Australian Law Students Association
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The Australian Law Students' Association (ALSA) is the peak representative body of law
students from Australia
. The ALSA facilitates communication between the law student societies of each Australian law school; it acts as a conduit for intervarsity dialogue and intercourse; it represents students to government, universities and the public; it authors numerous educational and careers publications; and it hosts an annual conference and two additional council meetings each year.
ALSA is a not-for-profit association run by law students elected annually for the benefit of all law students nationally. ALSA's membership comprises all law students in Australia, and their universities' law student societies. Representation to ALSA is facilitated by these societies, whose delegates sit on the ALSA National Council. The organisation's functions are overseen by an Executive and Committee. The ALSA Executive and Committee (ALSA Main) should not be confused with the ALSA Conference, which is run by a separate body (from the host university) and which is supported by ALSA Main.
The University of Melbourne has supplied the most number of ALSA Presidents - five times since 1978. Nineteen ALSA Presidents have been male, while fourteen have been female.
. The conference allows students to compete against fellow member universities in mooting, negotiation, witness examination, paper presentation and client interviewing. Each competition allows the student to apply their legal training, skills and knowledge in a practical sense.
Bidding rights to host the conference are determined on the basis of a two-tiered classification system. ALSA-affiliated Universities are first divided into two groups by geography: Eastern (made up of Universities in Queensland, NSW, ACT and Victoria) and Other (made up of Universities in South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania). This makes up the first tier, with hosting rights rotating in a three-yearly cycle between Eastern, Eastern and Other.
Within each tier is the second tier, which divides Universities further into geographical classifications as follows:
Therefore, after the first tier is confirmed for any given year, the right to make a bid will fall on the next regional classification along, e.g. if it is an Eastern year and the last Eastern bid was from Victoria, then the right to bid will fall on NSW-Regional & ACT. If no University in the region which has the bidding rights that year makes a bid to host the conference, the next region along in that group will have the right to make a bid.
NSW-Sydney did not bid for the 2010 conference. The opportunity to bid therefore passed to South Australia as the bidder next in line. South Australia's decision to bid for 2010 means that it will not be eligible to bid for 2011 (for which it was originally scheduled to bid), and the bidding rights for 2011 will pass to Eastern (Victoria).
The 2011 Conference will be held at the University of New South Wales
in Sydney, NSW. Bids for the opportunity to host the annual conference are heard two years in advance at the ALSA conference itself. No bid was present at the 2010 conference in Adelaide for 2012, meaning that the bid process continued to October 2010 council meeting in Brisbane. At the October council meeting the six universities from Victoria presented a combined bid to secure the 2012 conference for Melbourne.
from 2-8 July 2007, jointly hosted by Australian National University
and the University of Canberra
and sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jaques
. The Corrs Chambers Westgarth
opening night gala ball was held in the Great Hall of the Australian Parliament and the closing night dinner at the National Museum of Australia
. The mid-week sponsors' cocktail function was held at the Australian War Memorial
. All functions catering was contracted out to the Park Hyatt Canberra.
In the Grand Finals:
ALSA Mooting: Before a four-judge panel in the Supreme Court of the ACT, Macquarie University
was unanimously declared the winner against University of New South Wales
Witness examination: National University of Singapore
's Vanathi Subramaniam beat the University of Auckland
's Scott Leith before Justice Drumgold in the Federal Court of the ACT.
Negotiation: Macquarie University
beat Monash University
in the Federal Court of the ACT.
Client interviewing: Notre Dame University (WA) defeated the University of New South Wales
in a 2-1 decision by the three-judge panel.
IHL Mooting: Monash University
was unanimously declared the winner by a three-judge panel in the ACT Supreme Court, beating University of Adelaide
.
Paper Presentation: Making it three trophies to take back to Ryde, this was won by Macquarie University
.
