ALLA (WA) News Blog

ALLA(WA) warmly invites members to our Easter breakfast, to eat, drink and catch up with colleagues (or meet new ones). When: 7.30am Wednesday 5th April Where: The George. 216 St Georges Terrace, Perth RSVP: Luise Crisafulli ( lcrisafulli@chambers.francisburt.com.au ) by Monday 3rd April.   Menu details are available from the venue website . Separate billing will be available on the day and cash payment is preferred by the venue.

Tweet time! Talk careers & career development at tomorrow's ALLA Tweetup @ 7.30pm ADST. Details here . Note I did that in <140 characters.

All are welcome to an ALLA(WA) CPD session on the laws of employment in Australia. Presented by  Shannon Walker , Senior Associate at Jackson McDonald, the presentation will discuss the obligations of employer in the Australian employment systems. A Light Lunch will be served. When:  1-2pm Wednesday 22 March 2017 Where:  Jackson McDonald, Level 17, 225 St Georges Terrace, Perth Non-members  $20 (cash on day)  Members  free RSVP  by Friday 17 March to Stephen Griffiths  stephen.griffiths@gmail.com Spaces are limited.

May 19, 2017 - State Library of Western Australia Save the Date A chance for the whole WA library sector to get together, discuss and explore what we have in common and how we can all positively influence our changing profession. Two pre-eminent leaders in their fields will be helping us to get the discussion going. Organised as a joint project by representatives from LIS within WA, including ALLA (WA), with special thanks to the State Library of Western Australia and Kerry Smith. More information will be available very soon.

All are welcome to an ALLA(WA) CPD session on the laws of employment in Australia. Presented by  Shannon Walker , Senior Associate at Jackson McDonald, the presentation will discuss the obligations of employer in the Australian employment systems. A Light Lunch will be served. When:  1-2pm Wednesday 22 March 2017 Where:  Jackson McDonald, Level 17, 225 St Georges Terrace, Perth Non-members  $20 (cash on day)  Members  free RSVP  by Friday 17 March to Stephen Griffiths  stephen.griffiths@gmail.com Spaces are limited.

There was an update to the Federal Court of Australia "Lists of Authorities and Citations Practice Note (GPN-AUTH)" on February 15th. http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-auth Update: Hyperlinks to case citations in Lists of Authorities As part of its consultation and feedback process, the Court has received a number of enquiries principally concerning paragraphs 2.2 of the Lists of Authorities and Citations Practice Note (GPN-AUTH) which was issued on 25 October 2016. These enquiries relate to (1) the requirement to hyperlink cases and (2) how to best hyperlink cases. The intention of the hyperlink requirement was to utilise the List of Authorities to facilitate the accessing of authorities electronically. Some parties do not have easy access to reported versions of cases (that are accessible through subscription-only databases). Practitioners have also raised queries about whether the Court will be able to access h...