The Aviation Law Association of Australia was originally established in 1980 with the aim of developing the practice of aviation law and knowledge about aviation law for the benefit of the aviation industry. The Association is established as a company registered by guarantee in New South Wales, Australia.

In 1990, after attending a few of the Association’s annual conferences, Kim worked with like-minded colleagues to form the New Zealand branch of what is now the Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (ALAANZ). There are also Branches of the Association in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

Kim has served in many pro bono roles in ALAANZ as New Zealand Branch Chairman, then for many years on the Association’s Council as a Director and eventually serving a two-year term as President of the Association in 2006/2007.

During this time Kim was one of the principal organisers of three of the Association’s annual air law conferences held in New Zealand (Christchurch 1991; Queenstown 1996; Auckland 2006). Kim is still actively involved in ALAANZ and is now an honorary life member.

In 2013 Kim became the inaugural independent Chair of Slot Coordination New Zealand Limited. This is a company established jointly by Airports Association of New Zealand Inc and the Board of Airline Representatives in New Zealand (BARNZ). The company’s role is to manage airline slot allocations at New Zealand’s four international airports.

Apart from the independent chair role the Board is comprised of four directors representing airport interests and four directors representing airline interests. A significant responsibility of Slot Coordination NZ Ltd is the engagement of a specialist slot management company to carry out the day-to-day work of slot management in accordance with the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines.

The Board’s role became very significant during the Covid-19 pandemic because of the need to significantly modify the usual 80:20 rule whereby airlines are normally required to use at least 80% of their allocated slots at each airport or lose them. Kim retired from the Board in 2023.