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AIJA Education Program
The AIJA has held regular conferences, seminars, workshops and orations on topics relating to judicial and court administration since 1987. The events held each year are determined by the AIJA Education Committee.
All AIJA events are on topical issues of interest to judicial officers, court administrators, legal practitioners, policy makers, academics and other professionals working in the justice system. They present important opportunities for delegates to discuss key issues of concern to judicial and court administration and to improve the delivery of and access to justice for the community.
AIJA members are entitled to a discounted registration fee. To learn more about becoming a member click here.
AIJA Matters Newsletter
The AIJA publishes a newsletter, AIJA Matters, to keep members informed of the Institute’s activities and also to bring its work to the attention of a wider national and international audience.
News
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“Pacific Benchmarks” is a quarterly newsletter from the Pacific Islands Judicial Officers Association (PIJOA). This platform shares insights, updates, and achievements across the regional judicial community.
You can read a copy of the newsletter here.
Events
Banco Court, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Sydney or online
Friday 23 October 2026 (4.30pm – 7.00pm)
The 2026 AIJA Oration in judicial administration will be delivered by The Hon Chief Justice Stephen Gageler AC, Chief Justice of Australia to mark the AIJA’s 50th anniversary.
Judicial Administration: The American Example and the Australian Experience
Beginning with Chief Justice William Howard Taft’s reforms of the United States federal judiciary in the 1920s, this oration will trace the emergence of a broader understanding of the judicial role, extending beyond the determination of cases to the administration and improvement of courts. It will examine the distinctive course taken in Australia from the 1970s and the part played by the AIJA over its first fifty years.
Registrations are now closed.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
of the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Limited (AIJA)
ABN 13063 150 739 (AIJA)
ACN 684 929 191
Dear Member
This is to advise you of the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members of the AIJA. The details of the meeting are as follows:
Date: Saturday 24 October 2026
Time: 10 am (AEDT)
Place: In person at Level 3/10 Spring St, Sydney 2000
and online via Microsoft Teams.
To register: If you wish to attend the meeting, please register by 5 pm (AEDT) Wednesday 21 October 2026 by emailing aija@aija.org.au confirming whether you will attend in person or online. A meeting link will be sent two days prior to the meeting to those who are registered to attend online.
Agenda for Annual General Meeting
Item 1 Welcome and introductions
Item 2 Apologies
Item 3 Acceptance of minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the AIJA Limited held on Saturday, 11 October 2025
Item 4 President’s Report
Item 5 Treasurer’s report
Item 6 Questions to directors
Item 7 Acceptance of financial statements
Item 8 Appointment of auditor
Item 9 Election of Board Directors
The current Directors are:
1. The Hon Justice David Boddice
2. Dr Matthew Collins AM KC
3. Mr Laurie Glanfield AM
4. Mr Tony McAvoy SC
5. Her Honour Judge Brenda McGivern
6. The Hon Justice Susan Thomas
7. The Hon Justice Julie Ward
8. The Hon Justice Dina Yehia
In accordance with Clause 8.6 (c) of the AIJA’s Constitution, at the 2025 AGM being the first annual general meeting after the AIJA’s conversion to a company limited by guarantee:
(i) Two directors were elected for a term that ends at the conclusion of the 2026 AGM;
(ii) Two directors were elected for a term that ends at the conclusion of the 2027 AGM, and
(iii) Two directors were elected for a term that ends at the conclusion of the 2028 AGM.
Qualifications and requirements of directors are set out in clause 8.4 of the Constitution. To be eligible for election a member must be nominated in writing by at least one AIJA member.
The nomination form signed by both parties must be sent via email to the Chief Executive of the AIJA at the following address: aija@aija.org.au no later than 5 pm (AEDT) on Thursday 15 October 2026.
The two Board directors whose terms end at the conclusion of the 2026 AGM are:
1. Mr Tony McAvoy SC.
2. Her Honour Judge Brenda McGivern
Those members are eligible for re-election (clause 8.5 (f)).
Item 10 General business
Item 11 Meeting close
Proxy votes
If you are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting, you may wish to give a written proxy to another member attending to vote on your behalf. Please send a copy of the written proxy to the AIJA via email to aija@aija.org.au no later than 10 am (AEDT) Friday 23 October 2026. Proxies not received by that time on that date will not be accepted.
A proxy form is available via this link.
If you have any questions please contact the Chief Executive, Alison MacDonald, via email at aija@aija.org.au.
Dated
Thursday, 1 October 2026
Alison MacDonald
AIJA Chief Executive