Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) is the first incorporated association in Australia to focus on the growing number of Asian Australian lawyers in the profession, as well as other lawyers with an interest in Asia. The objects of the AALA include: 1. To bring together members of the legal profession of Asian heritage and cultural background and others with an interest in Asia; 2. To provide a cohesive professional network to advocate for, and provide support to, our members and to benefit from shared learning and experience; 3. To improve the capability and reputation of the members in the legal profession through raising public awareness and providing education; 4. To develop links with Asian legal associations and facilitate and promote access for members to Asian legal markets; 5. To promote and facilitate Asian cultural diversity in the senior ranks of the legal profession; 6. To promote a mutual understanding of Australian and Asian legal systems; and 7. Such other purposes as the association, by general meeting, may determine, as an independent, politically unaffiliated and religiously tolerant organisation.