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VALE Herbert Moreton Olm ROLL OF HONOUR HERITAGE BUILDING SOCIETY MEMBERS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS DIRECTOR’S REPORT INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ELECTION FORM QJA BOARD OF DIRECTORS STATE CONFERENCE REGISTRRATION FORM AGM PROXY FORM NOMINATIONS FOR THE QJA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MERCHANDISE

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President’s Report Ladies and Gentlemen, This edition of the Journal is larger than usual as the Association has much information which we are required by law to pass onto members.

Included in this issue is: 1] The financial report for the year 2008 – 2009, 2] Information in relation to the election of Board members for the period November 2009 to November 2011 3] Update on the State Conference that is being held in Cleveland on 3rd October 2009 You will also notice our souvenir front cover which shows the various designs of the QJA Journal dating back to 1942. If any members are in possession of any history of the Association pre dating World War 2, I would invite you to make contact with the State Office.

On behalf of all members, I would especially like to thank Vice Presidents Bernice Lippiatt and Garry Franke for the time, effort and contribution given to the QJA over their time on the Board. Both these members are not seeking re-election to the Board.

At the AGM I will be stepping down as President of the QJA as I have completed 2 terms in that position. However, I will be seeking election to the Board. My thanks go to the Board, office staff, you, the members and my wife, Cecilee, for your time, effort, patience and assistance during my term as President. It has been an honour and a privilege to have been your President.

The QJA has recently formed an alliance with the Heritage Building Society. This alliance will provide benefits to the QJA, members and the building society (details are provided later in the journal)

From the financial report you will see that the Association finished the year in a sound position, with a surplus. Thanks go to the Board members, Greg and Julie for the efficient way the Association has been managed over the past 12 months.

It is pleasing to report that membership of the Association has increased by 8% over the past 12 months. This increase indicates that people are becoming more aware of the need for professional development to enable them to provide the JP service to the community.

At the Annual General Meeting this year, all Board positions will become vacant and an election for a new Board will be conducted. I would like to thank the outgoing Board members for their support and hard work over the past 2 years. Their efforts have been appreciated by all. 13 nominations were received for positions on the new board and as such, an election will now be held for all positions. This is very pleasing as it indicates that members are willing to give their time and energy to improve the status and role of the JP community.

The Board has also been working on projects that will greatly benefit members of the QJA. Information on these projects will be provided once they are finalised.

Bob Pilkington President

News in Brief JP Technical Bulletins The JP Branch continues to put these out from time to time and they can be downloaded from the Department web site www.justice.qld.gov.au/1005. htm. The most recent bulletins are about the code of conduct, witnessing EPA & AHD documents and new paper being used on certificates issued

by Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Membership Payments Timely receipt of membership subscriptions is necessary to enable the association to effectively budget and plan out its activities for the financial year. There are a significant number of memberships that remain unpaid and ultimately this is a double hit on the association, firstly because we don’t have the overdue money and secondly because the State Office then has to use time and money to chase up the outstanding amounts. If there are any members who have neglected to pay their subscriptions, it is requested that they do so as soon as possible. If you fall into that category, you would have recently received a reminder notice, either by post or by email.

State Conference Organisation is well in hand for the annual QJA State Conference, which will take place at Cleveland on Saturday 3rd October. The registration form and flyer are now on the QJA web site and they also appear later in this journal. The cost will be $25 for members and $30 for non members and this includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. A host of high

quality speakers will be present. This event has a capacity of 250 JPs and at the time of writing the number of registrations received suggests that we will come close to achieving that number.

Board Elections Nominations for positions on the new Board of Directors have now closed. The Association has received 13 nominations for the 10 available positions and an election will now be held to determine who will govern the QJA for the 2 year period commencing at the conclusion of the AGM on November 14th. We have received nominations from a cross section of regions throughout the state. All members, except associate members are allowed to vote. The resumes of all candidates, the rules of voting and a voting paper appear elsewhere in this journal, as well an envelope in which to return your voting paper. Voting papers can be posted, faxed or emailed and in any case must be returned to the QJA State Office by 10.00am Thursday 12th November, 2009. All members are reminded that they must correctly fill out their personal details on the top half of the voting paper for the vote to be valid. These details include your QJA membership number (not your JP signing number), which you should be able to find on your membership card, membership certificate or immediately above your address on the front of the envelope that this journal arrived in. All members are encouraged to have a direct say in the future governance of their Association by voting for their preferred candidates.

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News in Brief Branch Activity

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Members are reminded that professional development is provided for all, free of charge, across the state at local branch meetings. Of particular mention is the increase in guest speakers at some of the newer branches, particularly Gladstone and Mackay. The Gold Coast, with a new meeting venue at the Southport Yacht Club has also benefited from increased attendances this year and a range of guest speakers. Details of upcoming meetings can be obtained from branch contacts, who are listed at the end of this journal. The QJA web page www.qja.com.au also has details of many of the upcoming branch meetings and their locations. Click on the branches link.

Queensland JPs living in other countries A number of our members live abroad and from time to time the QJA State Office receives queries from persons looking for a Queensland JP in a particular country. Our experience is that many Australian embassies and consulates in overseas countries keep lists of Justices from all states. The QJA recommends to any of its members going overseas on a permanent / semi permanent basis that they make contact with their nearest Australian consulate /embassy and advise that they are living in a particular region. We receive stories of Queensland JPs having been used by the local embassy, often for document witnessing, but also for some Federal Police matters as well.

Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the QJA will be held at 10.00am on Saturday 14th November, 2009. All are welcome to attend and the draft agenda appears later in this journal. Afterwards, all attendees are invited to stay and partake in a light lunch. Those planning to attend are requested to RSVP to the State Office 07 33922455 or 1800 061423 or email Julie Frail at julie.frail@qja.com.au so that we can effectively cater for the day.

Any members who cannot attend have the right to appoint a proxy for all matters other than elections for the board.

Herbert Moreton Olm 1908-2009

Born on 7th August 1908 at Ropeley, Queensland. Herbert was the oldest member of the Queensland Justices Association and also the oldest JP in the State.

He lived in Ropeley all of his life. He has farmed all of his life – dairy in the early days and vegetables in the latter years. Herbert applied to be appointed as a JP through the Gatton Court House and was sworn in as a JP by a visiting Magistrate from Brisbane at the Gatton Court House on 30th January 1931.

Herbert sat on the bench several times and remembered one instance where he was required to sentence a mischievous drunk one morning.

So he gave him a fairly lenient sentence. The next time this person saw Herbert in town, he addressed him as ‘Sir’, as he thought he was of great importance.

The Queensland Justices Association approached him in the 1940’s, as he had become known to them because of the amount of documents he completed and witnessed. He was known in Ropely as “The Olm Kid” because he was so young and so knowledgeable about legalities.

The Board of the Queensland Justices Association wishes to acknowledge Herbert for his meritorious service to the people of Queensland.

Hertz have agreed to partner the QJA to provide car rental services at competitive rates. As a member of the Association, you can take advantage of these rates on their entire range of vehicles. To obtain the discount phone 1800 082 167 for bookings and quote CDP number 1831324 or alternatively book on line at www.hertz.com.au. Have your QJA membership card ready when you collect the vehicle for verification.

Hertz are also offering #1 Club Gold membership FREE. Apply on-line.

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QJA Trainers at the State Office Workshop on 13th June being brought up to speed for the new Competency Based training program.

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ROLL OF HONOUR The Association wishes to note the long service given by the following Members under their commission.

