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What's New Weekly Alert 17 May 2024
Mon, 20 May 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreLaw Hub Civil Legal Essentials restraining order pages updates
Mon, 20 May 2024
The civil Legal Essentials pages on restraining orders on Law Hub have recently been updated.
Read moreReview of the Guardianship and Administration Act by the Law Reform Commission of WA
Wed, 15 May 2024
The Western Australian government has announced a review of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA) by the Law Reform Commission of WA.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 13 May 2024
Tue, 14 May 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreWills and estates webpage updates
Tue, 14 May 2024
Several Wills and estates webpages have been updated.
Read morePrisoner Handbook update
Tue, 14 May 2024
The Prisoner Handbook has been updated to cover recent changes to the National Redress Scheme which allow prisoners to apply (without needing exceptional circumstances).
Read moreCar accident webpage updates
Wed, 08 May 2024
Most of the webpages on car accidents have recently been updated.
Read moreYour rights, managing your affairs and other webpages updates
Tue, 07 May 2024
A range of civil law related webpages have recently been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 03 May 2024
Mon, 06 May 2024
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 26 April 2024
Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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Read moreDebt and debt collectors webpage updates
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Webpages on debt and debt collection have recently been reviewed and updated.
Read moreYour rights – Complaints and consumers -webpage updates
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Several webpages on how to make complaints have recently been reviewed.
Read moreYoung people - Your rights webpage updates
Mon, 22 Apr 2024
Several webpages under Find Legal Answers Young people - Your rights have recently been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 19 April 2024
Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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Read moreNew protection and care resource - Fact sheet - Pre-birth signs of safety meetings - get a free lawyer.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
A new protection and care resource, a fact sheet - Pre-birth signs of safety meetings - get a free lawyer has been published.
Read moreInfosheet Compensation for victims of crime update
Tue, 09 Apr 2024
The infosheet Compensation for victims of crime has been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 4 April 2024
Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 28 March 2024
Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 15 March 2024
Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 08 March 2024
Mon, 11 Mar 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
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