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• ALERA SA Annual General Meeting

  • When
    13 Aug 2024
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    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Electra House - Westside 131- 139 King William Street, Adelaide

  
  

  
  

  
  

  ALERA SA Annual General Meeting

  The ALERA SA Committee invites you to the 2024 ALERA SA Annual General Meeting (AGM).

  Date:   Tuesday 13th August 2024
  Venue: Electra House - Westside 131- 139 King William Street, Adelaide.
  Time: Registrations, 4:30pm for a 5:00 pm start - 6:30pm

  Light refreshments will be available following the meeting.

  The speaker will be President Dolphin from the South Australian Employment Tribunal.

  This event is free for ALERA SA Financial Members.

  Non-members: $40

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• IRSQ - Advocacy in the Commission

  • Start
    24 Aug 2024
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    8:30 AM (AEST)
  • End
    25 Aug 2024
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    4:00 PM (AEST)
  • Location
    Griffith University, South Bank Campus Brisbane

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The IRSQ Advocacy in the Commission Course returns in August 2024!

  Having first been developed in the late 1990s, and run regularly since then, this course is a longstanding and popular IRSQ offering. It is a course we are proud to deliver to our members and other industrial relations practitioners who are looking to increase their knowledge and skills in the art of advocacy.

  Overview
  Two days of theory/content on Saturday, 24 and Sunday, 25 August 2024 and 1/2 day of moots (mock tribunal hearings) to be held in the Fair Work Commission and Queensland Industrial Relations Commission from noon Friday, 6 September 2024. Both venues are in Brisbane CBD.

  The course is intentionally designed by IRSQ to be very practical, with presentations and workshops conducted by experienced industrial relations practitioners, tribunal members and barristers.

  The course is aimed at practitioners who are involved in managing or giving advice on challenging employee disputes and litigation, and who may want more experience or a refresher in representation and advocacy.

  Registrations are limited, and it is critical that course participants understand they must be available to attend both the theory and moot components.

  Practitioners will be guided through the basics of good advocacy in both the State and Federal IR jurisdictions, and learn what it means to be a great advocate. Topics covered include:

  • Case preparation
  • Responding to a claim/application - how to prepare a response to be filed
  • Unfair dismissals
  • Conciliation conference strategy
  • Evidence and advocacy
  • Appearances, referring to evidence, cross examination and closing submissions

  The Moots (Mock tribunal hearings)
  
  To complete this skills-focused program, participants are required to engage in ‘out of session’ small group work to prepare for scenarios and advocate in a tribunal environment.

  Contemplation and analysis of legislation, industrial instruments and relevant case law will be strongly recommended as part of the moot preparation.

  Participants will be expected to present positions, generate potential solutions, and develop their preparation and persuasion skills.

  Each small group will also be afforded a mentor during the course, with whom, discussions and advice may be sought. At the moots, participants will have the opportunity to appear in an actual hearing room before a tribunal member to argue their party’s case, and tribunal members will offer feedback at the end.

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• IRSV - Advocacy Series: Conciliation Skills

  • When
    18 Sep 2024
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    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online

  

  
  

  Conciliation skills

  IRSV (Industrial Relations Society of Victoria) are delighted to invite all IRS members to their Advocacy Webinar series. 

  Doing a deal or maximising your gain? With all but a handful of disputes resolved through agreement, what can you learn about how the experts prepare for success in their conciliations? What works? And what should you forget about?

  Our presenters:

  Vice President Ingrid Asbury
  Fair Work Commission

  Geoff Borenstein
  Senor Practice Leader, Slater & Gordon

  Kaitlyn Gulle
  Partner, Lander & Rogers

  Our Chair: Commissioner Nick Wilson (Fair Work Commission)

  This online seminar is complimentary to IRS members. Please contact your secretariat for the ALERA Affiliate code. A meeting link will be sent to attendees prior to each of the seminars.
  

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• IRSV - Advocacy Series: Evidence and Proof at the FWC

  • When
    30 Oct 2024
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    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online

  

  
  

  Evidence and Proof at the FWC
  

  Members are invited to register for our third ‘Advocacy Series’ seminar on evidence and proof in Fair Work Commission hearings, to be held on Wednesday, 30 October 2024 at 5:00 pm.

  Further details will be provided  shortly.

  Our presenters:

  Deputy President Amber Millhouse
  Fair Work Commission

  Robyn Sweet KC
  Devers List, Victorian  Bar

  Matthew Minucci
  Foleys List, Victorian Bar

  Our Chair: Leigh Howard (Victorian Bar)

  This online seminar is complimentary to IRS members. Please contact your secretariat for the ALERA Affiliate code. A meeting link will be sent to attendees prior to each of the seminars.

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