SILVER - 25 YEARS OF SERVICE Maurice Ryan

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS The Following have joined the Association since the Winter 2009 Journal NR PM BD TM DA G IM AG CR LJ R RM R CD SM AR DL LK DJ RF MJ TL FM JK EJ JJ KL TL N A LA SJ ITT M S TW CR RG TL SM KE TL JM MP AN MC CS KL HD

Alison Andrews Andrews Aston Auberson Barber Barker Barker Bath Beier Beno Berkhout Beswick Betteridge Bodger Bodman Bolton Bourrel Bowden Brendish Bryant Bryen Burr Butler Byrnes Carpendale Casey Casey Chan Chang Chaplin Chesterman Choy Cini Clark Cliffe Coan Cochrane Cole Colvin Coomber Cooper Corling Cosgrove Costello Cottam Cox Cree Cremer

AR SJ MF SA MJ KB RP CCEE SEV KM JE AK LM R DH GR LS C EJ JD WL DG MF KL CM PG MB CM AM RL DK S DP J ML M A JA V L MA JP MJ GJ AJ LA CM MJ HW

Crouch Dagan Dearden Delaney- O’Reilly Duggan Dyer Eadie Eastgate Fifita Elliott Elsley Erickson Evans Everitt Feifers Ferguson Fielder Fisher Flesser Ford Ford Fraser Friederichs Friend Frost Fury Gall Gallagher Gambling Gatti Gibson Gillin Glacken Gleeson Goebel Gomez Grozdanov Hancock Harris Healy Heap Henderson Hese Hickey Higgins Higgs Hill Hodge Hodgson

SS SC E WH DA SL E DJ DC G HD ME CJ JC AV AF DV JC PG JOS B JJ SA J S CM CA LS IC MM GM E DT JM L L K A LM BM TL J JT C DL F AD L MD

Holzworth Hook Howard Humphries Hyde Isles Jakob James Jefferies Jones Jones Keary Kelly Kelly Kelly Kennedy Krehula Ladhams Ladner Lam Lawton Lee Leonardi Lin Liu Long Lydeamore Mackenzie Manning Marshall Masters Matthys McArthur McEvoy McMillan McMillan Mehonoshen Meid Melcer Moran Morgan Munarin New Nicoll Nisiriou Norman Norton Nugent O’Connor

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O’Mara Oryem O’Shea Padget Pajnic Palena Papantoniou Parker Parker Parker Pearce Pearson Pepper Perren Pham Phillips Phillips Phillips Pollock Pope Potter Povey Rankin Redman Rees Reeves Reynolds Ridge Ridgewell Roberts Roberts Rogers Rohan Rose Rub Sanchez Savage Scheiwe Selby Selby-Smith Sempf Shaban Shearer Shields Simonsen Simson Smith Smith Smith

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Solomon Sovacki Stafford Steedman Steele Steendyk Stevens Sweetman Syson Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Terris Thomas Thomas Turner Turner Turri-Petrie Tynan Vallis Vella Vichie Waardyk Wadsworth Walduck Walker Walker Wang Wareham Watkin Weeks Westcott-White Wilkinson Williams Willis Woods Wyss Yakuac Yang Yang Zellers

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VALE We have received with sadness notice of the passing of the following Members: William Asmar John Cheney Darren Green Brian McCahon Herbert Olm Henry Von Pein

Sunrise Beach Strathpine Trinity Beach Indooroopilly Gatton Macalister

Ronald Billiau Enid Collins John Henderson Ronald McDougall Barry Stewart

Runaway Bay Atherton Bongaree Condon North Mackay

Derek Brown Dennis Fulcher Josette King Rowland Noakes Charles Tye

Gympie Mount Tamborine Eli Waters The Gap Brookfield

Members should note that the Roll of Honour for 25+ and 50+ relates only to length of QJA Membership. Members wishing to receive the 25 years of distinguished service certificate as a Justice of the Peace for the State of Queensland should contact the Justice and Attorney Generals Department, JP Branch on telephone (07) 3259 6098 or 1300 301 147 or email jp@justice.qld.gov.au.

New alliance partnership creates mutual benefits The Queensland Justices Association is pleased to announce that it has recently entered into an alliance agreement with Heritage Building Society. This partnership will bring a range of benefits both to the members and at the same time to the QJA. This will mean that the QJA will raise funds whenever members take out a home or personal loan, open a savings account or take out a Visa card with the Society. The funds earned from this alliance will contribute to Justice of the Peace professional development by way of the QJA being able to further subsidise the conferences and refresher seminars that it offers.

shopping or buying petrol, you will be helping the QJA in a small way.

More details of this exciting offer will follow in the near future. Heritage members have access to a network of 130 retail outlets throughout south east Queensland, and has broker services in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT. To access Heritage’s complete suite of products, to learn more about the benefits of an alliance partnership or to view a comparison rate schedule, call into your local Heritage branch or Mini branch, visit www.heritageonline.com.au or phone 13 14 22. With a 134-year history, Heritage provides a full suite of retail and business banking products, insurance and financial planning products and services to members via Heritage products and through alliances with specialist providers.

The QJA is looking forward to the benefits that the alliance will deliver to the organisation and its members. For full details, see the advertisement on the back page. Heritage – Putting People first.

Effective immediately, QJA members are entitled to receive reduced rates on a range of Heritage products, including reduced VISA rates and a nil personal loan application to discounted application fees and reduced interest rates on selected home loans, not to mention savings accounts that are free of transaction fees.

Heritage Building Society, the Toowoomba-based mutual, has boasted a consistent track record of assisting Queenslanders with successful alliance partnerships that encourage the growth and maintenance of local communities. As Australia’s largest building society, Heritage offers to its members a better deal by providing lower fees and charges, higher deposit rates, lower lending rates and better service as compared to the major banks.

Heritage Branch Manager, Queen Street and Alliance Relationship Manager Mr Leigh Hawke said that the new alliance partnership with QJA will create two way benefits by increasing the mutual’s member base while helping QJA with monetary support.

“Heritage is a member-centric financial institution and this is just one example of the way we reward our members simply by banking with us.”

As part of the alliance, the QJA will shortly be launching a co branded QJA / Heritage Visa Card. Not only will QJA members receive a highly competitive, introductory rate on this card, but the QJA will receive a percentage of the commissions collected on every transaction that you make. This means that even as you perform everyday tasks such as

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Hervey Bay Branch at their recent BBQ. Members learnt how to husk corn in the early days and how a blacksmith conducted his duties.

From l to r, back row, Paul Beckey, Di and Bob Lucey, Pat Walker, Geoff Parsons, Glenyce Hull, Doug Hull, Pat Harris.

From l to r, front row, Marian Renner, Warren Cook, Janet Cook, Del Beckey, Carl Walker. Amy Cook took the photo.

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MEMBERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Q1)

Recently, when inside a shop in a rural town, I noticed a little cardboard box with a slot in it, with a hand-printed sign stating “Donations for JP/ C.Decs witnessing to be donated to the rural fire brigade”. Is this allowable?

(A1)

What is important here is what the “donations” are for, not to where they will be directed. Even though the eventual location may well be a worthy cause, the fact remains that this may constitute a form of payment for services and thus could be a breach of section 35 of the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991. The act says:

S35 (1) A Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for Declarations is not to seek or receive, directly or indirectly, any reward in connection with the performance of the functions of office.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year.

(2) In this section—

in connection with includes under colour or pretext of. receive includes take or accept. reward includes charge, fee, gratuity or any consideration but, for a Justice of the Peace (Magistrates Court), does not include a daily sitting fee paid to the person for constituting a court at a place at which a Magistrates Court may be constituted, if the place is within a community area under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984. seek includes request, require, extort or demand.

(Q2)

I have been a JP since 1966 and have always used the initials “JP” after my name. Does this entitle me to use the terminology of JP (Qual), Commisioner of Declaration (C.Dec) or just the normal “JP” as I currently use. Thanking you for your advice in due course.

(A2)

In Queensland, there are three main types of terminology that you can use after your name, depending on your personal circumstances. These are JP (Qual) or C.Dec or JP (C.Dec). The last of the three is used for the “old style” JPs i.e. those appointed pre 1991 and did not upgrade to either a C.Dec or a JP (Qual). (Please note that this response does not deal with special circumstances such as JP (Mags Court) or the JP status of court workers or legal personnel).

(Q3)

I was recently presented with a Corrective Services Form 27a, which allows professionals, business persons and other commercial visitors to enter a prison once they have submitted this form along with two forms of ID acceptable to the department. The form has a section for a “verifying officer” which outlines the types of ID sighted. Am I, as the JP, required to complete this section of the form?

(A3)

This form is an internal department form and despite its confusing nature, the “verifying officer” is actually somebody from the Department of Corrective Services. The only part that a JP needs to play in this process is to certify the ID as a true copy if the form and supporting documentation are being posted to the department. The JP does not have any legislative authority in relation to the form and does not play any part in completing the form itself.

(Q4) I read with interest in the last edition of the QJA Journal about

certifying copies of an enduring power of attorney? Why has this

suddenly changed to different wording?

(A4)

The Powers of Attorney Act has specified this wording for some time and the issue of certifying true copies of Powers of Attorney has had its own specific section on page 59 of the Department of Justice JP handbook for some years. As it does from time to time, the QJA is merely highlighting a JP responsibility that is not well known.

