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CLANT AGM 28 November 2022

CLANT AGM will be held Monday 28 November 2022 at the offices of Ward Keller, Level 7 NT house with a TEAMS link to the Alice Springs NAAJA office. New memberships (at $20) will be accepted up until the AGM.

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The AIJA welcomes CLANT members to this timely Conference. Speakers include the NT AG and the programme feature multidisciplinary presentations

The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA), in collaboration with the Law Society of New South Wales, is proud to present the 2022 AIJA Indigenous Youth Justice Conference to be hosted in Sydney from Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 October 2022. In Australia, half of the children (aged 10–17) in detention are Aboriginal and Torres…

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The AIJA welcomes CLANT members to this timely Conference

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The Northern Territory Prison System is Broken

The Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory (CLANT) understands that remandees and sentenced prisoners at Darwin Prison are being locked down for up to three days at a time with no access to lawyers, programs or family visits.   Recent technical issues between the prison and the courts have meant inmates cannot communicate with…

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CLANT welcomes appointment of David Woodroffe as Acting Judge of the NT Local Court

CLANT is delighted to acknowledge the appointment of NAAJA Principal Legal Officer David Woodroffe as an Acting Judge of the Local Court – the first indigenous person to be appointed to a judicial position in the Northern Territory. A/Judge Woodroffe is a descendent of the Jingili/Mudburra clans from the Newcastle Waters region. He commenced his…

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Vale Peter Thomas

CLANT is saddened to hear of the passing of Peter Thomas and express our condolences to his loved ones. Peter was a long term Clanter having joined CLANT in the early days and serving as Treasurer for many years and worked with Jenny Blockland as President. Peter took his role as Treasurer very seriously and…

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2021-2023 Committee

2023 Shane McMaster (President) James Stuchbery (Vice President) Clancy Dane (Vice President) Nicola MacCarron (Treasurer) Rebecca Everitt (Secretary/Public Officer) Chrissy McConnel (Immediate Past President) Committee Members Jane Bochmann Mary Chalmers Jenna Charles Steven Ledek Clem Ng Claire Porter Abi Rajkumar Christina White 2022 Shane McMaster (President) James Stuchbery (Vice President) Clancy Dane (Vice President) Nicola…

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Your Rights Through Art

CLANT invites you to the launch of the Your Rights Through Art exhibition in Darwin on Tuesday 9th of November, 5:30pm. This art exhibition is the result of a workshop series where International Students in Darwin have learnt about their rights and how to express them visually through different art mediums. The students also have a chance…

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Establishment of NT branch of Asian Australian Lawyers Association

The Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) is delighted to announce that a Northern Territory Branch has been established, marking AALA as being a truly national organisation, with State and Territory Branches across Australia. Inaugural President of the NT Branch, Ms Lyma Nguyen, stated, “Australia’s Asian heritage is an enormous asset to this nation – and…

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Ms Mary Chalmers SC

CLANT is delighted to congratulate our hard-working Committee Member Mary Chalmers on taking silk.

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