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From the CEO

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Date: Wednesday 16th November 2016

Time: 4:30pm

Venue: Law Society Council Room, 3rd Floor, 9 Cavenagh Street,

Darwin, Northern Territory

For your information links to the available AGM documents:

1. Agenda

2. Nomination Form

3. Proxy Form

4. Minutes of AGM held 11 November 2015

5. 2015/2016 Annual Report

These documents are also available in the “members only” section

of the website.

Proxies

If you are unable to attend the AGM in person you may appoint a

proxy. A Proxy Form is attached or may be downloaded from the

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21 November 2016

12.30 pm - 2.00 pm

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Law Society AGM web page. Once you have appointed a proxy

you will not be able to vote at the meeting in person.

Nominations for Council Positions

Nominations must be lodged seven clear days before the AGM ie:

by close of business (5:00pm) Wednesday 9th November

2016. Nominees are encouraged to provide a recent photo and

curriculum vitae for posting on the AGM web page to

[email protected].

Updates

The latest AGM information will be available from the AGM

webpage in the “members only” section of the Society’s website.

You will need your membership number to access this information.

The AGM webpage will be updated with the audited financial

statements of the Society and information about nominees for

Council.

AGM Assistance

If you have previously registered for member access on the

Society’s website your email address will be your username. If you

have not previously registered for the member only section of the

Society’s website you will need your membership number. Your

membership number is the six digit number immediately following

the letters in the practising certificate number. If you have any

queries or require assistance with accessing the AGM webpage

please email the Society at [email protected] and we

will assist you.

Chappell v Griffin Coal Mining Company [2016] FCA

1248

This case is an application for an interlocutory injunction to restrain

use of a secretly obtained video recording by a company of an

employee. The Court had to decide if the recording breached the

Surveillance Devices Act.

The challenges of International commercial litigation

in Australia

The Honourable Chief Justice Bathurst of the Supreme Court of

NSW delivers this paper on the challenges of international

commercial litigation in Australia.

Panama: the hidden trillions

Alice Springs

Register here

Forensic Evidence

22 November 2016

1.00 pm - 2.00 pm

LSNT Council Room

Register here

Public workshops:

Calendar

Northern Territory Bar Association

Northern Territory Women Lawyers'

Association

Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory

Northern Territory Young Lawyers



In this eye-opening article, Alan Rusbridger recalls a conversation

with a reporter who worked on the Panama Papers: 'Previously, we

thought that the offshore world was a shadowy, but minor, part of

our economic system. What we learned from the Panama Papers

is that it is the economic system.' In the first of two pieces, the

former Guardian editor reveals the massive scale of global tax

avoidance facilitated not only by the Panamanian law firm Mossack

Fonseca, but by an international system that developed as early as

the 1960s with the end of the British empire.

Okwume v Commonwealth of Australia [2016] FCA

1252

This case is an interesting case about false imprisonment of an

applicant detained under s189 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).

Indigenous Healers

Is there a place for Indigenous Healers in Australia's Health

System? The ngangkari, who treat spiritual ailments along with the

mental and physical, believe that they can help their community in

ways that Western medicine misses. Read the article here.

2017 Bali Conference: call for papers

The 16th biennial CLANT Bali Conference will be held from 24 to

30 June 2017. Once again, the conference will be organised by

Solusi Business Solutions. Contact Solusi to register your interest

in attending.

The fragrant and topical 2017 conference theme is "Justice on the

sniff of an oily rag".

The conference organising committee is now calling for 30 minute

long papers. Kindly register your interest with the conference

organising committee by 30 November 2016.

Families with complex needs

This is the final report to the Attorney-General on the issue

of families with complex needs and the family law and child

protection systems. It concentrates on opportunities to enhance

collaboration and information sharing within the family law system

as well as other support services such as child protection, mental

health, family violence, drug and alcohol, Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander and migrant services.

Advertise vacancies on

the RRR Law website

IT'S FREE!

The Society is pleased to

endorse this human rights

campaign. For more

information visit the website.

Legal Vacancies

Judge - Alice Springs

Principal Solicitor -

Darwin

2 x Criminal Solicitors

- Darwin

Tenant Community

Worker and Advocate

- Darwin

Youth Justice Legal

Officer - Alice Springs

Policy Lawyer -

Canberra



Update to NT Supreme Court Website

The Supreme Court has updated its website. Under the FOR

LAWYERS tab, a new section titled Bail Secured by Real

Property has been added and provides links to the relevant

guidelines, bail conditions, and the precedent forms covering

mortgage, caveat and general consent.

Victorian Legal Services Commission v Low [2016]

VCAT 1584

In this case, a legal practitioner seeks an application for

anonymisation in an unsatisfactory professional conduct hearing. A

cautionary tale for family lawyers

Pham v Legal Services Commissioner [2016] VSCA

256

This case is about a legal practitioner appealing a decision of a

professional misconduct finding against him for swearing a false

affidavit.

