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INSIDE

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QJA - ESTABLISHED IN 1918 Official Magazine of the Queensland Justices Association

END OF AN ERA 2 COMPANY INFORMATION 3 PRESIDENT’S 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 5

LETTER TO EDITOR

6 REFLECTIONS: THE RAYMOND YOUNG STORY 7

REFLECTIONS: THE

DAVE READ STORY

8 FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIP MATTERS 12 QJA BOARD ELECTIONS NEWS IN BRIEF 13 ROLL OF HONOUR 14 REGIONAL ROUNDUP 15 VALE 16 REGIONAL CONTACTS INSERTS A 2017 BOARD ELECTION: CANDIDATE PROFILES B 2016-17 DIRECTORS’ REPORT, AUDITOR’S REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS C TOOWOOMBA CONFERENCE BROCHURE

For the last decade and more, the composition of the QJA Board of Directors has included these two gentlemen – both of whom have decided not to renominate in 2017.

Raymond Young OAM (left) has been a QJA director since 2003 while Dave Read (right) was first elected in 2007.

In this issue (pages 6&7) we provide in-depth reflections on the personal and business achievements of each of these departing directors.

Both have served the QJA Board and their respective regions (Central Queensland and Wide Bay) with distinction over the period of their directorships with the Board. Their Board colleagues wish them all the best for the post-QJA-Board phase of their life which starts immediately after the 2017 AGM on 4 November.

NEW EDITION OF “THE GUIDE” RELEASED The QJA Board is pleased, proud and excited to announce that Edition 4 of The Guide – released in July 2017 – is a complete revision of its predecessors. Every chapter of the new, more comprehensive Guide contains content not present in previous editions. Some chapters are totally new, some have been completely re-written while others have been enhanced with helpful new features like Tips and flowcharts.

Edition 4 of the Guide is available in both the traditional hard-copy, looseleaf binder format or as an eBook – either of which can be purchased online at the QJA Shop. To give QJA members a sample of the style, flow and content of this new edition, Chapter 14 – Family and Relationship Matters – has been extracted and reproduced in its entirety in this issue (pages 8-11).

The Guide’s editor (former Registrar Greg Cuthbert) worked diligently for many months to produce the new edition and on 26 June he called at the QJA office for the official hand-over to the QJA Board which is deeply appreciative of the excellent work undertaken by Greg to develop this high-quality addition to QJA member resources.

2017 BOARD ELECTION Once again in 2017, QJA members are encouraged to use our electronic voting system to cast votes for candidates in this year’s Board election. The polling period starts on 1 September and concludes on 13 October. A brief explanation of the election process is included on page 12 and the biographies of candidates are Insert A to this issue

2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORTING Insert B to this issue of the Journal includes the 2016-2017 Financial Statements, Auditor’s Report and Directors’ Report while the President’s Annual Report is featured on pages 3-5. These items are all included in the agenda for the 2017 Annual General Meeting to be held at 4:30pm on Saturday 4 November at the Toowoomba City Golf Club (meeting notice and agenda included with the previous [Winter 2017] issue).

TOGETHER IN TOOWOOMBA All QJA members are encouraged to get together in Toowoomba on Saturday 4 November for the 2017 QJA State Conference and AGM as detailed in the conference brochure - included as Insert C to this issue. To register for this event, click this link: Conference Serving Queensland’s Honorary Justices since 1918

Mr Raymond Young OAM JP (Qual) Telephone (07) 4927 4155 Mobile 0405 624 648 Email ray.young@qja

DIRECTORS

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TheMr Honourable Justice John GordonChief JP (Qual) Catherine Holmes Mobile:E0415 589 047

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Board of Directors

Mr Keith Revell JP (Qual) Telephone: (07) 3803 4337 Keith Revell JP (Qual) Mobile: 0411 134 841 M: 0411 134 841 Email: keith.revell@qja.com.au E: keith.revell@qja.com.au

President

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Mr Doug Hull JP (Qual) Telephone: (07) 4128 0294 Marian Vierveyzer JP(Qual) Raymond Young OAM JP(Qual) M: 0415 418 320 M: 0405 624 648 Email: doug.hull@qja.com.au

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PRESIDENT’S 2017 ANNUAL REPORT For the annual General Meeting to be held on 4th November 2017 The Directors’ Report and Financial Statements, contained within the September issue of the Journal and as published on our website, summarise the achievements of the last financial year but I would like to expand on a few points.

We must always remember that we are a Membership organisation, first and foremost, and we are here to support you - our Members. Rest assured that as a Board that is always front and centre in our discussions and plans. While we may seem at times to focus on pre-appointment training, this is because this is a key opportunity to attract new Members and to ensure you benefit from the tools, technologies and content that we utilise to deliver the training program.

Financial The budget for the 2016-2017 financial year forecast a minor surplus at year-end and your Board is very pleased to report that as a result of careful financial management through cost containment, delivering savings, and increasing sales, a moderate surplus has been achieved which has exceeded our original budget estimates.

The Board faces the challenge of delivering a financial result which makes us sustainable in the long term, enables us to improve and expand our services to you, our Members, to the community, and to our Students, while ensuring our fees and subscriptions are reasonable and acceptable.

While we may want to be able to provide our services for free, the reality is that we have bills to pay, we receive no government funding and are completely self-sufficient, unlike some interstate JP Associations who are financially supported by their governments in some way. So we have to charge for Membership and to attend some functions. The QJA Board is determined to contain costs and keep our fees and charges as low as is reasonable but as our suppliers increase their costs so too must we.

Competition is a fact of life in a business selling services and we face competition from a few quarters. From the Department of Justice and Attorney-General who offer services to all JPs and C.Decs, usually at no cost, rival RTO’s delivering preappointment training, and even suppliers who sell merchandise that we enhance by adding value and re-selling. Our goal is to always add value, to be ahead of the competition, to provide new services and innovations before anyone else, and to be seen as the preeminent organisation supporting Queensland’s JPs and C.Decs.

Centennial Celebrations As we approach 2018 we mustn’t forget that our great organisation has been around for nearly 100 years and next year we should celebrate that achievement. Founded as an unincorporated association on 17th September 1918, QJA was initially registered under section 30 of the Companies Act 1931 on 20th August 1948 and later under Section 383 of the Corporations Act 2001 as a Public Company limited by Guarantee.

To promote and celebrate our pending centennial (2018), the Board has approved the introduction of a special logo (modelled closely on our standard [copyrighted] logo - which remains unchanged). The subtle differences are the replacement of

(a) the letters “JP” in the centre of the crest with “QJA” and (b) the words “QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSN.” in the bottom banner with “CELEBRATING 100 YEARS, ESTD. 1918”.

The Centennial logo will be featured prominently through to 2018.

A conference working party has already started planning the Centennial State Conference to be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday 3rd November 2018 complemented with a Gala dinner that evening. Plus a team is developing ideas for events that can be celebrated throughout the State and at Branch meetings.

Governance Our four main Goals (in no particular order of importance) are: 1.

Training - Delivery and expansion of accredited quality training.

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Marketing - Create and improve brand awareness

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Membership - Improvement of member retention and participation

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Community Engagement - Increase community engagement - serving your local community

The Board held planning sessions in October and April to expand our strategic plan, further develop the Goals, and identify actions to be implemented. As a volunteer Board of Management, I take my hat off in respect to the amount of work your Directors contribute to this organisation - they are always available to assist the local Branches, they take on extra duties to further the goals of the company, and attend Board meetings, planning days, and workshops.

Let me take this opportunity to sincerely thank my fellow Directors who without their commitment, support, and enthusiasm we would be unable to deliver the successful programs and services available to you today. In the October session our office staff had the opportunity to workshop their ideas which were presented to the Board and then incorporated into the overall plans for the company.

Training This year another milestone was reached on our training journey.

In April 2009 QJA gained Registered Training Organisation (RTO) status and on 3rd August 2016 was appointed by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) as a “Delegate”.

RTO’s are only invited to be part of this program if: • they have been registered for at least five years • they have been renewed by ASQA without audit or have been renewed with no non-compliances identified at audit, and • where there are no outstanding regulatory concerns or regulatory actions being taken against the RTO. The accredited course we used to teach 30942QLD – Course in Providing Community Justices Services (Commissioner for Declarations) (Justice of the Peace [Qualified]) expired on 31 December 2016.

On 12th December 2016 the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) approved the new course 10276NAT Course in Community Justice Services (Commissioner for Declarations) (Justice of the Peace [Qualified] which became effective on 1st January 2017.

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PRESIDENT’S 2017 ANNUAL REPORT (CONT.) On the 15th December 2016 QJA entered into a licence with TAFE Queensland to deliver this new course for a term of 4 years. As of 30th June 2017 9 other RTO’s were licenced to deliver this course. The QJA engages with the licence holder, TAFE Queensland, and participates in the Curriculum Development Advisory Committees along with other RTO’s, to provide control, improvements, and development of the course.

In February the annual Trainer Moderation day was held in Brisbane. This is an event where all QJA Trainers gather to discuss improvements to the course delivery, identify areas that could be updated, and prepare for the changes that are foreseen in the year ahead. Our approach has always been to deliver a quality training program which enables our Students to be competent and capable new honorary justices. As a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) we are governed by a National framework administered by a Federal authority with responsibility to audit compliance of the RTO program, so we have to always be diligent and ensure we comply with all the relevant legislation and standards.

A tremendous amount of effort has being expended as we implement a new pre-appointment course programme across our classroom and online training courses and exams and we have teams re-developing the content and presentation. A lot of you may wonder what the benefit of all this work is to you. The fantastic work the QJA Trainers put into the pre-appointment programme enables us to engage with the Students, who could become Branch Members, who may be sitting beside you at a signing centre one day, and the knowledge gained through our pre-appointment training work flows through into the Professional Development programmes in the Branches and online, that will be of benefit to us all.

Marketing In June we announced the release of the new format QJA public website at http://qja.com.au. It has been designed to display on all devices so even on your mobiles and tablets it should still look good and be usable. Every Branch and Contact Group now has their own dedicated page and news bulletins are easier to find. You will also notice the Members Portal pages and the Members and Training website all have the same look and feel.

Earlier this month we also implemented a simplified login process which synchronise your passwords across these services and means you only have to login once. The QJA also engaged with a company which specialises in optimising web searches across a number of search and social media platforms to ensure our profile and company name is top of the list.

Community Engagement The Board launched the Community Engagement Program this financial year. The aim of this program is to assist branches to get involved in their own communities. It gives suggestions of how to do this and all the while may also assist branches who might be struggling with attendance or to freshen up their approach to meetings or professional development workshops. Branch members can determine if they wish to take up the suggestions and to what degree. The initiative is purely voluntary.

To give an incentive to branches and individual members, an Award program rewards those who have achieved a growth in engagement such as increased membership of the branch, or a growth in meeting attendance and may also assist the way we, as Justices, participate in community events not just as volunteers at Signing facilities. This initiative aims to expand the public’s awareness of the role of Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations.

Congratulations to the inaugural winners of the QJA Annual Awards for outstanding performance - Branch of the Year – Hornibrook Branch, Member of the Year – David Harris, and Community Engagement Award - Logan Branch. The 2016 Awards were presented at the QJA State Conference Dinner in Rockhampton on Saturday 29 October.

Australasian Council of Justices’ Associations The Australasian Council of Justices’ Associations (ACJA) is a forum for JP associations across Australia and New Zealand which come together to share experiences, to learn from each other, to debate matters impacting JPs, and to investigate opportunities to leverage our collective knowledge which will benefit JPs in each jurisdiction and ultimately the community we all serve.

The QJA - along with 16 other Australian and New Zealand JP Associations - is a member of the Australasian Council of Justices Associations (ACJA).

As part of our participation, a few of us have been working together to see if we could develop a generic set of introductory training modules which could be used across most jurisdictions.

We recognise that we will never have 100% membership of the total market. Our goal should be to attract those JPs and C.Decs who want to be best at their job, who want to achieve “best practice” and who want to be the best they can. And we must be positioned to be able to deliver on that promise to be the preeminent organisation for Queensland’s honorary justices.

We are also working together to see if we can develop a set of JP accreditation tools that can be utilised by us and other Associations. Many industry and professional bodies implement similar schemes. These range from legal, medical, financial, through to Quality Assurance organisations.

Employing or using the services of a member accredited by these bodies assures a consistent level of knowledge, skill and behaviour. This program offers recognition to authorised witnesses who have taken the time to undergo training, work at signing centres and improve their proficiency as an authorised witness. This programme will assure that an authorised witness has demonstrated competence against an approved Body of Knowledge in a relevant time frame.

Our Membership growth while consistent, is slow and not as strong as we would like and as a percentage of the total possible market remains in the low percentages. We have implemented strategies and plans through our Community

More work needs to be done to develop the criteria and measurement tools and to determine how this would be implemented in Queensland but we believe it is an initiative worth developing further.

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Engagement, Marketing and Membership Development programs to address those areas.

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Senior President Ray Burrows has held for the new officeJustices of ACJA The QJAVice remains the largest providerwho of training for(Quali 2014. The of this year’s for ACJA conference in was ofPresident the Peace ed) success and Commissioner Declarations due to the outstanding efforts of Director John Carpendale who through Queensland and, as a not-for-prot, all monies earned after costs focus,back dedication, and attention delivered asupporting remarkable arehispassed to the local Branchestoordetail into programs timetable of events: from the welcome at the Banco court you, our Members. With the addition of this new Online coursehosted we by offer our patron Justice Tim Carmody, the locations conferencethan held Professional Development/Community now a widerChief selection of course formats attomore in the else.

Supreme Court building with guest speaker Damien Mealey, anyone In addition, our Students bene t from being part of a Following earlier announcements about our online Professional JP Branch Registrar, to the AGMminded dinnerJPs held inC.Decs the Balmoral room network of over 6,000 community and supported Development refresher courses which enable you to update the 30 Brisbane Cityacross Hall with guest speaker Justice Thomas, byofover Branches Queensland, to David help them asof and refresh your Commissioner for available Declarations or Justice President of QCAT. they take their  rst steps on their journey as a Queensland Honorary the Peace (Qualified) skills, I have been delighted to see the Justice.

