President’s Message

Over the course of the past few months, the Council of the Law Society has been considering issues related to the upcoming referendum including the policy position that the Law Society should adopt, if any, in relation to the proposal to enshrine the Voice in the Australian Constitution.

Further to the Media release sent to members of the Society on 13 July 2023, the Law Council of Australia (LCA) has produced a Guide and Fact sheets to the Legal Profession.

Presented by Tim Scotter

Update to the Profession April 2023

New court process focuses on the safety of children and their families by identifying and addressing issues of family violence and other risks.

The expansion of Lighthouse supports the Courts’ priorities which includes the objective to shine a light on the scourge of family violence, improve the outcome of matters involving family violence and other risks, and to keep children and vulnerable parties safe. Since commencement of the expansion 60% of risk screens have been identified as high risk, with over 400 matters being placed on the Evatt List. This high number is indicative of the prevalence of serious and significant family violence and other family safety risks in, and vulnerability of, families entering the Courts. The Courts are focused on identifying and addressing risk, of all levels, and the importance of screening through Lighthouse cannot be understated.

Presented by Helen Roebuck Principal Scientist - Forensic Biology, Independent Forensic Services

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You are invited to NTYL's AGM and Christmas Party!

Friday, 2 December 2022 | 6:30 pm
Hotel Darwin, 39 Mitchell St, Darwin City NT 0800
Complimentary drinks available

This is a notice to legal practitioners regarding the end of year reduction in services at the local courts.

UPDATE - Our phones are working now. Thank you for being so patient.

Read the Society's media release here.

AS PART OF THE AALA NATIONAL DIGITAL EVENT SERIES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BRANCH PRESENTS:

THE CREDIBILITY RULE

The Society will be closed on Thursday, 22 September 2022 due to the proclaimed day of national mourning for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity has recently published a Benchbook for legal practitioners on working with interpreters.

Presented by: Professor Michael Adams

This seminar explores the developments in information governance and technology which improves decision-making within the corporate governance frameworks. Traditional models of governance are under greater scrutiny and information is the new oil of business and government. We are being challenged with blockchain and decentralised automatous organisation (DAO) to make decisions based on evidence.

.au Domain Administration Limited (auDA) is the non-government regulator endorsed by the Australian Government that develops and administers the rules for domain names in the .au country code Top Level Domain.

It’s that time of the year again. Time to get ready for the annual Ian Morris Memorial Golf Day to be held on Friday 26 August 2022.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is aligning the payment of the Discharge of Mortgage Registration fee with other financial institutions.

Session recordings now available to view online