ALAA GOVERNANCE
Clause 4(a) of the ALAA Constitution states:
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The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a General Executive. Subject to the control of any General Meeting, the General Executive may take any action on behalf of the Association which, in the opinion of the General Executive, will further the objects of the Association.
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The following General Executive members were appointed at the 2020 AGM.
CHAIR
Professor Natalie Skead
University of Western Australia
DEPUTY CHAIR
EDITOR - LER
Associate Professor Kate Galloway
Griffith University
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Professor Nick James
Bond University
GENERAL SECRETARY
Emeritus Professor David Barker
University of Technology Sydney
GENERAL TREASURER
Professor Alison Gerard
University of Canberra
EDITOR - JALAA
Dr Jonathan Barrett
Victoria University of Wellington
NZ CHAIR
Professor John Hopkins
Canterbury University
NZ SECRETARY
Associate Professor Matthew Berkahn
Massey University
NZ TREASURER
Dr Toni Collins
University of Canterbury
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EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor Stephen Bottomley
ANU
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor Jennifer Corrin
University of Queensland
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor Alberto Costi
Victoria University of Wellington
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor Melissa Castan
Monash University
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor William McNeil
Southern Cross University
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Associate Professor Jennifer Nielsen
Southern Cross University
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor Alex Steel
University of New South Wales
NZ EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Position Vacant
CO-OPTED MEMBER
Associate Professor Jennifer Nielson
Southern Cross University
ALAA AND CALD
A Commitment to Cooperation
On 29 April 2020, Professor Lesley Hitchens, Chair of the Council of Australian Law Deans, and Professor Nick James, Chair of the Australasian Law Academics Association, signed a Memorandum of Understanding clarifying the relationship between the two associations, and setting out the ways in which CALD and ALAA collaborate, cooperate and support each other.