Landgate

Landgate has provided vital land and property information and ensured the security of land ownership in Western Australia for 175 years.

Landgate conducts skills based workshops at its Midland branch for ECU property law students and is proud to be associated with the teaching of property law at the School of Law and Justice.

Landgate is also the official sponsor of the Landgate Property Law Prize to encourage the highest academic standards in the study and practical application of the law of real property in Western Australia.

Website: www.landgate.wa.gov.au

Tottle Partners Lawyers

Tottle Partners are a Perth commercial law firm practising Australia wide and in the Asia Pacific region, specialising in dispute resolution, corporate, commercial and property law.

Tottle Partners are the official sponsors of the Tottle Partners Mooting Cup, a mooting competition held in semester one each year.

Telephone: (61 8) 9217 6700
Email: mail@tottle.com
Website: www.tottle.com

The International Commission of Jurists (WA)

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), based in Geneva is a non-governmental organization committed to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights.

Founded in Berlin in 1952, the ICJ's membership is composed of sixty eminent jurists who represent the different legal systems of the world. In carrying out its work, the ICJ benefits from a network of autonomous national sections and affiliated organizations located in all continents.

What distinguishes the ICJ is its impartial, objective and authoritative legal approach to the protection and promotion of human rights through the rule of law.

Contact: Lea Rafferty, Secretary
Telephone: (61 8) 9221 3391
Email: zumoso@iinet.net.au
Website: www.icjwa.law.ecu.edu.au

Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA)

The Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) is a professional body which represents the interests of law teachers in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. ALTA seeks to advance legal education (and the interests of law teachers) throughout Australasia, and especially focuses on the encouragement of legal research and the dissemination of its results.

Contact: Samantha McGolrick, Administrator
Telephone: (61 2) 9514 5414
Email: alta@law.uts.edu.au
Website: www.alta.edu.au

Francis Burt Law Education Centre (FBLEC)

Law students can apply to undertake an "internship" with the Francis Burt Legal Educaton Centre (FBLEC). The FBLEC is a unique centre in a museum located in the Supreme Court Gardens. The Centre's staff provide educational programs, coordinate community lectures, mock trial competitions and seminars. The FBLEC's objective is to promote an understanding of the law, legal issues and the legal profession in Western Australia.

Applications for an internship should be made to:
The Manager
Community Services (Law Society)
Telephone: (61 8) 9324 8614
Email: fblec@iinet.net.au
Website: www.lawsocietywa.asn.au/education.htm

Institute of Legal Executives - Western Australia (ILEX)

The Institute was founded in 1965 as a professional association to promote the interests of members working in legal practices, law administration, interpretation, law enforcement, and research and lecturing as well as the interests of those students seeking to enter occupations specialising in legal matters.

The Institute promotes the furtherance of legal education, academic and practical legal training as well as professional unity, co-operation and networking between members. It does this by provision of Advocacy, Education and Information and Support to members.

Contact: Secretary Malcolm Collier
Telephone: (61) 0430 436 836
Email: ilexwa@live.com.au
Website: www.ilexwa.com

The Law Society of Western Australia

Law students (including double degree students) can apply to join the Law Society of Western Australia in the student member category. To do this you must be currently enrolled in a recognised law degree. Applications are considered by the Admissions Committee of the Law Society. As a student member you receive the Society's publications including Brief and with the permission of the respective Chair can attend as an observer selected committees of the Society. The Society also runs a continuing legal education and conference program which offers discounts to members who wish to participate in the Society's activities.

Contact: Membership Section
Law Society of WA
Level 4, 89 St. George's Tce
Perth WA 6000

Telephone: (61 8) 9322 7877
Email: info@lawsocietywa.asn.au
Website: www.lawsocietywa.asn.au

Australian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA)

The AIJA is a national body consisting of judges, magistrates, members of tribunals, practitioners, graduates in law or jurispredence, researchers in law reform and related agencies, court of tribunal administrators, law librarians, and others with an interest in judicial administration.

Members receive free copies of the AIJA research publications and newsletter AIJA News, advance notice of AIJA courses, conferences and seminars and discount membership rates.

Law and Justice students are welcome to apply for membership. For details contact the Membership Officer.

Contact: Membership Officer
Australian Institute of Judicial Administration Inc
Level 1, 472 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3053

Telephone: (61 8) 9600 1311
Email: aija@law.monash.edu.au
Website: www.aija.org.au

Drug Use Monitoring Australia Project (DUMA)

Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) is a project which seeks to measure drug use among those people who have been recently apprehended by police. Data from DUMA is used to examine issues such as the relationship between drugs and property and violent crime, monitor patterns of drug use across time, and help assess the need for drug treatment amongst the offender population.

The DUMA program is a partnership between the Australian Institute of Criminology, State Police Services and local researchers. DUMA is an invaluable aid to community planning, monitoring, and resource allocation and represents an important source of data for state and federal policymakers. Data collected through DUMA sites provides a reseach and evaluation tool for local analysts, policymakers and practioners.

