Vol 12 no 2 winter 15 by Queensland Justices Association

VOLUME VOLUME 12 12 •• NUMBER NUMBER 22 •• WINTER WINTER 2015 2015

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

COMPANY

INFORMATION 3 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 4

NEWS IN BRIEF

7 ON A LIGHTER NOTE 8

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

10 Q & A 12

REGIONAL ROUNDUP

15 ROLL OF HONOUR 16 REGIONAL

QJA - ESTABLISHED IN 1918 Official Magazine of the Queensland Justices Association

e-JOURNAL IS ON THE WAY Thank you to everyone who responded to our call for feedback on the proposal to transition the quarterly QJA Journal to an electronic platform. The overwhelming majority of respondents expressed support for proceeding with the transition. Some preferred the digital e-book style whilst others favoured the PDF format and, based on this feedback, we will provide access to both options. As we expected, a minority of respondents retained their preference for receiving a hard copy Journal. Of course, we will continue to provide hard copy for the category of members who are unable to successfully receive or read the digital versions. We are pleased to find the majority of members actually prefer the electronic format. However, as well as responding to member preferences, the Board has an obligation to manage members’ funds in a responsible manner. As printing and postage costs continue to escalate, the elimination of these two steps for a large part of the Journal circulation will deliver an economic benefit to QJA. The differential in the cost of servicing the hard-copy v soft-copy member categories is an issue the Board will need to address long term. It was 12 months ago (Winter 2014) when we first forecast the introduction of the electronic Journal and we have sought reader feedback on several occasions since then. We believe adequate notice has been given and now is the time to make the transition. So, if we have your email address, and unless you advise us otherwise (see below), this will be the last hard copy edition we send to you. From the next edition (Spring 2015), you will instead be given access to electronic formats. If we do not have an email address for you, future editions will continue to be provided in hard copy. In the week preceding the mailout of the current edition, an email was distributed to give you access to the electronic formats so you can further evaluate which suits you best prior to the switch in September. The email also included an opportunity for you to opt out of the switch away from hard copy. You should be aware that if you choose to continue receiving the hard copy version, your membership cost in the future may be higher than members who accept the transition.

SHADOW ATTORNEY-GENERAL VISITS QJA

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On Tuesday 12 May 2015, the Shadow Attorney-General (& Shadow Minister for Justice & Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations & the Arts) Ian Walker MP visited the QJA State Office to discuss Opposition Policy on matters affecting Queensland justices.

INSERTS • AGM NOTICE & PROXY • BOARD NOMINATION FORM • 2015 STATE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM The Shadow Attorney-General is pictured (2nd from L) with QJA Director John Carpendale, QJA Business Manager & Registrar Wendy La Macchia and QJA President Keith Revell.

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President’s Report PRESIDENT’S REPORT Dear Colleagues,

Dear Colleagues

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The job opportunity that Angela has received is a great Themove project demanded a lot of and Wendy’s attention career andhas an adventure for Angela I am sure you willduring join metesting in wishing the very best for the meetings, next stage ofand her career. We andherattending project has been will shortly commence the advertising process, and a noticeonce is later disruptive to everyone, but the eventual benefits it is in fully this Journal (page 10).will deliver a number of improvements implemented it has been aStudents, busy few months for our service toDear youColleagues, ourmove Members, our and of our Astothe weather cools we Winter it is aoftime theand Board with thetowards Australasian Council Justices’ theBranches. year when historically people(ACJA) start to national think about others lessthe Associations conference, fortunate if first youatare wondering how can State Conference Redlands, General One ofthan the themselves, changes inand this phase willthe beAnnual the you renewal help you may want to consider putting your role as a JP or C.Dec to numberthe of regional refreshers. process. Over Meeting, the pastand fewa years consistent feedback good use by supporting your local community. If you are a current Following the Board planning day renewal of the we receive that the renewal invoice isavolunteering packaged in honorary justiceisyou canwhen help your local community by strategy for the company has commenced with the with the Journal many Members lose the invoice and forget at a local signing centre, courthouse, or Police Station. If you are Board Vision of QJA is to: nervous or uncertain aboutagreeing dealingthat with of thethe documents that the membership payment isthesome due. This will change “Be the Preeminent organisation for Queensland you encounter then mentoring andtoprofessional development somay please take Honorary a few moments read the article in this Justices”. services available. Contact your local QJA Branch andnext discuss the issueare about the new process (page 4). The phases In striving for this Vision Board has agreed that as opportunities an organisation volunteering, mentoring andthe professional development will Mission see further to “Committed the onlineto Member our and our enhancements focus is that we are: being the available in your area. self-serve function, a new merchandise anda centre of excellence for Queensland Honorary online Justicesshop through event management service, followed by a new Student combination professional development and I am delightedoftoleadership, announce training, the launch of our rst fully online, advocacy”. interactive trainingsystem. course. The course is the accredited module for Management new Commissioner for Declarations already adevelop numberas of we Students The Board planning will and continue expand I would like to graduated takeprocess this with opportunity totothank everyone who have enrolled Statement on our Goalsand so that as an organisation we of canAttainments concentrate issued. on those was involved in organising the International Women’s Day This new method delivering the Commissioner activities that areof relevant and deliver value to you for the Declarations Members. events across Queensland. The feedback from attendees course complements our current classroom and correspondence The Australasian of for Justices’ Associations (ACJA)who is a courses. It offers an Council alternative individuals who are has been very positive for all the events thisbusy, year and forum for JP Associations across Australia and New Zealand live in remote locations, orwere for whatever reason nd it difcult tofor attendance numbers on previous public discussion and debate of up matters relating to years. JPs. ThisOne year of it attend one of our classroom courses. the interesting to conference us was “why are men was Queensland’scomments turn to hostfed theback annual convened by notQJA included?” While is regarded many as Justices aof“ladies Senior Vice President Raythis Burrows who hasby held the new office ACJA The remains the largest provider of training for President for 2014. The success of this year’s ACJA conference was only” event, it is a celebration of women, so next year we of the Peace (Qualied) and Commissioner for Declarations in due to the outstanding efforts of Director John Carpendale who through are considering having a special theme which enables Queensland and, as a not-for-prot, all monies earned after costs focus, dedication, and attention toordetail delivered remarkable arehis passed back to the local Branches intoWe programs men to be involved in the celebration. wouldasupporting value your timetable of events: from the welcome at the Banco court you, our Members. With the addition of this new Online coursehosted we feedback on this concept. by offer our patron Justice Tim Carmody, the locations conferencethan held now a widerChief selection of course formats attomore in the2015 Supreme CourtGeneral building with guest speaker Damien Mealey, The annual Meeting the QJA will be anyone else. In addition, our Students beneof t from being part ofheld a JP Registrar, to the dinner held inC.Decs theatBalmoral room in Branch conjunction with theAGM State Conference Caboolture network of over 6,000 community minded JPs and supported the Brisbane Hall with guest speaker Justice David Thomas, th across byof over 30 Branches Queensland, available to is help them as in on Saturday 7City November. A formal Notice included President of QCAT. they take their rst steps with on their journey as a Queensland Honorary this Journal along details regarding the Constitution Justice. The annual State Conference was yearBoard hosted bywhich the Redland changes recommended bythisthe will City be Branch who delivered an outstanding conference with high quality considered at the AGM. The QJA is Registered Organisation (RTO) and thethe speakers in a polished and Training professional manner which showcased compliance requirements we have todelegates adhere to very high. If best aspects ofthat the QJA. Over 180 attended the held event this and A reminder the Board elections arearebeing weoverwhelmingly wantand to if continue delivering program weposition must theare feedback has this been very positive. Congratulations year you interested intraining nominating for a maintain strict standards of accountability and documentation. This to Chairman Ian Hawes, Senior Vice President Ray Burrows and on the Board please onewhich of our Directors, does a burden on the talk of ceto staff cancurrent sometimes cause the place Redland City Branch team for an excellent conference. Special especially if MC you any questions and remember to delays processing merchandise orders, new applications, workshop mention to the ofhave the day Mrs Pauline Kilburn who managed submit a Nomination form by the due date to ensure you bookings, etc. Politicians If this has impacted you,on wetime do apologise. to keep the and speakers and kept the delegates have anand opportunity be involved engaged entertainedto during the day. in the future of this great The Board of the QJA recognizes thatCaboolture as an RTO Branch we must has ensure Iorganisation. am delighted to announce that been wesuccessful strictly adhere to the requirements as set down by the Federal in their bid and will be hosting the 2015 State Conference. In this issue you the willRTO alsoprogram find information on the this launch body which manages and we recognize does of The conference details are still to be refined and more detail will youra new Only” website contains a host place higher“Members burden on our ofce staff, sowhich we are investigating follow but at this stage you can note in your 2015 calendars that it will opportunities to streamline ofce and procedures to minimize impacts of held newattemplates, resources chat be Bribie Island guides, on Saturday 7th Novemberincluding, 2015. onrooms, other service delivery areas. We will keep you up-to-date as these discussion forums and frequently asked questions. This year we arranged for the Annual General Meeting of the QJA new procedures are implemented. If you have this area IUnfortunately urge you to to be held onnot the previously same day asaccessed the State conference.

