Full Record

A regular column on advocacy which is to represent the interests of members and the wider community, for which the Law Institute actively seeks to influence policy and legislation through lobbying and submissions to government, the courts and other bodies. The column has a LIV and the media column, which lists all instances of note in the media for the preceeding months > Some entries in this months column include:- ; International commercial arbitration - Australian Centre for Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) meeting with President and CEO ; Body corporate laws - Meeting CEO and John Lenders, Minister for Finace and Consumer Affairs - shortcomings in existing body corporate laws ; Federal awards and law firms ; Family court study - Submission ; Meeting on Young Person's Commissioner - President - Youth Affairs Council of Victoria - drafting of Bill ; Unfair dismissal procedures - LIV workplace Relations Section - Letter - Australian Industrial Relations Commission - Procedure in this jurisdiction ; Short-term judges - meeting discuss a proposal to draft remporaty judges to cope with busier periods in the courts ; Free trade agreement - meeting ; American Bar Association - Conference for 2003 ; David Hicks ; Legal Regulation - meeting re: - legal system ; Meeting with Justice Department - new regulatory system