VOLUME 11 • NUMBER 1 • AUTUMN 2014
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THIS ISSUE
QJA PATRON ANNOUNCED AS NEXT GOVERNOR
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPANY INFORMATION
On Wednesday 26 February, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman announced that QJA Patron, Hon Paul de Jersey, AC, Chief Justice of Queensland, would become the State’s 26th Governor when the term of the current Governor, Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley, AC, finishes on 29 July 2014. Warm congratulations and best wishes from QJA.
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT, NEWS IN BRIEF
As our patron, Chief Justice de Jersey meets annually with representatives of the QJA Board to be brought up to date on Association business. At the most recent meeting (early February 2014), the Chief Justice was again generous in his admiration and support for QJA’s role as the peak industry body for honorary justices in Queensland. He also expressed personal interest in the gathering, later this year, of interstate and international justices (see article below).
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2014 EVENTS CALENDAR WOMEN’S LEGAL SERVICE
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RELATIONSHIP ISSUES (extract from QJA Guide to JP Practice)
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CASE LAW – ATTENDING POLICE INTERVIEWS QJA 100TH ANNIVERSARY
12 ROLL OF HONOUR 13 Q & A 14 REGIONAL ROUNDUP 16 REGIONAL CONTACTS INTERSTATE & INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS
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Hon Paul de Jersey AC (second from left) with QJA directors Raymond Young OAM, President Keith Revell and John Carpendale at February 2014 meeting.
VICE PRESIDENTS ELECTED The last issue of the Journal reported the election of Keith Revell as QJA President and Ray Burrows as Senior Vice President. Since then, Directors Chris Porter and David Read were voted (by their fellow directors) to fill the Vice President positions. Congratulations Chris and Dave. Thank you to outgoing Vice Presidents Bob Pilkington, Marian Vierveyzer and Raymond Young OAM for your service to QJA whilst you held these positions.
QJA TO HOST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JP ASSOCIATIONS Over the Labour Day long weekend in October (Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th), QJA will host the 2014 conference of the Australasian Council of Justices’ Associations (ACJA). Representatives of Justices’ Associations from all Australian States and Territories as well as New Zealand will gather in Brisbane to discuss and consider matters of common interest. With many topical JP issues currently being considered in all jurisdictions, the 2014 ACJA Conference promises to be an interesting and important event. At present, QJA provides two ACJA office bearers. QJA Senior Vice President Ray Burrows is the ACJA President whilst the ACJA Registrar is QJA Director John Carpendale.
Serving Queensland’s Honorary Justices since 1918