MORE ABOUT THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

The 1986 look Corrections Sub-committee for some years. He was at once time Following the adoption of the revised Constitution at the Chairman of the South Australian National Footoall Leeague meeting in held on the 9th December, 1985, the and he has given service to a number of other comrmunity obligation fell upon each State Branch to appoint or elect a organisations. representative to the National Executive. It was then the responsibility of these representatives to appoint the National President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. A meeting of the State representatives was held in on the 14th March, 1 986. At that meeting, the South Australian representative confirmed that branch’s willingness to host the next biennial conference of the Council. The delegates then decided to follow up the suggestion that had been made at the Melbourne meeting with regard to the appointment of the National officers. The suggestion had been made at that meeting thatthe President, Secretary and Treasurer should all come from the State to hold the next conference and that, in order to provide continuity of ideas, the Vice-President should come from the State to hold the conference after that.

Appointment of Officers The S.A. Branch suggested to the delegates that the persons holding the offices of State Chairman, State Secretary and State Treasurer respectively should on this occasion be appointed to the offices of National President, National Secretary and National Treasurer. The Branch representatives agreed with this proposal with the result that His Honour Judge D.M. Brebner, S.A. Chairman, was appointed National President, Mr. Peter J. Norman, was appointed National Secretary and Mr. John Witham was appointed National Treasurer. The Vice-President was not appointed at the Adelaide Mr Peter Norman. meeting. It is hoped that the Victorian Branch will host the 1 989 National Secretary biennial meeting, but that still has to be confirmed by the Mr. Peter Norman is a practising lawyer in Adelaide. In S outh Branch. Once it has been, the State representatives , lawyers are admitted to practise both as barristers envisage appointing a member of the Victorian Branch as and solicitors and Mr. Norman practises in both fieldss. His National Vice-President. community service includes a term as member amd as Chairman of the Executive of the Offenders Aid and Rehabilitation Service in S.A. His recreational interests inrclude being a keen tennis player. He has been Secretary of th

The new President His Honour Judge D.M. Brebner is the Senior Judge of the Mr John Whtham. District Court in He has held office as a Judge Treasurer since 1 973 and was appointed Senior Judge in 1985. He has Mr. John Witham is a senior officer in the S.A Public Service. been the Chairman of the S.A. Branch and of its Adult He is Manager, Support Services in the Court Services 4 Department. That department has the responsibility of providing all of the administrative services tothe various levels Df Courts in SA His professional expertise should be of great i/alue to the Council and the State Branch was more than pleased to secure his services as Treasurer in 1 985. His other interests include studying to extend his qualifications even further, fishing and photography.

Branch representatives V ictoria - Mr. John Van Groningen is a professional adviser in the Law Department of . He is presently engaged on a major research project for the Attorney-General in that State.

N.S.W. - Mrs. Margery North has been a stalwart in the Branch for many, many years. Her vigour is undiminished and she has recently undertaken the major task SIMSMETAL with Mr. Frank Hayes) of sifting through all of the records of the Council with a view to reporting on which should be retained and which should be archived or destroyed.

Queensland - Sergeant John Hopgood is in the Crime LTD. Drevention Section of the Queensland Police Department. He las been the Secretary of the Queensland Branch for some ^ears. GHAN ROAD, ALICE SPRINGS.

South Australia - Mr. Ray Whitrod has served the police 5750 :orces of the nation with distinction. After being a senior officer n the S.A. Police Force, he served in turn as Commissioner in Buyers of Non-Ferrous Scrap Metal and we have a :he A.C.T., Papua and New Guinea and Queensland. He is now selection of new and secondhand steel. actively involved in victimology. A.C.T. - The AC.T. Branch has not met in recent years. The Douncil is fortunate that Mr. Dennis Challinger (National Vice- president until recently) has recently taken up a position with he Institute of Criminology in Canberra. Mr. Challinger has Phone: (089) 52 6853 iccepted the challenge (pardon the pun!) of getting the AC.T. 3ranch active again.

Tasmania and Northern Territory - neither of these I------1 oranches are active at present. To reactivate them is a task of l ... INVESTMENT NEWS ... I nigh priority and th National Secretary would be most grateful :o hear from any members in the areas concerned who would I For independent investment advice in Central Victoria, North | De willing to play a part. I Eastern Victoria and Southern New South Wales, contact: |

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