September - API Victoria

2011
continuing professional
development programme
www.vic.api.org.au
September – December

FRIDAY 16 & SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE::
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Venue:: RACV City Club
Level 17 (Friday) / Level 1 (Saturday),
501 Bourke Street
Melbourne
Registration:: Friday 8:00am
Saturday 8:45am
Sessions:: Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am – 12:45pm
Cost:: Friday 16 Sept. (only)
Early Bird* (Member) $220
Member $255
Stu/PMAPI Member $109
Non Member $299
Friday & Saturday
Early Bird* (Member) $290
Member $330
Stu/PMAPI Member $142
Non Member $398
Saturday 17 Sept. (only)
Early Bird* (Member) $80
Member $90
Stu/PMAPI Member $43
Non Member $109
Our Annual State Conference is tailored to appeal to property professionals working in the CBD, suburban
and rural locations across Victoria.
Andrew Klein will host the conference commencing with an opening address by Philip Western, API National
President, followed by an economic update by Westpac Chief Economist, Bill Evans.
Ross Hamilton, Partner at Ernst & Young will explain the National Rental Affordability Scheme and ask the
question “What does this mean for valuations?” This will be followed by market updates for the residential,
retail, commercial, industrial and rural sectors by leading researchers. Robert Gottliebsen, co-founder of
businessspectator.com, and the associated Eureka Report, will offer his well regarded business commentary
and The Hon. Matthew Guy MLC, Victorian Planning Minister will provide the latest update on planning in
Victoria. Head of Sustainability, Matthew Clifford of Jones Lang LaSalle will explore the new horizons of
sustainability relating to the property industry in particular Mandatory Disclosure and NABERS.
The conference will wrap up with a cocktail hour, including a presentation by Adam Elliott, Academy Award ®
winner and one of the world’s most celebrated and critically acclaimed independent filmmakers. Adam Elliott
won an Oscar ® for Best Animated Short Film in 2004, HARVIE KRUMPET.
The rural programme continues on Saturday looking at the state of play in regional economics by Peter
Walpole, NAB, the Profitability of Boutique Enterprises in particular Wineries, presented by Benjamin Rose of
Performance Viticulture and Olive groves by Neil Seymour, Mt Zero Olives. Di McDonald will inform attendees
on tips for Work-Life Balance, followed by a snapshot of the Objective Valuation Approach being introduced
by Valuer General Victoria by John Marshall of RM2. Mark Diedrichs of Australian Bluegum Plantations and
Danny Thomas, m3 property, will conclude the morning with presentations on the valuation of plantation land
and trees for financial reporting and transaction purposes.
*Early Bird bookings by September 2
WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
Preparation for Professional Interview::
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Venue::
Session::
Cost::
API – Conference Room
10 Beach Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
5:30 – 8:00pm
FREE
For Students, Graduates and Provisional Members who are looking to upgrade to a category that
requires a Professional Interview, such as Associate Membership, Associate with Certified Practicing
Valuer (CPV), Associate with Plant & Machinery and Provisional Membership with designation as a
Residential Property Valuer.
Members of the API Examiners Panel will discuss commonly asked questions and provide an insight into
the Professional Interview process. This provides an opportunity to ask your questions, try some answers
and learn from those who have been there before. Small group discussions as well as a presentation will
expand your understanding of the member application and examination procedure.
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Annual State
Annual State
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Preparation for
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Professional Interview
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Property Awards
Conference
September 2011 continuing professional development programme Sept. – Dec. DATE NOTIFICATIONS::
Module
Conference
Fri. 2 Sept:: Excellence in Property
Awards – Victoria and Tasmania

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
Venue:: DLA Piper
Level 21, 140 William Street
Melbourne
Registration:: 8:00am
Session:: 8:30 – 12:30pm
FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER
Venue:: Barkley Motor Lodge
43–47 Main Road
Ballarat
Registration:: 12:30pm
Session:: 1:00 – 5:00pm
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER
Venue:: DLA Piper
Level 21, 140 William Street
Melbourne
Registration:: 12:30pm
Session:: 1:00 – 5:00pm
RISK MANAGEMENT MODULE::
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VERY IMPORTANT:
If you have not completed the RMM in 2009, 2010 or 2011
you must do so before the end of this year.
Speaker:: David Leggatt, Partner, DLA Piper
All Members who undertake valuations of Australian property and wish to retain the CPV designation are required
to undertake an Institute approved Risk Management Module every three years in accordance with bylaw 20.3.6,
unless residing permanently overseas.