(Q5)

I was recently asked to witness an Enduring Power of Attorney at a hospital where the Principal in question was unable to sign the document due to a stroke. Although the person could not speak I was told the person could understand what the document entailed. Could the QJA clarify what constitutes a ‘signature’ in cases such as these?

(A5)

Principals who are unable to sign the document may allow an “eligible signer” person to sign the statement of understanding for the principal (see page 10 of the short form EPA and page 11 of the long form). The person who signs cannot be a witness for this EPA or an attorney for the principal.

What is probably more alarming in this situation is whether the JP concerned has taken reasonable steps to determine the capacity of the principal. It would be highly doubtful that merely accepting the word of somebody else about the ability of the principal to understand the document would sufficiently cover a JP in the event that the document was challenged in a court on the grounds of capacity. The Department of Justice has recently issued a technical bulletin regarding Enduring Powers of Attorney. It can be found at http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/1005.htm.

(Q6) Can a JP or C Dec be held responsible where there is a loss

incurred by a financial institution resulting from a 100 points ID

check of a mortgagee?

(A6)

The QJA has been very clear in the past that the responsibility on identifying mortgagees (the person taking out the mortgage) rests with the mortgagor (financial institution), and not with the JP. This is legislated for in section 11A of the Land Title Act. Such checks are not part of Land Registry requirements.

The QJA continues to recommend to its members that such 100 point ID checks not be carried out, because of the fact that we are unsure of the consequences if the ID supplied and verified by the JP, is subsequently is proven to be false.

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QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS REPORT 2008/2009 1. The directors have prepared this report for the for the company’s financial year ending 30th June, 2009 2. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS The Directors of the Company during the year were: Bob Pilkington

Bernice Lippiatt

Doug Hull

Garry Franke

Raymond Young OAM

Roger Kelly

Marian Vierveyzer

Ray Burrows

Yvonne Jex

David Read

There were no changes of directors during the financial year.

The Company Secretary for the full financial year was Gregory Cuthbert.

3. OPERATING RESULT The operating surplus of the company for the 2008/09 financial year was $24 313 4. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS The QJA is the peak industry body that represents Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations throughout Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1918, the QJA has a long history of providing professional support to its members. It is the major representative body in its field and the Queensland representative on the Australian Council of Justices Association. With a membership base of over 5800, the QJA provides training, information and resources to its members. The QJA operates as a public company limited by guarantee and is governed by a Board of Directors, consisting of a President, three Vice Presidents and six directors. The principal activities of the company that may be of interest to the members are: Membership The company continued to provide professional services to members. At the 30th June, 2009 the number of members was 5851 (2007 = 5432 members).

Branches The Association continues to oversee the operation of 24 affiliate branches and contact groups across the state. These branches provide ongoing support for JP’s to manage their needs on a local basis.

Training The association continues to provide training for Justices of the Peace in locations throughout Queensland. This training is operated by local branches, who share revenue with the State Office. On April 1st, 2009, the company gained Registered Training Organisation status. This had led to an extensive overhaul of training resources, policies and procedures.

Signing Facilities The company continues to support the establishment of JP signing facilities, whereby JPs work voluntarily in local shopping centres and libraries providing JP Services on a voluntary basis.

QJA Journal The Company continues to print and distribute to members a quarterly journal which provides professional updates and items of interest to members.

5. MATTERS WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT OPERATIONS The Board of Directors has resolved to publish a new JP duties guide for the members in the coming financial year. The size of the publishing costs would indicate that either success or failure of the venture beyond the company’s level of expectations would have a material effect on financial results in the 2009/10 financial year.

6. DIVIDENDS The company does not have any share capital, as it is a company limited by guarantee and therefore does not pay dividends.

7. OPTIONS No options have been issued by the company.

8. INDEMNIFYING OFFICER OR AUDITOR During the financial year the Company has paid premiums to insure all Directors and Officers against liabilities for costs and expenses incurred by them in defending any legal proceedings arising out of their conduct while acting in the capacity of an officer of the Company, other than conduct involving a wilful 8

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9. 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.

10. DIRECTORS PARTICULARS None of the directors had any particular qualifications, experience or special responsibilities that are required to be disclosed.

11. MEETINGS RECORDS 11 Directors Meetings were held during the financial year. Attendances were as follows

Total possible including special meetings

Total Attended

Bob Pilkington

12

11

Garry Franke

12

10

Bernice Lippiatt

12

10

Doug Hull

12

11

Raymond Young OAM

12

11

Roger Kelly

12

8

Marian Vierveyzer

12

11

Ray Burrows

12

12

Yvonne Jex

12

9

David Read

12

12

Greg Cuthbert (Company Secretary)

12

12

There were no board committee meetings held during the financial year.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the board of Directors

Bob Pilkington Bernice Lippiatt Director Director

QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 370C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 TO THE DIRECTORS OF QLD JUSTICES ASSOCIATION I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, during the year ended 30 June 2009 there have been:

(i)

no contraventions of the auditor’s independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

(ii)

no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

Name of Firm

Bennett Partners

Name of Partner

Christopher Lee Sammut

Date

31st day of August 2009

Level 3, 400 Queen Street Brisbane QLD 4000

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QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Financial Statements AT 30 JUNE 2009 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION Report on the financial report We have audited the accompanying financial report of the Queensland Justices Association which comprises the balance sheet as at 30th June, 2009, and the income statement, statement of changes in equity and cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes and the directors’ declaration of the consolidated entity comprising the company and the entity it controlled at the year’s end or from time to time during the financial year.

Directors’ responsibility for the financial report The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001. This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report 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 entity’s internal control.

An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.

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

Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, provided to the directors of Queensland Justice Association would be in the same terms if provided to the directors as at the date of this auditor’s report Auditor’s Opinion In our opinion: a) the financial report of Queensland Justice Association is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

i. giving a true and fair view of the company’s and consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2009 and of their performance for the year ended on that date; and

ii. complying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

b) Other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia.

Bennett Partners Chartered Accountants Brisbane

Christopher Lee Sammut Dated this 31st day of August 2009

QUEENSLAND JUSTICEs ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION The Directors of the Company declare that: 1.

The financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 4 to 10 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001:

a. Comply with Accounting Standards and the Corporation Law; and

b.Give a true and fair view of the Company’s financial position as at 30 June 2009 and of its performance for the financial year ended on

that date.

2.

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In the Directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due and payable.

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VOLUME 6 • NUMBER 3 • spring 09 This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Bob Pilkington, Director Dated this 31st day of August, 2009

Bernice Lippiatt, Director

QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2009 Notes Revenue

2

2009

2008

$

$

273,949

266,570

Occupancy Expenses

34,634

33,044

Employment Costs

79,128

75,254

135,873

134,539

24,314

23,733

-

-

24,314

23,733

2009

2008

$

$

249,637

200,294

Other Costs Operating Profit(Loss) before income tax Income Tax Expense Profit Attributed to Members of the Entity

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2009 Notes CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Trade and other Receivables

10(a) 4

Inventories TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

548

5,535

6,101

6,486

256,286

212,315

2.092

3,543

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property Plant & Equipment

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TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

2,092

3,543

258,378

215,858

175,180

156,974

175,180

156,974

83,198

58,884

Retained Earnings

83,198

58,884

TOTAL EQUITY

83,198

58,884

2009

2008

$

$

TOTAL ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and Other Payables

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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS EQUITY

Notes CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts from Customers Payments to Suppliers and Employees Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

10(b)

273,949

266,570

(224,125)

(156,713)

49,824

109,857

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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment

(481)

(4,413)

Net Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(481)

(4,413)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Net Cash provided by (used in) investing activities Net increase (decrease) in cash held Cash at the beginning of the year Cash at the end of the year

10(a)

-

-

49,343

105,444

200,294

94,850

249,637

200,294

The above should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AS AT 30 JUNE, 2009 2009

2008

2007

Retained

Retained

Retained

Profits

Profits

Profits

Opening Balance

58,884

35,151

14,639

Profit/(Loss) attributable to members

24,314

23,733

20,512

-

-

83,198

58,884

Dividends paid or provided for Closing Balance

35,151

QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION NOTES TO AND FORMING ART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 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 financial report of Queensland Justices Association complies with all Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) where necessary. The following is a summary of the material accounting policies adopted by the economic entity in the preparation of the financial report. The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless otherwise stated.

