We were delighted to welcome Dr
Timothy Arnold-Moore as the
speaker at our breakfast on 21 September.
Tim spoke on:
"What does it mean to be an ethical citizen in a
democracy?"
Please click on this link to read
Tim's notes.
Dr Timothy Arnold-Moore completed a combined Law-Science course at the
University of Melbourne (majoring in Computer Science) and a PhD in
Computer Science from RMIT on "Information Systems for Legislation".
He currently works for RMIT Multimedia Database Systems on secondment to a
spin-off software and services company, InQuirion Pty Ltd, owner of the
TeraText suite of products.
While completing his PhD, Timothy became
involved in the Tasmanian Legislation System Project providing a
legislation drafting, management and delivery capability to the Tasmanian
Office of Parliamentary Counsel, known as EnAct. This project delivered
one of the world's first point-in-time searchable repositories of
consolidated legislation, and the first and only production system to
completely automate the process of drafting and consolidating amendments.
He has since consulted on similar projects for the governments of Papua
New Guinea, Canada (Department of Justice), Ontario, New South Wales, and
New Zealand.
Timothy regularly speaks at major conferences
in the area of public access to the law and technology to support it.
Timothy is a member at St Jude's Anglican Church, Carlton where he Chairs
the 9 Congregation Committee and regularly plays piano and organ for
Sunday worship and other events. He is also Senior Academic in Residence
at Ridley College, Parkville where he lives with his wife (Colleen -
Director of Studies and Lecturer/Tutor in Church History and Theology at
Ridley) and their two children, Theodore (8) and Eleanore (2). He is a
former member of the Department of Liturgical Music for the Lutheran
Church of Australia and is a published composer of a contemporary setting
for the Holy Communion service.
We were delighted that Brigadier
Jim Wallace AM, Executive Chairman, Australian Christian
Lobby (www.acl.org.au), spoke at our
May breakfast. A review of Jim's talk
can be read here.
Our first breakfast for 2004
was held on Tuesday 2
March 2004. Keith Hanslow, a Partner
with Aitken Walker & Strachan provided some interesting insights in
relation to A Lawyer's way of
Looking at the Bible.
Our
2003 annual dinner on 14 November 2003 was a night to remember and
inspire.
We had a wonderful evening with the Watercarrier dancers and performers
and inspirational speaker George Savvides.
George spoke on:
"Not Losing the
Meaning Behind the Vision"
George's talk on leadership and management and his illustrations taken
from his personal experience were encouraging and motivational.
Please click on this link to read an outline of
George's Address.
Our CLS Christian Law Student Dinner
was held on 21 August 2003. It was a tremendous evening for
both students and practitioners alike and will certainly be held again in
2004. Feedback from one student who attended was as follows:
Just wanted to express my thanks and appreciation for
the time and effort the CLS put into organising the Student Dinner on
Thursday night. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to talk with
Christian legal professionals and to hear the wide range of experiences
they have had, as well as to meet other Christian law students from
different universities. Thanks again to each and every person who played a
part in making this night happen. May God bless each of you richly in your
profession as you strive to uphold his standards. Looking forward to
meeting with you all again sometime in the future!
A full review of the evening
can be read by clicking on this link.
Our June breakfast with Scott and Leanne
Whitechurch, CLS members who had recently returned from teaching law
at a university in Central Asia, in what was formerly part of the Soviet
Union, was a extremely interesting event, enjoyed by all. CLS thanks
Scott and Leanne for sharing their experiences of the challenges of
teaching law in a legal system making a transition from communism to one
based on free market principles.
Our
first Breakfast for this year took place on Tuesday 29 April 2003.
Michael Shluter, our guest speaker is the Director of the Cambridge-based Relationships
Foundation which he established in
1993. Learn more about the Relationships Foundation at
their website at
http://www.relationshipsfoundation.org
The
Society was delighted that Rev Mark Durie spoke at our 2002 Annual Dinner on Friday 16 August 2002 at the Duxton Hotel in Flinders Street.
Mark delivered an absolutely
fascinating address on -
Dhimmitude and Human Rights in Islam
- a Christian Perspective
If anyone is interested in reading
further on this very current issue, Mark recommended the following book:
Islam and Dhimmitude: Where
Civilizations Collide
by Bat Yeor, Miriam Kochan (Translator), David Littman (Translator)
Available from www.amazon.com
We
had an extremely interesting talk on 8 November from guest speaker Denise Cooper-Clarke,
a graduate of medicine and theology, on the topic