New members who undertake valuations must also complete the Risk Management Module in the first 12 months
of their membership.
The Risk Management Module aims to cover best practice, better communication, better client selection, the
stages of valuation, principles of law and an awareness of insurance issues. The involvement of DLA Piper at the
development and delivery stages will ensure recent case studies and practical examples will be examined, to
provide members with a practical approach to managing risk.
Cost:: Members $242
Non Members $396
(GST Inclusive)
FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER
Venue:: DLA Piper
Level 21, 140 William Street
Melbourne
Registration:: 8.00am
Session:: 8:30 – 12:30pm
TUESDAY 4 October
Venue:: API – Conference Room
10 Beach Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
Registration:: 4:45pm
Session:: 5:00 – 7:00pm
Cost:: Early Members $66*
Members $77
Non Members $145
Stu/Grad/PMAPI/Ret Members $22**
(GST Inclusive)
*Bookings made prior to 23 September
**Subject to availability of places
WEDNESDAY 5 OCTOBER
Venue:: API – Conference Room
10 Beach Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
Registration:: 5:15pm
Session::
Cost::
5:30 – 8:00pm
Stu/Grad/
PMAPI Members $22
Non Members $44
(GST Inclusive)
Small Business Insights::
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Cash Flow and Business Performance Management
Speaker:: Chris Catto, Director, Putney Breeze Business Advisors
Cash flow is the life blood of any organisation. This session aims to provide members with techniques for improving
the cash position of your business. This includes reviewing your financial statements to identify opportunities,
assigning actions, and highlighting techniques for forecasting cash requirements. Business performance management
is a key ingredient for the growth of your company. Performance targets impact the behaviour of your staff. It is
paramount that you have the right key performance indicators (KPI) in place. Topics covered include:: Identifying
cash held unnecessarily in your business, Cash flow forecasting techniques, Cash flow decision points, Reviewing
financial statements for liquid assets and liabilities, Aligning key performance indicators with your business plan.
Succession Planning
Speaker:: Tanya Anastasiadis, Director, HR Effective Solutions Pty Ltd
Succession planning is a crucial practice for any organisation large or small. If you do not have a strategic approach
to succession planning the value you have built into your business may well exit when you do. It is important to
have potential successors identified for a smooth and equitable transition; to step in when the time comes. Don’t be
caught unprepared. This session will provide participants with an introduction to the concept of succession planning.
GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES No. FIVE::
GST remains a topic of much debate and relevance to commercial transactions.
Speaker:: Anna Tang, Senior Associate, Revenue Practice Group at Maddocks
Understanding and reporting the GST well requires a level head and a logical process. Anna is experienced and
has a strong technical knowledge in GST and commercial law.
Anna regularly provides direct and indirect tax advice on the structuring of businesses and transactions, mergers
and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, sale of businesses, joint ventures and property developments,
succession planning and liquidations.
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TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER (Day 1)
Venue::
Session::
Cost::
API – Conference Room
10 Beach Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
9:00am – 5:00pm
$725 (including GST, lunch,
morning and afternoon tea)
WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER (Day 2)
Session::
11:00am – 7:00pm
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE::
Giving Expert Evidence
The earliest known use of an expert witness in English law came in 1782, when a court that was hearing
litigation relating to the silting-up of Wells harbor in Norfold accepted evidence from a leading civil engineer,
John Smeaton. This decision by the court to accept Smeaton’s evidence is widely cited as the root of modern
rules on expert evidence.
Expert evidence has since been one of the most important components of many civil and criminal cases today.
This two day course invites members to consider the merits of performing every valuation on the assumption that
it will form the basis for the giving of expert evidence. It will cover court guidelines and practicalities, specific areas
such as compensation, rating valuation and family law as well as incorporating an interactive workshop, a moot
court session and assessments. Those successfully completing the course will be awarded a Professional Certificate.
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THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER
SITE TOUR::
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Venue:: Swinburne University of Technology
Burwood Road
Hawthorn VIC 3122
Tour Time:: Arrival 3:45pm
Tour commences at 4:00pm
(Please arrive 15 minutes prior
to ensure a prompt start)
Cost:: Members $44
Non Members $77
Stu/Grad/ PMAPI Members $22*
(GST Inclusive)
Swinburne University Advanced Technologies Centre
The Swinburne Advanced Technologies Centre (SUT ATC) is the first project to be awarded the five star Green Star
rating by the GBCA. Designed to be a practical and affordable low energy facility with an accent on natural venting,
daylight, material reuse and low energy materials. Circulation spaces are designed to avoid using air conditioning
and low energy escalators and no energy open stairs are used as the primary vertical transportation process.