BASIS OF PREPARATION (a) Reporting Basis and Conventions The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been applied. (b) Income Tax The Company is exempted from income tax under section 50-10 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. (c) Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and the net realizable value. Costs are assigned on the First In First Out basis. (d) Property, Plant and Equipment Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation.

The carrying amount of property is reviewed annually by Directors to ensure that it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows which will be received from the assets employment and subsequent disposal. The expected cash flows have not been discounted to their present value in determining recoverable amounts.

Depreciation/Amortisation All non-current assets with limited useful lives are depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the diminishing value basis of depreciation. (e) Leases Leases of fixed assets where substantially all risks and benefits incidental to the ownership of the asset, but not its legal ownership, are transferred to the Company are classified as finance leases. Finance leases are capitalized, recording an asset and a liability equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments, including any guaranteed residual values.Leased assets are amortised over the estimated useful life of the asset or the period of the lease, whichever is the shorter, where it is likely the Company will obtain ownership of the asset. Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charges as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred. Lease incentives under operating leases are recognized as a liability.

Lease payments received reduce the liability.

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QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009 Section 1 - Voter Details

Firstname and Surname

.........…………………………………………………………………..……………………………..……..

Postal Address

.........…………………………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. .........…………………………………………………………………..……………………………..……..

QJA Membership Number .........…………………………………………………………………..……………………………..……..

Signature

.........…………………………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. * Note sections 1 & 2 will be separated upon opening

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QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009 Section 2 – Ballot Paper

PRESIDENT – tick one box from the following

Burrows, Ray Hull, Doug VICE PRESIDENT – tick up to a maximum of three boxes from the following

Young, Raymond

Hull, Doug

Vierveyzer, Marian

Burrows, Ray

Read, David

Pilkington, Robert

DIRECTOR – tick up to a maximum of six boxes from the following

Read, David

Burrows, Ray

Schmidt, Darryl

Pilkington, Robert

Hull, Doug

Gordon, John

Young, Raymond

Boyes, Peter

Jex, Yvonne

Vierveyzer, Marian

Revell, Keith

Sahama, Tony

Kelly, Roger

QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE 2009

“150 YEARS OF JPS IN QUEENSLAND” An open invitation is extended to all Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations to attend the 2009 QJA State Conference On

Saturday 3rd October, 2009 Hosted by the QJA Redland City Branch Venue: Cleveland Performing Arts Annexe, Middle Street, Cleveland, Qld. Registrations commence 8.00am.

Conference commences 9.00am sharp and concludes 4.00pm.

Guest Speakers Include Redland City Council Mayor, Melva Hobson PSM Local Members of State Parliament The Hon Mr Justice Applegarth, Supreme Court Judge, Queensland The Attorney General, the Hon Mr Cameron Dick MP and Minister for Industrial Relations Ms Leanne Turner, Family Law Court Dr Aaron Groves, Deputy Director General, Queensland Health Ms Dianne Pendergast, the Adult Guardian Senior Constable Nigel Johns, Wynnum District Child Protection Unit Mr Bob Pilkington, President QJA Cost $25.00 for QJA Members $30.00 for Non Members Includes Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea. RSVP to QJA State Office by Friday 18th September, 2009 A registration form must be completed (available on page 15 of this journal or downloadable at www.qja.com.au and follow the link to State Conference) Payment can be made by cheque or credit card.

The registration form must be returned to PO Box 8419 Woolloongabba, Qld 4102.

Fax 07 3392 2955 or scan and email to admin@qja.com.au

QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION State Conference Registration Form Saturday 3rd October 2009 8:30am to 4:00pm Venue — Cleveland Performing Arts Annexe Middle Street, Cleveland QId. Cost: $25 members (GST Inclusive) $30 non-members includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea Conference Participant Details (one form to be completed for each participant) Name (as will appear on name tag) .........................................................................................

Address .................................................................................................................................................................

Email Address ......................................................... Contact Phone:....................................................................

QJA Member No:.....................................................

Special Dietary Requirements:.........................................................................................

Optional Informal dinner after the conference (at members own cost - at a local hotel, order from menu) YES I will attend by myself, YES I will attend with a partner (who did not attend the conference), NO I will not be attending (Please Circle - this is an indication for numbers purposes only at this stage)

Deadline for registrations - Friday 18th September 2009 PAYMENT INFORMATION I have enclosed a Cheque / Money Order for $ I will pay $ .. by Visa / MasterCard (please circle one), details below.

Card No: …………… /…………… /……………/……………

Expiry date: …….. /…….

Cardholder’s name:……………………………………………………………………………………….

Signature :.......................................................................................... Date:.................................

MAIL TO: Registrar, QJA, PO Box 8419, WOOLLOONGABBA QLD 4102 OR E-MAIL TO: admin@qja.com.au OR fax to: 07 3392-2955 NOTE: All receipts/tax invoices will be available at the conference.

If a tax invoice is required prior to the conference, please include a stamped self-addressed envelope.

(f) Employee Benefits Provision is made for the Company’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to balance date. Employee benefits expected to be settled within one year together with entitlements arising from wages and salaries, annual leave and sick leave which will 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 have been measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits.

Contributions are made by the Company to employee superannuation funds and are charged as expense when incurred. (g) Accounts Payable Accounts Payable have been recognized as a liability for the year ended 30 June 2009 at the time when the amount owed can be measured reliably and when it is probable that the account will have to be paid. This is the time of the goods being received or the service being performed. The amount recognized for each creditor is based on purchase or contract costs. The amounts are unsecured and are normally settled within the time limits of normal terms of trade. (h) Cash For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes: - Cash on hand and at call deposits with banks or financial institutions, net of any bank overdrafts; and - Investments in money market instruments within three months. (i) Members’ Subscriptions Members of the Company are Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations who pay an annual subscription fee. Subscriptions paid in advance are treated as current liabilities. (j) Financial Instruments Recognition Financial instruments are initially measured at cost on trade date, which includes transaction costs, when the related contractual rights or obligations exist. Subsequent to initial recognition these instruments are measured as set out below.

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss A financial asset is classified in this category if acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short term or if so designated by management and within the requirements of AASB 139: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Instruments. Derivatives are also categorised as held for trading unless they are designated as hedges. Realised and unrealised gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of these assets are included in the income statement in the period in which they arise.

Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market and are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Held-to-maturity investments These investments have fixed maturities, and it is the group’s intention to hold these investments to maturity. Any held-to-maturity investments held by the group are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Available-for-sale financial assets Available-for-sale financial assets include any financial assets not included in the above categories. Available-for-sale financial assets are reflected at fair value. Unrealised gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are taken directly to equity.

Financial liabilities Non-derivative financial liabilities are recognised at amortised cost, comprising original debt less principal payments and amortisation.

Derivative instruments Derivative instruments are measured at fair value. Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are taken to the income statement unless they are designated as hedges.

Fair value Fair value is determined based on current bid prices for all quoted investments. Valuation techniques are applied to determine the fair value for all unlisted securities, including recent arm’s length transactions, reference to similar instruments and options pricing models.

Impairment At each reporting date, the group assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial instrument has been impaired. In the case of available-for-sale financial instruments, a prolonged decline in the value of the instrument is considered to determine whether an impairment has arisen. Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement. (k) Impairment of Assets At each reporting date, the group 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 seel 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.

Impairment testing is performed annually for goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives.

Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. (l) Revenue Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery of goods to customers.

Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the interest rates applicable to the financial assets.

Dividend revenue is recognised when the right to receive a dividend has been established. Dividends received from associates and joint venture entities are accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting.

Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised upon the delivery of the service to customers.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST). (m) 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 on the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in the balance sheet are shown inclusive of GST.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.

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VOLUME 6 • NUMBER 3 • spring 09 NOTE 2: REVENUE Operating Activities

2009

2008

$

$

Members Subscriptions

224,638

210,781

Sales and Merchandise

26,495

29,741

Sundry Income

18,970

21,214

3,846

4,834

273,949

266,570

2009

2008

Training Fees Received

NOTE 3: PROFIT(LOSS) BEFORE TAX The profit/(loss) before income tax is arrived at after charging and crediting the following specific item

$

$

Chargers: Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment

1,932

1,772

NOTE 4: RECEIVABLES-CURRENT

2009

2008

$

$

548

3,328

-

2,207

273,949

266,570

2009

2008

$

$

Sundry Debtors Prepayments

NOTE 5: PROPERTY , PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Office Equipment - at cost

5,796

5,315

Accumulated Depreciation

(3,704)

(1,772)

2,092

3,543

(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

Additions

Disposals

$

$

$

$

$

3,543

481

-

1,932

2,092

NOTE 6: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

2009

2008

$

$

Accounts Payable

3,183

1,645

139,422

129,525

10,842

10,415

Plant and Equipment

Subscriptions in advance GST Payable

Depreciation Expense

Carrying amount at 30 June 2009

PAYG Withholding

2,948

3,046

Superannuation Payable

1,509

1,427

Employee Entitlements

7,592

4,901

Sundry Creditors and Accruals

9,684

6,015

175,180

156,974

NOTE 7: EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE There were no significant events which occurred after the Balance Sheet date.

