Rural issues day
2020
On-demand webcast · 7 CPD Units
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SEE THE PROGRAM |
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Rural Issues Day 2020 has now finished but you can still catch all sessions on-demand here.
Rural Issues Day 2020 offers online panels and presentations tailor-made to bring you up to speed on the topics that matter most to you and your rural practice. The program features leading speakers from across the profession, including Commissioner John McKenzie from the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner, Registrar Brett McGrath from the Family Court & Federal Circuit Court of Australia, and Kirsty Ruddock, the Director of Regulatory Investigations and Compliance at the Natural Resources Access Regulator.
Don't miss this chance to expand your knowledge on legal issues that directly impact rural legal practice.
ONLINE EVENT DETAILS
Date Friday 23 October 2020
Time 8.30am - Webcast login
9.00am - President's welcome followed by presentations
5.30pm - Webcast concludes
CPD 7 CPD Units
Cost Member - $310 incl. GST
Non-member - $590 incl. GST
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PROGRAM
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| 9.00am- 9.03am | Chair Introduction Rural Issues Day | Chair - Joanne van der Plaat Councillor, The Law Society of NSW Co-Chair, Rural Issues Committee |
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9.03am-9.05am |
President’s welcome |
Richard Harvey |
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9.05am-9.25am |
Keynote address |
The Hon Bronnie Taylor MLC |
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9.30am-10.35am |
Panel session: talent retention and new ways of practising law in regional areas |
Moderator: Emma Heuston Cara Austen Judith Harrison Jo Palmer |
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Practice management and business skills |
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10.35am-11.39am |
Case study: how family law courts have adapted to COVID-19 |
Brett McGrath |
1 |
Substantive law |
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11.39am-12.45pm |
Conveyancing update |
Tony Cahill |
1 |
Substantive law |
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12.45pm-1.30pm |
LUNCH AND SPONSOR EXHIBITION |
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1.30pm-1.33pm |
Welcome back |
Chair – Jodie Thurgood |
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1.33pm-2.15pm |
Natural Resources Access Regulator: regulatory and licensing powers and approach to compliance |
Kirsty Ruddock |
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Substantive law |
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2.20pm-3.35pm |
Panel session: navigating hardship and the impact of recent crises on rural legal practice |
Moderator: Rachel Setti Dr Hazel Dalton Malcolm Heath Commissioner John McKenzie |
1.25 |
Professional skills |
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3.40pm-4.35pm |
Recent probate decisions concerning testamentary capacity, knowledge and approval, informal wills and revocation of wills |
Asheetha Jelliffe |
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Substantive law |
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Legal ethics for rural practice |
Linden Barnes |
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Legal ethics |
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Program subject to change.
Download the pdf version of the program here.
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