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 2021 AGM.
CHAIR
Associate Professor Kate Galloway
Griffith University
DEPUTY CHAIR
Professor Alison Gerard
University of Canberra
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR &
GENERAL TREASURER
Professor Natalie Skead
University of Western Australia
GENERAL SECRETARY
Emeritus Professor David Barker
University of Technology Sydney
EDITOR - LER
Associate Professor Anne Hewitt
University of Adelaide
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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EARLY CAREER ACADEMIC
Associate Lecturer Liam Elphick
Monash University
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor Nick James
Bond University
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Dr Francina Cantatore
Bond University
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor Stephen Bottomley
ANU
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Christopher Pearce
UNSW
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Professor Melissa Castan
Monash University
CO-OPTED MEMBER
Dr Loganathan Krishnan
Monash University
CO-OPTED MEMBER
Professor Mark Nolan
Charles Sturt University
CO-OPTED MEMBER
Professor Asmi Wood
ANU
NZ EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Unaisi Narawa
Univeristy of Queensland
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.