NOTE 8: 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, 2009 the number of members was 5,851 (2008 = 5,432 members).

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NOTE 9: RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE The Directors of the Company during the year were: Bob Pilkington Garry Franke Marian Vierveyzer Raymond Young OAM Doug Hull Bernice Lippiatt David Read

Roger Kelly Ray Burrows Yvonne Jex

NOTE 10: CASH FLOW INFORMATION (a) Reconciliation of Cash Cash at the end of the year is shown in the statement of financial position as:

2009 $

$

Bank of Qld – Cheque Account

8,467

58,474

239,820

141,642

1,339

-

11

178

249,637

200,294

2009

2008

$

$

24,314

23,733

1,932

1,772

4,987

(3,559)

385

(1,213)

15,515

85,929

2,691

3,195

49,824

109,857

Bank of Qld – Investment Account Bank of Qld – Training Account Petty Cash

2008

(b) Reconciliation of Cash Flow from Operating with Profit after Income Tax

Profit (Loss) after income tax Non-cash flows in Profit: Depreciation of Fixed Assets Changes in Assets and Liabilities Decrease(increase) in Trade and other Debtors Decrease(increase) in Inventory Increase(decrease) in Trade Creditors and Accruals Increase(decrease) in Employee Provisions Net Cash provided (used) by Operating Activities

NOTE 11: SEGMENT REPORTING The Company operates in one geographical location, being Queensland. The principal activities of the Company are fostering the education of Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations, to disseminate information to members to assist them to carry out their duties under these positions and to support and protect the status and interests of Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations.

NOTE 12: COMPANY DETAILS The Registered Office of the Company is: Queensland Justices Association 751 Stanley Street WOOLLOONGABBA QLD 4102 NOTE 13: KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL COMPENSATION Short Term Benefits Salary & Fees

Superannuation

Total

72,680

6,264

78,944

69,163

5,915

75,078

2009 Total Compensation 2008 Total Compensation

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VOLUME 6 • NUMBER 3 • spring 09 NOTE 14: AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION 2009

2008

$

$

3,800

3,500

Remuneration of the auditor of the entity for: - auditing or reviewing the financial report

NOTE 15: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (a) Interest rate risk: The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk, which is the risk that a financial instrument’s value will fluctuate as a result of changes in market rates and the effective weighted average interest rates on those financial assets and liabilities, is as follows: Weighted Average Floating Interest Rate Effective Interest Rate 2009

200

2009

2008

%

%

$

$

Financial Assets Cash at Bank – Cheque Account

0.01

0.15

8,466

58,474

Cash at Bank – Training Account

0.01

-

1,339

-

Deposits at call

3.60

5.86

239,820

141,642

249,625

200,116

Total Financial Assets

(b) Credit Risk The maximum exposure to credit risk, excluding the value of any collateral or other security, at balance date to recognised financial assets is the carrying amount of those assets, net of any provisions for doubtful debts, as disclosed in the statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements. The company does not have any material credit risk exposure to any single debtor or group of debtors under financial instruments entered into by the Company. (c) Net Fair Values The aggregate net fair values and carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities are disclosed in the statement of financial position and in the notes to the financial statements. No financial assets or liabilities are readily traded on organised markets. The net fair values of financial assets & liabilities approximates their carrying value.

QUEENSLAND JUSTICES ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting and Special General Meeting of the Queensland Justices Association will be held at 10.00am on Saturday 14th November, 2009 at QJA House 751 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba. The business to be transacted at the meeting is as follows: 1.

Ordinary Business - Members Present, Proxies Received and Apologies

2.

Ordinary Business - Minutes of the Annual General meeting 1 November 2008 and business arising from the minutes

3.

Ordinary Business - President’s Report 2008-09 as distributed at the meeting

4.

Ordinary Business - Approval of Directors’ Annual Report 2008-2009 as distributed at the meeting and published in QJA Journal, Spring Edition 2009 and at www.qja.com.au

5.

Ordinary Business - Approval of Financial Statements 2008-2009 – as published in The QJA Journal, Spring Edition 2009

6.

Special Business - Appointment of an Auditor – a motion will put forward to remove the current auditor (Chris Sammut from Bennett and Partners) and to appoint a new auditor. This has occurred because of resolutions passed at the 2008 AGM. The selection of a new auditor is currently at the short listing stage and the name will be provided when the final agenda is released, and not less than 14 days before the AGM, as required by sec tion 18.10 of the constitution. The appointment of a new auditor is a special resolution and will require 75% approval from members eligible to vote at the meeting. “Eligible to vote” means those present at the meeting and those who have submitted a valid proxy.

7.

General Business – as required by section 250S of the Corporations Act 2001, the chair of the AGM must allow a reasonable opportunity for the members to ask questions about or make comments on the management of the company. As per section 19 of the QJA Constitution, members who cannot attend the meeting have the right to vote by proxy on all motions except appointment of directors to the board (directors are elected by return of voting papers only). Valid proxies must be completed on the form found on page 20, as per section 19.2 of the constitution, be returned to QJA State Office by two days clear of the meeting i.e. by 10.00am, Thursday 12th November, 2009.

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PROXY FORM To The Chairman, QJA Annual General Meeting Saturday November 14, 2009

I ……………………………………………………..…………………… (Full Name) of

…………………………………………………………………..…………………………… (Address)

hereby appoint ……………………………………………..……………………. as my proxy for the Insert Bob Pilkington (President) or full name of another financial member

Annual General Meeting of Queensland Justices Association to be held on Saturday November 14, 2009.

Signed……………………………………………. ……./………/2009

Membership No (………………………..)

Return to By mail to - QJA, PO Box 8419, Woolloongabba 4102 By fax to - 07 3392 2955 Or scan and email to – admin@qja.com.au THIS FORM IS TO REACH THE ABOVE BY NO LATER THAN 10.00am on THURSDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 2009.

Instructions for voting in Board Elections All ordinary members, joint members, concession members and life members have the right to vote in an election of members to the board. Associate members and honorary members are not eligible to vote (Section 6.7 of the QJA Constitution). Voting can only take place by completing the original or an identical photocopy of the ballot paper provided on page 13 of this journal. Joint members will have to make a copy if both joint members are to vote. The ballot paper has two sections

•

• • •

Section 1 - a section for your name, address, QJA membership number and signature.

Section 2 - the ballot paper itself.

The deadline for receipt of all ballot papers is 10.00am on Thursday 12th November, 2009 at the QJA State Office. Ballot papers received after that time shall be declared null and void. Note that in order to defray costs to the association, members must affix their own stamp to envelopes submitted by post.

Section 1 must be filled out clearly, correctly and completely for a ballot paper to be declared valid. Remember that your QJA membership number is the number appearing on your membership card or membership certificate – it is not your JP signing number. If in doubt, contact State Office to ensure that the number is correctly entered.

Section 2 must be filled out by ticking • a maximum of one box for the position of President; • a maximum of three boxes for the position of Vice President; and • a maximum of six boxes for the position of Director.

Should more than the maximum number of boxes be ticked for a particular category, all votes in that category shall be declared null and void. If less than the maximum number of boxes is ticked, those votes will count. You may vote for the same candidate in each of the three categories if you wish The ballot paper, with both sections intact, should be returned to the QJA State Office. This can be done by • returning it in the pre addressed envelope provided or

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placing it in an envelope marked with the words “VOTING PAPER” and addressing it to the Returning Officer, QJA, PO Box 8419, Woolloongabba, Qld, 4102. scanning and emailing it to admin@qja.com.au faxing it to 07 3392 2955 delivering it in person to 751 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba, during office hours.

Upon receipt at the QJA State Office, all ballot papers will be placed in a locked ballot box and will remain unopened (if posted) until the closing date.

