Archive – Recent Activities 2020
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 |
9/11/2020 | Executive Director met with Hobart Community Legal Service and Centre for Legal Studies representatives to discuss the Duty Lawyer Service in 2021 |
9/11/2020 | Property law Committee meeting |
5/11/2020 | Family Law Committee |
5/11/2020 | The President, Executive Director and Will Justo met with the Attorney-General of Tasmania |
5/11/2020 | The President and Executive Director met with Ella Haddad MP |
3/11/2020 | BLE Meeting |
3/11/2020 | The Executive Director attended the Tasmanian Legal Assistance Forum (TasLAF) |
27/10/2020 | Elder & Succession Law Committee Meeting |
27/10/2020 | Criminal Law Committee met with DOJ in regards to Youth Justice Amendment (Searches in Custody Bill 2020 |
27/10/2020 | Criminal Law Committee Meeting |
21/10/2020 | EDI Meeting |
21/10/2020 | Elder & Succession Law Committee – Submission to the Department of Justice on Guardianship & Administration Amendment (Adance Care Directivces) Bill 2020 |
20/10/2020 | Property & Commercial Law Committee – Further Submission on Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge Reform to Department of Treasury & Finance and Tasmanian State Revenue Office; submission advocating a response to the Society’s previous Private Rulings submissions |
17/10/2020 | Council Meeting |
16/10/2020 | AGM – Law Society of Tasmania |
15/10/2020 | Centre for Legal Studies board meeting |
13/10/2020 | Executive Committee Meeting |
12/10/2020 | Attraction & Retention Working Group Meeting |
9/10/2020 | President, Vice President and Executive Director met with Chief Justice Alstergren, Tas Bar and Family Law Practitioners Association concerning judicial appointments and the Launceston Family Court registry |
8/10/2020 | Executive Director met with Victorian Department of Justice and Community Services to discuss increasing lawyer competency when dealing with family violence |
7/10/2020 | Regional AGM meetings held |
6/10/2020 | Litigation Committee meeting |
5/10/2020 | Property & Commercial Law Committee meeting |
5/10/2020 | Representatives from the Elder & Succession Law Committee met with the Director of Strategic Legislation and Policy in regards to Advance Care Directives Bill Briefing |
5/10/2020 | President and Executive Director met with Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Justice to discuss issues of interest and to provide organisational updates |
1/10/2020 | Executive Director met with the Director of Legal Aid |
28/9/2020 | Executive Committee meeting |
25/9/2020 | Council member Evan Hughes and the Executive Director met with Magistrates Court representatives about better access to court information |
24/9/2020 | Executive Director and Council members Simon Gates and Helen Bassett were taken on a tour of the proposed Burnie courts buildings |
16/9/2020 | Meeting of the investment committee |
16/9/2020 | Contract of Sale Working Group Meeting |
15/9/2020 | Employment, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Meeting |
10/9/2020 | Executive Director and Vice-President attended the Tasmanian Bar website launch |
8/9/2020 | Property & Commercial Law Committeee Meeting |
7/9/2020 | Council meeting |
5/9/2020 | President, Executive Director and Law Society Director Rohan Foon attended the quarterly directors meeting of the Law Council of Australia |
4/9/2020 | President and Executive Director attended meetings of Law Society Chief Executives, Law Society Presidents and the Conference of Law Societys |
3/9/2020 | President attended a Rural Regional and Remote Law Council Working Group meeting |
3/9/2020 | Family Law Committee meeting |
3/9/2020 | The Executive Director met with the Director of the Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania |
2/9/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the Executive of the International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives |
1/9/2020 | Litigation Sub-Committee |
25/8/2020 | Deputy Executive Director and PCL subcommittee met with the SRO to discuss interest applied to duties transactions; HomeBuilder Grants – timing of funding after transfer effected; FIDS submissions; and COVID relief land tax exemption. |
25/8/2020 | Contract of Sale PCL Working Group Meeting |
25/8/2020 | Criminal Law Committee Meeting |
25/8/2020 | Centre for Legal Studies Board meeting |
