Invitation

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency in partnership with the Australian National University invites you to attend the launch of True Justice Deep Listening: Indigenous Perspectives and Deep Listening on Country.

Your Stories Competition

DCLS invites all past and present members, volunteers and service users to share success stories and anecdotes of their interaction with our service over the years.

Community sponsorship packages are available but the opportunity to secure events and marketing is closing soon!.

The Federal Court of Australia invites practitioners and academics to attend Federal Jurisdiction Seminars:

The Law Society Northern Territory (Society) is disappointed and concerned at the quick passage of the Youth Justice Amendment Act 2021 by the Northern Territory Government on 11 May 2021. The Bill was only introduced last week and despite many submissions to Government strongly opposing the proposed changes it contained, was passed with what appeared to be little or no consultation with the key stakeholders and organisations.

LAW WEEK EVENT! Thursday 20 May 2021: Ethical Pursuit? The CPD trivia quiz with Julian Morrow from the Chaser. For more information and to register, please go to Eventbrite

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-intersection-between-migration-law-domestic-and-family-violence-tickets-149992115455

Jointly organised by LAWASIA, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, Law Council of Australia and the South Pacific Lawyers Association, the series will run over 4 consecutive weeks, every Thursday from 18 February to 11 March 2021 (4 webinars in total).

Registration is complimentary and we encourage all LAWASIA members, friends and supporters to attend one, or all of the webinars on offer.

Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory (CLANT)

Dear friends and members,

The biennial Bali Conference will be held in Darwin, commencing with a cocktail party on the evening of Tuesday 10 August and culminating in our Gala dinner on Friday 13 August 2021.

The conference theme is:

‘I Can’t Believe it’s not Bali – Lock Downs and Lock Ups’

The Australia Day 2021 Honours List has been announced with two local practitioners receiving Honours.

The Society would like to recognise the significant contributions that The Hon. Trevor Riley QC and Mr Hugh Bradley have made to the judiciary, legal profession and the community in careers spanning over 50 years and to offer congratulations on being Australia Day Honours recipients in the categories as follows:

• The Hon. Trevor Riley QC – Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
• Mr Hugh Bradley – Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia

The Northern Territory Law Reform Committee (the Committee) has released a Consultation Paper regarding Mandatory Sentencing and Community-Based Sentencing Options.

The Society’s AGM was held yesterday evening. The Society’s 2019/20 Annual Report and financial statements were approved and copies can be found in the members only section of the Society’s website.

The Society’s 2020 AGM will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday 12 November 2020
Time: 4.30 pm for a 5.00 pm start
Venue: Mirambeena Room, Travelodge Resort – cnr Cavenagh and Lindsay Streets, Darwin NT 0800

NOMINATIONS RECEIVED

Nominations for the upcoming Council elections have now closed. The following nominations have been received:

President: Emma Farnell, Marty Aust
Vice-President: Richard Henschke, Peggy Cheong*
Secretary: Victoria Bell
Treasurer: Matthew Littlejohn

*Since nominations closed, Ms Cheong has withdrawn her nomination for Vice-President.

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

The Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia are implementing a new form on 31 October 2020 – the Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk.

What is the purpose of the new form?

The Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk harmonises the approach taken to risk notification in the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Courts).

The new form will replace and consolidate the three existing prescribed forms of the Courts:

• Notice of Risk,
• Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk of Family Violence (Current Case), and
• Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk of Family Violence (Application for Consent Orders)

while ensuring the Courts’ mandatory obligation to report allegations of child abuse, family violence or risks of child abuse or family violence is being fulfilled pursuant to sections 67Z – 67ZBB of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). The new form will assist in ensuring that families and their children receive appropriate and targeted intervention in the family law system.

The Law Society Northern Territory (the Society) welcomes the announcement that local barrister Mr Miles Crawley SC has been appointed as a Judge of the District Court of South Australia and Deputy President of the South Australian Employment Tribunal.

DARWIN NICHOLS PLACE

21 December to 8 January 2021

• Specialist lists for Directions Hearings, Preliminary Examinations, Domestic Violence, Civil/Work Health, and Mental Health will be suspended.
• There will be a single judge presiding for new custody and urgent listings, with a custody-cut off time of 2:00pm each day.
• Matters should not be adjourned into or bailed to this period.

Pursuant to Practice Direction 1 of 2020 (Electronic Filing in Civil Proceedings), you are no longer required to publish a notice of an intended application for a grant or for resealing in the NT News (or equivalent publication), where that notice is filed electronically with the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.

MEDIA RELEASE -The Law Society Northern Territory (the Society) has expressed its deep concern at the Northern Territory Government’s decision to dissolve the Legislative Scrutiny Committee.