Policy committees for 2012
Expressions of interest
Members are invited to submit expressions of interest for appointment to Queensland Law Society policy committees.
Functions of policy committees
The policy committees carry out a wide range of functions including:
· policy recommendations and implementation
· providing expert advice to Queensland Law Society’s Council
· commenting on policy/legislative initiatives and reports by Government and relevant authorities
· bringing attention to problems with the law and seeking appropriate amendments.
The policy committees also provide a forum for considering practical problems experienced by members and bring a wide range of issues to their attention.
The Council considers the committee system vital to the operation of QLS and vital to the strength of the legal profession in Queensland.
The functioning and membership of the Policy Committees is governed by the QLS Committee Charter 2010 available from qls.com.au.
Standing committees available for nomination are:
· Access to Justice / Pro Bono Committee
· Accident Compensation / Tort Law Committee
· Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
· Business Law Executive Committees
o Banking and Finance Law Committee
o Franchising Law Committee
o Industrial Law Committee
o Insolvency Law Committee *
o Technology and Intellectual Property Committee
o Revenue Law Committee
o Competition and Consumer Committee
· Children’s Law Committee
· Company Law Committee *
· Construction and Infrastructure Law Committee*
· Criminal Law Committee
· Elder Law Committee
· Equalising Opportunities in Law Committee
· Family Law Committee
· Government Lawyers Committee
· International Law / Relations Committee
· Litigation Rules Committee
· Planning and Environment Law Committee
· Practice Development and Management Committee
· Property and Development Law Committee
· Succession Law Committee
· New and Early Career Lawyers Committee
* These Committees co-sit as Law Council of Australia and QLS Committees. Joining is subject to QLS and Law Council of Australia’s discretion.
Membership of QLS policy committees 2012
Expression of interest
Name / ......QLS member number / ......
Position in firm / ......
Firm name / ......
Postal address / ......
......
Email address at work / ......
I am interested in nominating for the following QLS policy committees (please no more than two):
Access to Justice / Pro Bono Committee
Accident Compensation / Tort Law Committee
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Business Law Executive Committees
Banking and Finance Law Committee
Franchising Law Committee
Industrial Law Committee
Insolvency Law Committee *
Technology and Intellectual Property Committee
Revenue Law Committee
Competition and Consumer Committee
Children’s Law Committee
Company Law Committee *
Construction and Infrastructure Law Committee*
Criminal Law Committee
Elder Law Committee
Equalising Opportunities in Law Committee
Family Law Committee
Government Lawyers Committee
International Law / Relations Committee
Litigation Rules Committee
Planning and Environment Law Committee
Practice Development and Management Committee
Property and Development Law Committee
Succession Law Committee
New and Early Career Lawyers Committee
Please provide your written expression of interest form, together with a short CV, by no later than COB Monday 31 October 2011 to QLS (Attention: Matt Dunn) by post (GPO Box 1785, Brisbane, QLD, 4001), by fax (07 3221 9329) or email ().