Doing anything in the evening of Thursday 16 October ?  CANCEL IT !!

Sovereign citizen beliefs are a form of pseudolaw, or “false law”, where individuals adopt legal-sounding arguments to reject the authority of the state and its laws, believing they are free from government jurisdiction. David Heilpern–always an interesting, insightful speaker–will be discussing the phenomena in our October event.

About the Speaker

David was appointed as a Magistrate in 1998, the youngest in Australia at the time. He ‘retired’ in 2020, having sat in the criminal, mining, family, industrial, coronial and children’s jurisdictions of the Local Court, and was the Senior Civil Magistrate for five years. During his time on the bench, David was the principal educator for new magistrates throughout Australia and the Pacific and made several important reported decisions on criminal, environmental and evidence law.

Prior to his appointment, David was a litigation lawyer on the North Coast where he co-founded the law school at Southern Cross University (SCU) in 1992, subsequently teaching in a range of subjects including constitutional law, criminal law and procedure and contracts. David maintained a litigation practice throughout this time, representing a wide range of defendants including high profile clients North East Forest Alliance and Nimbin Hemp.

David has authored or co-authored four published books, refereed journal articles on a range of legal and judicial topics, and is a prize-winning short story writer and poet. He regularly speaks at practical law conferences in Australia and internationally on advocacy, criminal law and courtcraft.

In 2022 David was appointed Dean of Law at SCU and his writing and research is now focused on victim’s rights, drug law reform, aboriginal over-representation in the criminal justice system, sovereign citizens and environmental activism.Please book now to avoid disappointment as David will be a popular presenter.

Please note: the event is limited to 35 attendees. We will start at 7:00 sharp.

Cost $10. Reply to this email at peter.gough1@gmail.com and Peter will give you the banking details. You must provide your name in the bank transfer details.

Food is available at the club along with drinks of course. Many people come early to eat and socialise before the meeting. You are allowed to take meals and drinks into the Anzac Room.

Roger, Peter & Christine