Contact: Natalie Gately, WA Site Manager
Telephone: (61 8) 6304 5930
Email: dumawa@ecu.edu.edu

Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD)

The Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) is an unincorporated association which has amongst its objectives:

• Consultation on matters of mutual concern to members of their institutions and where appropriate the adoption of common policies.
• The furtherance of legal education in Australia.
• The encouragement of legal research.
• The promotion of cooperation between law schools.
• The maintenance of close relations between law schools and the legal profession.
• The collection, exchange and publication of information and statistics about the functions and needs of law schools.

Contact: Jennifer Braid, Secretary
Telephone: (61 2) 6125 6708
Email: braidj@law.anu.edu.au
Website: www.cald.asn.au

SCRAM (Schools Conflict Resolution And Mediation)

SCRAM is an interactive role play competition for Western Australian Year 9 & 10 high school students which facilitates the development of peaceful dispute resolution awareness and skills in secondary school communities. Students mediate simulated disputes which relate to their everyday lives. The outcome of the mediated process is a mutual agreement which acknowledges the needs of all involved.

SCRAM is an initiative of WADRA (Western Australian Dispute Resolution Association).

Contact: Julia Carr, SCRAM Coordinator
Telephone: (61 8) 6304 5334 (Wed only)
Email: scram@ecu.edu.au
Website: www.scram.business.ecu.edu.au

WADRA (Western Australian Dispute Resolution Association Inc.)

An umbrella organisation founded in 1988 for the promotion of peaceful conflict and dispute resolution in Western Australia. WADRA is a non-profit body composed of member organisations representing dispute resolution educators, practitioners and supporters. It conducts seminars, lobbys government and recommends accredited practitioners for appointment to the Supreme Court of Western Australia panel of mediators.

WADRA also sponsors the SCRAM (Schools Conflict Resolution And Mediation) Program in Western Australian schools.

Contact: Laurie James, Convenor
Telephone: (61 8) 9321 3755
Email: chamilton@kottgunn.com.au
Website: www.wadra.law.ecu.edu.au

North Law Society

North Law Society is a student society set up to promote the interests of law students. It is affiliated with the Australian Law Students Association (ALSA), which is a peak national representative body for law students in Australia. The Society arranges mooting competitions, negotiation competitions and legal clinics. It sponsors an annual Law School ball which is an important social event on the calendar.

Contact: Kealeigh Barker and Simon Williams, Co-Presidents
Telephone: (61 8) 6304 2070
Email: north_law@student.ecu.edu.au
Website: www.northlawsociety.com

International Association of Drug Treatment Courts (I.A.D.T.C)

On December 1st 1998 the first drug treatment court ( DTC ) outside the United States opened its doors in Toronto. Over the years, additional courts have started in such diverse countries as Australia, Jamaica and Ireland. There are currently drug treatment courts operating or planned in Brazil, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Trinidad, Barbados, New Zealand, Scotland, Norway, Italy, and Macedonia.

Shortly after the opening of the Canadian and Australian courts a meeting was held in the U.S. with the goal of organizing an international association of drug treatment courts. The International Association of Drug Treatment Courts (I.A.D.T.C.) grew out of that first meeting. The purpose of the association is to act as a "clearing house" for jurisdictions that are considering starting their own DTCs, and require information and/or training. At the same time, the association through its list-serve provides a valuable resource to member courts about the latest developments in the field and a handy means of communication with courts throughout the world.

The I.A.D.T.C. holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the American association meeting, which this year will be in Orlando, Florida, June 9-11 th. We welcome new members and for more information please contact the Chair of the association, Justice Paul Bentley at Paul.Bentley@jus.gov.on.ca

Mr. Justice Paul Bentley
c/o Diane Cook
Ontario Court of Justice
60 Queen Street West, Rm 257
Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M4
CANADA

Telephone: (1 416) 327 5906
Facsimile: (1 416) 327 6003
Email: diane.cook@jus.gov.on.ca
Website: www.iadtc.law.ecu.edu.au

International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law

The International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law is an international non-governmental association of judges, legislators, lawyers, academics, and governmental officials who have come together to work actively on the administration of criminal justice both in their own jurisdiction and internationally.

The Society organises conferences, workshops and symposia on a wide range of legal and reform issues. It publishes the Criminal Law Forum, is linked with the United Nations and is accorded observer status on the Council of Europe. Law and Justice students are eligible to join as "young members" for CA$50 or US$35 per year (subject to nomination by a member of the Board of Directors).

Contact: International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law
Suite 1000, 840 Howe Street, Vancouver
British Columbia V6Z 2M1, Canada

Telephone: (1 604) 643 1252
Email: secretariat@isrcl.org
Website: www.isrcl.org