The rapid annualuptake State Conference wasinthis year hosted the Redland City of enrolments our three newbyonline modules: Branch whoEssentials, delivered C.Dec an outstanding conference with Essentials. high quality C.Dec Advanced, and JP(Qual) The QJA is Registered (RTO) and thethe speakers in online a polished and Training professional which These courses enable usOrganisation allmanner to refresh ourshowcased knowledge, compliance requirements we have to adhere to are very high. best identify aspects of the QJA. Over 180 delegates attended the event If and areas that may require more study or mentoring, weoverwhelmingly want to continue delivering this training program we must the feedback has been very positive.

Congratulations expand into areas previously avoided, and look at ways we maintain strict standards of accountability and documentation.

This to Chairman Ian our Hawes, Senior Vice President and can increase professional knowledge andRay skillsBurrows so we can does place a burden on the of ce staff which can sometimes cause the Redland City Branch team for an excellent conference.

Special deliver the best service to our customers and the community. delays processing merchandise new applications, workshop mention to the MC of the dayorders, Mrs Pauline Kilburn who managed During QJAimpacted embarked bookings, etc. 2017, If this has you,on wean do exciting apologise. to keep the Politicians and speakers on time and keptnew the initiative delegates called QJA Branch Forum. This involves engaged andthe entertained duringLeadership the day. convening aQJA meeting of the leaders from several Branches The Board of the recognizes that as an RTO weQJA must ensure I am(located delighted to announce that has been reasonably near to oneCaboolture another) to Branch have an Federal in-depth wesuccessful strictly adhere to the requirements as set down by the in their bid and will be hosting the 2015 State Conference. discussion on matters ofprogram mutual interest. far we have held body which manages the RTO and we So recognize this does The conference details are still to be refined and more detailand will successful at ce Childers, Beerwah place avery higher burden Forums on our of staff, soLowood, we are investigating follow but at this stage you can note in your 2015 calendars that it will Beenleigh with 21 branches participating. opportunities to streamline ofce procedures to minimize impacts be held at Bribie Island on Saturday 7th November 2015. on other service delivery areas.

We will you up-to-date as theseof These forums present a unique keep opportunity for members This year we arranged for the Annual General Meeting of the QJA new procedures are implemented. our Branch leadership teams to work together with the leaders to beofheld on the same day as the State conference.

Unfortunately other branches and the QJA itself towards: •

Building constructive relationships and understanding between individual branches

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2015 is an Election Year and all Directors will be standing down and • Enabling thetimetable constructive discussion a new Board elected. The for this process isofasmatters follows:-of mutual interest and concern 1.

John Payne of Hall Payne Lawyers has again kindly agreed • to be Discussing governance the Returning Officer. matters relating to Branch leadership 2.

Nominations will open from 1st June 2015 and details of The success and the very positive feedback received from the Nomination process will be published in the Winter attendees at the Forums held so far has ensured we continue issue of the QJA Journal and on QJA website. the program.

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Nominations will close 5pm Friday 7th August 2015.

QJA continues to support local communities with the provision 4.

Voting opens signing 1st September – Profiles Candidates of over 50 public facilities2015 as part of theof“JPs in the Community” program where JPs and C.Decs volunteer in local shopping centres, libraries, community organisations and courthouses, including the public signing facility at our Head office which is increasing in volume.

The QJA has numerous events scheduled by local Branches across the State. You may only receive notices for the one or two in your area but for the QJA organisation as a whole there are: monthly Branch meetings, annual State Conferences, Pre-appointment classroom and online courses, Branch local Workshops, special events such as International Women’s Day, and special community forums. These are all available through the website so check out the times and venues and I encourage you to attend. By attending local Branch events you keep up-to-date on legislative and procedural changes that affect how you deliver your service, you can enjoy the networking opportunities with fellow Members, and find out more about QJA resources and services available to you as a Member.

Closing I am very proud of the progress the QJA has made due in no small part to the quality, professionalism, and dedication of the Directors, Staff, and Branch Committee volunteers who ensure this great organisation continues to grow and develop the pre-appointment training program, and the professional development and support services for you, our Members

appointed commissioner declarations is tothis notify the the the AGM at the same time as theforconference.

With in mind registrar of any changetotopush the person’s or Caboolture Branch has agreed back the name State Conference date stated the AGM registeronwithin 30 days so that contact we maydetails again as hold the in 2015 the same day of as the the change provide any3reasonable proof the registrar VOLUME 14 • and NUMBER • SPRING 2017 conference. may require of the change.

I am pleased to note that following an extensive review of our lease options tomy thecolleagues occupancyonof Housetheir at Woolloongabba I would likerelating to thank theQJA Board ongoing Toa aid this process theonQJA will pass on tofor JP Branch updated newinthree year lease the current ground floor has office been signed encouragement and support as well as our hardworking contact details when a Member advisesMy us that changes have occurred securing our premises for the future. thanks to Director Dave Read staff and my wife, Gwen, for your time, effort, patience and to who postal address,the phone numbersand orinvestigations email (no other information conducted negotiations on our behalf. during mydo term President.

It has been anon honour isassistance passed on).

If you notaswant your details passed to the JP After over 14 years meritorious service to the QJA Board it is with and a privilege to have been your President.

Branch please note this in your update correspondence. sadness that I accepted the resignation of Director Bob Pilkington.

Your tireless efforts to assist the community as volunteers at Bobregional hascentres decided focushave on other pursuits and has therefore resigned Your Directors been very active over the past few signing ortoindividually within your communities, the from the QJA Board andyour all related positions immediately. months supporting their local Branches new Contact Groups It support you provide to fellow JPs with and effective C.Decs through was a very difficult moment Bob as it in brings to an end in the obviously Bundaberg region, potential newfor Branches theare North, participation in the Branch Network, the new services that over 14 years involvement with the QJA Board.

See the article on Bob successful workshops hostedand by enrich Rockhampton and Logan, being developed to expand our services for you, with later in this Journal. other Branches organising additional workshops, and a greater focus and the dedication and support of the great team of staff in on of services tothat you, Members and thegrowth office, and givesdelivery me encouragement theour opportunities to the broader community so stay tuned. expand our brand, our reach, and our services will continue to Till next time. grow and develop and I look forward to QJA being around for

Till next time, another 100 years.

Keith Revell - President

Keith Revell Keith Revell - President President and Chairman of the Board

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Quite often we will see advice to JPs in Q&A and other forums that includes additional information that is not contained in 5/6/14 8:27:16 will be published Spring requirement issue of the Journal any Act/Legislation/Law etc in as the a specific of JPs along with voting instructions, Proxy Forms, Audited Financial when carrying out their responsibilities (one common example Reports, Directors Reports, etc. for AGM. is both witnesses to a Will signing with the same pen). While 5.

Ballot closes 5pm Friday 16th practice” October 2015. this advice is usually provided as “best or to avoid future6.problems, to remembered that we are not legal When itthehas Ballot has closed Returning Officer will verify professionals in our JP role and even though we have somewill be the ballots submitted and count votes. Results concerns about what at could happen, it is notatour to as the announced the AGM to be held thefunction same time try and avoid any future challenges or consequences of the State Conference on Saturday 7th November 2015. document witnessed or executed (other than ensuring we Subject to approval at the extraordinary general meeting (see Notice carry out our role in accordance with our responsibility).

as insert to this issue of the Journal) Members will be offered the

This additional advice does in fact encourage option of voting onlineororsuggestion by postal ballot.

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I am sure that we have all been in the situation where the person sitting across from us says ‘but the other JP did/said….

Consistency across all JP’s is an essential. JPs are governed under the JAG Dept of the Qld Government and it is their role to ensure consistency & compliance. This will be very difficult with ad hoc advice reaching & influencing JPs. It is my belief we should carry out our role complying with the specific documented, legal requirements governing our role and not incorporating “nice to do” etc that others suggest. After all, if we consider it important enough, surely we should as an organisation or individual, be raising it with the appropriate authority (JAG Dept) so that if it is considered essential, it becomes standard practice with every JP. Geoff Rainford JP (Qual) ED: The legislation governing of the roles for JPs & C.Decs (the Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations Act 1991) spells out what we can and can’t do but not HOW to do it. To give practitioners guidance on the HOW, the Justice Department has produced its Handbooks and QJA has developed The Guide (both mentioned in this issue). The practices and procedures described in these publications are regarded as “best practice” but not legal requirements.

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REFLECTIONS: THE RAYMOND YOUNG STORY Early days The issue of an Australian-born mother (of English and German parents) and a Chinese-born father, I have lived all my life in Rockhampton where my parents operated mixed business shops - combining fresh produce (fruit and vegetables delivered daily from Brisbane by train) with imported Chinese tea, silk, fancy goods and chinaware.

I attended the Rockhampton Boys Grammar School (as a border) and the Gracemere State School (during WWII). My school sporting interests included gymnastics, rugby league, swimming, tennis and athletics. I have won certificates for athletics.

Rockhampton Magistrate Court. I was also involved with the commencement of the Keppel Bay Plaza & Yeppoon Court House Signing Facility which opened in the same year.

I was first elected to the Board in 2003 and have remained a QJA director continuously since then. During my time of my Board membership, I was instrumental in establishing (or reestablishing) QJA branches at Cairns, Townsville, Gladstone, Mackay and Central Highlands. I have very fond memories of my road trip with fellow QJA Director, Dave Read, to the Central Highlands in 2014 (described in some detail in the Spring 2014 edition of the Journal) when we were successful in getting a new branch up and going.

Growing up While growing up I spent a lot of time minding the family shop and, when times were quiet, I developed an interest in sketching. I would draw pencil landscapes in different shades as well as still studies of fruit & vegetables slices (used to advertise our shop’s produce). My artistic talent was developed further when I got some after-school lessons from an art teacher – the end result being my winning some art prizes at the local shows.

Although we lived by traditional Chinese principles and did not celebrate Christmas in our home, I still received many gifts and presents from neighbourhood family friends so I finished with many of the same toys as my Aussie friends (like meccano sets and musical instruments). An aunt taught me to play the piano which I enjoyed.

Work As soon as I finished my schooling, I went straight to work. My first job (away from the family shops) was as bread deliverer to neighbourhood customers - for which I had to learn to drive a motor bike. After a few years, I was offered a job at a flour processor (Denham Bros) but I did not stay long as the flour dust interfered with my breathing. Most of the work I did was driving transport vehicles (for other bosses) but eventually I secured a loan to purchase my own truck and start my own business (Young’s Carrying Service). By the time I retired (some 33 years later), that business comprised thirteen trucks and drivers, four office staff and six hundred customers.

Family I met the love of my life (Laures) at a Chinese function where I used my developing artistic talent to impress her. We were going together for about eight years before we got married in 1961. Over the next ten years, we had five children all of whom we encouraged to develop an interest in sport. The two eldest daughters Diane and Julie enjoyed netball, our third daughter Trudy loved hockey, David (our only son) was into Judo while for our youngest daughter Vicki it was softball.

Since the passing of my beloved Laures, my children (and their families) have been an enormous tower of strength and support for me. I really enjoy the time I spend in the company of my family.

JP & QJA history I first became a JP in 1984 and joined the local QJA group in 1986. In 1988 I was elected Chairman/Convenor of the QJA Central Queensland Regional Sub-Committee and regional training coordinator in 1989. In 2005 we commenced a QJA signing facility at Stockland Shopping Centre at the 6

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My enduring memories of my 14 years on the Board include annual meetings with the Chief Justice of Queensland (and QJA Patron) starting with (photo above) The Hon Paul de Jersey (now State Governor), then The Hon Tim Carmody and more recently The Hon Catherine Holmes. I also had the opportunity to organise four successful State Conferences which gave me a lot of satisfaction.

Other activities Aside from QJA, I have been involved with many community organisations including Junior Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Masonic Lodge, Gymnastics Queensland, Surf Lifesaving, Scouting, various Chinese-Australian organisations and more recently, the Order of Australia.

Awards I have received include Paul Harris Fellow (Rotary), Sports Administrator of the Year, Life membership (Gymnastics Queensland), Rockhampton Citizen of the Year and in 2001 the Order of Australia Medal.

Thank you I wish to thank the past & present Board members and staff for their support and assistance to me during my thirteen years on the Board. It is going to be a very sad day when I retire as a QJA Board member, I will have lots of fond memories, which I will cherish. I will not say goodbye, I hope to meet you all somewhere in Queensland, Take Care; May God be with you all.

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REFLECTIONS: THE DAVE READ STORY Conceived in St George and born in Warwick, Dave Read has been an outdoors boy from the very start. Initially his dad worked for the State department of Irrigation and Water Supply (IWS) but then joined the Police Service - which determined where the family moved to next. By the time Dave was ready to start school, they had landed in Bundaberg where Dave experienced all his schooling.

By his own admission, Dave and schoolwork were not a great mix. When he was at school, his mind was generally somewhere else and he often found more interesting things to do than frontup at the classroom. His fondest recollections of his school days centre on his extra-curricular activities which included camp drafting, polo cross (made the state team), boxing and rugby league football.

As soon as he was able, he left school, moved away from home and found work at cattle stations in Queensland’s central west at places like Taroom, Longreach, Blackall and Aramac. By the time he was 20, Dave had graduated to managing the cattle stations on which he worked. Very comfortable around farm animals, Dave thoroughly enjoyed the country lifestyle but found the pay woefully inadequate.

So he was soon back in Bundy – initially to have a holiday and claim the dole but he couldn’t stomach the inactivity for very long. Using the knowledge and skills he had developed in his youth and at work on the cattle stations, Dave found employment working with horses both as an equine educator and farrier.

Then came an opportunity to join the 1989 Queensland Rail project to electrify the stretch of rail between Torbanlea (near Maryborough) and Gladstone.

Working on this project allowed Dave to utilise and refine his ability to operate all types of mechanised vehicles from trucks and trains to bulldozers and cranes. It was also here that Dave met the love of his life, Debbie (then aged 21), who worked on the Sunlander. They hit it off immediately and after several years’ courtship, they tied the knot. Now married for 24 years, they have two daughters, Jaclyn and Jessica.