Kirby Cup: The Cup was taken out by Australian National University
(ACT) who defeated Murdoch University
(WA) and the University of Sydney
(NSW) http://www.alrc.gov.au/events/events/kirbycup/index.html
from 7-13 July 2008, hosted by the University of Tasmania
. The opening night gala ball was held at the Sandy Bay Wrest Point complex, also the designated accommodation provider for delegates. For the first time, in addition to the traditional themed party nights and the mid-week sponsor's cocktail function, Hobart 2008 introduced Breakfast With the Governor, where delegates were offered the opportunity to dine with Tasmanian Governor Peter Underwood, a former Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
.
ALSA Moot: The University of Western Sydney
was declared the winner of the competition before Sir Anthony Mason (former Justice of the High Court of Australia).
Witness Examination: Marcus Agnew from the University of New South Wales defeated Jimmy Bai from the Australian National University
before Justice Blow (Supreme Court of Tasmania) Tim Ellis SC (Tasmanian DPP), and Brian Morgan (barrister).
IHL Moot: The winner was the University of Adelaide
, defeating Macquarie University
in a replay of the 2007 Grand Final.
from 12-19 July 2009, jointly hosted by Queensland University of Technology
and Griffith University
(Nathan). For the first time, the conference schedule introduced a Rest Day in between the preliminary and knockout rounds of competitions, with the break not being announced until the evening of the Rest Day. This allowed all delegates to have a day off in between the preliminary and knockout phases of the competition.
ALSA Moot: The winner was University of Adelaide
- Hannah Canham, Georgia Goldsworthy and Rachael White. Before a panel of judges including High Court of Australia Justice Susan Kiefel
. Hannah Canham University of Adelaide
was judged the best speaker of the competition.
IHL Moot: The winner was University of Sydney
- Alice Zheng and Matthew Kalyk.
Witness Examination: The winner was Victoria University of Wellington
- Yogesh Patel.
Client Interviewing: The winner was University of Canterbury
- Guy Carter and Julia Whitehead
Negotiation: The winner was University of Otago
- Roshni Kaur and Mitch Singh
Paper Presentation: The winner was Murdoch University - Jessica Rusden
Kirby Cup: The winner was University of New South Wales - Ella Kucharova and Rebecca Zaman
from 12-19 July 2010, jointly hosted by University of Adelaide
, Flinders University
and University of South Australia
. The conference saw over 500 law students attend the Opening Gala Dinner, Cocktail Night, Themed Night, and Closing Gala Dinner. The national Law Competitions grand finals were held on Sunday 18 July in the Federal Court of Australia, Adelaide.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques ALSA Moot: The winner was Macquarie University
- Ayowande McCunn, Mona Mbogua and Mary Huang. David Jordan of Adelaide University was awarded Best Speaker in the preliminary rounds.
Red Cross International IHL Moot: The winner was The Australian National University
- Kendra Fouracre and David Bomball. Georgia Boyce from The University of Melbourne was awarded Best Speaker for the preliminary rounds of the competition.
Witness Examination: The winner was The University of Melbourne
- Julian Law.
Client Interviewing: The winner was Macquarie University
- Nicholas Ferrari and Reece Corbett-Wilkins.
Allens Arthur Robinson Negotiation Championship: The winner was University of Auckland
- Alison Dunn and Christopher Jenkins.
Paper Presentation: The winner was Murdoch University
- David Herbert.
from 8-15 July 2011, hosted by the University of New South Wales
. The two premier sponsors of the Conference were the University of New South Wales and Clayton Utz
.
A Competitions Subcommittee was set up in late 2010 to reform the ALSA Competitions rules. The results of this process were announced in June 2011, including:
Other proposals, including the introduction of a power-pairing or Swiss system, were deferred to the medium and long term.
ALSA Moot: The winner was Otago University - (names). (Name) of (University) was awarded Best Speaker for the preliminary rounds of the competition.
Red Cross International IHL Moot: The winner was the University of Melbourne. Domenico Cucinotta of the University of Sydney was awarded Best Speaker for the preliminary rounds of the competition.
Witness Examination: The winner was Auckland University - Peter Syddall.
Client Interviewing: The winner was (Otago University) - (Rob Clarke and Alex Boock).
Negotiation Championship: The winner was Macquarie University
- Reece Corbett-Wilkins and Nicholas Ferrari.
Paper Presentation: The winner was Flinders University
- Jemma Arman.
