The Society’s AGM will be held as follows

Date: Thursday 16 November 2023
Time: 4.30 pm for a 5.00 pm start
Venue: REINT Training Room, Unit 2/6 Lindsay Street Darwin

 

AGM DOCUMENTS

The following AGM documents are available below and from the Vero Online Voting portal here: 

 

1. AGM Agenda 2023
2. Minutes of AGM held 17 November 2022
3. Audited Financial Statements 2022/23
4. LSNT Annual Report 2022/23
5. Nomination Form

 

NOMINATIONS CLOSED 5.00pm Wednesday 08 November 2023

 President: Richard Henschke

Vice-President: Carol Sexton

Secretary: Carolyn Anderson

Treasurer: Emma Farnell

Regional Representative, Alice Springs: Ruth Morley

Regional Representative, Other: No nomination

Councillor, 2-year term – 4 positions available: Greta Driscoll, Anna Gill, Michael Halkitis, Erin Morton.

 

NOMINEE BIOGRAPHIES

•   Carolyn Anderson

 

ALL VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE ELECTRONICALLY

Where a motion, decision or election is required, voting will take place electronically on the Vero Online Voting portal, irrespective of whether a member attends in person or online.

 

REGISTRATION , PROXIES, VOTING

Members wishing to attend the meeting or give a proxy are required to:

• Register your attendance for the AGM either in person or online via the Vero Online Voting portal.  Members must register by 4pm on Thursday 16 November 2023. Your registration will be verified and you will receive an email link to log into the Vero Online Voting portal.

• Members giving a proxy to another member must do so via the Vero Online Voting portal.   Proxies must be lodged by 4pm on Thursday 16 November 2023.  Once you have given your proxy you will not be able to vote at the meeting.

• All registered members attending in person or online will be able to vote via the Vero Online Voting portal.

 

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Pursuant to Clause 7(f) of the Constitution, an Associate Member is entitled to receive notice of, attend and participate in the AGM but may not vote.

 

AGM UPDATES

The latest AGM information will be available from the Society's AGM web page here (this page) and via the Vero Online Voting portal.

The AGM page will be updated with information about nominees for Council positions as they are received, noting that nominations close at 5.00pm Wednesday 08 November 2023.

 

ASSISTANCE

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Clcik here to download the protocol

1. The purpose of this Protocol is to set out the process for legal practitioners to inquire about a delay in the delivery of a reserved decision in the Local Court.

2. The Local Court aims to deliver each judgment within three months from the date on which the judgment was reserved unless the presiding judge has indicated otherwise.

3. Despite this benchmark and protocol, some judgments may be delivered outside that timeframe. There are a number of reasons why delivery of a judgment may take some time following hearing of the matter, or may otherwise be delayed. In some matters the legal and/or factual issues involved are highly complex. Fresh issues will sometimes arise during the drafting of reasons and it becomes necessary to seek further submissions from the parties. Priority is given to criminal matters (particularly in cases where the accused is in custody) and to other matters which may have a direct and immediate bearing on personal liberty. Resourcing issues will sometimes contribute to delay.

4. If a legal practitioner wishes to inquire about a delay in the delivery of a reserved judgment in a case in which that legal practitioner is acting, the legal practitioner may write to the Chief Executive Officer of the Law Society Northern Territory.

5. If it appears to the Chief Executive Officer that the judgment has been outstanding for at least three months, the Chief Executive Officer will write to the Chief Judge of the Local Court regarding the judgment.

6. The inquiry to the Chief Judge will not disclose the identity of the legal practitioner who has made the inquiry.

7. The Chief Judge will then consult with the Judge who has reserved judgment and advise the Chief Executive Officer of the date when it is anticipated that the reserved decision will be delivered.

8. The Chief Executive Officer will then write to the legal practitioner who made the inquiry and to the other party or parties (or their legal representatives) advising of the outcome of the inquiry.