A Special General Meeting of the Victorian Bar will be held at 5:00pm on Thursday, 16 June 2022, in the Neil McPhee Room, Level 1, Owen Dixon Chambers East, for the purpose of amending the Constitution of the Victorian Bar Incorporated.
The Bar Council proposes a change to the Constitution aimed at ensuring that barristers who are of not less than 15 years standing but not Senior Counsel will have permanent representation on Bar Council of at least two members.
The following documents are provided:
1. Notice of the Special General Meeting of the Victorian Bar Incorporated, attaching:
a. June 2022 draft Constitution (53 pages).
b. Explanatory memorandum attaching proposed amendments and an analysis of Category A members on Bar Council from 2000 to 2022 (7 pages).
c. Proxy form prescribed by the Bar Council (1 page).
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Proxies must be received by 5:00pm, Wednesday, 15 June 2022.