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“Invitation to Attend 2009 ANZCN Conference”
Invitations have now been sent to College Members, Associate Members and applicants for membership to attend the 2009 Conference to be held at the Park Hyatt, Melbourne on September 10, 11 and 12.
We are honoured to have the Chief Justice of Australia, the Hon. Robert French as our guest speaker at the Conference Dinner.
Our special guest for the duration of the Conference will be The First Secretary of The Hague Conference on Private International Law, Dr. Christophe Bernasconi.
A Conference invitation, a registration form, the programme and other conference material may be found by clicking here.
HAGUE CONFERENCE
ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
2009 SPECIAL COMMISSION
In October 2008, the College was honoured to receive an invitation from the Secretary-General of the Hague Conference on Private International law to participate in the Hague Conference 2009 Special Commission as an Observer.
The HCCH Special Commission was held in The Hague from 2 February to 12 February 2009. Its purpose was to review the practical operation of four Hague Conventions, including the Hague Apostille Convention. The sessions relating to the Hague Apostille Convention took place from 9 February to 12 February 2009.
The Special Commission was attended by 203 delegates from 64 States representing members of the Hague Conference, States party to the Apostille Convention and non-contracting States actively exploring the possibility of joining the Apostille Convention, as well as delegates from a number of non-government organisations such as the College, which had been given “Observer” status.
The Chairman of the Board of Governors, Professor Peter Zablud represented the College at the sessions of the Special Commission which dealt with the Apostille Convention.
Professor Zablud was given the signal honour of presenting the keynote address to the Special Commission in relation to the operation of theApostille Convention.
He also served on the select committee which drafted the Special Commission Conclusions & Recommendations in relation to the Convention.
The Position Paper The Operation of the Apostille Convention - Now and into the Future, prepared by Professor Zablud on behalf of the College was not only distributed at the Special Commission, but is also now available in PDF on the official bibliography relating to the Apostille Convention on the Hague Conference website, www.hcch.net.
The Deputy Chairman of the College’s Board of Governors, Mr. Michael Bula, undertook the task of translating the Position Paper into French. As Professor Zablud stated in his report to the College Board, the high quality of the translation was particularly noted by a number of delegates to the Special Commission.
Both the English and French versions of the Position Paper, together with a letter to the Chairman from the First Secretary of the Hague Conference may be found by clicking here.
The College expresses its thanks and appreciation to Professor Zablud and Mr. Bula.