Law
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students from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The ALSA facilitates communication between the law student societies of each Australian law school; it acts as a conduit for intervarsity dialogue and intercourse; it represents students to government, universities and the public; it authors numerous educational and careers publications; and it hosts an annual conference and two additional council meetings each year.
ALSA is a not-for-profit association run by law students elected annually for the benefit of all law students nationally. ALSA's membership comprises all law students in Australia, and their universities' law student societies. Representation to ALSA is facilitated by these societies, whose delegates sit on the ALSA National Council. The organisation's functions are overseen by an Executive and Committee. The ALSA Executive and Committee (ALSA Main) should not be confused with the ALSA Conference, which is run by a separate body (from the host university) and which is supported by ALSA Main.
Members
- Adelaide University Law Students' Society
- Australian National University Law Students' Society
- Bond University Law Students' Association
- Charles Darwin UniversityCharles Darwin UniversityCharles Darwin University is an Australian public university with about 20,000 students in 2007.The University offers a wide range of Higher Education degrees and Vocational Education and Training courses with flexible study options, including part-time, external and online.CDU has campuses in the...
Law Students' Society - Deakin Law Students' Society (Melbourne Chapter)
- Deakin Law Students' Society (Geelong Chapter)
- North Law Society (Edith Cowan University)
- Flinders Law Students' Association
- Griffith University (Gold Coast) Law Students' Association
- Griffith University Law Society (Nathan Campus)
- James Cook University Law Students' Society
- La Trobe University Law Students' Association
- Macquarie University Law Society
- Melbourne University Law Students' Society
- Monash Law Students’ Society
- Murdoch University#Murdoch Student Law Society|Murdoch Student Law Society
- University of Notre Dame Australia|Notre Dame Law Students' Society (Fremantle)
- University of Notre Dame Australia|Notre Dame Law Students' Society (Sydney)
- Queensland University of Technology Association of Law Students
- Royal Melbourne Institution of Technology (RMIT) Law Students' Society
- Southern Cross University Law Society
- Sydney University Law Society
- Tasmania University Law Society
- Isaacs Law Society (University of Canberra)
- University of New England Law Students’ Society
- University of New South Wales Law Society
- University of Newcastle Law Students’ Association
- University of Queensland Law Society
- University of South Australia Law Students' Association
- University of Technology, Sydney Law Students' Society
- The Blackstone Society (University of Western Australia)
- University of Western Sydney Law Students' Association
- University of Wollongong Law Students' Society
- Victoria University Law Students' Society
Presidents
Presidents of the Association are elected by the ALSA Council, with each Member university exercising two votes each. The President's term runs from 1 August to 31 July each year. Past Presidents have come from a variety of universities:| Year Elected | Name | University |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Terence Connolly | University of Adelaide |
| 1979 | unknown | unknown |
| 1980 | Michael Lishman | University of Western Australia |
| 1981 | Alistair Wyvill | University of Queensland |
| 1982 | Cecilia Parrant | University of Auckland |
| 1983 | John Richardson | University of Sydney |
| 1984 | Stewart Diamond | Monash University |
| 1985 | Elizabeth Vardon | Australian National University |
| 1986 | Stuart Shepherd | University of Western Australia |
| 1987 | Fiona McLeod | University of Melbourne |
| 1988 | Janet MacDonald | University of Adelaide |
| 1989 | Lachlan Carter | University of Melbourne |
| 1990 | Gareth Sage | University of Sydney |
| 1991 | Brad Husband | University of Melbourne |
| 1992 | Brad Husband | University of Melbourne |
| 1993 | Penny Moore | Murdoch University |
| 1994 | Simone Burford | Macquarie University |
| 1995 | Amber Cerny | Macquarie University |
| 1996 | Emanouel Gaganis | Flinders University |
| 1997 | Geraldine Chin Moody (then Geraldine Chin) | Australian National University |
| 1998 | Jesse Clarke | University of Sydney |
| 1999 | Georgia King-Siem | University of Tasmania |
| 2000 | Jason Roufogalis | Macquarie University |
| 2001 | Joanna Davidson | University of New South Wales |
| 2002 | Daniel Murnane | University of Canberra |
| 2003 | Ivan Rubinstein | Deakin University |
| 2004 | Elizabeth Hundt | University of Technology Sydney |
| 2005 | Katrina Dunn | Murdoch University |
| 2006 | Faraz Maghami | University of Western Sydney |
| 2007 | Paul Gordon | Flinders University |
| 2008 | Verity Doyle | University of Queensland |
| 2009 | Jonathan Augustus | University of Melbourne |
| 2010 | Matthew Floro | University of Queensland |
| 2011 | Geoffrey Winters (incumbent) | University of Sydney |
The University of Melbourne has supplied the most number of ALSA Presidents - five times since 1978. Nineteen ALSA Presidents have been male, while fourteen have been female.