24/8/2020 | Vice President spoke on ABC radio on the Dangerous Criminal and Electronic Monitoring Bills |
19/8/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of state and territory law society CEO’s |
18/8/2020 | Executive Director attended a Department of Justice briefing on the court backlog bill |
11/8/2020 | President spoke to the Advocate on the proposed Burnie court relocation |
10/8/2020 | Deputy Executive Director and PCL Contract Review Subcommitee met with CEO of REIT and REIT Reps |
7/8/2020 | Law Foundation Meeting |
6/8/2020 | The Executive Director met with the Director of the Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania |
6/8/2020 | Council Meeting |
6/8/2020 | Family Law Committee Meeting |
5/8/2020 | Law Society CEOs Meeting (meeting of all CEOs of law societies across Australia) |
4/8/2020 | Litigation Committee Meeting |
4/8/2020 | Board of Legal Education Meeting |
4/8/2020 | Elder & Succession Law Committee Meeting |
3/8/2020 | Property & Commercial Law Committee Meeting |
30/7/2020 | Medico-Legal Working Group meeting |
27/7/2020 | The President attended the National Round table Addressing Sexual Harassment |
24/7/2020 | The Society’s Governance Working Group meeting |
23/7/2020 | The Executive Director met with Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania to discuss the Commission’s proposed conflict of interest policy |
22/7/2020 | Executive Director attended the Administration of Justice – Service Delivery Meeting |
21/7/2020 | The President spoke to the ABC around cyber fraud |
21/7/2020 | The President attended the Working Group with the Courts, the Prison and Legal Aid |
21/7/2020 | The Executive Director attended the Pilot Intermediary Scheme Steering Committee (PISSC) Meeting |
21/7/2020 | Employment, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting |
20/7/2020 | PCL Working Group – Contract Review Survey |
16/7/2020 | Executive Director met with the CEO of Legalsuper to discuss responses to COVID-19 and end of financial year |
15/7/2020 | Practising certificates were issued to all legal practitioners |
16/7/2020 | The President wrote to the Chief Justice and Chief Magistrate in relation to sexual harassment and the courts’ response to recent revelations |
6/7/2020 | Executive Director met with Department of Justice Secretary and Deputy Secretary and discussed Burnie court upgrade timetable, practitioner numbers, judge alone trials and sexual harassment in the legal profession |
6/7/2020 | Property law committee meeting |
3/7/2020 | Submission on the Review of the Strata Titles Act 1998 |
2/7/2020 | Council Meeting held |
2/7/2020 | Executive Director met with the Director of Legal Aid |
1/7/2020 | PCL Committee submissions – draft commercial tenancies relief regulations: COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Commercial Leases) Regulations 2020 |
1/7/2020 | President spoke to the Advocate on Criminal Code and Sentencing Act amendments |
1/7/2020 | President spoke to the media on sexual harrassment in the law |
30/6/2020 | Criminal Law Committee meeting |
29/6/2020 | Executive Director attended the swearing in of Magistrate Hartnett |
27/6/2020 | Rohan Foon, President and Executive Director attended a meeting of the Law Council of Australia directors |
26/6/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of state and territory CEO’s |
26/6/2020 | President attended a meeting of state and territory Law Society Presidents |
Deputy Executive Director and PCL Subcommitee met with LGAT (21st Century Councils Consultation) | |
24/6/2020 | President spoke to the Examiner and the Advocate on drug driving laws |
24/6/2020 | President spoke to the Examiner and the Advocate on the Northern Prison |
24/6/2020 | President spoke to the Examiner and the Advocate on sexual harrassment in the legal profession |
23/6/2020 | Elder & Succession Law Committee meeting |
19/6/2020 | The President spoke to the Examiner and Advocate on Drug Driving Laws |
19/6/2020 | The President spoke to the Examiner and Advocate on the Northern Prison |
18/6/2020 | Centre for Legal Studies board meeting |
16/6/2020 | EDI Meeting |
11/6/2020 | Vice-President participated in a radio interview on ABC with Leon Compton in regards to parenting Orders and COVID-19 |
6/6/2020 | The President was quoted in an Advocate article calling for judge alone trials |
5/6/2020 | President appointed a member of Law Council Standing Committee: Rural, Regional and Remote Committee |
