio interview with Leon Compton on the recently announced inquiry in relation to the Family Court |
| 25/9/2019 | Submission to the Honourable Bridget Archer MP in relation to the Relocation of the Family Court Launceston |
| 23/9/2019 | The Treasurer attended a public lecture presented by Federal Court Chief Justice James Allsop AO |
| 18/9/2019 | Submission to the Legislative Council Members in relation to the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Bill) |
| 17/9/2019 | Vice President met with the new Recorder of Titles |
| 12/9/2019 | Advocacy and Legal Change CPD |
| 10/9/2019 | Meet the Profession at UTAS |
| 10/9/2019 | Elder & Succession Law Committee meeting |
| 9/9/2019 | Council meeting |
| 6/9/2019 | Employment Law Conference held |
| 5/9/2019 | Southern Young Lawyers lecture held |
| 5/9/2019 | SRO Working Group Meeting |
| 5/9/2019 | Luke Rheinberger met with the Director of LACT |
| 4-9/2019 | Young Lawyers Meeting |
| 3/9/2019 | PII Claims Review meeting held |
| 2/9/2019 | The President travelled to the North West Coats via the Ashley Youth Detention Centre |
| 2/9//2019 | President attended a meeting with Bridget Archer MP along with representatives of St Giles |
| 2/9/2019 | President met with the Shadow Attorney on the Criminal and General Bill |
| 30/8/2019 | Meeting between the Vincenzo Caltabiano LACT, Luke Rheinberger and Sandra Taglieri Tas Bar |
| 30/8/2019 | President interview Examiner Newspaper in regards to the Launceston Family Court Building |
| 30/8/2019 | President interview Mercury Newspaper in regards to an appointment of a new Magistrate |
| 29/8/2019 | President & Executive Director met with Rosalie Woodruff MP for a briefing on the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Bill) |
| 29/8/2019 | EDI & TWL meeting held |
| 29/8/2019 | Executive Committee meeting held |
| 28/8/2019 | President attended a tour with the President of FLPA, Julia Higgins and Federal Circuit Court Judge McGuire to inspect a building that may be suitable as an alternative location for the Family Court in Launceston |
| 28/8/2019 | Pro Bono Committee meeting held |
| 26/8/2019 | President and Executive Director, Kate Mooney SC and Georgia Bourke attended drinks held by FLPA for Chief Justice Alstergren |
| 26/8/2019 | President and Executive Director, Kate Mooney SC and Georgia Bourke met with the Chief Magistrate |
| 26/08/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the Chair of ther Family Law Committee, Kate Mooney SC and FLPA representative Georgia Bourke |
| 26/08/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the Director of Legal Aid Commission |
| 26/8/2019 | President, Executive Director attend a meeting with the steering committee in regards to the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General) Bill |
| 26/8/2019 | President met with the Director of Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania |
| 26/8/2019 | President met with the Director of Public Prosecutions, Daryl Coates SC |
| 23/8/2019 | President met with President of SA in relation to an advertising campaign |
| 22/8/2019 | President met at the Launceston office of the DPP with practiitoners from the north to disucss issues in relation to trial listings |
| 22/8/2019 | President, Executive Director, Executive Director and other members of Council met to discuss property & commercial law issues |
| 21/8/2019 | TLRI media launch held at the Law Society for the launch of Issues Paper No. 30 Social Media, Jurors and the Right of an Accused to a Fair Trial |
| 20/8/2019 | EDI meeting held |
| 16/8/2019 | Law Foundation meeting held |
| 12/8/2019 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the Tasmanian Law Library committee. |
| 11/8/2019 | Southern Cross News story in relation to St Giles. |
| 11/8/2019 | Examiner article in relation to the Launceston Family Court. |
| 10/8/2019 | ABC News story in relation to the Launceston Family Court. |
| 10/8/2019 | Council meeting held in Launceston. |
| 9/8/2019 | Examiner article in relation to NDIS. |
| 9/8/2019 | Northern Legal Profession Dinner. |
| 9/8/2019 | Launceston President Drinks. |
| 9/8/2019 | Lawyer X – Lessons for Every Practitioner CPD session in Launceston by Arthur Moses SC. |
| 9/8/2019 | President of Law Council, President, Executive Director and Marcus Priest visited St Giles. |
| 9/8/2019 | President of Law Council, President, Executive Director and Marcus Priest met with Nicky Snare of the Launceston Community Legal Centre. |
| 9/8/2019 | President of Law Council, President, Executive Director and Marcus Priest received a Family Court tour in Launceston. |
| 8/8/2019 | Examiner article in relation to the State’s Legal Assistance Cuts. |
| 8/8/2019 | President of Law Council, President, Executive Director and Marcus Priest met with Bridget Archer, member for Bass. |
