The Board of the Academy has approved a number of policies relating to core functions of the Academy.
These include statements:
- clarifying the process for nomination by a Fellow of another distinguished lawyer to be a Fellow of the Academy;
- settling the process and policy for the collection of subscriptions, and the whole or partial waiver of subscriptions in exceptional circumstances;
- confirming the policy on the various scholarships and prizes that the Academy offers;
- confirming a financial reserves and expenditures policy;
- delegating expenditure approval authority;
- adopting guidelines for events conducted under the Academy’s name, including co-sponsored or co-badged events; and
- clarifying that only the President or their delegate has authority to make public statements (including speaking ‘on the record’ to the media) on behalf of the Academy.
If any Fellow would like more information about any of the above, they should contact the Secretariat at aalsecretariat@academyoflaw.org.au
