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What's New Weekly Alert 26 April 2024
Fri, 26 Apr 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
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
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Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 01 March 2024
Fri, 01 Mar 2024
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Read moreLegal Aid WA Objecting to Confiscation Kit updated
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
The Objecting to Confiscation Kit has been updated to include current information and forms.
Read moreGoing to court over money webpages update
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
The Find Legal Answers Going to court over money webpages have recently been reviewed.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 23 February 2024
Mon, 26 Feb 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreWebpage updates - MROs, defamation and others
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Several civil law related webpages have recently been reviewed and updated.
Read moreWA Attorney-General stepping down at next election
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
The Attorney-General for WA, John Quigley, has announced that he will not be seeking re-election in March 2025.
Read moreFamily Law Amendment Act 2023 - Cth Attorney General Department fact sheets
Mon, 19 Feb 2024
The Attorney General’s Department (Commonwealth) has released two fact sheets providing information about the family law amendments that will be introduced by the Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth) which are commencing on 6 May 2024.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 16 February 2024
Mon, 19 Feb 2024
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Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 09 February 2024
Mon, 12 Feb 2024
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