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We miss you! We know that many of you aren’t back in the city, so we thought we’d come to you instead. We’re launching a series of small, casual, COVID-safe, neighbourhood catch-ups across Melbourne (and beyond) in the coming weeks, and we’re holding the first in Carlton North on Thursday, 11 March. Come over for a drink and chat, we’d love to see you.

The event is free for ACC members (drinks are self-funded) but we do ask that you register as it is a venue requirement, and numbers are capped. If Carlton North is a bit of a hike from your home base, keep a look out in this What’s Happening newsletter as we have future pop-up events planned around Melbourne.

The training is a combination of self-paced online training modules (8) and virtual workshops.  The virtual workshops are three hours in duration, four days a week for two weeks.
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) In -house Counsel Certification Program covers the core competencies that are applied by corporate counsel professionals. ACC Certification draws on the collective knowledge and experience of ACC’s global membership to identify what is essential to a successful in-house practice worldwide. Course participants will learn how to:

• Translate legal knowledge into business solutions that meet client expectations.
• Build the emotional intelligence and people management skills necessary for navigating the unique culture of their organisation.
• Deploy value-based policies, along with effective employee training, to help protect their organisation from legal liability.
• Implement tech-forward processes that can take their legal operations to a new level of efficiency.
• Articulate, as well as demonstrate, the value of the law department.

Second Chance Access

Beat the last minute CPD point rush

There are less than two months to go before the CPD deadline and many lawyers will soon be scrambling to get CPD compliant before the March 31st deadline. 

If you want to avoid the last minute rush for CPD compliance this year, then take advantage of the ‘Second Chance’ access pass! Get the most out of your CPD opportunity by viewing the recordings of the In-house Legal Virtual Conference - almost 40 sessions to choose from. Maximise the benefits you get from CPD and ensure you get compliant before the deadline.

Pricing
$145 - current ACC Australia Members
$495 - Non Members

Reconnect, Reimagine and Realign

IMPORTANT UPDATE: DATE & FORMAT CHANGE

ACC Australia, in consultation with the ACC Australia Victoria Committee and other key stakeholders, has made the difficult decision to defer the Victorian In-House Counsel Day to Wednesday July 28, and to make it a completely virtual format.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this decision may cause. 

For those that had already registered for the event and haven't received an email from the events team please contact ausevents@accglobal.com. 

Registrations for the new date will reopen in the coming days with the program currently being confirmed. 

If 2020 was known as the year where there was no business as usual, where legal teams were forced to rethink and retool, then let’s decide now that 2021 will be known as the year to reconnect, reimagine and realign. 

Your 2021 In-House Counsel Day program centres around topics and a networking space that provide opportunities to:

• reconnect with your in-house colleagues and industry peers
• reimagine legal practices in the new normal and,
• realign with your company and personal goals. 

In 2021, reposition yourself as an in-house lawyer of influence by learning more about crisis and stakeholder management, legal operations, how to add value to commercial conversations and much, much more. 

The 2021 In-House Counsel Day promises to have something for everyone. Plenary sessions with industry experts, smaller break-out sessions catering to specialist interest groups such as Chief Legal Officers, New to In-house and those who are Sole Legal Officers.  You will hear from in-house peers who will share their career experiences. You will be offered practical content to take back to your workplace and put into action. Remember, the conference program is developed by in-house lawyers for in-house lawyers. 

The Victorian chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia has a proud history of providing quality conference days for the in-house legal profession, and our 2021 conference will be no different. 

For more information, including program and pricing, visit our event website.

Early Bird closes 6pm Friday May 7 with group rates available. 

Reconnect, Reimagine and Realign

After what has been a hectic year which included bushfires, a pandemic, lockdowns and more legal issues than you could poke a stick at, the Tasmanian Division of ACC Australia believes it is prime time to we celebrated the achievements of our profession and the important role that we have played for our organisations.

Come and join us and your colleagues for a drink and some nibbles in a COVID safe environment at Botanica where we are able to sit, relax and enjoy quality time away from your home office.

Join us on Thursday 10 December for an event not to be missed!

  
AUSTRALIAN CORPORATE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (ACLA) TRADING AS
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (ACC) AUSTRALIA
ACN 003 186 767 
 
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 
 
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of ACLA trading as ACC Australia (“the Company”) will be held via video-conference on Friday 20 November 2020 at 13.00pm AEDT. 

NOTE: Members that are registered for the ACC Australia In-house Legal Virtual Conference will be able to access the AGM as part of the conference. 
 
AGENDA 

Ordinary Business
Resolution 1: Minutes of the Previous Annual General Meeting
To confirm the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting held on 14 November 2019.
Resolution 2: Receipt of Financial Statements and Reports 
To receive and consider the financial statements and reports of the Directors and of the Auditor for the year ended 30 June 2020.

General Business
To transact any other business, which may be brought forward in accordance with the ACNC Act 2012, the Corporations Act 2001 or the Constitution of the Company.
 

Year in Review
A presentation on the achievements and challenges of the 2020 financial year followed by a question and answer session.
 
By order of the Board 
 

Stephanie Freeman

Company Secretary
Dated: 15 September 2020 

Enclosures:

1. Minutes from Annual General Meeting held on 14 November 2019
2. Proxy Form 
3. Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2020 

Join the ACC VIC Committee for another informal virtual social gathering on Thursday October 22, or Grand Final Eve.

You'll be matched up in small groups and given the opportunity to socialise with your in-house colleagues over a coffee. Please come camera ready, wearing your team colours and ready to chat!

Thursday 22 October, 2020

11am - 11:45am

Please note that this event is limited to current ACC Members only. 

Join as Madgwicks Lawyers Workplace Relations & Safety Partner Luisa Gonzaga delves into what employers and their officers can learn from the first ever industrial manslaughter prosecution against Brisbane Auto Recycling Pty Ltd in June this year.
 
In this interactive and informative webinar, Luisa will:

•    Provide a brief summary of the duties under the W/OHS laws
•    Provide an update on manslaughter laws, how they will operate and who will (and not) be caught
•    Delve into the Brisbane Auto Recycling Pty Ltd case and look into what went wrong and the lessons we can learn from this case
•    Provide some practical tips 

Please note: If your company/organisation is deemed to be a competitor of the host organisation for this event, you may be excluded from attending this event. If you believe there may be a conflict or are uncertain, please enquire with ACC Australia.

Registrations for this event are being managed by Madgwicks directly.

A few of the topics that will be discussed are as follows:

• Challenges due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Employment Challenges
• Negotiation Challenges
• Cultural Challenges