| 8/8/2019 | President of Law Council, President, Executive Director and Marcus Priest met with Senator Jackie Lambie. |
| 8/8/2019 | President & Executive Director met with Gavin Pearce, member for Braddon. |
| 6/8/2019 | Litigation Committee meeting held. |
| 5/8/2019 | Property & Commercial Law Committee meeting held. |
| 2/8/2019 | President attended the Law Society of South Australian Legal Awards Dinner. |
| 2/8/2019 | Submissions to Department of Justice on Justice Legislation (Organisational Liability for Child Abuse) Amendment Bill. |
| 1/8/2019 | Family Law Committee meeting. |
| 1/8/2019 | WIN News – TV interview on the crime of Persistent Family Violence – opposition of new laws as unnecessary. Made sensible by DPP’s guidelines. Existing law more than adequate. |
| 31/7/2019 | Supervised legal practice working group meeting. |
| 31/7/2019 | ABC News – TV interview on Tas rape laws with ref to other states and the ALRC report into the definition of intercourse |
| 29/7/2019 | Examiner Newspaper re Society’s position on pill testing. See it as health issue rather than rule of law and declined to comment. |
| 26/7/2019 | Family Law CPD seminar. |
| 26/7/2019 | Further interview with ABC as per above, recorded for podcasting. |
| 26/7/2019 | Interview with ABC online in relation to animal welfare legislation. |
| 25/7/2019 | Executive Committee meeting held. |
| 24/7/2019 | President spoke to year 11 and 12 students at the Newham Campus of the Law School. |
| 24/7/2019 | President met with the Northern Young Lawyers to look at the improvements to the functionality of Staffordshire House. |
| 23/7/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the review panel at the University for the external review of the LLB. |
| 23/7/2019 | President, Will Justo and Executive Director met with Dean of law Prof Tim McCormack to discuss collaborative CPD and future potential scholarship. |
| 23/7/2019 | President, Will Justo and Executive Director met with the panel reviewing the UTAS bachelor of laws degree. |
| 23/7/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the Director of Public Prosecutions in regard to criminal listings. |
| 22/7/2019 | Executive Director attended Supreme Court for Cosenza admission application. |
| 22/7/2019 | Employment, Diversity and Inclusion committee meeting. |
| 19/7/2019 | President met with a consultant engaged by the DPP to investigate the use of electronic forms of documents in court. |
| 19/7/2019 | President and Executive Director attended a celebration of the Law School level 1 re-opening. |
| 17/7/2019 | Media Release – Law Society welcomes New Recorder of Titles, Robert Manning. |
| 16/7/2019 | President, Deputy Executive Director and PCL committee representatives met with representatives of Treasury in regards FIDS law reform. |
| 16/7/2019 | President and Executive Director met with Tas Police in relation to disclosure of evidence in criminal matters.. |
| 16/7/2019 | Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director attended meetings regarding cybersecurity insurance for the profession/member benefit. |
| 12/7/2019 | Memo from the President sent to all practitioners in regards to Cybersecurity. |
| 10/7/2019 | FLPAT meeting. |
| 10/7/2019 | President met with senior members of the profession. |
| 10/7/2019 | FIDS working group met to finalise submissions to Treasury. |
| 8/7/2019 | President wrote to the Attorney-General in regards to regulation of legal practice and people unlawfully engaging in legal work. |
| 4/7/2019 | President met with the President of the Family Law Practitioners Association. |
| 4/7/2019 | Practising Certificate renewal process complete. |
| 4/7/2019 | Southern Young Lawyers Lecture Series on legal aid applications. |
| 4/7/2019 | Family Law Committee meeting. |
| 3/7/2019 | Southern Young Lawyers meeting. |
| 2/7/2019 | President met with the Director of Prisons, Legal Aid, Supreme Court Registrar and Magistrates Court Administration. |
| 2/7/2019 | President met with Bendigo Bank in regards to changes to settlement procedures. |
| 2/7/2019 | President & Executive Director met with the Chair of the Family Law Committee in relation to the ALRC report on the Family Court. |
| 2/7/2019 | President & Deputy Executive Director held a meeting with property law experts prior to the quarterly meeting with SRO. |
| 1/7/2019 | Executive meeting. |
| 1/7/2019 | Property & Commercial Law Committee meeting. |
| 1/7/2019 | Requistions on title sub-committee meeting. |
| 28/6/2019 | President met with representatives of police, courts, prosecution and the Launceston Reception Prison to discuss operational issues and improve access to prisoners. |
| 27/6/2019 | President, Vice-President and Treasurer met to discuss operational finance matters. |