After that time, the box will be opened in the presence of the returning officer. Section 1 will be detached from section 2 and a list of those who have voted will be compiled.

Votes for the President shall be counted first. If the winner of the presidential vote has also nominated for the position of Vice President or Director, then that person’s votes in elections for the lower position shall not be counted.

Votes for Vice President shall be counted second. If the winners of the Vice Presidential vote have also nominated for the position of Director, then their votes in the election for the position of Director shall not be counted.

Votes for the position of Director will be counted last. Persons who have already gained the position of President or Vice President and have also nominated for election as a Director, shall not have their votes counted.

VOLUME 6 • NUMBER 3 • spring 09

NOMINATIONS FOR THE QJA BOARD 2009 Name: Peter Boyes Location: Toowoomba Seeking election as: Director Hello, my name is Peter Boyes. I am seeking nomination as QJA Director. I actively support the office and status of JPs and persistently provide leadership in our continued ethical standards and professionalism.

Although now retired, I am active in the community and QJA Toowoomba branch where I currently hold the office of Branch President, Community Signing Centre coordinator and trainer. I have been a JP(Qual) since 2005 and am currently a QJA Appeals Committee member. Before returning to Qld, I was a NSW JP since 1988.

I was born and raised on the Darling Downs before serving 20 years in the Navy as a policeman. I then joined the Qld Office of Fair Trading as Inspector and prosecutor for SW Qld, based in Toowoomba where I continue to live with my wife Joanne, two children and two dogs. I hold a Bachelors degree in Business with Administrative Management/Economics & Resource Management and a Post Graduate Certificate in Management. In addition to this, I am currently studying to complete a Masters degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice. I am confident that I possess the necessary experience and skills to effectively serve and carry out the duties of a QJA Director.

Name: Ray Burrows Location: Redland City Seeking election as: President, Vice President, Director Born: Southport Qld. Educated: Southport Primary School, Southport State High School.

Married: Wife Beverley, 2 married daughters.

Employment of 15 years in the Automotive/Transport Industries and then 22 years in TAFE as: •

Technical Teacher and Senior Technical Teacher Automotive Electrical, Sth Brisbane TAFE.

•

Senior Technical Teacher Pre-vocation Engineering and Construction Eagle Farm TAFE.

•

Head Technical Teacher Engineering and Technology Mackay TAFE.

•

Acting Associate Director, School of Engineering and Marine Studies Eagle Farm TAFE.

•

Manager, Transport and Distribution Consortium Brisbane TAFE.

•

Faculty Associate Director Sport and Recreation & Institute Maintenance Yeronga.

•

10 years as Curriculum Instructional Designer in State and National competency based training in the areas of Automotive, Transport, Maritime, Aviation, Coal Mining, Boat Building, Ship and Boat Design.

•

1 Year part-time (before retirement) as Registrar of Yeronga TAFE responsible for all Competency Based Training matters and Institute RTO Registration.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Education, Graduate Diploma Educational Administration, Certificate Electrical Engineering (QIT), Certificate Electrical Fitting (Automotive). Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training (Approved QJA Trainer).

Approved Auditor for Internal Studies.

Appointments: Justice of the Peace 1979.

Justice of the Peace (Qualified) 1991 Secretary QJA Redland City Branch 2005-2009.

Director QJA Board 2007-2009.

Activities Co-ordinator QJA Refresher Workshop Cleveland 2006.

Co-ordinator State Conference, Cleveland 2009.

Active JP at Capalaba Park JP Signing Centre.

Active JP at Cleveland Magistrates Court.

Journal Editor 2007-2009.

Active team member for the Registered Training Organisation Application audited by the Department of Employment and Training.

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Name: John Gordon Location: Gold Coast

Seeking election as: Director

I would like to offer my services to the Queensland Justices Association as a director. My credentials are as follows: •

Professional experience as a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) for over 35 years, now retired;

• My active role in the accountancy profession on the Gold Coast since arriving here in the early 1980s including executive committee membership of CPA Gold Coast; and assisting in the organisation of monthly meetings of CPA Gold Coast including guest speakers and education; •

My active networking in both the accounting and general community;

•

My participation in community groups that focussed on functions including: Meals on Wheels, NZWA Association, Council on the Ageing (Gold Coast), Art of Seniors (Gold Coast), University of the Third Age (Gold Coast).

It was always my desire to serve as a Justice of the Peace, following my grandfather who performed this function for several decades in Malaya, where he lived and was involved in the community for over forty years. He was an expatriate Scot working as an engineer for Tronoh Mines, Perak State.

I am currently chairman of the QJA Gold Coast Branch. We are upgrading our services to members, including giving support to our signing centres and by having monthly meetings with speakers. I have personally instigated two new signing centres on the southern Gold Coast, at Elanora and Coolangatta and am pleased that they already have sufficient volunteers to be viable.

Name: Doug Hull Location: Hervey Bay Seeking election as: President, Vice President, Director From the time Doug Hull first looked at QJA membership, he recognised the need to have all the JPs working at the same high skills level which can only be achieved through continuous/ regular training. To this end, Doug was one of the first to successfully commence Branch training for new JPs and Professional Development at Branch level. This was one of the original stimuli for QJA Branch training.

Doug’s vision for the QJA is to encourage all JPs to continue to train and develop their skills through the provision of the necessary resources and to grow the organisation through encouraging new JPs to join us by demonstrating the benefits of membership. Doug also sees that a further membership group (Corporate Membership) can be added to the Association to provide an added dimension to the Organisation.

Corporate membership is defined as Membership taken out by a Business Organisation on behalf of its JP workers.

Doug’s desire is to foster cross Branch social activities to promote interaction between JPs and their families. He recognises the support families give to JPs and wants to encourage the families to be included in QJA activities.

Name: Yvonne Jex Location: Cairns

Seeking election as: Director

During my time as a Director, I have been actively involved in a range of areas aimed in promoting JP services to the community and assisting to ensure that high ethical standards of conduct are maintained by all JPs. Along with this through the provision of training courses and seminars in the Cairns area, I have endeavoured to provide support and assistance to JPs to ensure that they are well trained and continually informed of changes in legislation etc.

Providing members with a forum where they can promote fellowship and a location to exchange views and ideas through the QJA, I also see as paramount. Supporting members to carry out their duties as Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations I believe is essential in achieving the aims of the QJA. I believe JP’s can and do offer so much to the community through their services, and availability, and I would be pleased to be able to assist in ensuring that this will continue. Helping to raise the profile of the QJA through its support and assistance to current members, its Community services, and JP training programs, I view as a positive move to further increase membership of QJA.

Name: Roger Kelly Location: Brisbane Seeking election as: Director Born: Cheltenham UK Educated: Central Technical High School, Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Bristol Married: Wife Rosemary, 2 married daughters, 4 grandchildren.

Employment : 25 years service in Mechanical Engineering, serving in UK, Africa and Australia.

Have been a business owner for 21 years.

Appointed as a JP (Qual) in 2003, elected Chair of (then) Capalaba Branch in 2004.

Member of the QJA Board of Directors from 2004-2009.

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Name: Bob Pilkington Location: Ipswich Seeking election as: Vice President, Director Born Lismore NSW Educated Goonellabah Primary School, Richmond River High School Married to wife Cecilee, 3 married daughters, 6 grand children Employment 20 years RAAF serving in Queensland, New South Wales, South East Asia, New Zealand and Victoria 4 years small business owner/operator 5 years managing an equal opportunity employment workplace for the Uniting Church 14 years Trade Instructor/Correctional Supervisor at Borallon Correctional Centre Appointed JP (qual) 1995 Elected Chair Ipswich branch 1995 Appointed Director of QJA 2001 Elected Vice President QJA 2003 Elected President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of QJA 2005.

As I have completed 2 terms of office as President of the QJA I am stepping down from that position and seeking a position of Vice President or Director of the Board. During the term of this present Board I believe the Association has become a major contributor to the professionalism and training of JP’s not only in Queensland but also throughout Australia and I would like to continue my involvement with the Association.

Name: David Read Location: Bundaberg Seeking election as: Vice President, Director I became a JP (Qual) back in 2001 and soon after started up the Bundaberg branch of the QJA. I was the coordinator for the 2007 State Conference held in Bundaberg, which was the biggest conference ever held. I have also been instrumental in starting the social barbecue’s that Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Howard and Gladstone attend. I have a lot of rural JP’s that call me for assistance at all times of the day and night and I am always happy to help.

