Opening of the Legal Year 2023

Later at St David’s Cathedral, the Governor, accompanied by Professor Chalmers, delivered a reading at an ecumenical service to mark the opening of the 2023 Legal Year.

Later, the Governor and Professor Chalmers attended a Judges’ Breakfast at the Supreme Court.

In the evening at the Henry Jones Art Hotel, the Governor and Professor Chalmers attended the Legal Profession Dinner hosted by the Law Society of Tasmania on the occasion of the opening of the 2023 Legal Year.

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