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.