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You not have noticed the let Actusunder JPssource and likemay access to that is notbut listed knowwhich so weallcan C.Decs operate was changed recently. The Justice of the Peace and it for you. Commissioner for Declarations Act 1991 was updated in December 2013. If you done soasked already“Why it is worthwhile perusing the As we arehaven’t occasionally should I be a Member updated familiarising with the changes. A of thedocument QJA?”, and I thought I wouldyourself share some of the benefits number of legislative changes have been made year, including of being a QJA Member to refresh thethis reasons why you to the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act, as a responsible JP or joined originally and why we believe you should stay. As a C.Dec you should keep abreast of what changes are occurring and member QJA you: any impacts itofmay have on your procedures. To see what legislation has changed you can refer the Queensland Government website • H ave the backing ofto Australia’s organisation for VOLUME 11 • NUMBER 4 largest • SUMMER 2014 www.legislation.qld.gov.au or goQueensland’s to the QJA website www.qja.com. honorary justices and oldest and most au and check out the Acts and Legislation page under the Home tab, here established. you can always gain direct access to the very latest version of the •Acts. Have access to over 40 Branches and Contact Groups

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The Privacy Act 1988 is an Australian law which regulates the localset professional development eventsdelivery using an deliver unintentional of circumstances resulted in the delayed handling of personal information about individuals. This includes activity-based learning with Guest Speakers, targeted the springuse, edition of and the Journal which contained the audited theofcollection, storage disclosure of personal information, presentations, peer networking opportunities financial reports, the and Directors declaration, information about the and access to and correction of that information. Signicant changes recommendation to12th change auditors, regarding suitable foron your local area. came into effect March 2014 and withexplanations the introduction of 13the recommended constitutional Australian Privacy Principles changes. (APPs) which replaced the National • Don’t have to you’re on your Principles own. We offer applies ongoing Privacy Principles andfeel Information Privacy The delayed delivery of the Journal was unfortunate,which nevertheless it professional development, member tools and updates, to was organisations, Australian Government the Boardsand view, which was supported agencies. by the Members present, and networking thatsupport to ensure fairness to thoseopportunities. Members who did not receive the AsJournal with less than $3m turnover QJA is exempt the AGM documents in time the that the AGM should •an Horganisation avecontaining other benefits such as coverage under our liability from the Privacy Act but the Board has agreed that we should ensure be and adjourned until Saturday 8th November.and free wills prepared voluntary workers’ insurance our Privacy Policy complies with the Australian Privacy Principles. While the was the Board must ensure complies by our pro bono solicitors, Hall Payne. Director Rondelay Court hasunintentional been reviewing our Privacy Policyitand has with its obligations and duties under the Constitution and the recommended a few minor technical adjustments to our Policies • C an keep up to date. Through our quarterly journal, Corporations and is committed acting with fairness, and ProceduresAct, to align with the new to requirements. The key openness aspect monthly newsletters, and online resources. and integrity with our Members. Despite the AGM adjourned, of the Privacy Act is protection of your information.being The QJA will the Members whoyour attended following theexternal State Conference never sell or local pass detailsonly on to any third party,had thethe • Attend Member events and refreshers where opportunity to raise questions of myself and the rest of the Board exception being the Department of thelegislative Attorney-General, Justices you can keep up to date with and motions that were to be presented. Theprocedural adjourned ofregarding thechanges, Peace the Branch. The Justices of the Peace and Commissioners practice 8th the changes inand a the “safe” learning was heldand on 1991 Saturday forAGM Declarations Act requires as all scheduled JPs and C.Decs to minutes keep the from JP environment. both meetings are later in this Journal. I would like to thank Branch Registrar informed of any changes to contact details: all those Members who took the time to attend the AGM’s and again apologise I truly believe that having access to these experienced the inconvenience. 22for Registrar to be notied of change to registered particulars and knowledgeable local JPs (who have practical hands (1)One outcome A person who an appointed of the peacefor or an from theisAGM was the justice overriding support holding on experience), by providing useful “how to” templates and appointed commissioner declarations is tothis notify the the the AGM at the same time as theforconference. With in mind guides and through our own publication the “Guide to JP registrar of any change to the person’s name or Caboolture Branch has agreed to push back the State Conference date Practice” (which is as the essential companion providing details stated the AGM register 30 days so that contact we may again hold the in 2015 onwithin the same day of as upthe change and provide any reasonable proof the registrar to-datethepractical guidance on how to perform your duties), conference. maywith require ofthat thefollowing change. after-hours support, additional insurance Icoupled am pleased to note an extensive review of our lease coverage for all QJA events of and access our Honorary options relating to the occupancy QJA House to at Woolloongabba Toa aid this process theonQJA will passground on to floor JP Branch updated newinthree yearbenefits lease the current has signed Lawyers, the to you as a Member of been this great contact details when a Member advises us that changes have occurred securing our premises for the future. My thanks to Director Dave Read organisation outweigh the small cost of Membership. to who postal address, phone numbers or email (no other information conducted the negotiations and investigations on our behalf. is After passed all, on). we If you not here want your details passed on to the JP aredo all to provide a service the After please over 14 years meritorious service to the QJA Board it to is with Branch note this in your update correspondence. community when were sworn in weBob committed to sadness that I and accepted thewe resignation of Director Pilkington. ensuring we kept up-to-date with legislative and procedural Bob has decided to focus on other pursuits and has therefore resigned Your regional Directors have been very active over the past few from the QJA Board andis allhere related immediately. It changes, The QJA to positions helpwith youeffective andContact support you in months supporting their local Branches new Groups a very moment Bob as it brings an end any way we can. Itdifficult is our vision tofor BE THE PRE-EMINENT in was the obviously Bundaberg region, potential new Branches in the to North, over 14 years involvement with QJA Board. See article on Bob successful workshops hosted bythe Rockhampton andtheHONORARY Logan, with ORGANISATION FOR QUEENSLAND later in this Journal. other Branches organising additional workshops, and a greater focus JUSTICES, a vision we take seriously and are committed ontogrowth and delivery services you, Members achieving, so dropofus a line to and let our us know howand wethe can broader community so stay tuned. Till next time.

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TillTill next time, next time,

Keith Revell - President

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NEWS IN BRIEF Board Elections this year Pursuant to Rule 54 of the QJA Constitution the Board of Directors must stand down and all positions on the Board are declared vacant every two years. 2015 is the year for Board elections. The Returning Officer for elections this year will be our honorary lawyer John Payne of Hall Payne Lawyers. In accordance with Rule 54(e) only financial Ordinary, Honorary Life, Life Subscription, and Corporate Representative Members of the QJA are eligible to nominate for, and vote in the Board elections. The positions on the Board that can be nominated for and elected are: 1 x President, 2 x Vice-Presidents and 7 x Board Members. Rule 54(i) stipulates that only current Members of the Board may nominate a Member for the position of President. A Nomination form for positions on the Board appears as an insert to this issue of the Journal, and from State Office upon request. Nomination forms can be posted, faxed or emailed and must be returned to the Returning Officer by 4pm on Friday 7th August 2015. Prospective Board Members should familiarise themselves with the QJA Constitution relating to their role and duties on the Board. Members of the Board of the QJA are registered as company directors under the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001. This registration places various legal obligations upon the Board Members who must carefully consider and understand these obligations. The QJA Constitution does not specify qualifications or requirements of potential directors, however any or all of the following may be advantageous qualities of a potential director: • Extensive practical experience as a JP. • Active QJA branch membership. • A legal, training, business, information technology, marketing, fundraising, or management background. • A commitment to the aims and values of the QJA. • An understanding of a director’s role in corporate governance, financial management and strategic planning. • Access to email and the ability to check it daily. • Good people skills to liaise with new and existing members. • Familiarity with the QJA Constitution relating to the role and duties of the Board. The resumes of all candidates and the rules for voting will appear in the Spring (September) edition of the Journal. As this election will be the first electronic ballot, details regarding the voting process will be included in the next Journal. For Members who have not listed an email address with us, or who prefer a paper ballot, a ballot 4

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pack may be requested from State office after the ballot opens on September 1st 2015. Electronic voting must be completed, and voting papers must be returned to the QJA State Office, by 5pm Friday 16th October 2015. Results will be announced at the AGM which this year will be held in conjunction with the State Conference at Caboolture on 7th November 2015.

