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Council
The Council is the governing body of the ACT Law Society. It comprises 15 elected members and the Immediate Past President. Six of the elected members form the Executive Committee. In addition there are five Council-appointed observers. Councillors are elected by the membership of the Society.
Council convenes once a month. The Constitution of the Society vests the Council with the responsibility for the management of the Society's affairs, including income and property. Council meetings settle the policies of the Society, approve major Society submissions and lobbying activities, and decide all disciplinary matters.
The Council has delegated to the Executive Committee the responsibility of overseeing the administration of the Society's activities. The non-executive members of Council for 2008/09 are:
- Ms Sarah Avery (Ben Aulich & Associates)
- Mr Greg Brackenreg (Meyer Vandenberg)
- Mr Chris Donohue (Donohue & Co)
- Ms Prudence Flinn (Moray & Agnew)
- Mr Andrew Freer (KJB Law)
- Ms Christine Harvey (McSpedden Harvey)
- Ms Elizabeth Lee (Meyer Vandenberg)
- Mr Fred Lester (Pamela Coward Higgins)
- Mr Mark Tigwell (Tetlow Tigwell Watch)
- Mr Paul Vane-Tempest (Blake Dawson)
a member of the Law Council of Australia