Announcement of Election Results

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Published: 11 August 2023

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At our Annual General Meeting today, President Maria Dew KC declared the recent election results for President-Elect and Bar Council members. Ms Dew welcomed the new Council members and welcomed back those on the Council who were continuing for another term. She said that she was looking forward to working with them. She commented, "It is wonderful to have people of such calibre wanting to join our Council. We have a lot of work ahead in the next council term and significant changes facing the legal profession. I am confident that we have a great team to work on the issues that will arise."

Ms Dew also thanked those members of the Council who were standing down, for their work and support. They have made a significant contribution, and she hopes they will continue to be interested and supportive of the Bar Association's mahi.

The successful candidates were:

President-Elect

Paul David KC

Elected Member in Alphabetical Order	Region
Kellie Arthur	Auckland
John Billington KC	Auckland
Sarah Jerebine	Auckland
Rachael Reed KC	Auckland

Maria announced that the Bar Council from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2025 will comprise:

Member in Region/Role Order	Region
Kellie Arthur	Auckland
John Billington KC	Auckland
Sarah Jerebine	Auckland
Rachael Reed KC	Auckland
Richard Raymond KC	Canterbury
Richard McGuire	Canterbury/Associate
Savanna Gaskell	Otago/Southland
Phillip Cornegé	Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Genevieve Haszard	Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Victoria Casey KC	Wellington
Tiho Mijatov	Wellington
Tim Stephens	Wellington
Maria Dew KC	President
Paul David KC	President-Elect

The Bar Association congratulates the new Council members.

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