After the electrification project finished, Dave went driving trucks for a while then after an accident needed to change things and found his strong voice, his capacity to engage an audience and quick thinking suited him for work as an auctioneer which he took to like a duck to water. By the arrival of the new millennium, he added REIQ qualifications to enhance his employment prospects in the real estate and auctioneering industries.

Since then, Dave has worked exclusively in these callings.

To his recollection, Dave sat for just three examinations in his lifetime (auctioneers licence, REIQ licence and JP(Qual) assessment) gaining near perfect results in each case demonstrating a capacity to absorb and reproduce information that his primary school teachers failed to witness and even now when his former teachers meet with him are astounded at his achievements in life.

Once he started work in the real estate industry, Dave observed first-hand the value of having an in-house JP to witness and certify business documents – so he decided to become one

himself. Since 2000, Dave has been a JP(Qual) and he first became involved with QJA via the formation of the Bundaberg branch in 2003. For the past 14 years Dave has been a fixture on the Branch committee, serving several terms as Branch Chair.

It was under Dave’s leadership that the Bundaberg Branch hosted its first QJA State Conference in 2006 and backed up for another go seven years later in 2013. Both conferences were extremely successful and very well-attended. The Branch also coordinates JPs in the Community signing sites at Hinkler Central shopping centre and the Masonic Lodge (a Dave Read initiative) - this site is the only one in the world of its kind.

Dave was first elected to the QJA Board in 2007 and, having been re-elected on four (4) occasions (2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015), has decided not to contest the 2017 election. His achievements during this time as a QJA director include being a strong and consistent advocate for regional QJA members and personal involvement in the establishment/re-vitalisation of branches/ contact groups at Gympie, Maryborough, Central Highlands, Mt Isa, Howard, Rosedale and Tin Can Bay, Biggenden as well as Bundaberg.

What Dave has especially enjoyed about his time as a representative of the QJA Board is the opportunity to meet and mix with regional JPs and C.Decs and break down barriers to remind them of the benefits and value of QJA membership – which he will continue to do because this is something in which he sincerely believes. Although he will cease to be a QJA director at the 2017 AGM, Dave will remain an active member of the Bundaberg Branch and current chairman for another two years and a passionate QJA advocate.

Away from his JP, QJA and real estate roles, Dave has immersed himself in several other community organisations including his local Masonic Lodge (of which is the Master), the International Order of the Rainbow (local Chair and on the board for QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT and SA) and the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) of which he is a Life Member.

In his spare time (of which there is precious little) Dave enjoys getting off-road in his 4X4, fishing and crabbing in the local waterways, travelling to Arnhem Land to shoot wild Water Buffalo (photo below), revisiting his birthplace (Warwick) and

checking out the handful of farm animals he keeps on leased farmland.

Having learned and mastered the skill of butchering during his youth, Dave retains an abiding interest in producing his own smallgoods – hams, bacon, sausages and salami which he cures in his own private smokehouse in the yard of his Bundaberg home. You can take the boy out of the bush but you can’t take the bush out of the boy! His Board colleagues will miss the big fella.

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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIP MATTERS – THE GUIDE, CHAPTER 14 What Family and Relationship Law issues may be of interest to a JP? A Justice of the Peace or a Commissioner for Declarations may become involved in witnessing family law documents relating to divorces, domestic violence protection orders, civil partnerships and reassignment of sex.

Key Phrases • Annexure – any document that is physically attached to an Affidavit is called an annexure.

• Exhibit – an item that remains separate to the Affidavit and is provided when the Affidavit is read.

• Attachment – an additional sheet of paper, which is a continuation of evidence and still forms part of the deponent’s Affidavit. Attachments must be included in the Affidavit somewhere between the first page and the last page.

• Serving documents - service means giving a party a copy of a court document.

The role of the JP A Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for Declarations may be called upon to witness: • Affidavits relating to divorces. These take place in either the Federal Circuit Court or the Family Court. With respect to divorce applications, the JP has the role of witnessing the Affidavit that must be filed as part of the application. Additionally, if the application must be served on the spouse (because the application is not a joint one), a JP may have to witness other Affidavits proving that the application has been served.

• Statutory Declarations that are part of the application for, variation of, or withdrawal of a Domestic Violence Protection Order.

• Affidavits relating to service of domestic violence documents.

• Statutory Declarations for Reassignment of Sex. • Certificates of no impediment to marriage.

Handy Tips – Family Court Affidavits • All family law documents filed in the Federal Circuit Court or the Family Court must be sworn under Oath or Affirmed.

• Both the Affidavits in the Application for Divorce Kit and the standard form Affidavit provided by the Family Court are documents that meet the requirements for acceptance by the court.

• Annexures and exhibits to Affidavits should be endorsed as described in Chapter 13.

• All pages of the Affidavit provided by the court must be signed by both the JP and the deponent, including page 1 (which does not have a set space for this).

• The standard form Affidavit provided by the court only has a small amount of room to outline evidence (two numbered paragraphs). If more paragraphs of evidence are required, they should be completed on a blank sheet of paper by the deponent, numbered 8

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consecutively and the page/s should be signed by both the JP/Cdec and the deponent. This constitutes an attachment.

Background Information – Family Court Affidavits Affidavits relating to Family Court and Federal Circuit Court Matters The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) allows for a system of no-fault divorce. This means that one (or both) of the married couple can end the marriage if it has broken down irretrievably. In practice, “irretrievably” is defined as the couple having lived apart for more than 12 months. All divorce applications and other family matters that are heard in the Federal Circuit Court (formerly Federal Magistrates Court) or the Family Court will require the applicant(s) to complete and swear (or affirm) an Affidavit.

The Application for Divorce Kit, provided by the Family Court, includes an Affidavit. This kit can be downloaded from the Family Court web site. A standard form Affidavit suitable for all other Family Court matters is also available for download from the Family Court website. Even though the Affidavit supplied has space for both the husband and wife to make sworn statements, it is only necessary for one person to swear/ affirm if both the husband and the wife are not applying jointly to terminate the marriage.

With respect numbered paragraphs of evidence, Family Court provided Affidavit forms often do not provide enough space to write in all the evidence statements. The extra statements that are to be included as evidence are then “attached” as additional pages to the Affidavit. These attachments are to be considered part of the Affidavit evidence and each page must be numbered and signed by both the deponent and witness.

These additional “attached” pages are not annexures.

Once the document has been sworn, the deponent should make two additional copies. One copy is for the applicant, one is served on the respondent (if the application is not a joint one) and the original of the document is filed in the court. Today much of the divorce paperwork can be e-filed (done online).

Re-swearing the Affidavit Sometimes the Affidavit that has been previously sworn and witnessed is later altered or corrected for mistakes, or further information or evidence is added. In such a case, the document should be re-sworn. After doing this, write the following in the area below the original certification and place your seal of office and registration number in the vicinity: RESWORN / REAFFIRMED by the Deponent at ………

On the ……day of ………………………………. 20 …….

Before me ....…………………………………………………

Qualification …………………………………………………

Affidavit of Service If the divorce application is a sole (rather than a joint) application, and has been filed with the court, it must then be served on the spouse. The applicant should decide which way to serve the application; by post or by hand. There are different steps to follow for each type of service.

The following descriptions of the entire service processes are provided as background information. Remember that the JP only becomes involved at the stage where the Affidavit needs to be witnessed.

VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 3 • SPRING 2017 Service by Post If served by post, the applicant for the divorce needs to swear or affirm an Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce) before a person who is authorised to witness Affidavits; for example, a lawyer or Justice of the Peace. This can only be done after the spouse (person on whom the documents were served) completes and signs the Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce) form that was sent with the application.

The person witnessing the Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce) must also complete the annexure note on the Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce). The entire process is as follows: 1. The applicant obtains the following service forms: • Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce), and • Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce).

2. The following documents are posted to the spouse at his or her last known address: • a sealed copy of the Application for Divorce and any other documents filed with the Court, except the copy of the marriage certificate • the Marriage, Families and Separation brochure • an Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce) • a letter asking the spouse to sign the Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce) and return it, and • a stamped self-addressed envelope for the return of the signed Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce).

3. The signed Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce) is returned by the spouse to the applicant. If this document is not returned, the divorce application may instead need to be served by hand.

4. Applicant completes the Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce). All questions on the Affidavit of Service

by Post (Divorce) must be answered, including question 6 which confirms that the spouse has signed the Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce).

Attach the signed Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce) to the Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce).

5. The Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce) needs to be sworn or affirmed before a person who is authorised to witness Affidavits; for example, a lawyer or Justice of the Peace. The person witnessing the Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce) must also complete the annexure note on the Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce). This means that the same JP should witness both documents.

6. The applicant will need to make a photocopy of the completed service forms before filing them with the court.

7. The following service forms need to be filed at court prior to the hearing date: • Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce), and • Acknowledgement of Service (Divorce) An e-File using the Commonwealth Courts Portal (www. comcourts.gov.au) can be used or, if filing at a Family Law Registry, the originals will need to be filed, as well as a photocopy of each of the forms listed above.

Service by Hand If served by hand, the server and applicant must swear or affirm Affidavits. The server must swear or affirm the Affidavit of Service by Hand (Divorce). The applicant will also need to swear or affirm an Affidavit Proving Signature (Divorce).

Both documents must be sworn or affirmed before a person who is authorised to witness Affidavits; for example, a lawyer or Justice of the Peace. The entire process is as follows: 1. The applicant will need to obtain the following service forms: • Affidavit of Service by Hand (Divorce); • Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce); and • Affidavit Proving Signature (Divorce).

2. Choose a person to serve the documents. The documents cannot be served on the spouse by the applicant. The server must be over 18. The server can be a family member, friend or a professional process server.

3. Give the following documents to the server • a sealed copy of the Application for Divorce and any other documents filed with the Court, except the copy of the marriage certificate; • the Marriage, Families and Separation brochure, and • an Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce).

4. The server hands the documents to the spouse. The server must identify the spouse so the Court knows that the documents have been given to the right person. If the server is a family member or friend who knows the spouse, this is enough proof of identity. If the server does not know the spouse, then they must identify him or her.

The server can identify the spouse by: • a photograph • asking questions; for example, ‘What is your full name?’ or ‘Are you the husband/wife of [state name of applicant]?’, or • having another person present at the time of service who knows the spouse.

5. If the spouse accepts the documents, the server must ask him or her to sign the Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce). If the spouse refuses to accept the documents, the server can leave them in the presence of the spouse and state what they are. For example, “Your spouse is applying for a divorce and I am serving you with the divorce application. The divorce application is listed for hearing on [state date] at [state court location]”.

6. The server must then swear or affirm the Affidavit of Service

by Hand (Divorce) before a person who is authorised to witness Affidavits; for example, a lawyer or Justice of the Peace. The server must include any information or attach any documents to the Affidavit of Service by Hand (Divorce) which helped him or her identify the spouse.

If the server identified the spouse with a photograph, the applicant should also prepare a further brief Affidavit stating that the person in the photograph is his/her spouse.

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Signature (Divorce). The applicant will need to swear or affirm the Affidavit Proving Signature (Divorce) before a person who is authorised to witness Affidavits; for example, a lawyer or Justice of the Peace. Attach a copy of the signed Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce) to the Affidavit Proving Signature (Divorce).

8. If the spouse signed the Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce), it must be attached to the Affidavit of Service

by Hand (Divorce). The witness is also required to complete the annexure note at the bottom of the Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce). Note: Question 3 – Date of documents served must be completed.

9. The applicant makes a photocopy of the service forms.

10. The applicant will need to file, with the Court, prior to the hearing date, the following documents: • Affidavit of Service by Hand (Divorce) • Acknowledgement of Service (Divorce), and • Affidavit Proving Signature (Divorce) Background Information - Domestic Violence Until very recently, a Justice of the Peace (Qualified) had the power under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989 (Qld) to issue a summons requiring a person (the respondent) to attend a court hearing relating to the issue of a Domestic Violence Protection Order. This power has now been removed under the overhaul of the Act. The Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 now sees the Justice of the Peace (Qualified) and a Commissioner for Declarations playing only a witnessing role for Statutory Declarations that are part of the application for, variation of, or withdrawal of a Domestic Violence Protection Order.

Witnessing procedures relating to such applications are the same as for witnessing a statutory declaration (see Chapter 5 for more details). The statutory declaration that is witnessed by the Justice of the Peace can found at the back of form (which in this case is form DV1).

An application regarding a protection order may be made to a Magistrates Court by: • the aggrieved (the person who has suffered domestic violence); or • an authorised person – this is somebody that has been authorised by the aggrieved or the court believes is authorised by the aggrieved; or • a police officer who has investigated the matter and believes that the victim is an aggrieved person; or • a person acting under another Act for the aggrieved e.g. they are a guardian for a personal matter or have an Enduring Power of Attorney.

The application must be in the approved form and must state the grounds on which it is made. It must also state the nature of the order sought; and if the applicant is not a police officer— it must be verified by the applicant in a statutory declaration.

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domestic violence). If the respondent fails to appear, the court can issue the protection order in the respondent’s absence or it can issue a warrant for that person’s arrest.

Besides form DV1, Statutory Declarations may also need to be witnessed on the following forms: • Application to vary a domestic violence order (form DV4) • Application to vary or revoke a voluntary intervention order (form DV9) • Application for registration in Queensland of an interstate domestic violence order (form DV14) • Application to vary or cancel a registered interstate order (form DV16).

A JP may also have to witness some Affidavits relating to domestic violence. These will usually be presented on forms DV21 (Affidavit of Service), DV25 (Standard Affidavit accepted under the regulations) and DV27 (Affidavit of Personal Service). If the standard version of these forms is not presented for witnessing, then to be accepted by the court, the Affidavit must conform to the requirements of rule 35 of the Domestic Violence and Family Protection Rules 2014. Witnessing procedures for these Affidavits are as per those outlined in Chapter 13.

