VOLUME 12 • NUMBER 1 • AUTUMN 2015
INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 COMPANY INFORMATION 3 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 4
NEWS IN BRIEF
5 RAY BURROWS TRIBUTE 6 INTRODUCING CARMELO PASQUALE 7 QJA CODE OF CONDUCT 8
N A LIGHTER O NOTE
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2 015 EGM MINUTES
EGM ENDORSES ELECTRONIC VOTING At the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held at State Office on Monday 26 January 2015, the motion to introduce optional electronic voting for the QJA biennial director elections was approved. The minutes of the EGM are published on page 9. The implications of this decision are explained in the President’s Report (page 3).
CHANGES IN BOARD COMPOSITION As advised in the last edition of the Journal, Bob Pilkington has resigned as a director. The QJA Board is very pleased to announce Carmelo Pasquale from Mackay was appointed by unanimous vote of the Board to fill the casual vacancy. An article introducing Carmelo is on page 6. More recently, Senior Vice President (and immediate past President) Ray Burrows has also tendered his resignation. Tributes to Ray’s involvement with the Board are contained in the President’s Report (p.3) and the feature article on page 5.
STATE OFFICE SIGNING SITE SUCCESS
REASONS FOR REJECTION: TRAFFIC INFRINGEMENT STATUTORY DECLARATIONS VALE 10 ROLE OF HONOUR 11 Q & A 12 GUIDELINES FOR WITNESSING ENDURING DOCUMENTS 14 R EGIONAL ROUNDUP 15 BRANCH MEMBERSHIP 16 REGIONAL CONTACTS Helpful Phone Numbers
Since the beginning of 2014, QJA has hosted a JP signing/witnessing site within the State Office premises at Woolloongabba. Initially, the area available was somewhat limited but as a result of recent office renovations, the volunteers and their clients now have a comfortable, spacious and easily accessible processing and waiting area separate from the rest of the office (see photo). Starting slowly, patronage has gradually increased over the last 12 months and based on the numbers attending since the start of 2015, the site looks forward to comfortably processing an average of 100 clients per week or 5,000 per annum for 2015. Thank you to the committed volunteers who provide this service five days a week (11am – 3pm) and the QJA staff members who support them. This service further enhances the profile and reputation of the QJA in Woolloongabba and the associated community. Additional volunteers are always welcome – please contact john.carpendale@qja.com.au.
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL ON THE WAY This issue of the QJA Journal is also available in an electronic format. If we have your email address, you will already have received a message giving you access to several electronic versions. We would like your feedback on which version you prefer, so please let us know. This will guide us in deciding which version of the e-journal to implement.
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