A General Assembly is generally held once every three (3) years. Unless circumstances otherwise require, the venue of each General Assembly is rotated among the member countries in alphabetical order.

1st General Assembly Manila 24-29 Nov 1980
2nd General Assembly Kuala Lumpur 25-29 Oct 1982
3rd General Assembly Singapore

12-15 Nov 1984

4th General Assembly Bangkok 15-19 Nov 1986
5th General Assembly Bali 5-10 Dec 1989
  (ALA 10th Anniversary) “Towards Harmonisation of Laws in the ASEAN Region"
6th General Assembly Manila 30 Nov - 4 Dec 1992
7th General Assembly Kuala Lumpur 6-10 Dec 1995
8th General Assembly Singapore 29 Nov - 2 Dec 2003
  "ASEAN Laws in the 21st Century"
ALA 25th Anniversary
Special Commemorative Session
Manila 24-27 Nov 2005
9th General Assembly Bangkok 22-26 Nov 2006
  "Challenge of Globalization to Legal Services"