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What's New Weekly Alert 13 December 2024
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 28 November 2024
Fri, 29 Nov 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreInfosheets on natural disasters and other topics updated
Wed, 27 Nov 2024
Infosheets on a number of civil topics including natural disasters have recently been reviewed.
Read moreRestraining orders infosheet updates
Wed, 27 Nov 2024
Restraining order infosheets have recently been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 22 November 2024
Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreNew protection and care fact sheets for prisoners
Thu, 21 Nov 2024
New two-page fact sheets for prisoners on protection and care topics have been published.
Read moreFamily Matters Report 2024
Thu, 21 Nov 2024
The Family Matters Report 2024 has been released today.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 15 November 2024
Fri, 15 Nov 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreChildren's Court Information Note - Person authorised by the registrar under the Restraining Orders Regulations 1997
Mon, 11 Nov 2024
Information Note released by the Children's Court on the service of restraining orders on young people in detention.
Read moreLaw Talk WA series 3 launch - Safeguarding your financial rights during the cost of living crisis
Mon, 04 Nov 2024
The third series of the collaborative podcast project Law Talk WA launched last week. Series 3: Safeguarding your financial rights during the cost of living crisis is a 5-episode series centred around the law relating to consumer credit, mortgages and debt collection in WA.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 01 November 2024
Mon, 04 Nov 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 24 October 2024
Wed, 30 Oct 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreWA Government's response to Report on the Inquiry into Past Forced Adoption in Western Australia
Wed, 23 Oct 2024
The State Government's response to the findings and recommendations of Report 66, Broken Bonds, Fractured Lives: Report on the Inquiry into Past Forced Adoption in Western Australia has been tabled in Parliament.
Read moreBlurred Borders Keep em Safe DPG Fact sheet 5 - Why is child protection working with me before my baby is born ? update
Mon, 14 Oct 2024
The Blurred Borders Keep em Safe Diverse Parent Groups fact sheet 5 has been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 11 October 2024
Fri, 11 Oct 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreNew LGBTIQA+ Legal Essentials resources available
Mon, 07 Oct 2024
New LGBTIQA+ Legal Essentials resources for practitioners and other staff are now available in Law Hub.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 04 October 2024
Mon, 07 Oct 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 27 September 2024
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreFinal Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
Wed, 25 Sep 2024
The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide was recently tabled in parliament.
Read moreProtection and care - ACCP Symposium - online and free
Wed, 25 Sep 2024
The Australian Centre for Child Protection's 20th Birthday Symposium on Thursday 24 October 2024 is free and online. Some sessions may be of interest to those working in protection and care.
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