Background Information - Civil Partnerships The Civil Partnerships Act 2011 (Qld) allows for two adults to have their relationship legally recognised in Queensland and for a civil ceremony to take place that acknowledges this. The application to register must be in the approved form (form 15) and must be accompanied by a Statutory Declaration made by each person stating— • that the person wishes to enter into a civil partnership with the other person; and • that the person is not married or in a civil partnership; and • that the person believes the person and the other person do not have a prohibited relationship; and • where the person lives.

Note that a prohibited relationship includes one of: • lineal ancestor; or • lineal descendent; or • sister; or • half-sister; or • brother; or • half-brother.

The application also requires the applicants to provide documents that prove their identity and age.

The role of a JP (Qual) or a Cdec in the application process, therefore, is to witness the statutory declarations associated with the application and, if required, to certify copies of documents proving identity and age.

The Act also outlines the procedure for terminating a civil partnership. A civil partnership can be terminated upon the death or marriage of one of the partners, or by application.

One or both parties to a civil partnership may apply to terminate the partnership. The termination application must be in the approved form (form 18). If both parties to

VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 3 • SPRING 2017 the relationship are applicants for the termination, only the form 18 should be completed and a JP or Cdec witnesses the relevant signatures on the form. Again, documents proving identity and age may need to be certified.

If only one of the parties is applying for the termination, then the form 18 must be filled out and a separate End a Civil Partnership Statutory Declaration (Single Applicant) must be completed. This is a special statutory declaration that states: • that the other party to the relationship has been served a copy of the termination by a method prescribed under section 16 of the Civil Partnerships Act 2011; and • the method by which service was effected under section 16.

In the case of single applicant, the role of the JP will therefore be to witness the form 18, to witness the special statutory declaration, and if required, certify copies of documents proving identity or age. Note here that even though the End a Civil Partnership Statutory Declaration (Single Applicant) requires a partner to declare how the termination documentation was served, it is not necessary to place the declarant under Oath, unlike many service documents.

More details about witnessing statutory declarations can be found in Chapter 5 and more details about certifying copies can be found in Chapter 10.

Background Information - Reassignment of sex Persons who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery and whose birth or adoption has been registered in Queensland can apply to the RegistrarGeneral to have their sex reassigned. The applicant must be 18 years or older. In the case of a child, the child’s parents, or in certain circumstances, one parent, or the child’s guardian can apply.

Reassignment of sex is recognised by completing an Application to note a reassignment of sex in the birth register or the adopted children register (form 6). The application must be completed in full, signed and lodged with the registry with completed statutory declarations by two doctors verifying that the applicant or child has undergone sexual reassignment surgery. In certain cases, the statutory declarations may be replaced by a recognition certificate. A recognition certificate is a certificate issued under the law of another state that identifies the person who is the subject of the certificate as having undergone sexual reassignment surgery and being the sex stated in the certificate.

The important matter for the JP /Cdec to recognise here is that the statutory declarations are declared by the doctors. This will mean that the doctors will need to be in your presence.

The only role that you may have with the applicant, may be to certify copies of identification and age.

Background Information - Certificate of no impediment to marriage Certificates of No Impediment to Marriage are issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through overseas missions and by State and Territory offices to Australian citizens seeking to marry overseas. Some foreign countries require foreign nationals to present a Certificate of No Impediment before they can legally marry in that country. Certificates of

No Impediment to Marriage are not a requirement of Australian law.

Some countries will only accept Certificates of No Impediment issued by the local Australian Embassy or Consulate in the country in which the marriage is to take place. However, if authorities of the country in which the marriage is to take place have advised that they will accept a Certificate of No Impediment issued in Australia, the form should be completed and witnessed in Australia.

There are only two versions of the certificate that you may be required to witness. One is for those who wish to get married in Portugal, Poland, or Turkey and the other for those who wish to get married in any other country outside of Australia.

The applicant, in completing the form, makes a statutory declaration, under the auspices of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 (Cth), which you are required to witness as per the procedures outlined in Chapter 5.

These certificates can be completed by same sex couples, as well as heterosexual couples, though in the case of the former, a marriage that takes place overseas is not officially recognised under Australian law.

Frequently Asked Questions Do the extra copies of documents made for filing in the Federal Circuit Court or the Family Court need to be certified?

No. Certified true copies are not needed in these courts.

What happens when a full-page photograph is presented to the Family Court as an annexure?

A blank sheet of paper should be placed on the front of the photograph and the annexure note should be placed on that sheet of paper, not on the back of the photograph.

Does every page of a Family or Federal Circuit Court Affidavit need to be signed?

Yes. Even when there is not a clear space for doing so.

Resource and Reference Materials – Family and Relationship Matters Website: www.familycourt.gov.au Phone Number: DV Connect 1800 811 811

How to get The Guide: This indispensable QJA resource is available from the QJA Online Shop in both the traditional hardcopy, loose-leaf binder format or as an eBook (for use on your mobile devices).

Simply visit our website (www.qja.com.au), select the Merchandise tag and follow the prompts or (for eJournal readers), click here: The Guide

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QJA BOARD ELECTION The 2017 Winter (July) issue of the Journal called for nominations for positions on the QJA Board of Directors.

Nomination forms were included as a Journal insert and nominations closed on Friday 5 August. For the ten (10) Board positions, a total of fourteen (14) nomination were received.

Because the positions of President and Vice President each attracted just a single nominee (John Carpendale for President and Marian Vierveyzer for Vice President) no ballot is necessary to fill these two roles.

John has been a Justice of the Peace for 39 years, a QJA member for eight years and a QJA director for the last six years.

Marian has been a JP and QJA member for 17 years and a QJA director for 13 years (including the last eight years as Vice President).

For the role of Board Member (8 positions), twelve (12) nominations were received and a ballot is required to determine the successful candidates. Profiles for each of the twelve candidates are included as Insert A to this Journal.

Voting begins on 1 September and the ballot closes at 5pm on Friday 13 October 2017.

How to Vote For the first time in 2015, QJA used an online voting platform to facilitate the casting of members’ votes in that year’s Board election. This system proved to be both popular and successful with a record high number of votes being cast. The same system will be used this year.

The QJA online voting system is provided by Simply Voting Inc. – a full-service provider of secure, hosted online elections. It is a well-established and highlyrespected system used widely by a multitude of corporations, trade unions and associations for their election processes.

If we have your email address, we will send you a personalised email which explains the online voting system and provides login details including a system-generated unique password.

To vote online, you follow the prompts included in that email message to enter the secure voting site and, once in, you simply follow the prompts within that site. Candidate profiles (Insert A to this Journal) are also included within the Simply Voting system.

If you would prefer to submit a postal vote (rather than voting online), please contact State Office (phone 3392 2455) and we will send you a hard-copy voting pack.

If we don’t have your email address, a hard-copy voting pack will automatically be posted to you.

The Returning Officer for the QJA Board election is Mr John Payne from Hall Payne Lawyers – QJA’s honorary solicitors.

The election results will be announced at the AGM at Toowoomba on Saturday 4 November 2017.

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NEWS IN BRIEF New DJAG Handbooks

Registrar of the Justice Department’s JP Branch, Damien Mealey, called twice to the QJA office to formally handover copies of the 2017 JP & C.Dec Handbooks. The first photo was taken on 21 February when Damien handed QJA President Keith Revell a soft copy of the publication for use in QJA’s pre-appointment training program. In the image on the right (18 August), Damien presents QJA Registrar, Wendy La Macchia with the printed versions of the publications.

Q&A? Regular readers of the Journal may notice this edition does not include the traditional Q&A page/s. Unfortunately, because of the Board Election, State Conference promotion and Annual Reporting content, we did not have space this time. However, there are four pages of technical content (pp 8-11) and Q&A will be back in next issue.

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ROLL OF HONOUR Members should note that the Roll of Honour recognises the length of Membership of the QJA. Members wishing to receive the official distinguished service certificate as a Justice of the Peace for the State of Queensland should contact their local State Member of Parliament.

The Board wishes to acknowledge the long service given by the following Members.

50 Years QJA Membership Stathis Efstathis

Brian Mayhew

40 Years QJA Membership Victor Ashton Darryl Brandt Keith Bromham Robert Campbell

Peter Connors Malcolm Davies Wayne Davis Veronica Donaghy

David Eckersley Peter Fiechtner Raymond Ivins Trevor Kimmorley

Michael McAfee Darryl Neave Philip Pond Alfred Smith

Jean Garrick Brian Glover Susan Johnson Kenneth Kitson

Jillian Langford Brett Lee John Murphy Gary Perry

25 Years QJA Membership John Armbruster Apolonia Behan Kaylene Burkin David Chee

Concetta Coppe Ronald Cruckshank Denise D’Alton Russell Franklin

Ronald Schibrowski William Smith

Welcome to New Members The following have joined the QJA since the last Journal: Petenei Adcock Debra Aitken Elizabeth Allen Michelle Allen Breony (Noni) Allum Dyana Amaya Kyle Amos Mark Anderson Jason Anderson Stephen Anthony Hayley Antrobus Byron Appleton-Seymour Sandra Arrold Kerri Atkins Roger Atyeo Albert Aumann Melinda Bailey Gwenda Baker Chantal Baldry Miriam Bariesheff Erin Barillaro Mark Barnes Joshua Bayly Brett Beauchamp Charlotte Belcher Natalie Bell Richard Belton Lynette Bennett Karlie Bennett Barry Berghan Lorelle Bettany Magdy Bibawi Diana Bidstrup Anna Blaney Haidee Bloye Tracy Board Ian Bodill Lauren Bolster Renee Booij Elizabeth Bottrall Karen Boxsell Jessica Brackley Kym Brinton Chantel Brodie Stephen Brown Natasha Brown Carl Bullen Karl Bulpin Emily Burrows Alison Butler Vanessa Cail Daniel Capps Daniel Cargill Joshua Carleton Kerri Carlon Emma Carruthers

Michael Casey Janelle Chapman Patrick Chautard Chi-Shen Eric Chen Peter Chow Tara Christie Andrea Cislowski Peter Close Sarah Clothier Courtney Connor Alana Coomer Taylor Cooper Stacey Cooper Janine Copeland Elva Cornford Nigel Coupland Meegan Courtney Ian Cox Samantha Cox Lauren Creevey Stephen Crofton Adele Crowther Samantha Curley Aasta Daley Michael D’Arcy Anthony Davis Adam Davis Crisanto Dela Cruz Mark Dimou Aimee Driemel Jason Dunn Thorbjorg Dunn Karen Dyer Steven Elder Traci Ellwood Kathryn Etheredge Julie Etherton Vaoesea Farani Monica Fernandes Vivian Finlay Jill Fisher Kate Fitzgerald Robyn Flegler Rebecca Fletcher Leah Fletcher Stephen Foster Calvin Garrett Ian Garvie Allan Gee Murray Gibbs Catherine Gibson Cheryl Gilbert Maree Gillam Kate Gillmore Debra Gilmore Krystel Golding

Jesselee Golinski Jarod Goudie Adrianna Grant Peter Dallan Graw Jennifer Green Mikhaela Gregory Jessica Gregson Ross Grieve Lawrence Griffiths Marie Yoon-Jung Gwak Casey Hale Jenna Hammerton Courtney Hammon Brenda Hampson Kylie Hancox Danielle Hanson Matthew Harradine Desmond Harrison Tammie Harrison Matthew Harth Craig Haylett Patrick Heagney Scott Heinz Denise Herbst Kim Hill Karlin Hill Sharon Hobson Elizabeth Kay Hodges Paul Howard Katrina Howat Troy Howden Nola Humphrey Melissa Hunter Ruth Huppelschoten Nicky (Nick) Inmon Angie Ison Amanda Ivers Denise Jardany Jane Jarrott Susan Jensen Christina Jeong Cheryl Johnson Karen Jones Anthony Kalkman Georgina Keily Sally Keith Erin Kenealy Stacey Kennedy Paul Keyworth Cynthia Khin-Latt Gerard King Dianne King Zoran Klipic Illya Kontsedaylo Ronald (Keith) Krause Janelle Kronk

Lisa Kynaston Padma Lal Domiana Lamanna Kim Lamb Debbie Landers Tanya Lane Emily Larsen Prue Lawson Laurence Ledrut Adam Lefkon Veronica Lepri Rachel Lester Xiaohui (Ricki) Liang Kevin Lin Melissa Shin-I Lin Anne Lines Roger Little Jamie Little William Lockwood Christina Lord Richard Lugert Sandra Lyons Kim Macaranas Gay Macasias Michelle MacKenzie Zia Mackenzie Tayler Macmillan Mayadunnage Madanayake Lynne Maloney Rosie Malpass Katie Marchant Kathleen Martin Susan Maslen Reza Matouri Ebony McCartney Dale McCleverty Craig McCurley Stacey McDonald Caterina McDonnell Amanda McGinley Suzanne McMillan Samantha McNeill Paul McNiven Wayne McPhail Glenn McPherson Hannely Micu Vinod Mistry Nicole Morath Shaun Morony Kim Morris Rinchal Multani Joan Murtagh Somasundaram Nellaiyappa Pillai Craig Nevill

Elizabeth Noble Wendy Noffke Terence O’Brien Graham Obst Brea Ogston Keith Ohlson Kayla Ohlson Emily Olditch Damon Olufson Rudolf Ondrich Michelle ORourke Janene O’Sullivan Jessica Owen Paul Pagram Hae-Jun Park Rachael Parker David Parminter Nina Parsons Sylvia Pellowe Brook Pernatin Rhonda Perry Mackenzie Pinkstone Tynan Pitt Carolyn Poole Joanne Price Kathleen Protheroe Pamela Radcliffe Georgia Redden Janelle Reeves Lorna Reichert Douglas Ring Cheryl Robert Joel (Jay) Ross Amie Rowe Deborah Rutledge Jodie Saville Karen Saville Kylie Scheuboeck Michael Schipper Courtney Schirmer Jeffrey Scully John Scurr Elizabeth Searston Tracie Sharpe John Sheslow Nomsa Julia Sigudla Jaspreet Singh Nichcole Smith Georgia Smith Macey Smith Kim Sommerfeld Darnelle South Georgia Spain Bronwyn Spark Robert Stanier Anthony Staniszewski

Teresa Stankiewicz Kashaan Stoker John Stretch Anne Stretch Karin Swift Stephen Taaffe Sandrine Taillardat Jiyao (Dawson) Tang Guy Taylor Craig Taylor Annette Taylor Odette Tewfik Susan Theaker Lynette Thomas Samantha Thomasson Laurie Thompson Kym Thompson Jonathan Thomsen Sarah Thorburn Kathleen (Katie) Thorne Yiling Tian Christopher Tinta Elizabeth Torres Talei Towson ghassan trabolssi Thi (Tanya) Tran Ronald Truss Sally Tung Amanda-Jane Turner Thomas Upson Stephen Uwins Wanda van der Kamp Kerri Van Veenendaal Robyn Velonias Peter Verbakel William Warwick Mark Warwick Aiden Watson Kym Webb Christopher Wells Jessica Wendt Olivia Whitla Charyn Wiegand Joseph Wigginton Cheryl Williams Lisa Willson Shauna Windsor Tracie Wing Jemima Wixted Kathy Wockner Kate Wolyncevic Rodney Wood Thomas Woollan

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP Beenleigh

Lowood

On Sunday 23 July 2017, the fourth (4 ) QJA Branch Leadership Forum was conducted at Beenleigh Tavern.