Membership Fee Renewal Membership by honorary Justices of a professional body is crucial, now more than ever as changes foreshadowed will ultimately affect every JP and C.Dec in Queensland when they are rolled out. The QJA Board has concluded it is financially able to retain the 2015/2016 Membership fee at last year’s level. Membership fees are due on July 1, 2015 and are: Regular Member

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Concession $46.00 Joint $74.00 This year we have changed the renewal process. Please note that a renewal invoice has NOT been included with this Journal. Instead our new office system will generate a “subscription renewal notice” which will be sent by email (preferably) or print. These notices are not “invoices” but inform the Member that their subscription is due. The Member can pay online and THEN an invoice is raised in the system for accounting purposes. This eases the accounting process by removing the need to raise 6,000+ “invoices” and then reverse the unpaid ones. By sending the notices by email it also significantly reduces our printing costs. Experience has shown that many members “lose” their paper renewal invoice which results in many late payments. Sending the notice by email should alleviate that issue. The system also has a much simpler staged email or letter reminder process. The “subscription renewal notice” contains Membership and payment details and we urge you to attend to payment of this before 1st July 2015. For those who do not have an email address we will be sending this notice out to you separately by normal Australia Post letter. Now you can log on to our Member Self-Serve area and pay online through our secure payments portal, you can use you own banking service and pay using BPay or Direct Debit, or you can complete the payment details on the Notice enclosing a cheque and post it back to us. Please note that we do not charge any fees for using a credit card. Personal cheques are also accepted, but it is easier for the staff at State Office if you pay using one of the electronic methods. Timely payment of your membership subscriptions is necessary to enable the company to effectively budget and plan out its activities for the financial year, so please attend to your Membership Renewal now.

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QJA App Using the feedback and experience from the first release of the QJA App which was issued through the Apple and Android stores, it was decided that a different approach was required. The problem with using the Apple and Android stores to develop “true” mobile apps means we are locked in to using a developer (which costs money) and are restricted by the policies of Apple and Android (limiting our ability to link to external websites which we need to do). The turnaround time to develop and release new content is also very time-consuming (as we have to engage a developer to assist with the release). Apple also imposes strict rules on “selling” from within an App – i.e. we are not allowed, otherwise they will charge us to deploy the app. So, as a different approach was required, we worked with our IT specialists to create a new style of “app”.

While this is not truly an “app” in the sense that it is not installable on a tablet or smartphone, it is designed to work on tablets and smartphones and it is designed to work offline (when not connected to the internet). Access is through a browser and we have based this new approach on webpages deployed via our website. We control the content and menus, they are easily modified (only a little bit of technical knowhow is required), and IT IS FREE. Please check out the first release here: www.mobile. qja.com.au the following screenshots show some of the content. We would really appreciate your feedback, comments, suggestions on this release and ideas on additional content. In the meantime if you have previously downloaded the app from the Apple and Android stores please delete this as it is no longer relevant.

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Website Changes You may have noticed we have moved your Members Content, Resources, and Professional Development tools to a new area. So now instead of going to our main QJA website and logging in, you can now go directly to the Members website at www.training.qja.com.au, log in using your QJA Member’s number and password, and look for the new “QJA Members Content and Professional Development” category. If you scroll through this area you will also see there is a

“General JP Knowledge” and a “Professional Development videos” section. Feel free to browse these areas as well. To access the Members content select the “Member Content and Resources” section. If you haven’t previously accessed this area, it will ask you to enrol, simply click “Enrol Me” and you will have access. There is heaps here for you to browse and use, and we plan on expanding this over the coming months. If there is anything else you would like to see here just drop us a line and let us know.

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AGM and Constitution change The Annual General Meeting of the QJA will be held in conjunction with the Annual State Conference at Caboolture on Saturday 7th November, 2015. The official AGM Notice is an insert to in this issue of the Journal and it contains a recommended minor change to our Constitution for consideration. Change to Rule 22: Historically we have used a “financial year end” subscription renewal period and issued invoices to all 6,000+ of our Members on 30th May with a due date of 30th June every year. The reason this has occurred is primarily due to the complex process which required us to extract information from our Membership system, synchronise the contact details between systems, upload the invoices to MYOB, extract the invoices and send to our printers to include the printed invoice with the Winter Journal. It was an horrendously difficult, and time-consuming process. With our new back-office computer system we can now offer an “anniversary” renewal date, rather than a “financial year end” renewal date. This means when a Member joins, the date of their joining the QJA becomes their subscription renewal date. This will over time smooth out the income over the twelve months. Rather than having a single annual subscription renewal process, the renewal notices will be issued monthly on the Members anniversary date. For our current Members nothing changes as our system has a financial year end date as your renewal date and this will remain as your “anniversary” date. While for many years this will have no impact, over time as our Membership grows, the renewal load will gradually spread out across the year. The office procedure is simplified and can be accommodated as a routine monthly task assigned to one of the staff. To enact this change we need to amend our Constitution and change references to “financial year end” renewal” to “anniversary date” renewal. The following Rule will be changed: Rule 22 Subscription Fees (a)

(i) T he Subscription Fee is the annual fee paid for membership by ordinary members of the QJA, for the period of the financial year.

(ii) T he Corporate Subscription Fee is the annual fee paid by a corporate member for the period of the financial year. (iii) The Subscription Fee, being the annual fee for membership, for persons who become ordinary members on, and from, the 1.05.2015 is to be paid each year on the date of their anniversary of joining. (iv) The Corporate Subscription Fee, being the annual fee for membership, for a corporate member on, and from, the 1.05.2015 is to be paid each year on the date of their anniversary of joining. (b) (i) The amount paid for membership may be varied as between classes of membership. (ii) The amount paid for corporate membership may be varied as between categories of corporate membership.

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(c) The date for payment of Subscription and Corporate Subscription Fees will be the time determined by the Board and failing any such determination will be the first day of the financial year. (d) The Subscription Fee will be the amount determined by the Board. (e) The Corporate Subscription Fee will be the amount determined by the Board.

embers who apply to join the QJA after 6 months of M the financial year has expired are to pay 50% of the Subscription Fee and upon payment the member is to be accorded all the privileges, and has all the obligations, of membership.

Rules (f) and (g) unchanged (h) A member paying a reduced Subscription Fee as a result of sub-rules (f) and (g), will in the event of their circumstances altering so that they are no longer entitled to the reduction, notify the Registrar, and the member concerned will from their next annual renewal date year, be required to pay the Subscription Fee.

Rest of Rule unchanged

Change to Rule 43: Following experience with the number and allocation of Proxies at recent General Meetings, the Board believes it is appropriate to recommend an increase in the total number of Proxies that the Chairman of the meeting can hold from 50 to 100. Rule 43 Proxies (c) No Member can exercise, at a General Meeting, or a Special General Meeting, more than 20 proxies, other than the Chair who may exercise up to 50 100 proxies.

2015 State Conference The 2015 QJA State Conference will be held in colourful Caboolture (less than 40 minutes drive to Brisbane’s north) on Saturday 7th November. The planning committee have put together a stimulating and educational business program with a few pleasant surprises as well. As more details are finalised they will be uploaded to the QJA website (www.qja.com.au) where you can register right now. A hard copy of the Registration Form plus some more conference info is an insert to this Journal.

Newsflash At the recent Logan Workshop (see pages 12-13) the presenters from the QPS Traffic Camera Infringement processing centre made the observation that they receive between two to three thousand Traffic Infringement Statutory Declarations PER DAY and up to one third of these are rejected - many from simple, obvious errors that we have highlighted in past issues. We implore all C.Decs and JP(Qual)s to take care when processing these documents as when they are incorrect they cause additional problems that could be avoided.