| 27/6/2019 | Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director met with the CEO of Law Cover. |
| 27/6/2019 | Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director met with the CEO of Law Cover. |
| 26/6/2019 | Pro Bono committee meeting. |
| 25/6/2019 | Criminal Law Committee meeting. |
| 25/6/2019 | President met with members of the Executive (M Verney and T McKenna) to discuss issues relevant to family lawyers and towards Mr Moses SC’s visit. |
| 25/6/2019 | President, Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director met in relation to title insurance. |
| 25/6/2019 | President and Vice-President met to discuss current issues and future strategy. |
| 25/6/2019 | TLRI media launch held at the Law Society. |
| 24/6/2019 | Rohan Foon appointed to the Finance and Risk Committee of the Law Council of Australia. |
| 24/6/2019 | Council meeting. |
| 22/6/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the LCA President, Arthur Moses. |
| 22/6/2019 | President, Executive Director and LCA Director attended meetings of the President’s, CEO’s, the Conference of Law Societies and the LCA quarterly Directors meeting in Darwin. |
| 21/6/2019 | Elder & Succession Law Conference. |
| 19/6/2019 | President met with the President of the Law Society of Western Australia. |
| 14/6/2019 | Meeting with the Land Titles Office regarding systems, processes and resources including the need for an electronic Land Titles manual, requisitions, consistency, an update on e-conveyancing, and other matters. |
| 13/6/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the CEO and Manager Operations of the Legal Profession Board. |
| 13/6/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the President of the Tasmanian Bar. |
| 13/6/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the Chair and new Director of the Legal Aid Commission. |
| 13/6/2019 | President and Executive Director attended the Magistrates Court Criminal and General Bill workshop. |
| 11/6/2019 | Property & Commercial Law Committee met with Ron Jorgensen in regards to FIDS Law Reform. |
| 11/6/2019 | President interviewed by the Examiner in regards to legal aid sector at ‘crisis’ point due to federal underfunding. |
| 7/6/2019 | Executive Director attended the Tasmanian Legal Assistance Forum. |
| 3/6/2019 | Submissions were made in relation to the Notional Estate Laws TLRI Issues Paper No 28. |
| 6/6/2019 | The President sent a memo to the profession in relation to access to prisoners at the Launceston Reception Prison and Requests for Information in Relation to time spent in custody. |
| 4/6/2019 | The President met with the Property & Commercial Law sub-committee to work through submissions on FIDS reform etc. |
| 4/6/2019 | The President attended a function hosted by the Northern Young Lawyers to introduce and welcome law students. |
| 4/6/2019 | President wrote to Kate Mooney and Paul Turner to congratulate them on their appointments as SC. |
| 30/5/2019 | President and Executive Director met with Attorney-General. |
| 27/5/2019 | President and Executive Director met with the shadow Attorney-General. |
| 24/5/2019 | President interviewed by the Advocate in relation to the Budget. We welcome 7th judge, new magistrate, funding for CLC’s, Justice Connect and the Burnie Court. We welcome an increase in funding for Legal Aid and the DPP but there is still a need for further funding in these areas. We would like the 7th judge to have started sooner. More detail given on the Burnie Court redevelopment and our understanding of the reason for delay. |
| 24/5/2019 | President interviewed by the Examiner in relation to the Budget. We welcome 7th judge, new magistrate, funding for CLC’s, Justice Connect and the Burnie Court. We welcome an increase in funding for Legal Aid and the DPP but there is still a need for further funding in these areas. We would like the 7th judge to have started sooner. More detail given on the merits of Justice Connect. |
| 24/5/2019 | President interviewed by WIN News in relation to the Budget. We welcome 7th judge, new magistrate, funding for CLC’s, Justice Connect and the Burnie Court. We welcome an increase in funding for Legal Aid and the DPP but there is still a need for further funding in these areas. We would like the 7th judge to have started sooner. |
| 24/5/2019 | President interviewed by 7 Tasmania News in relation to the Budget. We welcome 7th judge, new magistrate, funding for CLC’s, Justice Connect and the Burnie Court. We welcome an increase in funding for Legal Aid and the DPP but there is still a need for further funding in these areas. We would like the 7th judge to have started sooner. |
| 22/5/2019 | President spoke to ABC in relation to arrangements between the court and the media for the release of information-referred to the courts. |