Once again, attendees demonstrated strong support for this initiative and its retention as an ongoing part of QJA operations. At the Beenleigh meeting, there were leaders from the Brisbane North, Brisbane South, Redland City, Logan and Gold Coast branch committees as well as directors from the QJA Board, as shown in this photo: th

Back row (L-R): John Bell (GC), Stewart Purdie (BN), Carol Drovandi (GC), Mike Tidbold (QJA), Graeme Moorhouse (QJA), Sue FreemanBrown (RC), Brooke Batley (Log), Chris Trevor-Jones (RC), Michael Hart (RC), Peter Twine (BN), Gordon Nicholson (BS)

Apology: The last issue of the Journal (Winter 2017 – page 14), included an article about the Lowood Branch Leadership Forum and the following photo with a caption that mis-identified two of the attendees. The correct identity of the person circled at the back of the photo is Bronwyn Mc Entee and the person circled at the front is Deanna McDonald. We apologise to both for this mix-up.

Hornibrook At the Branch meeting at Redcliffe RSL Club on Tuesday 8th August, Tracey Jackson, Prosecutions Officer from RSPCA was presented with a Branch donation of $100.00 by Branch Chair Bev Nicholls. Tracey provided an interesting presentation of the function and operations of the RSPCA, explaining the role of a JP and the process and procedure that we should follow when they require a warrant to be issued.

Robyn Francis, Branch Secretary

Front row (L-R): Mary Cottam (Log), Joan Kennedy (GC), Elaine Housen (RC), John Carpendale (QJA), Tricia Callaghan (BN), Di Rippon (BS) Absent from photo: Maggie Truelove (Log); Keith Revell & Wendy La Macchia (QJA)

Brisbane North Special guest presenter to the 2017 Branch AGM on 17 July was QJA Director and branch patron, Garth Stephens who is shown speaking to attendees:

Gold Coast July 2017 also signalled the beginning of the Branch’s Community Engagement program – where presentations are made to Year 12 Legal Studies students at local high schools to provide some context about the role and history of by the JP and the QJA. The following photos were taken at Albany Creek and Ferny Grove State High Schools:

The Annual General Meeting of the Gold Coast Branch was held on 11 July at Nerang RSL where all members of the existing Executive Committee were re-elected for a further 2 year term. The Committee, Chair John Bell, Treasurer Helen Morrow, Secretary Joan Kennedy and Committee member Carol Drovandi wish to thank the members for their support. Also on the agenda was an informative session on the Advance Health Directive for Mental Health delivered by Craig from the Gold Coast Health Service Independent Patient Rights Advisor.

L-R: Chair John Bell, Secretary Joan Kennedy, Treasurer Helen Morrow

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VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 3 • SPRING 2017 The Gold Coast Branch held its second Professional Development Workshop for 2017 on 24 June at the Burleigh Waters Community Centre. Forty-three JPs attended to hear about Affidavits & Annexures presented by QJA President Keith Revell as well as Affidavits & Annexures for the Family Court and the Specialist Domestic Violence Court, presented by Mr David McGrath and Ms Trudi Jobberns respectively.

Due to the after effects and flooding courtesy of Cyclone Debbie, starting up our monthly Discussion Group this year was delayed, but got going again in April and we have covered Affidavits and Summonses so far. The Group meets at the Nerang RSL in Café 4211, at 10am on the last Friday of each month.

Certifying, Statutory Declarations & attachments, Elder Abuse, Evidence in children/property disputes and an explanation of Police Powers and Responsibility Act terminology while the workshop examined the completion of a range of documents like Mental Health AHDs, new National Mortgage form 2, Correctional Centre forms and overseas statutory declarations.

A special thanks to Jane Comollatti (Branch Chair) and all the presenters (pictured below) for their contribution to delivering this year’s high-quality Professional Development program.

L-R: Rowan King [Principal KR Law]; Hon Justice Duncan McMeekin [R’ton Supreme Court]; Raymond Young OAM, [QJA Vice-President]; Lance Watson QJA [R’ton Branch] Trainer, & Presenter; & John Warman JP (Qual) & Presenter

On Monday 17 July 2017, Rocky Branch members attended the Law Year service at St Joseph’s Cathedral:

Group members: Michael Rees, Carol Jackson & Kay McInnes

Redland City At the Branch Leadership Forum held at Beenleigh on Sunday, 23 July, Redland City Branch Committee representatives were on hand to take delivery of the Branch banner (transported by QJA Business Manager & Registrar, Wendy La Macchia).

Photo1: L-R: Hon. Justice Duncan McMeekin [Rockhampton Supreme Court]; Raymond Young OAM [QJA Vice-President] Chief Justice Catherine Holmes [QJA Patron] and Paul Brown (JP (Qual) & QJA member) Photo 2: Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge with Raymond Young

On Sunday, 23 July 2017, a joyful crew of Branch members and partners attended a Christmas in July social function at the Rockhampton Leagues Club’s Thai Restaurant, thanks to the organisation of Branch Social Secretary, Lorraine McConachy.

VALE L-R: Chris Trevor-Jones (Vice Chair), Sue Freeman-Brown (Asst.

Secretary), Michael Hart (Treasurer), Elaine Housen (Chair), Graeme Moorhouse (QJA Director)

Rockhampton

On the 15th July 2017 the QJA Rockhampton Branch conducted a Seminar & Refresher Workshop which attracted 45 attendees. The seminar topics included

It is with great sadness we acknowledge the passing of the following members. Our sincere condolences to family and friends: Julie ARGENT Peter BAKER Keith BAKER Herbert BARR Noeline BURGESS Arthur CLANAHAN Kevin CLOTHIER Dennis CRILLY Owen DARCY John DONOVAN Peter FARDOLYS AM Eric FREID Philip GASH Raymond GENT Mavis GIBSON

Wynnum West Sunshine Coast Runaway Bay Kuraby Everton Park Clontarf Mt Tamborine Woodend Toowoomba Corinda Coorparoo Bongaree Paradise Point Oonoonba Mackay

Peter HEISE-PAVLOV Atherton Vicki JONES Rosemount Ronald KAY Garbutt Glen MAHONEY Tewantin John McQUILLAN Heatley Patrick O’BRIEN Warwick Merle PEARSON Southport James PENMAN Tewantin Hans-Jurgen PLAMBECK Bundaberg North Glenn POWELL Karalee Barry RIDLEY Redland Bay Maureen ROSSO Yeronga Frederick SCHOFIELD Scarborough Ronald SIMONDS Toowoomba Desmond SLOANE Pelican Waters Vincent TASS North Rockhampton Robert THOMPSON Inala Raymond WILLIAMS Rockhampton

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REGIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION BEAUDESERT CONTACT GROUP Bernice Lippiatt beaudesert@qja.com.au Telephone: 0481 554 805

GLADSTONE BRANCH Fred Golder gladstone@qja.com.au Telephone: 0419 796 177

BOWEN BRANCH Brian Byrne bowen@qja.com.au Telephone: 0409 445 056

GOLD COAST BRANCH Joan Kennedy goldcoast@qja.com.au Telephone: 0477 510 517 GREATER SPRINGFIELD BRANCH Paul Howard greaterspringfield@qja.com.au Telephone: 0473 221 078

BRISBANE NORTH BRANCH Peter Twine brisbanenorth@qja.com.au Telephone: 0488 233 870

GYMPIE BRANCH Tom Bushell gympie@qja.com.au Telephone: 0402 132 679

BRISBANE SOUTH BRANCH Diane Rippon brisbanesouth@qja.com.au Telephone: 0418 233 141

HERVEY BAY BRANCH Loretta Lashmore herveybay@qja.com.au Telephone: 0448 784 854

BUNDABERG BRANCH Dave Read bundaberg@qja.com.au Telephone: 0405 252 135 CABOOLTURE BRANCH Sara Allard caboolture@qja.com.au Telephone: 0439 866 682

HORNIBROOK BRANCH Robyn Francis hornibrook@qja.com.au Telephone: 0439 327 242

CAIRNS SOUTH CONTACT GROUP Ralph Powell cairnssouth@qja.com.au Telephone: 0434 510 333

HOWARD CONTACT GROUP Carrol Bond howard@qja.com.au Telephone: 0411 743 585

CALOUNDRA BRANCH Helene Baker-Daines caloundra@qja.com.au Telephone: 0413 758 600

IPSWICH BRANCH Deanna McDonald ipswich@qja.com.au Telephone: 0408 195 277

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BRANCH Karen Bray centralhighlands@qja.com.au Telephone: 0438 824 361

LOCKYER BRANCH Kerrie Price lockyer@qja.com.au Telephone: 0401 796 857

FOREST LAKE CONTACT GROUP Reg Connelly forestlake@qja.com.au Telephone: 0403 167 121

LOGAN BRANCH Brooke Batley logan@qja.com.au Telephone: 0411 727 792

LOGANHOLME CONTACT GROUP Pauline Harris loganholme@qja.com.au Telephone: 0428 916 557 MACKAY BRANCH Maria Valena mackay@qja.com.au Telephone: 0422 636 374 MAREEBA BRANCH Ann Vains mareeba@qja.com.au Telephone: 0419 719 616 MAROOCHYDORE BRANCH Eva Marie Seeto maroochydore@qja.com.au Telephone: 0417 635 0788 MARYBOROUGH BRANCH Andrew Baker maryborough@qja.com.au Telephone: 0422 730 890 NOOSA BRANCH Margaret Lewins noosa@qja.com.au Telephone: (07) 5471 0617 REDLAND CITY BRANCH Ray Burrows redlandcity@qja.com.au Telephone: 0409 499 016 ROCKHAMPTON BRANCH Jane Comollatti rockhampton@qja.com.au Telephone: 0422 596 387

ROSEDALE CONTACT GROUP Jonathan Brown rosedale@qja.com.auTelephone: 0408 068 169 ROSEWOOD CONTACT GROUP Alan Broughton rosewood@qja.com.au Telephone: 0468 802 689 SOUTH BURNETT BRANCH Ruth Rimes southburnett@qja.com.au Telephone: 0457 681 159 SOUTH PINE BRANCH Michelle Goswell southpine@qja.com.au Telephone: 0438 084 889 TIN CAN BAY CONTACT GROUP Rod Ehrke tincanbay@qja.com.au Telephone: 0448 943 336 TOOWOOMBA BRANCH Gary Fagg toowoomba@qja.com.au Telephone: 0409 347 591 TOWNSVILLE BRANCH Anne Barker townsville@qja.com.au Telephone: 0447 504 771 WESTERN SUBURBS BRANCH Paul Humphreys westernsubs@qja.com.au Telephone: 0409 877 613 WYNNUM MANLY BRANCH Michael Dutton wynnummanly@qja.com.au Telephone:0468 331 960

Branches conduct regular meetings (at least five per year), conduct training, operate signing facilities, have defined revenue streams and a formalised structure. Contact groups meet on an “as required basis” and generally exist to operate signing facilities and to deal with other local issues. For details of what is happening in your local area, including professional development opportunities, please feel free to phone any of the numbers above and your local contact will be happy to assist.

INTERSTATE CONTACT INFORMATION NSW

Southern Riverina Elizabeth Adam south.riverina@qja.com.au 0427 617 589 Lismore Paul Beckey lismore@qja.com.au 0428 560 467 Sydney (Inner West) Jim Elmore sydney.1@qja.com.au 0408 870 721 Sydney (North West) Sharon Atkins sydney.2@qja.com.au 0417 479 412

Sydney (Western Subs) Marie McCabe sydney.3@qja.com.au 0434 992 107

Adelaide Hills Fred Braun adelaide.hls@qja.com.au (08) 8389 9462

Hobart Barrie Bell hobart@qja.com.au 0419 395 796

Wollongong Peter Pioro wollongong@qja.com.au 0419 638 121

Victor Harbor Timothy Barclay victor.harbor@qja.com.au 0403 134 290

Launceston Vanda Stevenson launceston@qja.com.au 0417 707 330

TAS

VIC

Devonport Dennis Wheelton devonport@qja.com.au 0418 334 431

Melbourne (Langwarrin) Robert Bolch melbourne.1@qja.com.au 0412 155 634

NT

Jabiru Karen Beare nt@qja.com.au 0417 891 226

SA

Adelaide Noel J. Lindsay adelaide@qja.com.au 0407 507 773

Deloraine Annette Powell deloraine@qja.com.au 0427 158 648

Melbourne (Glen Waverley) Simon Bullimore melbourne.2@qja.com.au 0419 756 780

Bendigo Richard Lancaster bendigo@qja.com.au 0407 345 472

INTERNATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION Hong Kong Luca Ferrerio hong.kong@qja.com.au 16

New Zealand Taiwan Brandan Hooper Charles Trappey new.zealand@qja.com.au taiwan@qja.com.au

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UK (London) Angela Yin london@qja.com.au

UK (Norfolk) Derek Hill uk@qja.com.au

USA (Texas) Tanya Conole usa@qja.com.au

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2017 BOARD ELECTION: CANDIDATE PROFILES Brooke Batley JP(Qual) Brooke has been qualified as a Justice of the Peace for approximately five years and a member of QJA for roughly the same period. During this time he has been a member of the Logan branch and is currently the chairman of the branch. He is now entering his third term in that position.