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ON A LIGHTER NOTE GO FISH? The young one came right out with it one day – “Can we go fishing?” I’ve never really understood the concept of fishing. When I was a kid and we were dragged along on camping holidays, there was usually fishing involved at some point if not every day. For whatever reason other people always seem to catch fish, but not me. I do remember getting a fish hook caught in my clothing and taking about an hour to get “unhooked”. I think it was sometime after that that the pointlessness of fishing really struck me – all I could catch was my t-shirt. However, my reluctance to pursue the sport has been due to the idea of what you have to do to the fish once it is caught. To this day I’ve never caught a fish. Many would say it is not the catching of the fish but the fishing itself that is important – that going fishing is a good excuse to mono-task whilst you wait till a fish takes the bait. Some also say that it is an important male bonding thing if they go with their mates/fathers/sons. Fair enough, I guess that’s the point. So what is the point of having caught a fish (or several), then having your photo taken with it? Is it so you don’t have to say “it was this big” and whomever you tell is pretty convinced it was half the size of the space between your hands as you gesture to indicate how big? I think it would be reasonable to assert that fishing is a guy thing that is probably genetically programmed in men. There was a time in human history when McDonalds didn’t exist nor did Coles or Seven Eleven. If you wanted food you went out to the garden and picked it or you shot it. Getting takeaway meant out you’d go, club in hand and wallop something for dinner, to be cooked over the fire you built or if you go back before that you might have eaten it raw. It’s conceivable that Mr Caveman would have had his picture etched in stone by the other Mr Caveman with his walloped catch and Mrs Caveman standing in the background not at all enthused about skinning it. The evolutionary road between fisherman and caveman would seem rather short. The difference is the technology involved – rod, reel, satnav, boat and camera. Real men fish, shoot and have their photos taken with dead creatures they sent to heaven. Real men don’t wax, real men hunt for dinner. But some men don’t need to fish, shoot or record it on camera. My husband shops. Once upon a time I got invited to a charity race day with freebie tickets and access to the member’s stand. I grew up in a working class suburb where people didn’t go to races (albeit they did bet on them) - let alone to the member’s stand. I was excited about going but also extremely stressed. I was pretty sure that you needed a hat for such an event and the only hat I possessed was a baseball cap I wore when going for an early morning walk because my hair would be sticking up in all directions. But where on earth does one buy a hat? My husband is the calm one in our household and rarely gets stressed about anything – at least not obviously. Not only did I not know where to buy a hat but I had no time to go and get one. Calm as he is, he said, “don’t worry, I’ll take

care of it”. Not only is he good at being calm but he’s good at getting information out of people – he fancies himself as a detective much to my teenage children’s angst when introducing their new love interests. He did his research at work and off he went. Late that afternoon, he called me. “I got you a hat, so don’t worry, I think it will look great”. Here’s a tip for the married and the committed: if you want to receive compliments from your significant other, get them to buy your clothes (or hats) because you’ll get a compliment every time you wear whatever it is. My other tip is to never cook with yoghurt but that’s another story. I trust my husband with my wardrobe, he actually has reasonable taste. So the idea of him buying me a hat wasn’t all that odd. What he did say was “I picked it with the help of the David Jones lady”. I could imagine a well-dressed middle aged lady with ornate glasses on a chain and lots of jewellery working in the hat department of DJs. I could imagine her helping said husband to find a hat and selecting and suggesting a few choice numbers. Then he added “after I tried on a few”. The picture of my husband in his manliness, trying on hats suitable for wearing to the races, cracks me up. He told me about how nice the DJs lady was and she assured him with an apparent twinkle in her eye, that it was okay. I don’t think she was convinced the hat was for me. It probably made her afternoon interesting and now she had a story to tell her cat over a G & T. It actually is a very nice hat and yes, I did wear it and quite proudly. It may or may not have looked good but it features on my Facebook profile photo. Husband hasn’t bought me a hat in a while but he loves doing grocery shopping. He gets so chuffed when something’s on special and a bargain. Despite my best efforts he still buys big quantities of things especially if they are on special. The fact we don’t have a cat but the cat food was on special escapes him. It’s his version of the hunt-and-catch thing. When it occurred to me that there might be a real rite of passage for males to catch or shoot something I thought about my three sons. It was probably too late for the elder two – but I’m pretty sure they have the same shopping thing as husband and got it from him. The young one on the other hand, I worried about. We’ve never been fishing because we buy our fish from a market stall. He did once learn to fish at school camp. It was one of those camps for indoors kids to do outdoors stuff organised by school. They probably tried to cram too much in though so, when it came to learning to fish, they had 1 hour. Hardly enough time to do any bonding or catch anything. To compensate we bought a whole salmon from the market stall – eyes and all. It was a very nice fish and husband took on the de-scaling thing. The young one got his fish picture though, so at least he can have photographic proof that he held up a dead fish that was “this big”. He was ok with that, it didn’t matter that he didn’t catch it - it’ll save him from having to buy me a hat. Wendy La Macchia Serving Queensland’s Honorary Justices since 1918

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY On 8th March 2015, QJA events were held in Brisbane, Bundaberg and Cairns to celebrate International Women’s Day. All functions were very successful.

Brisbane

Pictured L to R are Her Honour Judge Sarah Bradley (Ipswich District Court), Marian Vierveyzer (QJA Director), Judith John (Location Manager, White Lady Funerals), Wendy La Macchia (QJA Business Manager & Registrar), Melissa Johnson (HR Coach Excelor8).

Many thanks to White Lady Funerals for inviting QJA International Women’s Day to be held on their premises at Kelvin Grove. Judith John and her team ensured the ladies were entertained in lavish fashion. Judge Sarah Bradley spoke to the audience about a book published by the Australian Association of Women Judges “Australian Feminist Judgements – Righting and Rewriting Law” that examined the difference the application of more feminist laws would have made to the final decision and the relevant affects to the plaintiffs. Judge Bradley also outlined the consequences of documents that had not been given the correct consideration, which also included the role of the Justices of the Peace. Melissa Johnson, a Human Resource Coach with Excelor8, livened up the room by illustrating the difference in personalities and with some tips on how to deal with these personalities. Attendees were asked some difficult questions about themselves and had some fun exploring their own personalities. To fill in time during proceedings, the ladies were overwhelmed with choice from representatives of Party Plan products: ShoeWonderland had an array of glamorous shoes; flashengeist showed off their cocktails; Intimo – lingerie; Nutrimetics – make up; Party Lite – candles; and Miche had a range of handbags. The special gifts for the day were the LED pocket torches. Brunch, shopping, great speakers, gifts, raffles and networking made for a FABULOUS day. Thanks also to Lucia Foreman who has been a committee member of the IWD for the last 5 years and is always keen to help. Marian Vierveyzer, QJA Director

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received a small gift bag on arrival and we had numerous lucky door prizes. Management of Stockland nearby donated $200 in vouchers so everyone went home after a great morning of fun and catching up. I thank all of those great ladies that assisted along the way including Wendy & Cindy from State Office. Now I have ideas for 2016 IWD. Branch Chair Pat Lawardorn presenting a 25 year service certificate to Teri Lambert

Mackay Phew! Another IWD event is over. This was the 3 for the Bundaberg Branch and the team had been working on it since the beginning of the year and the time went very quickly. To ensure we kept the momentum moving forward and nothing was overlooked, weekly meetings were held. rd

As there is a lot of knowledge, experience and diversity in our community, there was some discussion on who to have as speakers, so we could achieve a range of professions and ages. Coral Sweeney came from a nursing/medical background, Penny Levi had been involved in HR and is now working as a funeral director, Marissa Humberdross is a psychologist, Patricia A’Bell a Diabetes Educator, Eloise McLellan is working with Child Safety, Vikki Hannah is assisting our youth and Hayley Self is a policewoman. Although a little warm in the Festive Room at the Masonic Centre, everyone appeared to enjoy the evening and the feedback was positive on the range of speakers. The evening was planned around fun, food and information. Sandi Fogarty put together our quiz, the Tom Quinn Centre provided the food (they are an organisation that assists community members to gain skills to increase their opportunities for employment in the region) and of course our guest speakers. The Rainbow Girls assisted the branch as they were working towards a hospitality badge and were handing out glasses of punch to our guests on arrival, plating up and displaying the food, keeping the tables clear and helping out with a money board. Even the QJA’s Ray Young chipped in and helped to set out the information and gifts on the tables. He was even caught with a tea-towel in hand doing the dishes for a little while. Dave Read, QJA Vice President

