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 About Us > Our Mission
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Mission Statement
The Mission of the Commercial Law Association of Australia Ltd is to encourage and develop in the legal profession and the commercial community,
knowledge and understanding of law usages and practices in Australia
and overseas. The Association plays an important role in disseminating information,
and encouraging debate on important issues.
Since its establishment in 1965 the Association has continued to provide networking
and educational opportunities for those involved in legal and business sectors.
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Aims
Recognition as a leader in the provision of quality continuing legal education through
a program of 'Leading Edge' seminars, workshops and conferences.
Publish and distribute, in any manner whatsoever, journals, books and papers.
Encourage debate and discussion of legislation and standards relating to commerce
and law.
Promote and encourage ethical conduct and sound business practice in commerce and
Law.
Generate sufficient income as to ensure the viable future operations of the Association.
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Objectives
- to foster and encourage the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge of commercial
and corporate law usages and practices;
- to enable and encourage members of the commercial and corporate community and the
legal profession to examine and consider jointly commercial law usages and practices;
- to gather, examine, consider and disseminate information concerning new legislation
proposed or enacted by the Parliaments of Australia or overseas relating to commercial
or corporate law usages and practices;
- to assist Australian trade and commerce and in particular, international trade and
transactions, by encouraging the commercial and corporate community and the legal
profession to examine and consider jointly commercial and corporate law usages and
practices;
- to acquire and disseminate knowledge of international and comparative law in relation
to commercial and corporate law, usages and practices;
- to encourage and develop in the legal profession and the commercial and corporate
community a knowledge and understanding of commercial and corporate law usages and
practices in Australia and overseas;
- to disseminate amongst the commercial community and the legal profession by means
of seminars, discussions, lectures, publications and the like knowledge of commercial
and corporate law usages and practices both local and foreign;
- to consider and make representations on the reform of the law relating to or affecting
commercial and corporate transactions;
- to encourage and assist in the promotion of an efficient system of arbitration of
disputes;
- to examine means of improving the procedures for their efficient disposal; to establish
libraries or other forms of access, including electronic access, to commercial and
corporate publications and other information;
- to encourage the use of Australian or international standard forms of commercial
and corporate documents in relation to Australian trade and commerce;
- to publish and distribute, in any manner whatsoever, standard forms of commercial
and corporate documents;
- to publish and distribute, in any manner whatsoever, journals, books and papers;
- to acquire and make available for the use of members information concerning foreign
commercial and corporate law and practice;
- to promote social intercourse amongst members of the Company and persons interested
in the objects of the Company; and
- to co-operate and correspond with other bodies having objects similar to the objects
of the Company.
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