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Each year, the Australian Environment and Planning Law Group of the Legal Practice Section endeavours to publicly acknowledge and celebrate outstanding lawyers in the environmental law field. The Eminent Environmental Lawyer Award for Excellence recognises an established lawyer whose longstanding and outstanding contribution to the field, both directly and in terms of supporting the education and development of younger lawyers, is worthy of celebration.
In 2024, the AEPLG will be celebrating Her Honour President Fleur Kingham, the current Chair of the Queensland Law Reform Commission and the immediate past President of the Land Court of Queensland.
Her Honour will be deliver a speech on "If 42 is the answer, what was the question?"
Please join us in Brisbane to acknowledge and celebrate Fleur's contribution to environmental law and to the legal profession.
Event Details
When: Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Where: Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Level 42, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm (AEST)
Cost: $150.00
Fleur Kingham
Fleur Kingham
Fleur Kingham was appointed as Chair of the Queensland Law Reform Commission, commencing 1 April 2023 in a full-time capacity.
Her Honour has served as President of the Land Court of Queensland since 8 August 2016 and has also been the President of the Australian Association of Women Judges since July 2021. Prior to being appointed President of the Land Court of Queensland, her Honour was a Member of the Land Court of Queensland (2004-06), Deputy President of the Land and Resources Tribunal (2000-06) and the first Deputy President of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (2009-2012).
Her Honour was appointed a Judge of the District Court of Queensland in 2006 and held commissions in the Childrens Court of Queensland (2006-2016) and the Planning and Environment Court (2006-2016).
President Kingham is a graduate of The University of Queensland-Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (1982), Bachelor of Arts (1988), and the University of Nottingham-Master of International Law (Dist) (1990).
Contact:
Chelsea De Silva
Executive Officer
Legal Practice Section
E: chelsea.desilva@lawcouncil.au
P: 02 6246 3722
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