Cairns The Cairns Central Branch of the QJA hosted an IWD function for the female JPs in our area. We were fortunate in having the use of the Community Centre of Aveo’s “The Parks” Retirement Village at Earlville where we had held our first function in 2013. We had twenty ladies present and several told us of their experiences along their journey. Norma Wright was able to tell us of her experience when working on Thursday Island and being asked to serve on the bench as there was not a Magistrate based on the Island. Something that we ourselves had never experienced. The ladies enjoyed a delicious morning tea with pastries and cakes obtained from an excellent bakery nearby. Each lady

Although Mackay did not host an IWD event in 2015, the diligent Branch members unearthed a Daily Mercury newspaper article from 31 December 1927 celebrating an historic appointment just over 100 years ago:

Mackay Woman JP – First in Queensland On April 21, 1913, Miss Matilda Hennessey of Mackay was created a justice of the peace in the State of Queensland. She was the first woman to have the distinction of attaching the letters “JP” to her signature. Since then four other women have been elevated to the dignity (says Brisbane ‘Daily Mail’) but today there are only three on the official rolls. Miss Hennessey held many distinctions in her career as a public servant and her record in the Justice Department is looked upon as something romantic in the prosaic life of a clerk of petty sessions. Amongst other things, she was the first woman to solemnise marriages as a district registrar, she was the first and perhaps the only woman to appear in the police courts as an official and record the depositions and she was the first female clerk of petty sessions. When a young woman, Miss Hennessey was appointed to the office of Mackay clerk of petty sessions. Immediately she was recognised as a woman of marked ability, gifted with an aptitude for the comprehensive duties of the office and fired with ambition. In time she occupied the desk allocated to the deposition clerk but the late Mr J Macallister, then the police magistrate, discretely refrained from calling her into court. Mackay at that time held a reputation for having an unusually large volume of litigious business and the police courts also were busily occupied with minor and major criminal charges. In the latter case, it was preferred by bench, bar and police that the deposition clerk should be one whose susceptibilities would not easily be outraged. One can imagine the consternation caused in the conservative minds of the legal fraternity of the court when Miss Hennessey claimed her privilege of office and demanded that she should take the depositions. Ponderous arguments were used to dissuade her and the police magistrate invoked the aid of the solicitors to convince the ambitious young woman that it was inadvisable to press her just claims. The interpreters of the law were routed – by a woman! “There is nothing in law done by man that cannot be performed by a woman” was the argument used by Miss Hennessey. In her particular niche in the court room she demonstrated the truth of her assertion. Serving Queensland’s Honorary Justices since 1918

Q&A Q&A Library All previous, current and future Q&A items are now to be catalogued in the new QJA Member website: http://www.training.qja.com.au/ You will need to use your QJA member number and password to assess this site. If you have not already registered to access Members Only – please do so now. To get to the library of Q&A items after you have logged in, the navigation path is: QJA Member Content and Professional Development Member Content and Resources Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Within the FAQ library, items are sorted in alpha sequence of the question asked. At the time of writing, the library contained forty (40) items. The questions are also labelled with a category description. We hope you will find this library a useful reference resource in the performance of your duties as an honorary justice. Q1 What are the separate roles of the Justice Department and QJA in the operation of JP community signing sites? A1 Many members appear to be confused with what exactly the “JPs in the Community” program refers to. Some believe it is a separate organisation, others believe there are QJA Signing Centres and JAG (Department of Justice & Attorney-General) signing centres and that they are separate. Hopefully we can clear up the confusion. JPs in the Community is a “brand” that identifies a program managed, marketed and promoted by JAG. Several years ago, the QJA Board ceased marketing their signing centres separate to all the others and agreed to have all signing sites under the one umbrella brand which today is JPs in the Community. When the Board made this decision, it agreed with JAG that marketing material provided by JAG for the QJA-coordinated sites would include the QJA logo. Of all the signing centres within the JPs in the Community program, some are coordinated directly by JAG, some by QJA Branches and others by individual JPs. The authority nominated as coordinator of each signing centre determines whether additional logos are to be included in JAG signage. For QJA-coordinated sites, it is expected the public will see both the JPs in the Community logo and the QJA logo. No limitation is to be placed on who can volunteer at any signing site. QJA members are free to volunteer at nonQJA-coordinated sites and non-QJA members should be encouraged and welcomed at QJA-coordinated sites (as this then becomes another opportunity to promote the benefits of QJA membership). Q2 What is the best way to explain to a customer that I am unable to witness their Land Title document where there is insufficient evidence?

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Without a doubt, the processing of Land Title documents can be amongst the most stressful tasks expected of an honorary justice. Often, the solicitors and lending authorities who draw up Land Title documents (mostly Forms 1 & 2) for their clients fail to properly explain the obligations the witnessing officer has under the relevant legislation. As a result, many of the signatories to these documents approach authorised witnessing officers unaware of the supporting documentation (Rates Notice, Property Contract etc) they need to have with them to demonstrate their entitlement to sign. While most customers understand and appreciate that “satisfaction of entitlement” requirements are for their own protection, others can become frustrated when they are unable to complete the process immediately. If, after exploring all avenues (including the electronic copies of supporting documents many clients unknowingly carry on their mobile phones), you are unable to be satisfied the client/s are entitled to execute the Land Title document, you may choose to provide them with a notice of your inability to witness. The Notice produced by JAG’s JP Branch with Technical Bulletin 09/09 can be very effective for this purpose. You may access a copy of this Notice of Inability to Witness directly from the following Queensland Government website: https://publications.qld.gov.au/ dataset/notice-of-inability-to-witness-titles-registry/ Alternatively, any of the JAG Technical Bulletins may be accessed as a resource within the Member Content and Resources section of the QJA Members website mentioned at the beginning of this page. You may find it helpful to download and print off a supply of these notices to carry with you when performing your honorary justice duties. Q3 What should I do where a client asks me to sign a Mortgage Witness Certificate? A3 This can also be a touchy situation for witnessing officers to handle. Some lenders still expect the officer witnessing a Land Title Mortgage document to also complete a separate certification to the effect they have verified the identity of the person who executed the Land Title form. This additional document is called a Witness Certificate and most of the banks have their own version of it. As explained in JAG Technical Bulletin 04/10, there is no legislative authority to compel honorary justices to complete these certificates on behalf of lenders. QJA also sought its own legal advice which confirmed this very point. The QJA advice further suggested lenders may be attempting to transfer to witnessing officers the lenders’ liability under law to property identify their own customers and QJA members should decline any such attempt. To address this concern, the Justice Department, with the assistance and advice of the Government’s

VOLUME 12 • NUMBER 2 • WINTER 2015 legal officers, drafted and published an alternative Witness Certificate for a Mortgagor in Queensland which contains the following specific disclaimer “The witness is acting independently, with their witnessing obligations under the Land Title Act 1994 (s.162)/ Land Act 1994 (s.311) and not as an agent for the lender ---“. JAG Technical Bulletin 04/10 indicates that while witnessing officers are entirely within their rights to decline to sign any lender-produced witness certificate, to appease both the client and the lender, they may choose to instead complete and sign the abovementioned JAG document containing the relevant disclaimer which is designed to absolve the witness from any legal liability to the lender. In summary, whist there is no legal obligation for you to complete a mortgage witness certificate, if you choose to do so, you should use only the JAG form which can be downloaded at this address: https://publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/witnesscertificate-for-a-mortgagor-in-queensland/ A supply of these forms can also be a handy addition to your resource kit. Q4 Am I within my rights to decline to witness an Affidavit in which the paragraphs are not numbered? A4 The dos and don’ts pertaining to the use of affidavits in Queensland Courts are set down in the Uniform Civil Procedures Rules 1999, Chapter 11, Part 7. Rule 431 governs the form an affidavit should take and specifies that each paragraph (and each page) must be numbered consecutively. So, to comply with this rule, each affidavit paragraph should be numbered and the court may choose to reject an affidavit that does not comply. This is a matter for the court to decide. It is not the role of the witnessing officer to play the part of the judge/magistrate. It is not your job to reject the affidavit or to decline to witness it. As witnessing officer, you should make the deponent aware of the provisions of rule 431 and indicate a non-complying document will most likely be rejected by the relevant court. It is then the deponent’s decision what to do. They might choose to add numerals to the paragraphs of the existing document (any such changes to be initialled by deponent and witness) or to redraft a new document with numbered paragraphs. If the deponent insists on submitting an unnumbered document, you should note in your log book that you mentioned the rule 431 requirements. Q5 I was recently approached by two Police Officers requesting that I issue a Post-Search Warrant, a document I have not encountered previously. Is it okay for me, as a JP(Qual), to issue this category of Warrant? A5 The authority for police officers to search a property before the issue of a Search Warrant is contained with section 160 of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000. Section 161 provides that as soon as reasonably practicable after exercising powers