At the 2007 AGM I was accepted onto the Board of Directors. Since joining the Board, I have assisted in working through the many challenges that the Association has faced, some of which are still ongoing. I have assisted other branches of the QJA to achieve their goals in building their numbers and finances. As a Director I have been willing to travel far and wide, often at my own expense, to support QJA branches and QJA events and enjoy this for the network system that has developed.

With the skills and knowledge that I bring to the table I hope that you will see to allowing me another term on the Board to continue the hard work that I and the other directors have undertaken to ensure that the QJA is a well managed, financially stable and credible organisation.

Name: Tony Sahama Location: Forest Lake Seeking election as: Director Dr. Tony Sahama is an academic and researcher in Information technology, works in the School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. Tony possesses BSc, MPhil and PhD in Computer Science. He recently completed Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practices.

Tony lives in Forest Lake with his wife and two daughters. He is serving the Forest Lake community by coordinating the Forest Lake QJA Signing Centre (one of the busiest JP signing centre in South East Queensland) and serving as a Justice of the Peace since 2004.

Furthermore, he is volunteering at the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS) in West End. Tony believes it is practical and worthwhile to serve the community and undertakes volunteer work commitments while he is intellectually and physically able.

He is dedicating around 6 - 8 hours per week on volunteering work to Australian society. In this connection, Tony’s vision is to nominate himself to the QJA Board of Directors to make further contributions to the Brisbane community in particular to support QJA members on their Information Technology Education requirements and training; positioning the QJA community to the state of the art ubiquitous learning (any time any where) environment. Given the geographic locations of a majority of the QJA members this is a relief which is long overdue.

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Name: Keith Revell Location: Logan City

Seeking election as: Director

It is imperative that Directors of the QJA have practical grass roots experience as JP’s and have the corporate and management background necessary to perform effectively as a Director. Qualities which I believe I have.

I have been a JP since 1987, and contributed over 20 years volunteering to the SES & Scouts, and recently as a Volunteer in Policing.

I have been chair of the Logan Branch since its inception, regularly attend signing centres at the Beenleigh courthouse and shopping centres, and provided after hours Police support.

During my 30-year corporate career I primarily worked in Queensland with stints in Papua New Guinea and Melbourne specialising in Information Technology. Over the past 15 years I held a number of senior management positions, culminating in a posting to Melbourne as General Manager IT with responsibility for over 200 staff and the global IT requirements of a multi-billion dollar international business.

I have been a Director of a community credit union where I was chair of the credit committee and member of the audit committee. In 2002 my wife & I purchased a Newsagency at Park Ridge and grew a new business at Greenbank which we ran until selling both in 2008.

This corporate and small business experience provides me with a background and confidence of being able to communicate with peers in the corporate and government community. My experience as a Manager, Director and small business owner provide the strategic and governance views necessary to contribute to an organisation, while ensuring the members at the coalface have appropriate support, training, and information to enable them to perform their duties effectively and with confidence.

Name: Darryl Schmidt Location: Wynnum

Seeking election as: Director

Darryl is a qualified electrician before being conscripted via National Service into the Army. Army service has subsequently taken Darryl all over Australia and overseas seeing active service in East Timor and retiring after 31 years. During his military service he attained the rank of Warrant Officer Class Two. He is married with two children and three grandchildren.

Over the years Darryl has been actively involved in APEX and the RSL, being both secretary and treasurer of these organisation and most recently Vice President of Sailability Bayside, an organisation providing a service to people with disabilities. In addition he is a member of Legacy Brisbane. Darryl holds an Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) and a Diploma in Frontline Management.

He was appointed as a JP Qualified in 2008. He is on roster conducting JP work at the local Shopping Centre and the Magistrates’ Court. Darryl looks forward to discussing further his qualifications for this important role.

Name: Marian Vierveyzer Location: Ipswich Seeking election as: Vice President, Director In November 1999 I completed my JP (Qual) course and took my Oath of Service in May of 2000. I joined QJA in 2001. In 2003 I was elected as President of the Ipswich branch of the QJA and held the post for 3 years. I initiated one of the first professional development days open to non-members. In 2005 the Ipswich branch hosted the State Conference.

Also in 2005 I became a QJA tutor. Since that time I have trained many JP’s and participated in a number of professional development days for other branches. In 2005 I filled a vacancy on the Board and at the AGM in November of 2005 I was elected onto the Board of Directors and subsequently re-elected in 2007. As a director I have been involved in professional development seminars, conferences and as a guest at branch meetings.

During the past 4 years I have participated in the decision making process that has kept the QJA a profitable organisation upholding its ethics and goals. Recently the board, with the help of the QJA registrar has steered the association through RTO registration. The board has worked hard to give each member value for their membership fees while broadening the scope of income enriching projects. Each project is examined and thoroughly researched to ensure that members and the QJA benefit. In my spare time I work full time in Safety and Injury management in the construction industry, as well as being married with 3 grown children and 4 grandchildren (so far).

Name: Raymond Young OAM Location: Rockhampton Seeking election as: Vice President, Director In 1989 I was elected Convenor of the Central Queensland Regional Sub-Committee of the Queensland Justices’ Association and have been involved as JP leader in the community ever since. With legislation changing every year I saw the need to upgrade the standards of local Justices of the Peace. This led me to be heavily involved in the development of training seminars in Central and Western Queensland.

I have been the Chairperson of the Rockhampton Branch for many years and was elected a member of the QJA Board in 2002. Since then I have been involved in reforming branches in Gladstone, Townsville, Mt. Isa, and Mackay. When I am in Brisbane during the Christmas and New Year break, I always make an effort to go out and meet QJA members at local signing centres. I have also had the pleasure with my committee of organising three QJA State Conferences in Rockhampton.

In 2005, I became a QJA accredited tutor so that I could conduct JP (Qual) training courses and in 2009 had my QJA trainer accreditation renewed under the new RTO system. I have always been prepared to travel far and wide to support the people and events of the QJA and I ask the members to consider electing me to the Board of Directors again so that this work can be continued.

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APPROPRIATE IDENTIFICATION We have been alerted about a form of privately issued identification that was being submitted to JPs from a company called Keypass. Keypass issue such ID upon the payment of a fee and sighting of original documents provided by the applicant for the Keypass card. The QJA has checked with the Department of Justice about their thoughts on privately issued ID (and Keypass in particular) and it was clearly outlined to us that such ID was not to be accepted in identifying clients.

The expectation of the QJA is that when it is necessary to sight ID, photographic government issued identification is the preferred standard, particularly where legislation mandates that the person be identified (e.g. land title). If such identification is not available, it would be expected that a number of non photographic forms of identification (again preferably government issued) be produced concurrently to accurately verify a person’s identity. These forms of ID, when combined, must be satisfactory to the JP as verifying the identity of the person.

QJA BRANCH SECRETARIES & CONTACT DETAILS BEAUDESERT CONTACT GROUP VALMAI MACAULAY beaudesert@qja.com.au

HERVEY BAY BRANCH RON JUST herveybay@qja.com.au

NOOSA BRANCH MARGARET LEWINS noosa@qja.com.au

Telephone: 5544 6460

Telephone: 4128 3628

Telephone: 5471 0617

INNER NORTH BRISBANE BRANCH BARRY TODD inb@qja.com.au

REDLAND CITY BRANCH RAY BURROWS redlandcity@qja.com.au

BUNDABERG BRANCH VICTOR DAWSON bundaberg@qja.com.au Telephone: 0438 103 812

CAIRNS (CONTACT GROUP) YVONNE JEX cairns@qja.com.au Telephone: 4057 9070

CALOUNDRA BRANCH IRENE WHITE caloundra@qja.com.au Telephone: 5439 7387

FOREST LAKE CONTACT GROUP TONY SAHAMA forestlake@qja.com.au Telephone: 0412 453433

GLADSTONE BRANCH JUDITH ROWARTH gladstone@qja.com.au Telephone 4979 4448

GOLD COAST BRANCH JUDITH NOVAK goldcoast@qja.com.au Telephone: 0403 255 828

GYMPIE CONTACT GROUP JOCK YDE gympie@qja.com.au Telephone 54826212

Telephone: 3354 1098

Telephone: 3822 1366

IPSWICH BRANCH ROBYN ROBERTSON ipswich@qja.com.au

ROCKHAMPTON BRANCH JANE COMOLLATTI rockhampton@qja.com.au

Telephone: 0416 065 888

Telephone: 4926 1659

LOGANHOLME CONTACT GROUP ]OHN BAILEY loganholme@qja.com.au

SOUTH PINE BRANCH PHYLLIS HALL southpine@qja.com.au

Telephone: 3287 1516

Telephone: 3264 4436

LOGAN BRANCH KEITH REVELL logan@qja.com.au

TOOWOOMBA BRANCH RUTH ROCHE toowoomba@qja.com.au

Telephone: 3803 4337

Telephone: 4635 6727

MACKAY BRANCH CARMELO PASQUALE mackay@qja.com.au

TOWNSVILLE BRANCH ANNMAREE LUTHER townsville@qja.com.au

Telephone: 4942 4608

Telephone: 4773 4371

MAROOCHYDORE BRANCH JANET BARLTROP maroochydore@qja.com.au

WESTERN SUBURBS BRANCH GRAHAME TAINTON westsubs@qja.com.au

Telephone: 5456 2414

Telephone: 3279 0185

MT ISA CONTACT GROUP MEGAN HOUSDEN mtisa@qja.com.au

WYNNUM MANLY BRANCH DON HANN wynnummanly@qja.com.au

Telephone: 4749 0623

Telephone: 3390 4278

The QJA has recently amended its bylaws to distinguish between “branches” and “contact groups”. 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.

