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Impact of 2020 amendments to fines enforcement legislation - media statement
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
The Attorney-General has released a media statement about the positive impacts from the amendments to the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994 that occurred in 2020.
Read moreNew health, safety and wellbeing resource from Legal Aid WA
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
The resource is titled 'Your mental health during the holiday season'.
Read moreCriminal Injuries Compensation Manual update
Tue, 17 Jan 2023
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Manual has been updated. It is in a new format and considerable case law has been added.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 13 January 2023
Tue, 17 Jan 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more, collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 6 January 2023
Fri, 13 Jan 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more, collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreGovernment media statement - Director of Legal Aid WA reappointed
Wed, 11 Jan 2023
Dr Graham Hill has been reappointed as Director of Legal Aid WA for a further 5 year term.
Read moreReview of Disability Services Act 1986 (Cth)
Tue, 10 Jan 2023
The Disability Services Act 1986 (Cth) is currently being reviewed.
Read moreNew protection and care webpages on contact and tips for parents.
Mon, 09 Jan 2023
New protection and care resources for parents on the public website.
Read moreNew webpage - Exclusion from Protected Entertainment Precincts
Thu, 29 Dec 2022
A new webpage about being excluded from Protected Entertainment Precincts has been published on the Legal Aid WA public website.
Read moreNatural disasters infosheet updates
Fri, 23 Dec 2022
The natural disaster infosheets have been updated.
Read moreProtection and care - Legal Essentials -Children’s Court – procedure update
Tue, 20 Dec 2022
The Legal Essentials page Family – Children’s Court proceedings - Children’s Court – procedure has been reviewed.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 16 December 2022
Mon, 19 Dec 2022
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more, collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreSAT information videos in Noongar language
Mon, 19 Dec 2022
State Administrative Tribunal has translated he Tribunal's information videos into Noongar language.
Read moreProtection and care webpage updates
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
A number of protection and care webpage have recently been reviewed.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 9 December 2022
Fri, 09 Dec 2022
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more, collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreMagistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Manual update
Tue, 06 Dec 2022
Changes have been made to the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Manual to improve accessibility for users.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 2 December 2022
Mon, 05 Dec 2022
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more, collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreProtection and care professional development sessions
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
Protection and care professional development sessions available on Legal Aid WA’s TNT:
Read moreIf you are impacted by the regional court closures between 1 June and 3 August and you don’t think you can attend court in person, it’s important to let the court know.
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Contact your local Legal Aid WA office or the Legal Aid WA Infoline for advice and help.
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