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SEPTEMBER
2001
NEWS FROM PRESIDENT OF AustLEA
Dear Members
AustLEA WEBSITE
We are in the process of establishing a website for AustLEA. Details will
be emailed to you when the site is complete, it is being established to
give you easy access to up to date information including newsletters and
events (including the upcoming AustLEA conference with registration forms
available online).
PATRON FOR AustLEA
I am pleased to announce that Justice Kirby, of the High Court of Australia,
has accepted the role of Patron for our Association and I look forward
to working with Justice Kirby on his involvement in AustLEA.
REGISTRATION OF AustLEA
It has been decided by the Committee to register AustLEA in each state
to provide a basis for local chapters to organise their affairs. If you
are interested in participating in the Local Committee in your region
please email your interest to Bernadette Logue (blogue@lecg.com).
DAVID TEECE AustLEA SCHOLARSHIPS
We have recently introduced the David Teece AustLEA Scholarship programme.
Professor David Teece, Mitsubishi Bank Professor at the Haas School of
Business at the University of California, Berkeley and global Chairman
of LECG, has agreed to sponsor a scholarship programme through AustLEA.
The programme will seek to identify and recognise top scholars within
Australian universities for their study/work in the economic analysis
of law and legal institutions. We have contacted all Australian Universities
and requested nominations for the 2001 scholarships, the recipients will
be announced late September and acknowledged at the AustLEA Conference
on 1 November, we hope that the scholars will be able to attend the Conference
aswell.
AustLEA CONFERENCE & AGM
Planning is well underway for this years Conference and AGM being held
on Thursday 1 November at the ANU in Canberra.
Conference information
including the registration form will be available on the AustLEA website
(details will be emailed to you soon). In the interim you can access conference
details and forms for registration at: http//law.anu.edu.au/WhoWhat/OurConferences/OurConferences.html
The theme of the conference
is Public Law, Economics & Management. With a federal election pending,
it is timely to review the performance of the public sector and the quality
of public choice in Australian society and economy. It is hoped the conference
may facilitate new insights on the role of public law and public sector
management affecting decisions in cabinet rooms, court rooms and board
rooms, on significant policy matters.
Keynote speakers include
Professor Glenn Withers, Dr Graham Scott and Professor Phillip Williams.
We have received abstract submissions for the workshops, there are a limited
number of spaces and anyone wishing to submit an abstract should email
to blogue@lecg.com.
MEMBERSHIP
We remind all members to review their membership status. It is likely
to be in arrears. The annual membership fee is AU$50. Please forward this
payment to the address below and if possible please enclose a business
card so we can ensure our database has your correct contact details.
AustLEA 2001 Membership
Fees
Attn: Wendy Forster
Centre for Law and Economics
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200
UPCOMING SEMINARS OF INTEREST
If you are aware of any seminars/events that might be of interest to other
members then please email to blogue@lecg.com so we can add these to our
website.
REGIONAL CO-ORDINATORS
AustLEA has three regional co-ordinators who can be contacted by members
if you wish to source further information or have any suggestions on the
above topics.
Chee-Wah Cheah
Victoria Regional Co-ordinator
ccheah@compuserve.com
Brett Williams
New South Wales Regional Co-ordinator
brettw@law.usyd.edu.au
Michael Whincop
Queensland Regional Co-ordinator
m.whincop@mailbox.gu.edu.au
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