ALSA Annual Conferences
Traditionally an annual conference is held each year by ALSA, with council, general and competing delegates attending from the majority of Australia's law schools. Competitors are also invited from New Zealand's five law schools, and from the National University of SingaporeNational University of Singapore Faculty of Law
The National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law is the older of Singapore's two law schools. The Faculty was initially established as the Department of Law in the then University of Malaya in 1956, with the first batch of students matriculating in the following year...
. The conference allows students to compete against fellow member universities in mooting, negotiation, witness examination, paper presentation and client interviewing. Each competition allows the student to apply their legal training, skills and knowledge in a practical sense.
Bidding rights to host the conference are determined on the basis of a two-tiered classification system. ALSA-affiliated Universities are first divided into two groups by geography: Eastern (made up of Universities in Queensland, NSW, ACT and Victoria) and Other (made up of Universities in South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania). This makes up the first tier, with hosting rights rotating in a three-yearly cycle between Eastern, Eastern and Other.
Within each tier is the second tier, which divides Universities further into geographical classifications as follows:
| Eastern | Other |
|---|---|
| Victoria | South Australia |
| NSW-Regional & ACT | Northern Territory |
| Queensland | Western Australia |
| NSW-Sydney | Tasmania |
Therefore, after the first tier is confirmed for any given year, the right to make a bid will fall on the next regional classification along, e.g. if it is an Eastern year and the last Eastern bid was from Victoria, then the right to bid will fall on NSW-Regional & ACT. If no University in the region which has the bidding rights that year makes a bid to host the conference, the next region along in that group will have the right to make a bid.
NSW-Sydney did not bid for the 2010 conference. The opportunity to bid therefore passed to South Australia as the bidder next in line. South Australia's decision to bid for 2010 means that it will not be eligible to bid for 2011 (for which it was originally scheduled to bid), and the bidding rights for 2011 will pass to Eastern (Victoria).
| Year | Location | Tier 1 Region | Tier 2 Regional classification | Hosting universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... |
Other | Western Australia | Joint hosts: University of Western Australia University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the... , Murdoch University Murdoch University Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975... and University of Notre Dame Australia University of Notre Dame Australia The University of Notre Dame Australia is a private Roman Catholic university established in 1989 in the Western Australian port city of Fremantle, . While the University of Notre Dame Australia has "strong collegial links" with the American University of Notre Dame located in Notre Dame, Indiana,... |
| 2006 | Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... |
Eastern | Victoria | Joint hosts: University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria... , Deakin University Deakin University Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835... , Monash University Monash University Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL.... and La Trobe University La Trobe University La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are... |
| 2007 | Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... |
Eastern | NSW-Regional & ACT | Joint hosts: Australian National University Australian National University The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students... and University of Canberra University of Canberra Over the years the Stone Day program has gradually become larger and larger, taking up a whole week and now Stonefest is one of Australia's most popular music festivals. The first foundation celebrations were held in 1971. In 1973 Stone Day celebrations were held over two days, which was expanded... |
| 2008 | Hobart Hobart Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as... |
Other | Tasmania | University of Tasmania University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia... |
| 2009 | Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
Eastern | Queensland | Joint hosts: Griffith University Griffith University Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current... - Nathan and Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A... |
| 2010 | Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... |
Other | South Australia | Joint hosts: Flinders University Flinders University Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research... , University of Adelaide University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia... , and University of South Australia University of South Australia The University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000... |
| 2011 | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
Eastern | New South Wales | University of New South Wales University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... |
| 2012 | Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... |
Eastern | Victoria | Joint hosts: Monash University Monash University Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL.... , University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria... , La Trobe University La Trobe University La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are... , Deakin University Deakin University Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835... , Victoria University Victoria University, Australia Victoria University is a multi-sector tertiary institution based in Melbourne, Australia with 10 campuses.VU offers qualifications in higher education, vocational education , and short courses... , and RMIT University RMIT University RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam.... |
The 2011 Conference will be held at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, NSW. Bids for the opportunity to host the annual conference are heard two years in advance at the ALSA conference itself. No bid was present at the 2010 conference in Adelaide for 2012, meaning that the bid process continued to October 2010 council meeting in Brisbane. At the October council meeting the six universities from Victoria presented a combined bid to secure the 2012 conference for Melbourne.