5/6/2020 | Joint letter from the Law Society, Tas Bar and Legal Aid to the Chief Justice in relation to the resumption of court business |
4/6/2020 | The President was quoted in an Advocate article on funding announcement for the Burnie Court upgrade |
4/6/2020 | Family Law committee meeting |
3/6/2020 | Executive Director attended the Administration of Justice Meeting |
2/6/2020 | Board of Legal Education meeting held |
2/6/2020 | Litigation committee meeting |
1/6/2020 | President wrote to the Attorney-General in regard to Burnie Court House funding |
1/6/2020 | Property & Commercial Law Committee |
30/5/2020 | The President was quoted in the Mercury on ‘one punch’ laws |
29/5/2020 | LCA President’s meeting |
28/5/2020 | The President was quoted in an Advocate article on fast tracking the Burnie Court upgrade |
27/5/2020 | Law Society CEO’s Meeting |
27/5/2020 | Council member Philippa Wilshire attended the COVID 19 Hobart Magistrates Court Response meeting |
Law Society’s member legal practice / business financial relief program announced | |
27/5/2020 | Submissions – issues identified by the profession concerning eventual COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Commercial Leases) Act 2020 and (absent) regulations |
25/5/2020 | PC Renewals – new electronic processes launched |
21/5/2020 | Working Group Strata Titles Meeting |
20/5/2020 | Law Society CEO’s Meeting |
20/5/2020 | Executive Director attended the Administration of Justice Meeting |
19/5/2020 | EDI Meeting |
18/5/2020 | Council meeting |
14/5/2020 | Executive Director met with the Society’s auditors to plan 2019/20 audit |
14/5/2020 | Meeting of the Board of the Centre for Legal Studies Ltd |
12/5/2020 | Deputy Executive Director attended Australian Law Management Group (Law Council of Australia) Meeting |
8/5/2020 | LCA President’s meeting |
7/5/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the CORO working group |
7/5/2020 | CPD Committee meeting |
6/5/2020 | Law Society CEO’s Meeting |
6/5/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the Executive of the International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives |
5/5/2020 | Board of Legal Education Meeting held |
4/5/2020 | Property & Commercial Law Committee held |
1/5/2020 | President and Executive Director met with the President of the Tasmanian Bar |
1/5/2020 | New Committee Year commences |
30/04/2020 | New Committee Year Term (1 May – 30 April) announced |
29/4/2020 | Submissions COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Commercial Leases) Bill 2020 |
29/4/2020 | Elder & Succession Law Committee meeting held |
28/4/2020 | Criminal Law Committee meeting held |
27/4/2020 | Submissions to Secretary, Department of Justice: restrictions on north west practice |
27/4/2020 | Deputy Executive Director and PCL Committee Working Group met with DoJ regarding COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Commercial Leases) Bill |
22/4/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the Administration of Justice – Service delivery group |
22/4/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of law society CEO’s |
19/4/2020 | The President spoke to the Examiner on COVID-19 related offences |
18/4/2020 | LCA Directors Meeting |
16/4/2020 | Cyber-security Insurance Policy – All Firm Coverage – Member Benefit Negotiated by Law Society – Announced |
15/4/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of law society CEO’s |
9/4/2020 | The Board of the Centre for Legal Studies met |
9/4/2020 | Law Society CPD Response Program Commences |
8/4/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of law society CEO’s |
6/4/2020 | Meeting of the Council of the Law Society |
6/4/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the Administration of Justice – Service delivery group |
3/4/2020 | LCA President’s meeting |
2/4//2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the Conference of Regulatory Officers working group |
2/4/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of law society CEO’s |
2/4/2020 | Family law committee meeting |
31/3/2020 | President’s Report – COVID-19 Restrictions |
31/3/2020 | PCLC Meeting – COVID-19 Issues |
30/3/2020 | Executive Director attended the Administration of Justice Meeting |
28/3/2020 | Law Society doors close, transition to remote operations, COVID-19 safety and other comms initiatives rolled out |
24/3/2020 | Deputy Executive Director attended a meeting with SRO |