The facilities auditorium has retractable seating for 600 people and the building contains the largest Strong
Structures Laboratory in the southern hemisphere, that creates a three way fixing and testing facility for deforming
and destructive testing of products from the construction, aeronautics, aerospace, automobile and manufacturing
industries. A 1m thick floor below a pair of 5m high walls is penetrated by a grid of holes, for securing the test
specimens or providing access for hydraulic actuators and universal testing machines of varying capacities from 10
tonnes to 500 tonnes. There is also a High Temperature Processing Laboratory to study methods that dominate
energy, metal, and materials production and more recently, recycling and the development of sustainable industries.
It is supported by the Furnace Engineering Limited Foundation. Join us for a tour of this most interesting facility.
GOLD Sponsors::
SILvER Sponsor::
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Graduate Seminar
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Small Business Insights
Fellows Club
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Risk Management
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Risk Management
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October 2011 continuing professional development programme Sept. – Dec. DATE NOTIFICATIONS::
CPD COMPLIANCE::
Luncheon
Provisionals, Associates, Fellows and Life Fellows of the Institute are reminded to keep a record of their CPD Compliance throughout the year. The record is available on the CPD
& Training tab on the website. You must sign in at all CPD Events in order to be able to claim points. Please refer to section 20 of the By Laws for information.
Module
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Thur. 6 Oct:: Fellows Club Luncheon
Oct. PPN – Property Professionals Network Event

WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Venue:: API – Conference Room
10 Beach Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
Registration:: 5:15pm
Session:: 5:30 – 8:00pm
Cost:: Stu/Grad/PMAPI Members $22
Non Members $44
(GST Inclusive)
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER
Venue:: API – Conference Room
10 Beach Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
Registration:: 4:45pm
Session:: 5:00 – 7:00pm
Cost:: Early Members $66*
Members $77
Non Members $145
Stu/Grad/PMAPI/Ret Members $22*
(GST Inclusive)
* Bookings made prior to 9 November July
**Subject to availability of places
GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES No. SIX::
Leases and laws – amusing and confusing
Speaker:: Bernie Sweeney FAPI, Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
NEW in 2011. The Graduate Seminar series this year will also include a presentation by a valuer at each seminar
highlighting daily process with the opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
Designed to assist senior students and graduates in applying their theoretical and learned knowledge into practice,
ensure you attend this series to cement important processes which will impress your current and future employers.
So, you think you understand town planning? Read a few good leases lately? What do they really mean? We will
explore some of the many accidents of cross referenced language we find in the world of real estate. If you enjoy
some “ultra vires” discussion taken with “uberrimae fidei”, then come along and let us help each other learn.
BYO:: Note pad, calculator and enquiring mind. Please note that this programme is only available to::
Student Members, Provisional Members and students from an approved course.
‘WATCH THIS SPACE’::
The API Victorian Division continues it successful forum ‘WATCH THIS SPACE.’ With the challenges of a
fluctuating market and an unpredictable economic climate, one seminar each programme will be offered
that covers a contemporary issue.
The highly relevant topic will be announced two weeks beforehand. This will ensure that the forum delivers
truly contemporary and vibrant issues.
So… watch this space for the most up to date information for Property Professionals.
Topic announced on November 3.
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Melbourne Cup Day
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Graduates Seminar
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Risk Management
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Series No. Six
Celebration
Module
November 2011 continuing professional development programme Sept. – Dec. DATE NOTIFICATIONS::
Fri. 4 Nov:: 85 TH Anniversary Celebration
Thu. 17 & Fri. 18 Nov:: Mildura Conference
Conditions of registration::
1:: Seating capacities are limited. Registrations with payment will be accepted on a first received basis.