2007 Conference
The 2007 ALSA conference was held in CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
from 2-8 July 2007, jointly hosted by Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
and the University of Canberra
University of Canberra
Over the years the Stone Day program has gradually become larger and larger, taking up a whole week and now Stonefest is one of Australia's most popular music festivals. The first foundation celebrations were held in 1971. In 1973 Stone Day celebrations were held over two days, which was expanded...
and sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Mallesons Stephen Jaques is a commercial law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. It is one of the 30 largest law firms in Australia, and is widely regarded as one of the top commercial law firms in Australia.-Offices:...
. The Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is an Australian commercial law firm. It was founded in 1841.-History:Corrs Chambers Westgarth traces its history back to 1841 with the founding of the firm's first office in Melbourne. Corrs has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth...
opening night gala ball was held in the Great Hall of the Australian Parliament and the closing night dinner at the National Museum of Australia
National Museum of Australia
The National Museum of Australia was formally established by the National Museum of Australia Act 1980. The National Museum preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation....
. The mid-week sponsors' cocktail function was held at the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in the wars of the Commonwealth of Australia...
. All functions catering was contracted out to the Park Hyatt Canberra.
In the Grand Finals:
ALSA Mooting: Before a four-judge panel in the Supreme Court of the ACT, Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
was unanimously declared the winner against University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
Witness examination: National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
's Vanathi Subramaniam beat the University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
's Scott Leith before Justice Drumgold in the Federal Court of the ACT.
Negotiation: Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
beat Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
in the Federal Court of the ACT.
Client interviewing: Notre Dame University (WA) defeated the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in a 2-1 decision by the three-judge panel.
IHL Mooting: Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
was unanimously declared the winner by a three-judge panel in the ACT Supreme Court, beating University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
.
Paper Presentation: Making it three trophies to take back to Ryde, this was won by Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
.
Kirby Cup: The Cup was taken out by Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
(ACT) who defeated Murdoch University
Murdoch University
Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...
(WA) and the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
(NSW) http://www.alrc.gov.au/events/events/kirbycup/index.html
2008 Conference
The 2008 ALSA conference was held in HobartHobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
from 7-13 July 2008, hosted by the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
. The opening night gala ball was held at the Sandy Bay Wrest Point complex, also the designated accommodation provider for delegates. For the first time, in addition to the traditional themed party nights and the mid-week sponsor's cocktail function, Hobart 2008 introduced Breakfast With the Governor, where delegates were offered the opportunity to dine with Tasmanian Governor Peter Underwood, a former Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
Supreme Court of Tasmania
The Supreme Court of Tasmania is the highest State court in the Australian State of Tasmania. In the Australian court hierarchy, the Supreme Court of Tasmania is in the middle level, and is able to both receive appeals from lower courts, and able to be appealed from.The ordinary sittings of the...
.
ALSA Moot: The University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
was declared the winner of the competition before Sir Anthony Mason (former Justice of the High Court of Australia).
Witness Examination: Marcus Agnew from the University of New South Wales defeated Jimmy Bai from the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
before Justice Blow (Supreme Court of Tasmania) Tim Ellis SC (Tasmanian DPP), and Brian Morgan (barrister).