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QJA MERCHANDISE ORDER FORM ITEM NO DESCRIPTION

QTY REQ

COST

QJA01

Membership Pin

QJA03

QJA Tote Bags

QJA04R

Stamp Rubber Name/JP Type

$27.00

QJA04S

Stamp Self Inking Name/JP Type

$38.50

QJA05R

Stamp Rubber Certified Copy with Name/JP Type

$27.00

QJA05S

Stamp Self Inking Certified Copy with Name /JP Type

$38.50

QJA06

Replacement Membership Card No Photo

QJA06P

Replacement Membership Card With Photo

$12.50

QJA06S

Stamp Self Inking – Self Conversion of Seal of Office

$29.00

QJA07

Car Sticker C.Dec

$0.80

QJA08

Car Sticker JP(Qual)

$0.80

QJA09

Coffee Mug

$8.00

QJA10

Scribble Pads

QJA11W

Magnetic Name Badge (white background + crest)

$16.00

QJA11B

Magnetic Name Badge (blue background + crest)

$16.00

QJA13

Deluxe Pen

QJA15

QJA Cap

$15.00

QJA16

Mens Polo No Pocket (Sizes S,M,L,XL,2XL,3XL,4XL)

$30.00

QJA17

Mens Polo With Pocket (Limited Stock)

$39.50

QJA18

Ladies Polo (Sizes 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20)

$30.00

QJA19R

Rubber Stamp Custom Made

$27.00

QJA19S

Self Inking Stamp Custom Made

$38.50

QJA20

Wall Plaque – Embroidered (Includes Postage)

QJA21

JP (Qual) Manual

QJA22

C.Dec Manual

$7.80

QJA23

Log Book

$6.00

QJA25

QJA Pen

$1.00

QJA26

QJA Tie

$27.00

QJA27

QJA Lanyard with plastic card holder

QJA28

Stamp Self Ink Certified Copy EPA All pages except last

$38.50

QJA29

Stamp Self Ink Certified Copy EPA last page

$38.50

TOTAL COST

$6.50 $4.50

$6.60

$2.00

$6.00

$109.00 $15.50

$4.00

Postage Stickers & Fabric Badge $0.50, Stamps $4.50 each Other Small Items $3.00, Large or Heavy Items $8.00 Two or More Large or Heavy Items $10.00 per order

TOTAL

$

IF ORDERING A STAMP OR NAME BADGE STATE THE NAME & QUALIFICATION & /OR DETAILS TO BE INSCRIBED ON THE STAMP/BADGE.

If ordering a polo shirt please indicate size(s) _______________________________________

DELIVERY DETAILS AND PAYMENT INFORMATION (Payment Must Be Received Before Goods Are Sent) Name : Postal Address : Town / Suburb :

State:

Postcode:

QJA Membership No: Please circle how you will pay - Credit Card - Cheque/Money Order Credit Card payment details - Visa & Mastercard only (AMEX and DINERS are not accepted) Card Number

_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ __ /_ _ _ _

Expiry Date

__/__

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Want to become a Marriage Celebrant?

Funeral, Naming, Renewal of Vows & Commitment courses also available.

Ever wanted to know how to become a Marriage Celebrant in Australia? Would you like to try something different and provide a valuable service to a range of people? The Attorney-General's Department is responsible for the administration of the Commonwealth Marriage Act 1961. The Marriage Celebrants Program was established in 1973. It enables the appointment of suitably qualified people to perform marriages, providing couples with a meaningful alternative to Registry Office and mainstream church weddings. The Department also authorises Marriage Celebrants who do not belong to a recognised denomination.

Once appointed, Marriage Celebrants can perform ceremonies in any state of Australia. One requirement to be considered as a Marriage Celebrant in Australia, is for a candidate to have successfully completed nationally recognised training for the course unit CHCMCEL401A (Plan, conduct and review a marriage ceremony). The Academy of Celebrancy Australia provides the necessary nationally recognised course and Statement of Attainment on completion that is a requirement by the AttorneyGeneral’s department in considering registration of an aspiring Marriage Celebrant. The Academy of Celebrancy Australia believes in ethical, skilful and compassionate Marriage Celebrants.

Complete the mandatory training at home in your own time for just $495.

Alternatively attend the next Brisbane or Gold Coast class for just $895 Funeral & Naming courses also available.

HOW TO ENROL 1: By completing this enrolment form, and faxing to 1800 079 983 or by mail. or 2: Securely online, at www.celebrancy.edu.au or 3: By calling us.

Phone: 1800 079 801 Fax: 1800 079 983 Address: PO BOX 368 Flinders Lane VIC 8009

This course can be completed by distance education for just $495.00 at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home or in a 3 day class program.

We believe education should be available to all at a fair price, and that assisting extremely high quality celebrant’s from becoming skilled and practicing in our community should not be a costly exercise.

Please note: Completing the required course does not guarantee automatic acceptance as a Marriage Celebrant. There are some other requirements (see http://www.celebrancy.edu.au/mcp.asp) set by the Attorney-General’s Marriage Celebrants Section which are covered in the course Visit www.celebrancy.edu.au for more details.

QJA OFFER ENROLMENT FORM Name:

__________________________ Date of Birth:___________

Address:

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Suburb:

________________ State: ____ Postcode: ____________

Phone BH: ___________ AH: ___________ Mobile: _____________ Email:

_________________________________ Sex M/F: _______

Course:

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Payment Method:

Distance or

ACADEMY OF

CELEBRANCY AUSTRALIA

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Classroom )

Visa/Mastercard (preferred for instant enrolment) or

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Special offers for QJA Members QJA is pleased to announce an alliance partnership with Heritage Building Society. QJA receives much-needed funds to support member development while members receive great discounted rates on Heritage products. This means that you can contribute to member development simply by taking advantage of Heritage’s great offers.

Simply open a transaction account with a direct pay established to qualify for the special offers.

QJA members receive: 50% discount on Standard Variable home loan, Fixed Rate home loan, and Line of Credit application fees#

Call Relationship Manager Leigh Hawke Phone 07 3229 5227 Mobile 0417 754 993

0.15%pa discount on Standard Variable home loan and Living Equity line of credit

or visit your local branch.

Nil application fee on personal loans*

www.heritageonline.com.au

7.45%pa one year introductory rate on Visa Classic and Visa Gold cards+

Remember to quote

0.1%pa above the carded rate^ on term deposits

hawke.l@hbs.net.au

special offer code ‘QJA’

No monthly account keeping fees on transaction accounts You should read the guides to Heritage products (available in branch, by phoning 13 14 22 or at www.heritageonline.com.au) before you decide whether any of these products are right for you. All loans subject to application and approval, fees, charges and conditions apply. #Application fee on home loan usually $600. *Application fee on personal loans normally $105. +At the end of the 12 month period interest rate reverts back to standard rate, currently 15.75%pa. Available on Visa Classic and Visa Gold, excludes no frills products. ^The 0.1%pa term deposit offer applies to the current carded rates and excludes the Hot Term Deposit rates. Information correct as at 29 May 2009 and subject to change without notice.

Heritage Building Society Limited. ABN 32 087 652 024 AFS Licence No. 240984 DMS|HBS 906096C

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