23/3/2020 | LTO/LST Meeting |
23/3/2020 | COVID-19 Resources Portal Published – Law Society Website |
23/3/2020 | First Law Society weekly COVID-19 Update Newsletter issues |
16/3/2020 | Law Society programs close due to COVID-19 related circumstances |
7/3/2020 | President, Executive Director and Law Society Director Rohan Foon attended the quarterly directors meeting of the Law Council of Australia |
6/3/2020 | President and Executive Director attended a meeting of the Conference of Law Societies |
6/3/2020 | Executive Director attended meetings of Law Society and Bar CEO’s |
6/3/2020 | President attended a meeting of Law Society Presidents |
5/3/2020 | Family Law Committee meeting |
4/3/2020 | President spoke at the Soroptimist International Devonport International Women’s Day event |
4/3/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of the Magistrates Court, Criminal & General Bill steering committee |
3/3/2020 | Board of Legal Education meeting |
2/3/2020 | Property and Commercial Law Committee meeting |
28/2/2020 | President spoke with the Examiner regarding the review of sentencing amendments. Story published on 7 March 2020 |
27/2/2020 | Executive Director attended a dinner to mark the retirement of three long serving Centre for Legal Studies directors |
27/2/2020 | Law Foundation Meeting |
27/2/2020 | President and Executive Director met with Shadow Attorney-General |
27/2/2020 | Centre for Legal Studies board meeting |
26/02/2020 | Pro bono Committee meeting |
25/02/2020 | Criminal Law Committee meeting |
24/02/2020 | Executive Director met with law school representatives to discuss curriculum review |
18/02/2020 | Executive Committee meeting |
18/02/2020 | Employment, Diversity and Inclusion Committee meeting |
13/02/2020 | Deputy Executive Director attended a meeting of Law Society and Land Titles Office representatives |
12/02/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting with UTAS and Government representatives to discuss Tasmania Law Reform Institute issues including future funding |
12/02/2020 | Executive Director attended a meeting of law society CEO’s |
6/02/2020 | Professional indemnity insurance claims review with Executive Director, Claims Manager, Broker and Insurers |
04/02/2020 | Elder & Succession Law Committee meeting |
04/02/2020 | Litigation Committee meeting |
03/02/2020 | Property Law Committee meeting |
03/02/2020 | Criminal Law Committee Chair Ian Arendt and Executive Director met with Department of Justice to discuss section 194K of Evidence Act and Dangerous Criminals Act reform |
President attended a celebration of Glen Emmett for 30 years of service as Justice of the Peace | |
President met with the Director of Legal Aus to assist in Legal Aid’s strategic planning, | |
6/2/2020 | Executive Director attended professional indemnity insurance scheme claims review with scheme claims manager Fleur Dewhurst, Society broker Graham Vasileff and representatives from Vero and CGU insurance |
4/2/2020 | Litigation Committee meeting |
3/2/2020 | Property Law Committee meeting |
3/2/2020 | Executive Director and Criminal Committee Chair Ian Arendt met with Brooke Craven, Director Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice to discuss proposed amendments to section 194K of the Evidence Act and to Dangerous Criminal legislation |
29/1/2020 | President spoke to the Examiner about Productivity Commission data on delays in Tasmanian courts |
29/1/2020 | Immediate Past President spoke to ABC television about Productivity Commission data on delays in Tasmanian courts |
23/1/2020 | Executive Committee held |
22/1/2020 | President provided a statement to Win TV and spoke to the Advocate on TLRI report on juries, the internet and social media. Story in Advocate and Examiner |
18/1/2020 | President and Executive Director attended the attraction and retention working group strategic planning day, facilitated by Melissa Lyon at Staffordshire House |
17/1/2020 | President and Executive Director attended the north west new year drinks in Devonport |
15/1/2020 | TLRI Media launch of Final Report No. 29, Review of the Judicial Review Act (Tas) |
6/1/2020 | President and Executive Director attended the north west new year drinks in Devonport |
6/1/2020 | President and Executive Director attended the attraction and retention working group strategic planning day, facilitated by Melissa Lyon at Staffordshire House |