| 22/5/2019 | Mercury article on Society’s submissions to government on the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General) Bill. |
| 15/5/2019 | President interview with the Mercury – Magistrates Court (Criminal and General) Bill. We are very unhappy with the consultation process. It is rushed and we see several fundamental problems with the Bill. |
| 15/5/2019 | President radio interview Leon Compton – Magistrates Court (Criminal and General) Bill. We are very unhappy with the consultation process. It is rushed and we see several fundamental problems with the bill. |
| 15/5/2019 | President interviewed by the Examiner on the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General) Bill. We are very unhappy with the consultation process. It is rushed and we see several fundamental problems with the bill. |
| 14/5/2019 | President on line interview with ABC – S194k of the Evidence Act. We support reform but are concerned that the right balance is struck between the competing tensions in the act. We have made a number of recommendations. |
| 17/5/2019 | Held the President’s North-West Dinner and CPD event. |
| 10/5/2019 | Submissions on section 194 of the Evidence Act. |
| 7/5/2019 | President – ABC on-line interview with Ellen Coulter re 194K of the Evidence Act. The Society welcomes law reform opportunities and community and stakeholder engagement is important. The proposed changes clarify the law and the process of dealing with applications under the Evidence Act. The Act is designed to protect the identity of the complainant and the fact defendants are not identified is to ensure complainants are not identified by inference. |
| 6/5/2019 | Submissions on review of section 87 of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act. |
| 1/5/2019 | A Magistrates Court Act briefing was held with DOJ. |
| 30/4/2019 | President was interviewed by ABC TV News re Labor’s policy on sentencing of sex offenders. The society is vehemently opposed to mandatory sentencing and notes that the Sentencing Advisory Council and the Law Council of Australia are also opposed to it. Increasing maximum penalties is a legitimate way of informing courts of parliaments view of the objective seriousness of a crime. Life imprisonment is not the current penalty for these particular crimes. There is already an upward trend in sentencing for these crimes as noted by the Sentencing Advisory Council report from November 2018 so the need for any change is questionable. |
| 22/4/2019 | Amanda Thompson attended the “Safety is Everything” campaign launch. |
| 18/4/2019 | President was interviewed by ABC news TV re crime statistics in Launceston. The Society cautions against drawing conclusions from a single month’s statistics as there are fluctuations over time. Difficult to say if there is an increase in the courts because the courts are already extremely busy. Lawyers make a significant difference to the efficiency of the courts and assist in rehabilitation of offenders by putting them in touch with services. |
| 12/4/2019 | Attorney-General re establishing bulk payments for Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act Searches. |
| 11/4/2019 | Executive Director attended the Magistrates Court users group meeting. |
| 10/4/2019 | President and Executive Director attended the ceremonial sitting for Leanne Topfer. |
| 8/4/209 | President wrote to outgoing President and incoming President of the Tas Bar. |
| 8/4/2019 | Executive Director met with Graham Vasileff and Alison Clues in regards to PII. |
| 4/4/2019 | Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director met with Adrian Patch in regard to Chair Training. |
| 4/4/2019 | Attorney-General re sunset clauses in residential off the plan sale contracts. |
| 4/4/2019 | President and Executive Director met with LACT in regard to direct access issues for barristers. |
| 28/3/2019 | Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director met with TLRI. |
| 21/3/2019 | Presdient, ED and LCA Director attended the LCA meeting in Sydney. |
| 14/3/2019 | President spoke to ABC re last chance appeal laws. Query re last chance appeal laws and whether they are truly “last chance”. The society declined to comment on the Sue Neil Fraser case however the Criminal Code does not exclude a subsequent appeal in the light of fresh and compelling evidence. It may be difficult to secure leave for a third appeal etc given the requirements of the act however. |
| 12/3/2019 | President spok to ABC Radio with Leon Compton re power of citizen’s arrest. Best to leave arrest to the police who are professionally trained. While there is a power to arrest under sec 55 of the code any one utilising it places themselves at physical risk and risk of being charged themselves. |