The Logan Branch has been actively involved in communal projects for the past two years which have been well attended and relevant to our community - these have earned the branch the QJA “Community Engagement Award” at the 2016 AGM. The planning and presentation of these projects has been a whole committee activity which Brooke has co-ordinated as the branch chairman.

As part of the training committee of the QJA, Brooke has been actively involved in the planning and development of the new “Activities” book for the training module 10276NAT “Course in Community Justice Services (Commissioner for Declarations) Justice of the Peace [Qualified]). This has been an ongoing process with “version” two to be released in the latter part of 2017.

He currently volunteers in four signing centres in the Logan area, which involves witnessing a diversity of documents, including the issuing of warrants and summons for the Queensland Police Service, the RSPCA and the parole office. He is also active in the multicultural community witnessing documents for refugees, most of whom are non-English speaking and who are newly arrived in the Logan area.

During Brooke’s later working career spanning a period of 25 to 30 years, he owned and managed his own companies until semiretiring in 2008. Brooke has worked in difficult environments where patience, collaboration and negotiating skills have been a necessary part of his working life. Some of these working situations have been in other countries where language and cultural diversity were an everyday part of an expatriate’s required skill set when dealing with other nationalities.

Bruce Birtwell JP(Qual) I am nominating for re-election to the QJA Board of Directors. I have been on the current Board since the 2015. As a current Board Director, I have played a leading and active role on the Board particularly in leading and developing the Community Engagement program and the QJA Awards culminating in the very successful inaugural awards being presented at the 2016 State Conference in Rockhampton. I have also been an active participant in the Branch Forum initiative in assisting in organising Childers and Lowood to build branch networks, organisational governance, resources and support available to assist the branches. I am also an active member of the governance and the OHS portfolios and the 2018 Centennial Conference committee.

I was appointed a Justice of Peace in October 1989 and upgrading to JP (Qual) in May 1990. I have been a QJA Member since January 1990, been involved in the Toowoomba Branch since 2011 and Branch Chairman and Coordinator of the Clifford Gardens Signing Centre since September 2014. I am leading team organising this year’s State Conference in Toowoomba.

I am a Senior Biosecurity Officer with Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and have inspector’s appointments under several Acts administered by Biosecurity Queensland. I commenced as a Meat Inspector with the Department of Primary Industries in 1975 after completing a management traineeship with Thomas Borthwick & Sons in Brisbane after graduating with a Certificate in Animal Husbandry from Queensland Agricultural College, Gatton. I later completed as an external student, a Bachelor degree in applied science (biology) and postgraduate course in animal welfare.

I completed a Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management and have a sound knowledge in the areas of leadership in the knowledge era, strategic planning and managing for outcomes, people and work and included the themes of ethics, accountability, relationship management and enabled me to develop as a professional manager in the public sector administering programs, projects and supervision of staff to operating in the multivariate and constant changing work environment. My qualifications, knowledge and experience validate my abilities in corporate governance, financial management and strategic planning.

I am experienced as a trainer, auditor, workplace health and safety officer, member of safety committees, regulatory officer and active Departmental representative on Code of Conduct, Workforce Advisory and WH&S technical reference Group demonstrates my commitment to ethical behaviour, fairness, equity and governance issues.

Glenyce Hull JP(Qual) Glenyce Hull is a JP (Qual) and has been a Justice of the Peace since 21 May 2003.

She became a JP (Qual) to join her husband in serving the Community primarily in Hervey Bay but also in wider Queensland. Glenyce would love to see more female representation at Board level and desires to have an active input into the great work of the QJA. She works full time for Queensland Health -Public Health as a Business Support Manager and has been in this position for 22 years and would bring to the board extensive and practical managerial experience. As Business Manager, she is required to manage small teams, monitor team finances/ purchasing/ Human Resources within her work area and maintain all aspects of property management.

Glenyce is also an active team member of the Hervey Bay Signing Facility and is a current member of the Hervey Bay Branch Committee – Previously holding the positions of Treasurer and Social Co-ordinator.

She is married to Doug (42 years), mother, grandmother to 8 grandchildren, enjoying hand-crafts, cooking, gardening, family and friends. Recently, Glenyce has become a Coach with Weight Watchers.

Glenyce believes that the best way to effect change, where necessary, is from the inside and thus is prepared to stand as your representative on the Board.

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Joan Kennedy JP(Qual) Joan Kennedy is a former Registered Nurse and Midwife who has traded a hectic professional city life in Brisbane for a community focused healthy lifestyle on the Gold Coast. Joan is married with two grown up children and four grandchildren.

Joan has been a CDec since 2014 and was sworn in as a JP (Qual) in 2015. In this short time Joan has clocked up more than 600 hours of volunteer community signing, averaging about 100 clients per month, thus giving her a wide range of experience with contemporary documents, and dealing with complex situations.

Joan was elected to the Secretary’s position of the Gold Coast Branch in 2015. She has proved herself to be a dynamic team member and has been the driving force behind a number of initiatives introduced to engage with more members and advance professional development. These include organising visits to the Southport Courthouse and establishing a monthly informal discussion group; as well, Joan has played a vital role in organising training, workshops, and a community forum on Domestic Violence. Joan is committed to maintaining and updating her knowledge and takes a lead role in engaging guest speakers for branch meetings. In addition, Joan is actively involved as a member of the QJA Centennial organising committee.

Before retiring, Joan was the Manager of Board Services for the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Consequently, Joan has an excellent knowledge of Board governance and financial management, as well as an understanding of legislation and regulatory controls, dealing with Government Agencies, community organisations and the general public. Joan also has considerable experience with policy development, risk management, and quality improvement activities.

Joan conducts herself in a professional manner and is held in high regard by colleagues and clients alike. She is keen to advance the professionalism of honorary justices, and if elected, will take up this role with enthusiasm.

Chris Lancaster OAM JP(Qual) Chris has been an accredited Trainer and Assessor for the Queensland Justices Association for over six years and a Justice of the Peace (Qualified) for nine years. He is Chair of the QJA Maroochydore Branch and is regularly rostered in JP duties at the Maroochydore Court.

He is interested in increasing the benefits to members of QJA and ensuring that it maintains itself as a very professional and well organized organization; serving JPs and C.Decs across the state and always being a leading registered training organization within Queensland.

Chris has had considerable experience in business management having held both senior management and executive positions.

He sees enormous potential for QJA to expand and improve its training opportunities; provide members with more service and opportunities; grow the membership substantially and lead the organization into a very successful future.

During his working life, Chris held positions as a Business Studies teacher and several leadership positions with Lifeline Queensland. It was for his work with Lifeline and the communities across the Sunshine Coast and Queensland that Chris was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2016. Chris established the Family Relationship Centre in Maroochydore assisting many families with relationship and family breakdown issues and organized the “Doing Dad’s Proud” annual Fathers’ Day events at Cotton Tree on the Sunshine Coast.

Chris holds two postgraduate degrees in Business and Professional management and is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He believes that strong communication within an organization is paramount to success; that the left hand of an organization knows what the right hand is doing. He says that the people who belong to QJA are its greatest asset and must be fully supported in every way possible.

He has lived in the same home on the Sunshine Coast for 28 years; married to Lyn he has four grown up children and seven grandchildren.

Harvey Lloyd JP(Qual) Harvey commenced working as a JP(Qual) after appointment in 2009 at a shopping centre, then at the Strathpine Courthouse for the last 7 years. A QJA trainer for the last three years, he has rewritten the slide presentation for new JP/C. Dec candidates.

He served in the RAAF for nine years and qualified as a motor transport fitter. An extra bonus was a 12 months all-expenses-paid trip to Vietnam. Harvey worked as a volunteer mechanic in a Papua New Guinea mission station and then as the national and international service manager for automotive companies. A great passion for education and training led to a Technical Teachers Certificate, a Diploma of Technical Education and a Graduate Diploma in Education (Business Management).

He taught PNG motor mechanic apprentices at the Bougainville Copper Mine Training College. Designed, wrote and published the complete training curriculum for the three years of apprenticeship training and was a member of the advisory committee to the PNG government for all matters of apprenticeship training. Fourteen years were spent with Dept. of Employment Training and Industrial Relations (Qld) (DETIR) - two years teaching, the rest as a Training Consultant with the apprenticeship board, consulting with employers, apprentices, parents, industry training boards, State and Federal government personnel and membership of college councils, group training boards.

During this time Harvey worked for two years in a joint initiative with the Metal Trades Association and the State and Federal governments introducing the new competency training to industry. Appointed as an Executive Officer for the Ratification and Accreditation (DETIR), raising committees throughout Queensland to investigate TAFE training, curriculum and compliance with regulations. During two years on leave of absence he was employed as Training Manager for a group training company and starting up a Registered Training Organisation.

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Bronwyn McEntee JP(Qual) Bronwyn was appointed Justice of the Peace (NSW) in 1987, ceasing duties in 1994 when she located to Hong Kong with her husband. After returning to Brisbane in 2010, Bronwyn updated her JP qualifications and was appointed JP(Qual) in July 2015. Since then, she has been an active JP - she completed two mentee programmes at Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre and Pine Rivers Magistrates Court, she volunteers weekly at Richlands Magistrates Court and monthly at Orion Springfield Shopping Centre, and has also served on the JP desk at the Family Law Court, Brisbane.

Bronwyn is the roster coordinator for Orion Springfield, a Committee Member of QJA Greater Springfield Branch, and participated in the Branch Leadership Forum at Lowood on 23 April 2017.

Bronwyn’s professional experience covers more than 30 years in banking and financial services in Australia and Hong Kong. She has held senior management roles in risk management, audit, sales and resourcing. Through her extensive exposure to financial risk management, Bronwyn brings a practical skill set in corporate governance which is critical for boards operating in today’s business environment.

Since returning to Australia, Bronwyn’s professional experience has included Director of a not-for-profit foundation and Treasurer and Committee Member of two incorporated school associations. Bronwyn is a graduate of the Company Directors Course delivered by the Australian Institute of Company Directors and, as a member of AICD, has access to contemporary thinking about board practices, roles and responsibilities. Bronwyn understands the range of duties and responsibilities of a director, and the finance, governance and strategic skills needed to discharge director fiduciary duties.

As a JP(Qual), Bronwyn is passionate about delivering professional and friendly service to the clients she serves at JP signing centres. If appointed Director, Bronwyn would bring this passion to serve members by promoting community networking opportunities and continuous professional development for volunteer JPs, and building strong direct relationships between the QJA Board and key stakeholders.

Graeme Moorhouse JP(Qual) Graeme has been a Justice of the Peace in Queensland for 27 years and has been a member of the QJA for the same time. He is an active member of the Redland City Branch of the QJA and regularly gives his time at Capalaba Central and Birkdale Shopping Centres on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. He has also been involved in the organising of two State Conferences held in the Redlands.

Graeme was appointed as a Director of the QJA in February 2017 upon an application to fill a casual vacancy and in that time, has been involved in the organising of a Branch Leadership Forum and attended other branch meetings as their Board Sponsor. In addition Graeme has been involved in the Centennial Year Planning and the Centenary Conference Planning.

Graeme’s career achievements have been predominantly in the Information Technology field predominantly in the Banking, Insurance and Airline Industries culminating in being the Head of IT for two separate organisations, the last of which was working as an expatriate in Brunei Darussalam for just over four years and he was often called upon by the expatriate community as the only Australian Justice of the Peace in the country.

After Brunei, Graeme moved to India where he became the Regional Director for a large United States based organisation marketing to airlines in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Graeme moved back permanently to Australia at the end of 2004 and spent time as a full-time carer before undertaking education in Investigative Services which has led him into a new self-employed career investigating personal injury claims.

Graeme has a Master of Business Administration, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management and a Certificate III in Investigative Services as well as being a certified project manager. He is passionate about on-going education in his own life and brings that same passion to being an honorary justice and to the QJA, wanting to ensure that the membership has access to ongoing development to enable members to be the best JPs in the community.

Carmelo Pasquale JP(Qual) Carmelo Pasquale was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace (Qual) in July 2000 and at the same time became a member of the Queensland Justices Association. He has been a director since January 2015.

As a director you will find that he is very approachable, prepared to listen to our members and provide solutions within the board governance. He has found that the role is giving him the opportunity to provide input into developing a better service for our members and is prepared to challenge decisions that may diminish the services.

Last year Carmelo travelled from Mackay north to Townsville and west to Richmond to meet and present membership pins to our 25, 40 and 50 years long term members.

He has been employed at Ergon Energy since 1991 and hopes to remain as an employee until his retirement in 3 years. His time in the electricity supply industry has given him the opportunity to obtain the following qualifications: Associate Diploma in Electrical Engineering in 1990, Advance Diploma in Business 2000 and Diploma in Project Management 2008.

During his time at Ergon he has worked in the field as well as roles of District and Area Manager. He currently works in the area of developing Safe Work Methods for workers in the field.

In 2009 I he was involved in the re-establishment the Mackay Branch of the QJA. He has held the position of Chair since 2009 and has seen the branch meetings grow in numbers. The Mackay Branch has also run 2 successful refresher days for members and coordinated annual training session for JP Qual and C Decs at Mackay.

Carmelo has been co-ordinating the “JPs in the Community” at Caneland Central Mackay since it began in January 2013. Serving as a volunteer has helped him enhance his knowledge of Justice of the Peace duties. This year he and other QJA members attended the inaugural volunteer day organised by the Mackay Regional Council to recruit more volunteers and make other JP Qual and C Decs aware of the QJA and what it provides for its members.