under section 160, the police officer must apply to a magistrate in writing for a post-search approval order. In other words, a JP(Qual) is not authorised to issue this category of order. The police officers should be aware of this and should not have asked you to perform this task. You certainly should not perform a task that only a magistrate is empowered to undertake. Any post-search approval order mistakenly issued by a JP(Qual) would be found by the courts to be invalid and the search to which it applied would be unauthorised. Q6 Can a principal certify their own Enduring Power of Attorney and, if so, should we suggest principals perform this task themselves? A6 The rules for certifying copies of an enduring document (Enduring Powers of Attorney or Advance Health Directives) are contained within section 45 of the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 which states: “Proof of enduring document 1) An enduring document may be proved by a copy of the enduring document certified under this section. 2) Each page, other than the last page, of the copy must be certified to the effect that the copy is a true and complete copy of the corresponding page of the original. 3) The last page of the copy must be certified to the effect that the copy is a true and complete copy of the original. 4) Certification must be by 1 of the following persons: a) the principal; b) a justice; c) a commissioner for declarations; d) a notary public e) a lawyer f) a trustee company under the Trustee Companies Act 1968 g) a stockbroker” So, yes, a principal is included in the category of person authorised to certify a copy of an Enduring Power of Attorney. However, given the specific wording that must be contained on each and every page of the copy (see subsections 2) & 3) quoted above), this can be a very laborious and time-consuming task unless they have access to the self-inking stamps specific for this duty. So, although the principal in legally authorised to certify their own enduring document, it is generally more practical for the document to be taken to a public signing centre where the justices on duty have access to the relevant stamps. HAVE YOUR SAY: If you have a question - the answer to which you would like published - please email to editor@qja.com.au or post to The Editor, QJA, PO Box 8419, Woolloongabba Q4102. If you have a question to which you need an urgent answer, phone the QJA office [(07) 3392 2455] or join the Discussion Forum within the Member Content & Resources section at http://www.training.qja.com.au/. Serving Queensland’s Honorary Justices since 1918

REGIONAL ROUNDUP Bowen The February 20 2015 edition of the Bowen Independent contained the following photograph and story: “New sign to remind residents of free JP service: The ‘Volunteer JPs in the Community Program’ operates in Bowen and this week the Queensland Justices Association Bowen Branch placed a sign at the entrance to the courthouse to remind residents of the free service. JPs are trained to witness and certify routine legal documents including wills, affidavits, statutory declarations, and passport applications. Volunteers are available most week days at the courthouse for those needing JP assistance, and residents need to provide photo and signature identification and the original documents that require certified copies. Queensland Justices Association Bowen Branch chairwoman Anne-Maree Bligh encouraged people in the local community to use the service, to take advantage of having an available JP at a convenient and central location. She said the volunteers carried out an important service. Bowen’s JPs also attend regular workshops conducted by the Department of Justice and Attorney General in Townsville to keep abreast of changes that occur.”

QJA Bundaberg Branch members Amy Southeron (Branch Treasurer), Russell Lyons (Branch Vice Chair and Trainer), Dave Read (QJA Vice President) and Debra Read (all pictured in preceding photo) were deserving recipients of nominations for the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Award. Two further Branch members - Dave Johnston and Sue Smith received nominations but were not available for the photo. QJA Bundaberg is pleased and proud that so many of its hardworking members have been recognised in this way.

Hornibrook Special guests at the 7th March Branch Meeting were State Attorney-General Hon Yvette D’Ath MP (centre), Justice Department JP Branch Manager and Registrar Damien Mealey (L) and QJA Director John Carpendale (R) pictured with QJA Hornibrook Branch executive members Erich Jeffrey (Treasurer) and Andrew Smith (Chair) at Redcliffe RSL. The Branch held its first refresher workshop on Saturday 30 May 2015.

Logan On Saturday 9th May at the Logan Rec Club, the Branch conducted its first refresher workshop for 2015. The event attracted over 40 participants who really appreciated the professional development experience.

Pictured are QJA Bowen Branch members Ron Williams, Anne-Maree Bligh (Branch Chair) and Mark Rose (who made the sign)

Topics discussed included Traffic Infringement Statutory Declarations with Traffic Camera Office presenters Leigh Nuttall (Training Officer) and James Tull (Team Leader).

Bundaberg

Four of the six QJA Bundaberg Branch Volunteer of the Year nominees.

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In this session, Leigh and James explained that their office processes several thousand Traffic Infringement statutory declarations every day. Out of every 10 documents checked, 2-3 are rejected as incorrect, invalid or incomplete and returned to the vehicle owner. It is

VOLUME 12 • NUMBER 2 • WINTER 2015 apparent witnessing officers need to take greater care in their processing of these documents, The other major topic covered the issue of Search Warrants and the presenter was Sergeant Laurelin Gratten from the Logan Police Station. Sgt Gratten explained the internal processes undertaken by police officers in preparing a search warrant appilication for presentation to a justice for the issue of a warrant. Both presentations and the responses provided to the questions asked were warmly received and appreciated by attendees.

Morning tea was next on the program with our second guest Adeline Phelan, Senior Community Engagement Office JAG, cutting her birthday cake. The Mackay Branch was very pleased that she gave up her special day to spend it with us. After morning tea Adeline spoke about the “JP’s in the Community” program. It was good to see that a Volunteers’ Handbook is in the process of being finalised. This will ensure that a consistent service is provided to the public. Adeline had a meeting with the management team from the Canelands Central Mackay Shopping Centre where the volunteers are co-ordinated by our QJA Mackay Branch. The management team spoke very highly of our team of volunteers. Adeline presented the group with details for managing Family Law Court (FLC) documents including online lodgement of FLC documents and what is required of JPs / C.Decs for the online documents. Many of our volunteers JPs and C.Decs are now seeing more online lodgement of divorce applications.

QJA President Keith Revell, on behalf of the Board, presented outgoing Senior Vice President, Ray Burrows with a plaque to recognise Ray’s great service to the Board. While he had the floor, Keith updated those in attendance on the latest developments at QJA.

Mackay Saturday 16 May 2015 was the date for the QJA Mackay Branch Refresher workshop. QJA Director Carmelo Pasquale gave the welcoming speech, acknowledging the traditional owners, the Yuwiburra People as well as introducing the guest speakers for the day. Senior Constable Steve Smith provided an excellent opening session on cyber-crime. It provided everyone with the many ways that criminals can access your vital information via computers, smart phones and computer tablets. Most were amazed at how much information can be obtained when posting information while on holidays on Facebook and other multimedia sites. Wonder how many attendees went home and told their families to be careful of what information is posted on the internet? ATM’s can be used by criminals to obtain your credit card details by placing a false insert attachment where the card is entered. Card scanners are other smart tools that are able to scan details of credit cards within a 30 metre radius.

Next some scenario’s for Witnessing documents and Oaths & Affirmations were provided. Some known emerging issues for JPs / C.Decs were discussed including identification of persons. Photo ID’s are not always required. Some JPs and C.Decs still think that photo IDs are always required. Finally, certifying copies of unusual documents e.g. emails, text messages was discussed. With more downloads being presented for certifying it is important to try to sight the original. Adeline provided a guide from the Townsville Correctional Centre on what is required when presented with Stat Decs for visitors to prisons including sending of photos. Following a fantastic lunch we continued with some additional training from our Branch Trainer Susan Richford. Refresher was provided on the following topics: Affidavits – Key Points, Land Titles Forms, Powers of Attorney, Advanced Health Directives and Justice Examination Orders. The afternoon was completed with a feedback questionnaire and afternoon tea. Feedback provided was very positive.