2:: Substitutions of participants may be made at any time without additional cost provided the Institute is
advised by email or fax. 3:: NO REFUND will be made for cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the
event date. All cancellations MUST be in writing. 4:: Members having registered, but not attended an activity,
will be liable for the full fee. 5:: Student and Graduate members of the API can book any 2 or 3 hour seminar
to be held at the API Training Room for $22 subject to availability. Non members with current student card
can register for $44, subject to availability, only events at API apply. Early registration fee for members
applies only to payments received 1 week prior to the event. 6:: The registration form or flyer constitutes your
TAX INVOICE for the purposes of billing. No additional invoice will be provided. 7:: Fax registration accepted
only with payment. 8:: Credit Card payments can be\accepted.
FEE STRUCTURE::
2011 CPD Events::
CPD events held at the API Conference Room attract a
$77 fee with a $66 Early Bird Member Fee.
API Student, Graduate, Provisional and Retired Members
can attend 2 and 3 hour events at the API Conference
Room for the special price of $22, subject to availability.
Refer to item 5 in Conditions of Registration. Also note
event specific discounts for API Student and Graduate
members for other events.

CPD REGISTRATION FORM:: SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2011
Date
cPD
points
cpd Event Fee Total
SEPT. 14 3 PREPARATION for PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW SEMINAR FREE $
SEPT. 16 & 17 6 / 4 ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE ***Please see conference reg. form $
SEPT. 23 4 RISK MANAGEMENT MODULE – Morning Session $242** / $396*** $
OCT. 4 2 CPD Seminar:: Small Business Insights $44** / $77*** / $22**** $
OCT. 5 3 GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES No. 5:: GST $22**** / $44*** $
OCT. 11 & 12 12 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE:: Giving Expert Evidence $725** $
OCT. 14 4 RISK MANAGEMENT MODULE – Ballarat Session $242** / $396*** $
OCT. 20 2 SITE TOUR:: Swinburne University Advanced Technologies Centre $22**** / $44** / $77*** $
OCT. 28 4 RISK MANAGEMENT MODULE – Afternoon Session $242** / $396*** $
NOV. 9 3 GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES No. 6:: Leases and Laws – ‘Amusing and Confusing’ $22**** / $44*** $
NOV. 15 2 ‘WATCH THIS SPACE’ $66* / $77** / $145*** / $22**** $
NOV. 25 4 RISK MANAGEMENT MODULE – Morning Session $242** / $396*** $
* Early members rate, please see individual event for conditions ** Members rate *** Non Members rate **** STU/GAP/PMAPI/RET Members rate
TAX INVOICE:: This form constitutes a TAX INVOICE when payment is attached. All fees are GST inclusive.
ConditIONS of RegIStration 1. Seating capacities are limited. Registrations with payment will be accepted on a first received basis. 2. Substitutions of participants may be made
at any time without additional cost provided the Institute is advised by email or fax. 3. NO REFUND will be made for cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the event date. All
cancellations MUST be in writing. 4. Members having registered, but not attended an activity, will be liable for the full fee. 5. Student and Graduate members of the API can book any 2
or 3 hour seminar to be held at the API Training Room for $22 subject to availability. Non members with current student card can register for $44, subject to availability, only events at
API apply. Early registration fee for members applies only to payments received 1 week prior to the event. 6. The registration form or flyer constitutes your TAX INVOICE for the purposes
of billing. No additional invoice will be provided. 7. Fax registration accepted only with payment. 8. Credit Card payments can be accepted. AMEX card payments incur a 4% surcharge.
CPD REGISTRATION FORM:: SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2011
Details:: PLEASE tick if your details reqUIRE updating
Name (print name & surname)::
Company Name (for name tag)::
Company Address::
Bus Phone, Fax & Mobile::
Delegate Email::
EA / Administrator’s Name::
EA / Administrator’s Email::
PaymenT DETAILS:: Please forward payment to API, 10 Beach Street, Port Melbourne 3207 ALL FAX REGISTRATIONS REQUIRE A CREDIT CARD AUTHORITY
Cheque enclosed for (amount):: $ (Cheques payable to API Victorian Division) Please post registration with cheque payments to API, 10 Beach Street, Port Melbourne, 3207
I hereby authorise the API to charge the following credit card:: (please tick) MASTERCARD VISA AMEX
CREDIT CARD Number:: Expiry Date:: Amount:: $
CREDIT CARD Holder’s Name::
Signature::
Membership(s):: (please tick) API FINSIA REIV RICS AIB

Australian Property Institute Victorian Division
10 Beach Street Port Melbourne Vic 3207
T:: (03) 9644–7500 F:: (03) 9646–4635
E:: vic@api.org.au
www.vic.api.org.au