ILSAC's committees and main areas of interest
ILSAC's work is undertaken through four committees, each responsible for one of ILSAC's main areas of interest (identified in the Business Plan under objectives one through four). Other ad hoc working groups are established as required, to undertake broad or specific tasks for the Council. The Committees and Working Groups are the 'engines' of the Council, which deliver focussed outcomes in specific areas of interest. The full Council reviews progress in the work of these bodies, and completed projects are put before the full Council for final endorsement and approval before being implemented
Global Legal Services and Market Access - C1
ILSAC promotes the globalisation of legal services and identifies ways to enhance the international performance and competitiveness of the Australian legal profession. ILSAC advises on market access barriers, international trade negotiations concerning professional services and overseas developments in the regulation of legal practice and the implications of these for the Australian legal profession and the legal services sector.
International Legal Cooperation - C2
ILSAC promotes awareness and understanding of Australia’s legal system and institutions in the Asia-Pacific and other regions. It aims to facilitate a greater understanding of each country’s laws, legal systems and legal institutions, particularly in areas of trade, business and international law, and to contribute to the development of legal institutions, legal education and training and professional legal contact and interchange.
International Legal Education and Training - C3
ILSAC seeks to improve and facilitate the scope for Australia’s legal education and training sector to engage in, and service the growing demand in the Asia Pacific region for, international legal education and training. It also promotes international interchanges and Australian institutions as centres of excellence in legal education.
International Commercial Dispute Resolution - C4
ILSAC promotes recognition and use in Australia and internationally of Australian dispute resolution practitioners and institutions in the field of international commerce. ILSAC seeks to raise awareness within commercial circles generally, particularly in the financial services industry, of the capacity of Australian dispute resolution practitioners to assist with promoting Australia as a regional business/financial headquarters.