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Graham Reuter JP(Qual) I’ve been working in the electrical industry for the last 50 years & now slowing down which enables me to have more time for the things I enjoy, such as serving in my role as a JP(Qual). I’ve been a JP for just over 9 years, a regularly volunteer at a shopping centre in Toowoomba as well as the Gatton Queensland Government Customer Centre which I’m currently the co-ordinator.

My involvement in the QJA started soon after my appointment as a JP, I’m the current chairperson of the newly formed Lockyer Branch (just on 2 years) & also a trainer & assessor for both online & face to face training. I’m also on the committee for this year’s State Conference.

I’ve lived in the Lockyer Valley all of my life (64 years) working in the electrical industry mainly on rural & industrial sites, I started my own business in 1985 which is & will be still operating for some time yet. Slowing down over the last couple of years has given me an opportunity to do some charity work overseas which has taken me to the Philippines, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, India, Jordan & other countries.

My other hobbies are Amateur Radio (life member of the Ipswich & District Radio Club Inc.) I’ve recently been involved in a building project for the radio club which has been successful in obtaining over $100,000.00 in grants to carry out building improvements. I enjoy camping & 4 wheel driving as well as travel.

If elected to the board I would devote my newly acquired free time to serving all members & hopefully travelling throughout the state to meet as many members as possible.

Keith Revell JP(Qual) I was elected a QJA Board Member in 2009, President in 2013 and 2015 and having served two terms as President in accordance with our Constitution must now stand aside from the leadership role and am seeking re-election as a Board Member.

I am very proud of the progress the QJA has made over the past four years and the quality, professionalism, and dedication of the Directors, Staff, and Branch Committee volunteers who ensure this great organisation continues to grow and develop the pre-appointment training program, and the professional development and support services for you, our Members.

Under my leadership the QJA continues to be the lead pre-appointment training organisation in Queensland, has an active network of over 40 Branch and Contact Groups across Queensland, takes a lead role in advocating with Government agencies on behalf of our Members, and strives to deliver innovations and new technologies to support you in delivering best practice community service.

Our Membership growth while consistent is slow and not as strong as we would like and as a percentage of the total possible market remains in the low percentages, to address this we have implemented strategies and plans through our Community Engagement, Marketing and Membership Development programs to address those areas.

There are exciting times ahead for the QJA and I am seeking your support to continue to be part of QJA Board, which has a vision and a plan to be the pre-eminent organisation for Honorary Justices in Queensland.

I have been a Justice of the Peace since 1987 upgrading to JP(Qual) in 1995, I am an active volunteer at a number of signing centres and Police Stations, am a Director and Treasurer of the charity Protect All Children Today Inc, and am a tribunal member of the QCAT Legal Services Commission Lay and Practitioner Panel.

Garth Stephens JP(Qual) Garth is a current QJA Board Director with the following responsibilities: * Chair of 2018 Centennial Celebrations Committee

* Member of Finance Committee * Member of Membership Committee

* Member of Administration Committee * Branch Patron for four QJA branches and a Contact group * Roster coordinator for QJA Office Signing Centre Garth was appointed as a JP in November 1977 and upgraded to a JP (Qual) in 1997, and has been a member of QJA for over 30 years. He is a member of the Western Suburbs QJA branch and is a current committee member of that branch.

Garth was a primary school principal for 37 years and brings to the QJA Board Director position high level skills in management, strategic planning, financial management, communication, and interpersonal relationships skills.

Garth also volunteers with Cancer Council Queensland in the following capacities: • Cancer Connect Program, supporting those with cancer • Donor Development Section • Assisting and participating in Research programs • Trainer of current and new volunteers at CCQ Garth is also a Civil Marriage Celebrant, enabling him to use his communication skills in a very rewarding environment. Garth’s vision for the QJA is to see the organisation continue to grow and offer further services to members through: • Implementing the current strategic plan with an emphasis on member engagement in branch activities, the local community, and the QJA • Ongoing member professional development through refresher courses, branch education meetings with guest speakers, and through community courses • Encouraging a stronger QJA branch presence in the community and schools as guest speakers on topics relevant to the role of the JP in the legal system.

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2016-17 DIRECTORS’ REPORT, AUDITOR’S REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Your directors present this report on the company for the financial year ended 30 June 2017.

Directors The names of the directors in office at any time during or since the end of the year are: Keith Revell JP(Qual) President and Chairman of the Board Marian Vierveyzer JP(Qual) Vice President Raymond Young OAM JP(Qual) Vice President Bruce Birtwell JP(Qual) Board Member John Carpendale JP(Qual) Board Member Kate Kunzelmann JP(Qual) Board Member Resigned 13th December 2016 Carmelo Pasquale JP(Qual) Board Member David Read JP(Qual) Board Member Garth Stephens JP (Qual) Board Member Lance Watson JP(Qual) Board Member Resigned 28th November 2016 Graeme Moorhouse JP(Qual) Board Member Appointed 31st January 2017 Michael Tidbold JP(Qual) Board Member Appointed 31st January 2017 Directors have been in office since the start of the financial year to the date of this report unless otherwise stated.

Company Secretary

The following person held the position of company secretary at the end of the financial year:

Wendy La Macchia Wendy La Macchia has worked for Queensland Justices Association performing the functions of Registrar and Company Secretary since 28th July 2014.

Operating Results The surplus of the company for the financial year amounted to $39,064 This year’s surplus will be used to accrue the working capital and position the company for future stability and growth.

Accumulated surplus is applied to the long term goal of acquiring real estate for a permanent asset and home for the company.

Review of Operations A review of the company’s operations during the financial year, and the results of those operations, is as follows:

The company’s operations during the year performed as expected in the opinion of the directors.

Significant Changes in State of Affairs

No significant changes in the company’s state of affairs occurred during the financial year.

Principal Activities

The principal activities of the company during the financial year were:

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT Membership QJA oversees the operation of a network of 30 branches and 11 contact groups as at 30 June 2017. These branches and contact groups provide ongoing support for JPs to manage their needs on a local basis.

Membership as at 30 June 2017 were 6,433.

• 3,856 are JP(Qual), 1,074 are C.Dec, 140 are JP(C.Dec), 7 are JP(Mag Crt), 1 JP Solicitor, and 1,331 are Students, with 24 to be determined.

• 4,134 are Regular Members, 1,067 are Concession card holders, 11 Corporate Affiliates, 192 Joint Members, 94 Life Subscription Members, and 3 Life Honorary Members, plus 932 Associate Members QJA supports the “JP’s in the Community” program managed by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General, JP Branch. QJA has established a number of new signing facilities in local shopping centres, libraries, community organisations, and courthouses. The public signing facility in QJA State Office continues to be well attended with a regular 5 day volunteer roster in place.

Merchandise continues to be a stable service as new Members and Students acquire the essential tools of trade and new products are added as QJA uniquely branded merchandise, with special deals for merchandise at Workshops and Branch meetings continuing to be well received.

Training QJA is the lead organisation delivering pre-appointment training for Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations in Queensland.

On 12th December 2016 the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) approved the new pre-appointment course 10276NAT Course in Community Justice Services (Commissioner for Declarations) (Justice of the Peace [Qualified] which became effective on 1st January 2017. On the 15th December 2016 QJA entered into a licence with TAFE Queensland to deliver this new course for a term of 4 years. As of 30th June 2017, nine other RTO’s were licenced to deliver this course.

In 2016-2017, pre-appointment training for new JPs continued to be a core service with 915 students enrolled. This includes 267 JP(Qual), and 68 C.Dec, students in classroom courses, plus 392 JP(Qual), and 188 C.Dec, students in online courses.

During the year, of the 915 students enrolled, 701 received their Statement of Attainment. Pre-Appointment training was delivered in classrooms at 12 locations across Queensland, 139 students received classroom training outside the Brisbane metropolitan region.

QJA currently has 25 active trainers, delivering training in classroom and online.

During this financial year, QJA also provided in-house corporate training to 68 students including the Woodridge Housing Service, Aftercare, Borrallon Correctional Centre, NAB and The Public Trustee.

As a not-for-profit, surplus funds from the Training program are invested back into Branches and Membership activities which support Branch Members and the local JP community.

The Director with responsibility for Training compliance, supported by the Training Program Officer oversees the RTO component of the company.

Professional Development Significant changes were made to the main public QJA website, with the site completely redeveloped. Updates have also been applied to the Members site with the release of the new Essentials Professional Development online courses for Members.

The 2016, Annual QJA State Conference, was held in Rockhampton and was again a very successful event, attracting over 100 delegates.

Professional Development workshops were organised by 7 Branches and 11 workshops were delivered to 325 members. Gold Coast and Logan branches held forums during the year on Domestic Violence and Cultural Diversity respectively. Several Branches are now delivering activity-based workshops which provide more handson experience.

After Balance Date Events No matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the company, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the company in future financial years.

Likely developments in the operations of the company, and the expected results of those operations in future financial years, have not been included in this report as the inclusion of such information is likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the company.

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Share Options No options over issued shares or interests in the company were granted during or since the end of the financial year and there were no options outstanding at the date of this report.

Meetings of Directors During the financial year, 11 meetings of directors were held. Attendances by each director were as follows:

Directors

Member eligible to attend

Number attended

Keith Revell JP(Qual)

11

10

Marian Vierveyzer JP(Qual)

11

10

Raymond Young OAM JP(Qual)

11

9

Bruce Birtwell JP(Qual)

11

11

John Carpendale JP(Qual)

11

10

Carmelo Pasquale JP(Qual)

11

10

David Read JP(Qual)

11

8

Garth Stephens JP (Qual)

11

9

Lance Watson JP(Qual)

4

3

Kate Kunzelmann JP(Qual)

5

1

Graeme Moorhouse JP(Qual)

5

5

Michael Tidbold JP(Qual)

5

4

(note 1)

Note 1: K ate Kunzelmann sought and was granted special leave to be absent from specified Board meetings due to conflict with another agency.

Indemnifying Officers or Auditor No indemnities have been given or insurance premiums paid, during or since the end of the financial year, for any person who is or has been an officer or auditor of the company.

Proceedings on Behalf of the Company No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the company or intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the company for all or any part of those proceedings.

The company was not a party to any such proceedings during the year.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Dated this 28th August, 2017

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QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION ABN: 41 009 666 559 DIRECTORSʼ DECLARATION In accordance with a resolution of the directors of Queensland Justices Association, the directors declare that: 1.

2.

The financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 7 to 28, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and: a.

comply with Accounting Standards, which, as stated in accounting policy Note 1 to the financial statements, constitutes explicit and unreserved compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards; and

b.

give a true and fair view of the financial position of the company as at 30th June 2017 and of its performance for the year ended on that date.

In the directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

Dated this 28th August, 2017

Vice-President

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QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION ABN: 41 009 666 559 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Report on the Financial Report Opinion We have audited the financial report of Queensland Justices Association (the company), which comprises the balance sheet as at 30 June 2017, the income statement, the statement of changes in equity and the cash flow statement for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the directors’ declaration.

In our opinion: a. the accompanying financial report of Queensland Justices Association is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: i. giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 30 June 2017 and of its financial performance for the year then ended; and ii. complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110: Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given to the directors of the company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the time of this auditor’s report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Other Information The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the company’s annual report for the year ended 30 June 2017, but does not include the financial report and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the company to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.

As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: •

• • •

•

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.

Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.

However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide the directors with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

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From the matters communicated with the directors, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial report of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

AH Jackson & Co

Elias Manicaros Fortitude Valley, QLD 28 August 2017 Document Ref: 334380_1

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AUDITORʼS INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER S 307C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 TO THE DIRECTORS OF QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION ABN 41 009 666 559 I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, during the year ended 30 June 2017 there have been no contraventions of: (i)

the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

(ii)

any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

AH Jackson & Co

Elias Manicaros

Fortitude Valley, QLD 28/08/2017

Document Ref: 234655_1

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QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 ABN: 41009 666 559 INCOME STATEMENT for the year ended 30th June 2017 Note 2017 2 631,594

2016 665,453

10,465 79,565 46,250 3,074 139,354 492,240

16,341 74,896 43,712 3,499 138,448 527,005

17,681 246,587 135,773 53,135 453,176 39,064

20,771 268,522 125,154 50,298 464,745 62,260

Revenue less Cost of Revenue Events Training Merchandise Publications Total Gross Profit less Expenses Financial Expenses Employment Expenses Running Expenses Meeting & Membership Total Profit Attributed to Members of the Entity

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017 Note 2017 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts from Customers 654,516 Payments to suppliers and employees 618,183 Net cash used in/generated from operating activities 11 B 36,333 CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Payment for property, plant & equipment Proceeds of disposal of plant & equipment Net cash used in investing activities Net increase (decrease) in cash held Cash at the beginning of the year Cash at the end of the year

-

11 A

8,260 8,260 28,073 463,433 491,506

2016

-

-

699,237 621,073 78,164

7,869 6,831 1,038 77,126 386,307 463,433

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QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2017 Note

2017

2016

11 4 5

491,506 3,808 5,642 15,500 516,456

463,433 2,369 8,326 25,348 499,476

6 7

18,178 0 18,178

20,210 0 20,210

534,634

519,686

161,636 13,749 175,385 359,249

180,680 18,821 199,501 320,185

EQUITY Retained Earnings

359,249

320,185

TOTAL EQUITY

359,249

320,185

ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Other Equivalents Trade and Other Receivables Prepayments Inventories TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

NON CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant & Equipment Intangible Assets TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and Other Payables Employee Entitlements TOTAL LIABILTIES NET ASSETS

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017 2017 Retained Profits $ Balance at 1 July Profit attributable to the entity Balance at 30 June

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Retained Profits $

2015 Retained Profits $

320,185

257,925

189,730

39,064

62,260

68,195

359,249

320,185

257,925

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VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 3 • SPRING 2017 QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial report is a general purpose financial report that has been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Interpretations, other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001.The financial report covers the economic entity of Queensland Justices Association. Queensland Justices Association is a company limited by guarantee. The Constitution of the company provides for the formation of branches that operate autonomously but do not constitute separate legal entities. The financial performance and position of these branches have not been incorporated into this financial report, except to the extent they engage in transactions with the company.