Maryborough It is with great sadness that the Maryborough Branch reports the passing of former Branch Secretary Geoff Parsons who left us suddenly in mid-March. Geoff was a founding member of our group and a passionate Justice of the Peace. He truly will be missed.

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Using your JP powers overseas Angela Yin (former QJA Registrar)

Attorney-General visits Townsville QJA volunteers at the Townsville Magistrates Courthouse were amongst the invitees to a reception function for State Attorney-General Hon Yvette D’Ath MP in April.

As Queenslanders, we are lucky enough that if we are appointed a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for Declarations, we do not have to give it up if we move interstate or overseas. In fact, we can keep using our office if we want to, as I discovered a number of Queensland JPs do when they move interstate, when I went about setting up QJA’s interstate and international contact groups in 2014. I have found that since I moved to London, my services are as much in demand as they ever were back home in Queensland! I had a post published on the Facebook page Kiwis in London and my details are the number one search item on Google if you type in “justice of the peace London”. You may be aware that New Zealand recognises JPs appointed in the Commonwealth of Australia. By far, the most common document I witness in London is the New Zealand statutory declaration to withdraw superannuation, called the “KiwiSaver”. You may have come across these yourself prior to 1 July 2013. New Zealanders are allowed to withdraw their superannuation if they have permanently left New Zealand and live in a country other than Australia. On 1 July 2013, New Zealand ex-pats in Australia could no longer withdraw their superannuation as cash, but are able to transfer into a super fund across the Tasman. The same applies to Australians in New Zealand. However, if a Kiwi has moved elsewhere in the world and wants to withdraw their super, they have to have lived overseas for more than a year. They must complete a statutory declaration provided by their superannuation fund that states they intend to continue living overseas. • You must also certify a copy of their proof of address e.g. council tax, bank statement • Some super funds require bank statements showing transactions from the date the person relocated to one year later and the copies must be certified • Certify a copy of their passport on the photo page • Certify a copy of their passport showing the date of arrival and their visa For more information, see the New Zealand KiwiSaver website:http://www.kiwisaver.govt.nz/already/get-money/ early/moving/. Even though this is by far the most popular request, I continue to witness many of the same things I witnessed in Queensland for the antipodean community in London. I have even witnessed land title documents for people purchasing property in Queensland – what are the odds, you may ask, as I did – but this is London and there is a bit of everyone here! I have witnessed Queensland and other states’ EPAs, Australian divorce applications and passport renewal applications. Many of these have a distinctly international flavour, though, as people seek to organise for their affairs to be looked after back home in Australia or New Zealand. 14

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Pictured are: Adeline Phelan (JP Branch), Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, Chris Porter (QJA Vice President), Malcolm Edmiston and Maggie Davis.

Western Districts The Western Suburbs Branch organised a Professional Development and Refresher Workshop at BCC Library Kenmore on Saturday 2 May. Forty two (42) JPs from the Western Suburbs and Ipswich attended. Presentations were given on “What does a JP do?” (Statutory Declarations, etc), Advance Health Directives, Property Documents (Mortgages etc), Traffic Infringements and Tolls. The presenters were all from the Western Suburbs Branch: Dr Peter Ellis, Mike Griffin and Noelene Kidd, while Sasha Raj was the MC. Participants indicated that they liked the role plays, they found the workshop well-presented and very informative, and the document wallets very good.

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ROLL OF HONOUR Members should note that the Roll of Honour recognises the length of Membership of the QJA. Members wishing to receive the official distinguished service certificate as a Justice of the Peace for the State of Queensland should contact their local State Member of Parliament. The Association wishes to acknowledge the long service given by the following Members.

50 Years QJA Membership Helen Guy

Maurice Little

Ronald Shaw

Clive Sinnamon

Peter St Henry

Kevin Jones Brian Kettle

Raymond King Myra Landis

Ann Prideaux Glenda Richards Walter Rozynski Craig Schloman Merle Searle

Peter Thorne Michael Whipps Roger White Gregory Williams Kenneth Woodsell

40 Years QJA Membership John Andrew Geoffrey Bailey

Denis Cupitt Jack Greenstreet

Shirley Hall Neville Hawkins

Richard Lohrisch

25 Years QJA Membership Margaret Barlow Angelina Brazier Noeline Burgess Jane Campbell Terrence D’Arcy

Glenys Dittman John Dixon Ann Gardel Julie Gattera Estelle Hill

Peter Hinsch John Ivanov Beverley Jones Anita Keane Peter Langley

Welcome to New Members The following have joined the QJA since the last Journal: Brigette Abbey Julie Abednego Kiaya Adams Victoria Afolayan Ashkan Akhtarkhavari Cameron Allen Kerry Allinson Florentina Alvarez Sina Anderson Belinda Anderson Brooke Anderson Andre Andrada Timothy Andrews Clare Appleton Danny Appleton Stacey Arnold Angie Arthur Yvette Atkins Kim Badger Malcolm Badgery Jennifer Bailey Amanda Baker Andrew Baker Chantal Baldry Julie Baldwin Donna Ballard Christopher Balsom Eleonora Banda Laura Barber Christopher Barbey James Beaman Carly Bedford Mary Beecham Amanda Biller Angela Black Celiamaree Bonso Marcus Borer Ian Bosley Ashleigh Bourke Megan Boyce Sarah Bradford Cheryl Braun Emily Buchanan Janene Buckley Robert Buttner Daniel Caesar Peter Cain Jodie Cain Gemma Callanan

Samantha Camerlengo Mark Capizzi Denis Carroll Catherine Carroll Raymond Carstens Sharon Chapman Bruce Chapman Yen-Yu Chen Jiaxing Chen Lisa Clark Jessica Clarkson Toni Collett Rhys Collyer Dean Constantinidis Sharen Cook Carol Cooke Kayleen Costin Joanne Coulibaly Carolyn Crofts Margaret Cruickshank Katreana Cunningham Emma Currie Simone Davies Vanessa Davis Caitlin Day Lynden Day Daniel Dennison Ashleigh Do Rozario Melanie Dotti Helen Downing Jeanie Doyle Elliott Dunn Brittney Dunnigan Mark Dunstan Nikhil Dwivedi Alana Eason Carolynn Eccles Josie Eliott Toni Ellis Samuel Elyas Kaye England Andrew Evans Tamara Falcke Glenn Fisher Jessica FitzpatrickFindlay Bree Ford Jessica Fraser Deborah Frazer

Kevin Fullbrook Katina Gabriel Narendra Ganatra Wendy Garratt Mary Gehrmann Natalie Gibson Ann Glover Lesley Grant Courtney Green Penelope Green Colleen Greenall Lynette Griffiths Shane Ham Edith Hankin Nita Harmsworth Josephine Harris Tia Harris Storme Hay Kylan Heale Nancy Heritage Colleen Hetherington Simone Hickey Fiona Hill Tomas Hohn Paul Holtom David Hood Rachel Hooper Paul Howard Mandy Howell Julie Hubbard Tracey Huges Nicolette Hughes Skye Itzstein Tanja Jackson Bradley Jamieson Mark Jansson John Jefferis Susan Jones Jane Jorgensen Loren Justins Michaela Kahler John Kaus Katie-Lea Kellett Alena Kenderick Jack Kim Suzy Kingdom Henry Kriewaldt Julie Kruger Leonard Lackey

Scott Laker Amy Lamb Sally Larkin Casey Larsen Julia Larsen Nancy Launchbury Sara Laver Kylie Leighton Emma Lekic Peter Lester Katrina Lewis Michelle Lister Marianne Lockyer Trudy Logan Michelle Macri Abazar Majd Sharon Makepeace Radhakrishnan Makkoth Md Abdullah Al Mamun Wendy Maney Michelle Manton Paul Maraia Kristy Marks Haisini Masima Leeanne McAlister Amy McConnell Benjamin McDade Helen McDermid Frances McDonald Bronwyn McEntee Callum McTaggart Magdy Max”” Meawad Siddhartha Mehta Ben Merrett Amanda Meuleman Denzil Millar Genevieve Milligan Simone Mitchell Araluen Mitchell Benjamin Molineux Meredith Moore Kylie Moore Nicole Morgan Kim Morris Rhianna Morris Elizabeth Munro Stacey Murdoch Toni Murphy