IHL Moot: The winner was the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
, defeating Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
in a replay of the 2007 Grand Final.
2009 Conference
The 2009 ALSA conference was held in BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
from 12-19 July 2009, jointly hosted by Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
and Griffith University
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
(Nathan). For the first time, the conference schedule introduced a Rest Day in between the preliminary and knockout rounds of competitions, with the break not being announced until the evening of the Rest Day. This allowed all delegates to have a day off in between the preliminary and knockout phases of the competition.
ALSA Moot: The winner was University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
- Hannah Canham, Georgia Goldsworthy and Rachael White. Before a panel of judges including High Court of Australia Justice Susan Kiefel
Susan Kiefel
Susan Mary Kiefel AC is a Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.- Early life and education :...
. Hannah Canham University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
was judged the best speaker of the competition.
IHL Moot: The winner was University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
- Alice Zheng and Matthew Kalyk.
Witness Examination: The winner was Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
- Yogesh Patel.
Client Interviewing: The winner was University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
- Guy Carter and Julia Whitehead
Negotiation: The winner was University of Otago
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
- Roshni Kaur and Mitch Singh
Paper Presentation: The winner was Murdoch University - Jessica Rusden
Kirby Cup: The winner was University of New South Wales - Ella Kucharova and Rebecca Zaman
2010 Conference
The 2010 ALSA conference was held in AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
from 12-19 July 2010, jointly hosted by University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
, Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
and University of South Australia
University of South Australia
The University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...
. The conference saw over 500 law students attend the Opening Gala Dinner, Cocktail Night, Themed Night, and Closing Gala Dinner. The national Law Competitions grand finals were held on Sunday 18 July in the Federal Court of Australia, Adelaide.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques ALSA Moot: The winner was Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
- Ayowande McCunn, Mona Mbogua and Mary Huang. David Jordan of Adelaide University was awarded Best Speaker in the preliminary rounds.
Red Cross International IHL Moot: The winner was The Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
- Kendra Fouracre and David Bomball. Georgia Boyce from The University of Melbourne was awarded Best Speaker for the preliminary rounds of the competition.
Witness Examination: The winner was The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
- Julian Law.
Client Interviewing: The winner was Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
- Nicholas Ferrari and Reece Corbett-Wilkins.
Allens Arthur Robinson Negotiation Championship: The winner was University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
- Alison Dunn and Christopher Jenkins.
Paper Presentation: The winner was Murdoch University
Murdoch University
Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...
- David Herbert.
2011 Conference
The 2011 ALSA Conference was held in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
from 8-15 July 2011, hosted by the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. The two premier sponsors of the Conference were the University of New South Wales and Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz is a leading commercial law firm in Australia. It is considered one of the Big Six commercial law firms.-Legal services:The firm provides legal services in banking and finance, capital markets and securities, competition, compliance, construction and projects, corporate / M&A,...
.
A Competitions Subcommittee was set up in late 2010 to reform the ALSA Competitions rules. The results of this process were announced in June 2011, including:
- the addition of a fourth preliminary round,
- streamlining all rules for consistency,
- updating the score sheets,
- providing a mechanism for competitors to request their score sheets after the Conference,
- using the standard deviation of margins instead of the aggregate of margins as the secondary determinant to rank competitors,
- prescribing questions for judges to ask clients in Client Interviewing,
- altering the composition of the Appeals Review Board in the Appeals By-Law.
Other proposals, including the introduction of a power-pairing or Swiss system, were deferred to the medium and long term.
ALSA Moot: The winner was Otago University - (names). (Name) of (University) was awarded Best Speaker for the preliminary rounds of the competition.
Red Cross International IHL Moot: The winner was the University of Melbourne. Domenico Cucinotta of the University of Sydney was awarded Best Speaker for the preliminary rounds of the competition.
Witness Examination: The winner was Auckland University - Peter Syddall.
Client Interviewing: The winner was (Otago University) - (Rob Clarke and Alex Boock).
Negotiation Championship: The winner was Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
- Reece Corbett-Wilkins and Nicholas Ferrari.
Paper Presentation: The winner was Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
- Jemma Arman.