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Paul Sinclair Award
for Outstanding
Contribution to AUSIT

In 2009, AUSIT established the ‘Paul Sinclair Award for Outstanding Contribution to AUSIT’ to honour the late Paul Sinclair’s contribution to the association and the profession. 

The Paul Sinclair Award is awarded to an AUSIT Member who has: 

  • demonstrated a commitment to high performance and striven for excellence in their activity that has benefited AUSIT; and/or
  • displayed leadership; and/or
  • been an inspirational role model for the profession.

The Paul Sinclair Award has been awarded six times to date:

  • 2022 – to Dr Erika Gonzalez, for her outstanding contribution to AUSIT as the National President (2019–2022).
  • 2019 – to Despina Amanatidou, with Silvia Martinez as runner-up.
  • 2017 – to Sam Berner, with Dave Deck as runner-up and commendations for Amy Wang and Daniel Muller.
  • 2013 – to Christian Schmidt, for leading the AUSIT Code of Ethics review, with Meredith Bartlett, Maya Cifali and David Moore as runners-up.
  • 2011 – to Rod Wahl, for leading the AUSIT Constitutional Review project in 2010.
  • 2009 – to the AUSIT Queensland Branch Committee, for the financial contribution made by the 2008 National Conference.

 

Nominations for the Paul Sinclair Award 2024 are now closed. 

The Paul Sinclair Award 2024 will be presented during the Conference Dinner at the AUSIT National Conference 2024.

 

 

Nominations for the Paul Sinclair Award 2024 are currently open, and have been extended to 30 September 2024

 – see below for more details and to download a nomination form.

 

Nominations

AUSIT accepts nominations for the Paul Sinclair Award from AUSIT Members only.

Nominations must address how the individual has: 

  • demonstrated a commitment to high performance and strived for excellence in their activity that benefited AUSIT; and/or
  • displayed leadership; and/or
  • been an inspirational role model for the profession.

Criteria

Selection criteria include evidence of:

  • achievements, and/or
  • consultation and research in the execution of the nominee’s work, and/or
  • verifiable and/or measurable outcomes.

Each candidate must:

  • be an AUSIT member,
  • have appropriate NAATI certification or equivalent qualifications or recognition, and
  • have their primary residence in Australia.

Selection

In the run-up to an AUSIT National Conference at which the Paul Sinclair Award will be given, each AUSIT branch makes an initial assessment of all nominations it receives, and sends those that it considers to be of sufficient merit on to the National Council, which makes the final selection.

Presentation

The Paul Sinclair Award for Outstanding Contribution to AUSIT is awarded during the Conference Dinner at an AUSIT National Conference.

To nominate a fellow AUSIT member for a Paul Sinclair Award, download the Guidelines and Nomination Form below:

Paul Sinclair Award: Guidelines and Nomination Form
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for court interpreters to report incidents or issues that occur in court interpreting assignments.

Purpose and function of this information submission form.

This form enables you to report issues or problems that you encounter in the course of court interpreting assignments. These issues and problems will be collected by AUSIT to report to the JCCD (the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity) to monitor the implementation of the Recommended National Standards. The reporting of these issues and problems enables AUSIT to work with the JCCD to suggest steps to address these issues and to avoid the repetition of these problems in the future.

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