Update from the ATO

Work continues on a number of initiatives to improve the way the

ATO produces, communicates and delivers public advice and

guidance to provide our clients with greater levels of certainty as

early as possible. The latest of these initiatives to launch is the

Advice under development program.

Replacing both the ‘Public Rulings’ and ‘Law Administration

Practice Statements’ Programs, this new initiative provides a more

contemporary and comprehensive picture of the public advice and

guidance we are currently developing. Updated monthly, our clients

are provided with details for each issue being addressed such as

its purpose and when we expect to publish.

In another first, not only is a full list of the issues for which public

advice and guidance is being developed provided on ato.gov.au –

relevant individual issues are also listed in Legal Database search

results. For example, a search on the Database for ‘transfer

pricing’ will return results for existing public advice and guidance,

as well as anything currently in the pipeline to address issues on

‘transfer pricing’.



Learn more about a range of other initiatives the Public Advice and

Guidance (PAG) Centre is currently working on at Revolutionising

our approach to public advice and guidance.

Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v DailyMail.com

Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 166 912 465); Mosslmani

by his tutor Karout v Nationwide News Pty Ltd

(ACN 008 438 828); Mosslmani by his tutor Karout

v Australian Radio Network Pty Ltd (ACN 065 986

987) [2016] NSWDC 264

This is a defamation case against several news organisations by a

man with a mullet. The Court mentions the word memes.

Family Law Court Registry Christmas shutdown

The Family court registry in Darwin will be closed from 26

December 2016 until 6 January 2017. For more information and

details of other registries, click here.

Australia's richest law book prize

The Holt Prize is a publishing award which recognises excellence

in unpublished legal works of an academic or practical nature. The

manuscript must be the author's first published work. The winner of

the Holt Prize is awarded $12 000 cash and a publishing contract

with Federation Press. More details on how to enter can be found

here.

Last Chance to have your say

Have you completed the Law Society survey? It's your chance to

comment on things you like and don't like about the Society. This is

your last chance to have your say. The survey is completely

confidential and the identity of survey respondents will remain

anonymous to the Society at all times. The survey closes on 31

October 2016. The survey can be completed online at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lawsocnt.

EVENTS

RSPCA Save the Paw Ball

29 October 2016

Skycity Beachside Pavilion

More details here



Variety of Chefs 2016 Silver Anniversary Dinner

5 November 2016

The Pavillion Skycity

See more details here

Asia Pacific Coroners' Society Conference

8-10 November 2016

Perth

See more details here

WA Bar Association - French Colloquium

24 November 2016

Perth WA

See more here

NT Women Lawyers AGM

4.30 pm

25 November 2016

ADC Level 7, 9-11 Cavenagh St

ABA - Advanced Trial Advocacy

23-27 January 2017

Sydney

See more here

COURTS

Latest NT Cases

Keep up to date on the latest decisions of the Supreme Court

here.

High Court Bulletin

Keep abreast of what is happening in the High Court here.

Find the latest Overseas Decisions Bulletin here

Family Court Bulletin

Read the Family Court Bulletin here

LAW COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

Latest Submissions

You can view the latest submissions here.

LEGISLATIONThe Firearms and Weapons Control Legislation Amendment Act



commenced on 12 October 2016.

OTHER MATTERS and MEDIA

Almond Hummus Recipe

Hands down, this is an epic hummus recipe.

Mushroom-Spinach Soup

This soup looks and sounds delicious.

Crimes of grammar

This is a good article on the horrors of writing and getting it right.

Service by WhatsApp

In this article, Lawyers beat evasive tactics by serving papers by

WhatsApp.

Roy and HG

Wikipedia has a very funny guide to Roy and HG's nicknames in

the State of Origin commentary.

Julian Assange

This long read (and/or podcast) by Andrew O'Hagan is a

fascinating journey into the mind of Julian Assange.

Introverts and Extroverts

This article explains the difference between introverts and

extroverts.

You will cry from laughing listening to this

In 2010 Joel and his girlfriend moved from Sydney to Berlin to try

and fix their broken relationship. After a month she left him and

flew back home. To try and win her back, Joel emailed her 90

minutes of audio recordings that contained; horrendous anecdotes,

horrible Hollywood clichés and he even passed off Pearl Jam lyrics

as his own.

He recently found these lost files and sat down with some friends,

stand-up comedians and a therapist to analyse the lies, depression

and desperation that a breakup brings. Catch it all here.

Missing Something?



Is there something missing from your Practitioner? Do you have

any ideas or information you would like to be kept up-to-date on? If

so, email us at [email protected]

A guide to working with remote community dogs

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Office location: Level 3, 9 Cavenagh Street, Darwin NT, 0800

Mailing address: GPO Box 2388, Darwin NT, 0801

Telephone: 08 8981 5104

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