Seminar and Social
The Civilisationists in partnership with Professor Augusto Zimmermann’s WALTA
invite you to:
A seminar on BAD LAWS
How and why bad laws are introduced and the unintended outcomes
Brilliant speakers
Emeritus Professor Gabriël A. Moens, AM
The Honourable Julian Grill and the Honourable Brian Burke
When: Wednesday 25 May 2022 4 days after the election
Where: RSL Hall. 22 Leake Street, Belmont, WA 6104
At: 6.30 pm for 7.15 pm start
RSVP essential. Click on booking link and bring a friend or two
Any questions: Civilisationists1@gmail.com or Text 0447 036 109
Entry Including: $15.00
Pizza and pies on arrival Coffee and cakes after
Drinks at club prices.
TO BOOK:
Click on link: https://www.ticketebo.com.au/civilisationists_badlaws.
The Speakers
The Honourable Brian Thomas Burke
Born 25 February 1947. Son of the late T.P. Burke (Former Federal ALP member for Perth) and the late Madeline Burke. Married 1965 to Susanne May Nevill. Four sons and two daughters. Educated at Brigidine Convent, Marist brothers College, University of Western Australia. Elected to Western Australian Parliament 1973. Shadow Minister 1978 – 1982; Leader of the Opposition 1982; Premier of Western Australia 1983 – 1988. Australian Ambassador to Ireland and the Holy See 1988 – 1991.
Address: PO Box 668 Scarborough Western Australia 6922 Australia.
Tel: 618 92452390; Email: brianburke@amnet.net.au
Professor Gabriël A. Moens, AM
Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Queensland. He served as Pro Vice Chancellor, Dean and Professor of Law, Murdoch University. He also served as Head, Graduate School of Law, University of Notre Dame Australia. In 1999, he received the Australian Award for University Teaching in Law and Legal Studies.
In 2003, the Prime Minister of Australia awarded him the Australian Centenary Medal for his services to education. In 2019, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his outstanding services to the law and higher education. Also in that year, Professor Moens was named the “International Alumnus of the Year” by the Pritzker Law School of Northwestern University, in Chicago, the United States. He is the author of numerous law books and academic articles, and is broadly recognised as one of the nation’s leading and most accomplished constitutional law professors.
The Honourable Julian Grill, LLB, JP
A graduate in law from the University of Western Australia, Mr Grill was admitted to the Bar in 1966. Originally a Barrister and Solicitor with a specialty in Mining and Resource related law, he represented the mining region of the Eastern Goldfields in the Legislative Assembly of the Western Australian Parliament from 1977 until 2001.
During this period Mr Grill held a range of ministerial portfolios covering transport, resources, development and trade.
Since retirement from Parliament, Mr Grill has carried on his interest in the resource sector as the chairman of three Goldfields based mining companies, and as a consultant advising an extensive list of companies, including some of the largest mining companies in Australia. He serves on the board of several agencies with interests in education, mining and the environment.