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NOTE

Christmas and New Year shutdown notice

The Law Society NT will close 12 noon, Friday 24 December 2021 and will reopen 8.30 am, Tuesday 4 January 2022.

COVID-19

Due to current COVID-19 restrictions in place, it is mandatory that all visitors to the Society sign in via The Territory Check In app (or via the pen and paper system in place) on arrival, regardless of the amount of time spent on the premises. A confidential method of check in can be arranged if required.

Please make use of the hand sanitisation stations and follow any CHO Directions that may be in place.

OFFICE INFORMATION

Please note that the Law Society NT cannot offer legal advice.

You can find contact details for NT law firms by area of law here.

Opening hours: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays)
Office Location: 3/6 Lindsay Street Darwin NT 0800
Postal address: GPO Box 2388 Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: (08) 8981 5104
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Website: www.lawsocietynt.asn.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lawsocietynt
Twitter: www.twitter.com/lawsocietynt

PRESIDENT AND CEO

2022 President
Ms Peggy Cheong
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2021 President
Ms Emma Farnell
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Chief Executive Officer
Mr Kelvin Strange
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MEDIA ENQUIRIES

The Society's CEO handles all media requests for information or interviews and the primary spokesperson is the President.

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REGULATORY MATTERS

Manager Regulatory Services

Availability: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

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The Manager Regulatory Services can assist with:

• Discipline
• Ethics
• Trust accounts

LICENSING

Licensing Officer

Availability: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

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The Licensing Officer can assist with:

• Trust account forms
• Annual CPD Certificates
• Supplementary CPD Certificates
• Certificates of Fitness (Good Standing)
• CPD point history
• Membership applications
• Member services e.g. robing rooms, court boxes
• Updating your employment and/or personal details* - this can also be done here.

*Imposed under s70(1) of the Legal Profession Act, practitioners must notify the Law Society NT as soon as it is reasonably practicable every time their details change.

COMPLAINTS

Complaints Investigator

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Please note: Complaints to the Law Society NT must be made in writing and the complaint must be about a Northern Territory legal practitioner. For more information and to download the complaint form, click here.

If your complaint concerns a judicial officer (e.g. a judge) or a member of the NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal – go to the Northern Territory Judicial Commission website.

CORPORATE SERVICES

Corporate Services Manager

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The Corporate Services Manager can assist with:

• Finance matters e.g. invoicing, supplier payments
• Facilities (office) management
• Human resources
• Law Society Public Purposes Trust

PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Balance

Balance magazine is no longer published – read the reason why here.

The Practitioner e-newsletter

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Place a positions vacant on the Society's website

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Website and social media

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LAW SOCIETY PUBLIC PURPOSES TRUST

GPO Box 2388 DARWIN NT 0801
Telephone: (08) 8981 5104
ABN: 48 813 464 972
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Download the Public Purposes Trust Guidelines for Applicants.