Natasha Nelson Moriah Nelson Marguerite Newlove Susan Nicol Harrison Nolan-Holmes Erin O’Brien Andrew O’Brien Ryan O’Donoghue Kelli O’Grady Diane Oliver Mary-Anne O’Neill Jane Ott Dylan Pappalardo Therese Pattenden Scott Patterson Regina Paul Aaron Payne Edward Penman Christopher Pianta Andrew Pinner Wayne Pitt Shannyn Pool Diana Popovska Rae Pronk Ryan Purves Melanie Pye Vera Radisavljevic Nicole Reid Chelsea Riley Di Rippon Brianna Robins Grant Robinson Andrew Roe Teagan Rose Veronica Saggal Donna Saint Natalie Salter Debra Sanderson Aaron Sayers Brittany Scifleet Lisa Seierup Claire Shallcross Michelle Shaw Megan Sims Suzanna Singleton Garry Sisson Shawtae Smith Lee Smith Jasminne Steele

Sandra Stein Kelli Stephens Heidi Stevenson Juliet Stokes Igor Sushko Steven Swain Gaku Takashina Julie Talty Emma-Lee Taylor Melina Thompson Julie Tierney Michael Toohey Christine Torrens Debbie Tulleners Deanne Tuttle Katrina Vassilakos Maree Vormister Mark Wagner Brett Walker Nicole Walsh Sharon Ward Sarah Warner Lisa Waterson Peggy Watson Christopher Webb Belinda Webb Janitta Weis Karen Wheeler Emma Whittington Rachael Wiedmann Denise Wilds Caroline Wilkins Kylie Williams Joy Williams Maryanne Williams Correa Willis Gregory Wills Natalie Willson Tamara Wilson Owen Winter Michelle Winter Uwe Wolgschaft Joshua Wright Lisa Yeo Hu Yuan Haichen Zheng Nathan Zhu

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REGIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION BEAUDESERT CONTACT GROUP Valmai Macaulay beaudesert@qja.com.au Telephone: 0418 741 556

FOREST LAKE CONTACT GROUP Reg Connelly forestlake@qja.com.au Telephone: 0403 167 121

BOWEN BRANCH Brian Byrne bowen@qja.com.au Telephone: 0409 445 056

GLADSTONE BRANCH Ruth Waite gladstone@qja.com.au Telephone: 0438 741 318

BRISBANE NORTH BRANCH John Carpendale brisbanenorth@qja.com.au Telephone: 0149 683 325

GOLD COAST BRANCH Jack Williams goldcoast@qja.com.au Telephone: 0401 858 683

BRISBANE SOUTH BRANCH Samantha Rush brisbanesouth@qja.com.au Telephone: 0403 860 080

GYMPIE BRANCH Daphne Horne gympie@qja.com.au Telephone: 0407 766 612

BUNDABERG BRANCH Dave Read bundaberg@qja.com.au Telephone: 0405 252 135

HERVEY BAY BRANCH Jan Stafford herveybay@qja.com.au Telephone: 0412 782 743

CABOOLTURE BRANCH John Geary caboolture@qja.com.au Telephone: 0407 579 139

HORNIBROOK BRANCH Lisette Dillon hornibrook@qja.com.au Telephone: 0404 977 057

CAIRNS CENTRAL BRANCH Margaret Neville cairns@qja.com.au Telephone: 0149 123 090

HOWARD CONTACT GROUP Carrol Bond howard@qja.com.au Telephone: 0411 743 585

CAIRNS SOUTH BRANCH Meredith Gardiner cairnssouth@qja.com.au Telephone: 0409 541 520

IPSWICH BRANCH Deanna McDonald ipswich@qja.com.au Telephone: 0408 195 277

CALOUNDRA BRANCH Irene White caloundra@qja.com.au Telephone: 0410 655 975

LOGAN BRANCH David James logan@qja.com.au Telephone: 0421 310 287

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BRANCH Karen Bray centralhighlands@qja.com.au Telephone: 0438 824 361

MACKAY BRANCH Maria Valena mackay@qja.com.au Telephone: 0422 636 374

MAREEBA BRANCH Ann Vains mareeba@qja.com.au Telephone: 0419 719 616

SOUTH PINE BRANCH Phyllis Hall southpine@qja.com.au Telephone: (07) 3264 4436

MAROOCHYDORE BRANCH Angela-Marie James maroochydore@qja.com.au Telephone: 0409 471 008

SOUTH BURNETT BRANCH Ruth Rimes southburnett@qja.com.au Telephone: 0457 681 159

MARYBOROUGH BRANCH Barbara Jones maryborough@qja.com.au Telephone:07 4122 4835

TIN CAN BAY CONTACT GROUP Rod Ehrke tincanbay@qja.com.au Telephone: 0448 943 336

MT ISA CONTACT GROUP Duncan Cunningham mtisa@qja.com.au Telephone: 0439 746 096

TOOWOOMBA BRANCH Jacqueline Oakroot toowoomba@qja.com.au Telephone: 0417 608 405

NOOSA BRANCH Margaret Lewins noosa@qja.com.au Telephone: (07) 5471 0617

TOWNSVILLE BRANCH Lesley Richards townsville@qja.com.au Telephone: 0438 790 617

REDLAND CITY BRANCH Ray Burrows redlandcity@qja.com.au Telephone: 0409 499 016

WARWICK BRANCH Brendan Holland warwick@qja.com.au Telephone: 0407 756 377

ROCKHAMPTON BRANCH Jane Comollatti rockhampton@qja.com.au Telephone: 0422 596 387

WESTERN SUBURBS BRANCH Noelene Kidd westsubs@qja.com.au Telephone: 0448 780 491

ROSEDALE CONTACT GROUP Jonathan Brown rosedale@qja.com.au Telephone: 0422 596 387

WOODGATE CONTACT GROUP Maxwell Emery woodgate@qja.com.au Telephone: 0408 728 867

ROSEWOOD CONTACT GROUP Alan Broughton rosewood@qja.com.au Telephone: 0404 061 918

WYNNUM MANLY BRANCH Don Hann wynnummanly@qja.com.au Telephone:0427 021 795

Branches conduct regular meetings (at least five per year), conduct training, operate signing facilities, have defined revenue streams and a formalised structure. Contact groups meet on an “as required basis” and generally exist to operate signing facilities and to deal with other local issues. For details of what is happening in your local area, including professional development opportunities, please feel free to phone any of the numbers above and your local contact will be happy to assist.

INTERSTATE CONTACT INFORMATION NSW

Goulburn Elizabeth Adam goulburn@qja.com.au 0427 617 589 Lismore Paul Beckey lismore@qja.com.au 0428 560 467

Sydney (Western Subs) Marie McCabe sydney.3@qja.com.au 0434 992 107

Adelaide Hills Fred Braun adelaide.hls@qja.com.au (08) 8389 9462

Hobart Barrie Bell hobart@qja.com.au 0419 395 796

Wollongong Peter Pioro wollongong@qja.com.au 0419 638 121

Victor Harbor Timothy Barclay victor.harbor@qja.com.au 0403 134 290

Launceston Vanda Stevenson launceston@qja.com.au 0417 707 330

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VIC

Devonport Dennis Wheelton devonport@qja.com.au 0418 334 431

Melbourne (Langwarrin) Robert Bolch melbourne.1@qja.com.au 0412 155 634

Jabiru Karen Beare nt@qja.com.au 0417 891 226

Sydney (Inner West) Jim Elmore sydney.1@qja.com.au 0408 870 721

Deloraine Annette Powell deloraine@qja.com.au 0427 158 648

Sydney (North West) Sharon Atkins sydney.2@qja.com.au 0417 479 412

Adelaide Noel J. Lindsay adelaide@qja.com.au 0407 507 773

Melbourne (Glen Waverley) Simon Bullimore melbourne.2@qja.com.au 0419 756 780

Bendigo Richard Lancaster bendigo@qja.com.au 0407 345 472

INTERNATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION Hong Kong Luca Ferrerio hong.kong@qja.com.au 16

New Zealand Allana Waldin nz@qja.com.au

Thailand (Bangkok) Heather Clarke thailand@qja.com.au

Serving Queensland’s Honorary Justices since 1918

UK (London) Angela Yin london@qja.com.au

UK (Norfolk) Derek Hill uk@qja.com.au

USA (Texas) Tanya Conole usa@qja.com.au