The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the mandatory Australian Accounting Standards applicable to entities reporting under the Corporations Act 2001 and the significant accounting policies disclosed below, which the directors have determined are appropriate to meet the needs of members. Such accounting policies are consistent with the previous period unless stated otherwise.

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs unless otherwise stated in the notes. The accounting policies that have been adopted in the preparation of this report are as follows: Accounting Policies a) Revenue Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery of goods to customers.

Grant revenue is recognised in the income statement when the entity obtains control of the grant and it is probable that the economic benefits gained from the grant will flow to the entity and the amount of the grant can be measured reliably.

If conditions are attached to the grant which must be satisfied before it is eligible to receive the contribution, the recognition of the grant as revenue will be deferred until those conditions are satisfied.

When grant revenue is received whereby the entity incurs an obligation to deliver economic value directly back to the contributor, this is considered a reciprocal transaction and the grant revenue is recognised in the balance sheet as a liability until the service has been delivered to the contributor, otherwise the grant is recognised as income on receipt.

Donations and bequests are recognised as revenue when received.

Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest rate method, which for floating rate financial assets is the rate inherent in the instrument.

Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised upon the delivery of the service to the customers. Members of the Association are Justices of Peace and Commissioners for Declarations who pay an annual subscription fee.

Subscription fees paid in advance at year end are treated as current liabilities.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST). b) Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Inventories acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration are valued at the current replacement cost as at the date of acquisition.

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QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 c) Plant and Equipment Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis less depreciation and impairment losses.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by directors to ensure it is not more than the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed based on the expected net cash flows that will be received from the assets employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining recoverable amounts.

Plant and equipment that have been contributed at no cost or for nominal cost are valued and recognised at the fair value of the asset at the date it is acquired. d) Depreciation The depreciable amounts of all fixed assets are depreciated on a diminishing balance basis over the asset’s useful life to the entity. It is estimated that the useful life of all assets are five years. The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date.

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. Assets are not depreciated until they are ready for use. Assets with a cost or written down value below $300 are fully depreciated. e) Amortisation QJA Member Database Base Asset Value 2011/12 Amortisation 2012/13 Amortisation 2013/14 Amortisation 2014/15 Amortisation 2015/16 Amortisation Asset Value at 30 June 2017

6,750 1,350 1,350 1,350 1,350 1,350

QJA Constitution Base Asset Value 2011/12 Amortisation 2012/13 Amortisation 2013/14 Amortisation 2014/15 Amortisation 2015/16 Amortisation Asset Value at 30 June 2017

Total intangible asset value at 30 June 2017

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6,750 0

13,319 2,664 2,664 2,664 2,664 2,663

13,319 0

0

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VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 3 • SPRING 2017 QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 f)

Leases

Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charged as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term. g) Financial assets and financial liabilities Initial recognition and measurement Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the entity becomes a party to the contract.

Classification and subsequent measurement Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost (using the effective interest rate method).

Amortised cost is calculated as: i. ii. iii. iv.

the amount at which the financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition; less principal repayments; plus, or minus the cumulative amortisation of the difference, if any, between the amount initially recognised and the maturity amount calculated using the effective interest method; and less any reduction for impairment.

The effective interest method is used to allocate interest income or interest expense over the relevant period and is equivalent to the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts (including fees, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life (or when this cannot be reliably predicted, the contractual term) of the financial asset or financial liability to their net carrying amounts. Revisions to expected future net cash flows will necessitate an adjustment to the carrying value with a consequential recognition of an income or expense in profit or loss.

(I)

Loans and receivables

Receivables are recognised at amortised cost, less any provision for impairment (ii)

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

All current financial assets and financial liabilities, except for employee benefits (see note j), are measured at cost.

Impairment At each reporting date, the entity assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or financial liability has been impaired. Impairment losses are recognised in the Income Statement. h) Derecognition Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains or losses are included in the income statement.

Financial assets are derecognised where the contractual rights to receipt of cash flows expires or the asset is transferred to another party whereby the entity no longer has any significant continuing involvement in the risks and benefits associated with the asset.

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QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 Financial liabilities are derecognised where the related obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired. The difference between the carrying value of the financial liability, which is extinguished or transferred to another party and the fair value of consideration paid, including the transfer of non-cash assets or liabilities assumed, is recognised in profit or loss. i)

Impairment of Assets

At each reporting date, the entity reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the Income Statement. j)

Employee Benefits

Provision is made for the entity’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to Balance Sheet date. Employee benefits expected to be settled within one year together with benefits arising from wages, salaries and annual leave which may be settled after one year, have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled plus related on costs. Other employee benefits payable later than one year has been measured at the net present value.

Contributions are made by the entity to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses when incurred. k) Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at-call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. l)

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of expense.

Receivables and payables in the Balance Sheet are shown inclusive of GST. The company follows the cash system of accounting for lodgement of BAS since GST receivable on Future subscriptions should be paid when collected and not when due.

Cash flows are presented in the Cash Flow Statement on a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows. m) Income Tax No provision for income tax has been raised, as the entity is exempt from income tax under Div. 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

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VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 3 • SPRING 2017 QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 NOTE 2: REVENUE

OPERATING ACTIVITIES Member's Subscriptions Sales of Merchandise Training Fees Received Event Revenue Sundry Income Fundraising Interest Income Grant Income NOTE 3: PROFIT FOR THE YEAR

Profit Attributed to Members of the Entity this is after provision for the following: Depreciation Amortisation NOTE 4: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

2017 $

2016 $

307,729 66,425 236,826 10,231 384 250 9,549 200

304,668 63,316 273,335 14,992 448 0 8,694 0

631,594

665,453

2017 $

2016 $

39,064

62,260

10,292 0 10,292

8,776 4,014 12,790

2017 $

2016 $

CURRENT Accounts Receivables Deposits Paid

1,496 2,312

887 1,482

Total Current trade and other receivables

3,808

2,369

Other Prepayments

2017 $ 5,642

2016 $ 8,326

Total Prepayments

5,642

8,326

NOTE 5: PREPAYMENTS

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QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 NOTE 6: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 2017 $ PLANT & EQUIPMENT Office Equipment at cost

2016 $ 8,790

17,266

less Accumulated Depreciation

-4,788

-16,088

Computer Equipment at cost less Accumulated Depreciation

22,990 -17,812

22,990 -13,735

23,322

19,602

less Accumulated Depreciation

-14,324

-9,825

Total Property Plant & Equipment

18,178

20,210

Coresoft Software

(a) Movements in carrying amounts: Movements in carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and end of the current financial year.

Opening Carrying Amount

Depreciation Expense & Disposal

Additions

Carrying Amount at 30 June 2017

Office Equipment 1,178 4,540 1,716 4,002 Computer Equipment 9,255 0 4,077 5,178 Coresoft Software 9,777 3,720 4,499 8,998 Total 20,210 8,260 10,292 18,178 Disposal relates to assets from earlier years no longer in existence based on physical existence testing of all assets held by the Association as at 30 June 2017 NOTE 7: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Accounts Payable Subscriptions in Advance GST Payable PAYG Withholding Accrued Expenses Superannuation Payable Provision for Grant Monies Sundry Creditors and Accruals

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2017 $

23,354 102,549 8,280 3,524 14,708 5,640 0 3,581 161,636

2016 $

34,864 132,226 9,344 3,116 738 0 0 392 180,680

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VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 3 • SPRING 2017 QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 NOTE 8: EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE There were no significant events which occurred after the balance sheet date.

NOTE 9: COMPANY STATUS The Company does not have a share capital as it is a company limited by guarantee. The liability of the members is limited to $1 in the event of the Company being wound up. At the 30th June 2017, the number of members were 6,433 (2016 = 6,706 members) NOTE 10: RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE The Directors of the Company during the year and payments made were:

President – Keith Revell Vice-President – Marian Vierveyzer Vice-President – Raymond Young OAM Director - Kate Kunzelmann Director - Garth Stephens Director - Carmelo Pasquale Director - Bruce Birtwell Director - Lance Watson Director – David Read Director – Graeme Moorhouse Director – Mike Tidbold Director- John Carpendale

MV & Travel

568 256

Trainer

Other Total 699 1267 350 0 606

623 250

496

177 126

0 621 15

795 2,795

145 1,976

350

1119 250 0 0 177 621 141 0 0 940 5,121

NOTE 11: CASH FLOW INFORMATION A

Reconciliation of Cash Cash at Bank Petty Cash

B

Profit\Loss before income tax Non-cash flows in profit Depreciation of Fixed Assets Amortisation of Intangibles Decrease (increase) in Trade and Other Debtors Decrease (increase) in Prepayments Decrease (increase) in Inventory (Decrease)/Increase in Future Yr Subscriptions (Decrease)/Increase in Trade Creditors and Accruals (Decrease)/Increase in Employee Entitlements Net cash used/generated in operating activities

2017 $ 490,753 753 491,506 39,064

2016 $ 463,227 206 463,433 62,260

10,292 0 49,356 (609) 1,854 11,396 (29,677)

8,778 4,014 75,052 112 6,609 7,108 14,271

9,085 (24,421) (5,072) (567) -13,023 3,112 36,333

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QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Accounts 2017 NOTE 12: ENTITY DETAILS The registered office of the company is: Queensland Justices Association 751 Stanley Street WOOLLOONGABBA QLD 4102 The principal place of business is: Queensland Justices Association 751 Stanley Street WOOLLOONGABBA QLD 4102

NOTE 13: AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION 2017 $ Remuneration of the auditor of the entity for auditing and reviewing the financial report

3,900

2016 $ 3,749

NOTE 14: FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RISK EXPOSURE (a) Interest rate risk The company is not exposed to any significant credit risk. (b) Credit Risk The company is not exposed to any significant credit risk. (c) Liquidity Risk The company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves by continuously monitoring actual and forecast cash flows.

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QJA STATE CONFERENCE Toowoomba

4 TH NOVEMBER 2017

Conference Program: Saturday 4th November 8.00 Registration 8.30 Call to order – MC - David Iliffe

Welcomes, Opening & Introductory Remarks To Country - Uncle Darby Mayors of Toowoomba & Lockyer Valley Regional Councils QJA patron The Hon. Chief Justice Catherine Holmes Attorney General & Local State Members QJA President Keynote address - Robert Lachowicz and Dr. Mark Copland. Immigration Law and Social Justice issues affecting JPs and their clients.

10.15 Morning tea (30 minutes) Session 1.Damien Mealey - Registrar & Manager JP Branch – current issues and future directions

Session 2. Yolanda Battisson - Murdoch Lawyers – Cultural Diversity and Intersections with Family 12.15 Lunch (1 hour) - Lucky door prize draw Session 3. Jim Curtis - Crime Stoppers presentation Session 4. Karalise Goodwin— Land Titles Office – Issues Met by JPs in Rural Towns and Remote Areas

Bookings

Online www.qja.com.au State conference - Members $45 Non Member $50 Conference Dinner – Member $40/Partner $30 Non-Member $50 Partners Scenic Bus Tour - $25pp (Children under 12 FREE)

14.45 Afternoon tea (30 minutes)

CONFERENCE VENUE:

Directors Panel – Q & A

City Golf Club 254 South Street

15.45 Closing remarks & Raffle draw 16.30 AGM

Tooowomba Ample off-street parking Disabled Access Regular Courtesy Bus

Conference Dinner Saturday 4th November The Eagle Room from 6:30pm Toowoomba Choral Society Youth Choir perform

Bus Trip for Partners Saturday 4th November Leaving City Golf Club at 9 am Booking required

Raffle Tickets Pre-purchased tickets in the major raffle will be emailed (conference attendance not necessary to be a winner) The full range of QJA merchandise will be on display and sale at the conference. Raffles Major raffle donated by TFC Financial

MC- David Iliffe – call to order 6.55 pm Guest speaker - Detective Inspector Paul Hart, Regional Crime CoOrdinator, Southern Region

Full Financial Review including a written Plan, and implementation of the Plan, to the value of $2,200 Other raffles and lucky door prizes on the day

Meals - Chicken or beef, sticky date or pavlova Tea & coffee/ after dinner mints Please advise of any special dietary requirements on booking

Historic Spring Bluff railway station

To preorder glasses or major raffle tickets, email toowoomba@qja.com.au

Windolf Farms packing shed and farm in the Lockyer Valley

Bank details Heritage Bank - BSB 638 070

During the dinner QJA awards will be given for outstanding member, outstanding branch & community engagement.

Lunch available for purchase at the Staging Post Café - Queensland Transport Museum (or take your own picnic and lunch at Lake Apex) Pohlman’s Nursery and the University of Queensland – Gatton Campus.

Returning for the evening Conference

Pre-Conference Dinner at the City Golf Club.

Program Commerative Friday 3 November Glassware rd

Afternoon Golf - 9 holes.

For both visiting delegates & their partners to get to know local branch members, QJA Board Directors, Registrar Wendy LaMacchia & staff from Head Office. (Pay on the day)

Conference commemorative stemless wine glass (250ml) $20.00 each/ 2 for $30.00

Evening Meet and Greet—Albatross Room from 6.00pm to 7.00 pm. Evening meal -order and pay for on the night.

Conference logo laser etched on the glass.

Pre-ordered glasses can be collected on the day or delivery arrangements made at the time of ordering.

Enquire for delivery charges.

Acc. No. 11910682 (Include your name/initials & indicate whether glasses or raffle tickets are required)

Contacts: Bruce Birtwell – President Toowoomba bruce.birtwell@qja.com.au 0419 667 834 Graham Reuter- President Lockyer graham.reuter@qja.com.au 0414 422 633 Branch Secretary toowoomba@qja.com.au

Motels Close to the Venue: • • • • • • • • • •

City Golf Club Motel Villa Nova Motel Garden City Motel Riviera Motel Downs Motel Downs Motel Leichardt Motor Inn Ruthven St Motor Inn Jacaranda Place Motor Inn Allan Cunningham Motel Toowoomba Motor Village

Mention QJA Conference when booking

Major Sponsors:

Other Sponsors and Supporters:

AIan Ruckuss, State member for Lockyer

McDonalds Gatton