| 11/3/2019 | President spoke to the Examiner. interview in relation to non-publication orders and the global media. The law is local but the media landscape is global. To change the laws would require a unified approach across jurisdictions. Non-publication orders are still a very important tool despite on-line publication. |
| 8/3/2019 | President spoke to Edith Bevin ABC News re Susan Neil Fraser appeal. He declined to comment. |
| 8/3/2019 | President spoke to Damien McIntyre ABC News on Purchasers obtaining tests to see if the property has been used for methamphetamine production. Said would be governed by the terms of the contract whether purchaser has a remedy. These issues highlight why lawyers should be used in conveyancing as experts in the law. Many complexities can arise and when they do lawyers are best placed to deal with those issues. |
| 7/3/2019 | President spoke to ABC News on Susan Neil Fraser appeal. He declined to comment. |
| 7/3/2019 | President spoke to ABC News also on one punch laws. Same position as above. |
| 7/3/2019 | President spoke to Fairfax re proposed one punch laws and re-affirmed our opposition to the introduction of a new law. There is no need for a new crime as existing laws and sentencing powers adequately cover these cases. We are opposed to any mandatory sentencing measure as they create unjust outcomes. The laws in NSW involved a series of measures including lock-out laws and liquor restrictions so the effectiveness of the one punch laws in NSW is difficult to assess. |
| 26/2/2019 | President was contacted by the Advocate and discussed the following Northern Prison: Confirmed our support for a northern prison including access to prisoner and opportunity to keep prisoners connected in to their families. The location is not of particular concern to us. Lawyer X – Lawyers in Tas hold themselves to very high standards and clients can be confident of the professionalism and confidentiality of lawyers in this state.Law Reform Institute review of fitness and psych defences. We look forward to being involved in this review. We see a need to consider whether the act are functioning as intended. |
| 20/2/2019 | Media Release from the President in regards to Lawyers as Police Informants. |
| 20/2/2019 | President wrote to all practitioners in regards to Lawyers as Police Informants. |
| 12/2/2019 | The President was interviewed by the Examiner in regards to under-granting of legal aid. He put forward the effects of under-granting and the effect on lawyers engaging in this work. Explained the policy shift and what it means for us. Pointed to the chronic underfunding at federal level and invited her to contact Arthur Moses SC re this issue on funding generally. |
| 12/2/2019 | The President wrote to all legal practitioners and LACT commissioners in regards to undergranting. |
| 6/2/2019 | Wrote to the DOJ in relation to Criminal Code Amendment (Bullying) Bill 2018. |
| 6/2/2019 | Wrote to the Legislative Council in regards to Sentencing for Serious Sex Offences Against Children. |
| 1/2/2019 | The President and Chris Gunson SC met with the President of the Tasmanian Bar. |
| 1/2/2019 | The President met with the senior practitioners list. |
| 1/2/2019 | The President and Vice-President met with Murdoch Clarke. |
| 1/2/2019 | The President hosted the Opening of the Legal Year dinner on 1.2.19. |
| 1/2/2019 | The President participated at the Opening of the Legal Year Church Service on 1.2.19. |
| 28/1/2019 | President spoke to the Examiner. Issue: backlog Supreme Court Comment: Support re-appointment of temporary judges however need for more broad reaching reforms. Will work with Govt on that. We see the funding issue as crucial to delay issue and feds are part of the problem. Pointed them to the LCA and justice project. Gave detailed comment on effect, cause and answer with respect to delay. |
| 28/1/2019 | President spoke to ABC News (TV) Issue: Workplaces (protection from protesters) Amendment Bill. Comment: that original act was flawed and we said that at the time of its introduction. The HC held a number of sections to be inconsistent with the constitution in the decision of Brown v Tas. The amendments seek to address that but they are sweeping. Hard to say of still unconstitutional yet. We say should not be indictable, note that penalties have been significantly reduced. Will be part of consultation process and we welcome the opportunity. |
| 17/1/2019 | The Examiner quoted the President in its article in regards to Governor Kate Warner. |
| 16/1/2019 | The President met with his chosen charity StGiles. |
| 15/1/2019 | The President issued a media release in regards to Governor Kate Warner on her current health. |
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