Property Law Afternoon
The Law Society’s Property Law Committee presents their Property Law Afternoon. This event is designed for lawyers and conveyancers who are involved in property transactions. Sessions will cover changes to the law (including in relation to strata regulation), changes to the ACT Law Society’s contract for sale (including an electronic version of this document) and updates in relation to the modernisation of the ACT land titles system (including in relation paperless title and E-Conveyancing aspects).
Details
- When: 11.40am-4.40pm, Thursday 11 March 2021
- Where: The Boat House by the Lake, Menindee Drive, Barton
- This is a face to face session ONLY and will NOT be available for live stream or recording.
- CPD points: Members will earn 4 CPD - TBC
- Cost (incl GST): $230 members, $300 non-members, $60 students/CLCs (inc GST)
- Refreshments and meals will be provided throughout the half-day conference.
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Terms and conditions
Fees are payable upon registration. 30 days payment invoices are available to members at the discretion of the Law Society. A 1.3% surcharge may be incurred on online payments. The Society reserves the right to cancel or alter events at its discretion, and in such circumstances, attendees will be notified via email.
Cancellation policy: All cancellations must be made in writing, and all cancellations will incur a fee, however, no charge will be incurred for substituting another person. Outside of the cancellation periods given below, a $10 administration fee will be incurred for any cancellation made. If a registered attendee fails to attend without notifying the Society in writing, no credit or refund will be offered and 100% of the total cost will be retained by the Society. CPD Events — In the case of CPD events held at an venue other than the Law Society, no refund can be made after the RSVP date of the event. In the case of CPD events held at the Law Society, for cancellations made within two working days of the event, 50% of the total cost will be retained by the Society as a cancellation fee and the balance may be used as a credit towards other CPD events or be refunded. If you choose to keep a credit it will remain valid for 12 months from the event date, after which time it will expire. Webinars — In the case of live or on-demand webinars, as connection details are sent when registration is completed, no refund or cancellation is available. Social events — In the case of social events, no refund can be made after the RSVP date of the event.
Definitions: 'Registration' means any booking given to the Society in writing, on our website, or by phone. 'Member' means any member of the ACT Law Society, including associate members and honorary members. 'Young Lawyer' means any member who has held a practising certificate for five years or less. 'CLC' means any member working for a recognised community legal centre, or holding a volunteer practising certificate. 'Student' means a full time student studying law at a recognised Australian tertiary institution.
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COVID-19: Keeping our members safe
The Law Society is enforcing social distancing and spacing measures as set out by ACT Health at all our face-to-face events.
If you are sick, have recently visited a COVID hot-spot, or are in close contact with someone in either situation, please stay at home.
Many of our upcoming CPD sessions will now be available either online or in-person and some have the offer of live streaming. Each CPD event advertised on our website will provide details about the online options available in that session.
If sessions offer recordings, when you register, please let us know if you'd prefer to watch the CPD online (either live, or at a later date). If you choose the live-stream option you can still interact, ask questions, and be a meaningful participant at the seminar.
For more information about online CPD, please contact Carissa on carissa.webster@actlawsociety.asn.au.
Registration
| Member rate | $230.00(GST incl.) | Register |
| Non-member rate | $300.00(GST incl.) | Register |
| Student/CLC rate | $60.00(GST incl.) | Register |
Schedule
Property Law Afternoon 2021
11.20am-4.40pm, Thursday 11 March 2020
Boathouse by the Lake, Canberra
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11:30-11.50am |
Welcome + Update from the Property Law committee Adam Peppinck, Chair of the Property Law Committee, ACT Law Society |
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11.50 – 12.20pm-
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Session 1 – Update from Access Canberra Update including eConveyancing/PEXA. Fred Arugay, Director, Customer Coordination, Access Canberra Core area 4 – Substantive law (0.5 point) |
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12:20-1pm Lunch |
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1-1.30pm
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Session 2 – Update from Surveyor-General Update to include deposited plans Greg Ledwidge, Deputy Surveyor General Core area 4 – Substantive law (0.5 point) |
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1:30 -2:15pm
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Session 3 – Strata Changes This session will be about changes in relation to strata law including recent and upcoming changes as a result of the Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (ACT). Alfonso del Rio, Partner, Clayton Utz and John Chamberlain, Partner, Lexmerca Core area 4 – Substantive law (0.5 point) |
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2:15-3pm |
Session 4 – Professional Conduct and Cautionary Tales Property law practice ethics in the ACT Katie Binstock, McInnes Wilson Core area 1 – Ethical Dilemmas (0.5 point) |
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3-3.30pm Afternoon tea |
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3:30-4:20pm
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Session 5 – TBC Details. TBC Speaker TBC Core area TBC |
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4:20-4:40pm
Close and thank you by Adam |
Session 6 – TBC Details. TBC Speaker TBC Core area TBC |
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4:40pm Close |
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Speakers
Alfonso del Rio, Partner, Clayton Utz, Canberra
Alfonso has been a partner of Clayton Utz (inlcuding predecessor firms) since 1988.
He has been, and continues to be, a committeee member of the Law Society since the 1990s.
He practices predominantely in all aspects of property development (other than as a property developer!) including site acquisition, structuring, planning, financing, construction, leasing and sales in the ACT and NSW.
He has received numerous industry awards and accolades and is recognised as a market leading real estate lawyer.
Fred Arugay, Director, Customer Coordination, Access Canberra
Fred is a Director in Customer Coordination of Access Canberra and oversees operations across the Dickson and Mitchell shopfronts. Fred has worked closely with the ACTLIS project team and CMTEDD in the development of ACTLIS and the proposed legislative changes.
Katie Binstock, Senior Associate, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Katie advises the ACT Law Society in relation to the investigation and prosecution of complaints, external intervention and granting/ renewal of local practising certificates.
Aside from acting for the Law Society, Katie has a busy Wills and Estates practice. She is the Chair of the ACT Law Society Elder Law and Succession Law Committee and authored the ACT Law Handbook chapter on Older People and the Law.
Katie has also tutored Lawyers, Justice and Ethics at the Australian National University.
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