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Liquor Control Amendment Act 2025
Thu, 18 Dec 2025
Parts 2 and 4 of this amending Act came into force on 13 December 2025.
Read moreRestorative Justice Unit
Thu, 18 Dec 2025
This Unit is now operating in person at the Children's Court.
Read moreCommunity Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Act 2024
Thu, 18 Dec 2025
The stage 2 amendments in this amending Act are confirmed to commence on 31 December 2025.
Read moreRetail Barring Orders Bill 2025 introduced
Wed, 10 Dec 2025
This Bill provides for employers, unions, and shopping centre owners to apply to the court for a Retail Barring Order (RBO) against an adult or child who commits ‘retail violence’.
Read moreJuvenile reportable offenders
Tue, 09 Dec 2025
The Children's Court has published an Information Note about applications for review and exemption under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004.
Read moreCommunity Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Act 2024
Mon, 01 Dec 2025
The Stage 2 amendments contained in this amending act are expected to commence on 31 December 2025.
Read moreSupreme Court Guidelines - Use of Generative AI
Mon, 01 Dec 2025
These Guidelines apply to any proceedings before the Supreme Court.
Read moreFamily violence - electronic monitoring in sentence and bail
Mon, 03 Nov 2025
Appeal decision handed down in relation to timing of FVRO for mandatory electronic monitoring in sentence.
Read moreStatutory review of WA's workplace health and safety laws
Tue, 21 Oct 2025
The WA Government is calling for submissions to a statutory review of Western Australia's workplace health and safety laws.
Read moreAge-restricted social media platform laws
Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Age-restricted social media platform laws come into operation from 10 December 2025.
Read moreFederal Court Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Rules 2025
Tue, 02 Sep 2025
The Federal Court Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Rules 2025 have been registered on the Federal Register of Legislation and will commence today, 2 September 2025.
Read moreAssociations and Co-operatives Legislation Amendment Act 2025
Mon, 25 Aug 2025
The Associations and Co-operatives Legislation Amendment Act 2025 was assented to on 22 August 2025.
Read moreApplicable court for appeals from FCWA involving cross-border de facto relationships
Thu, 14 Aug 2025
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that appeals against decisions made by the Family Court of Western Australia in parenting matters involving unmarried or de facto parties are to be made to the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and not the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1).
Read moreCommunity Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Act 2024
Tue, 12 Aug 2025
Part 2 of this amending Act came into force on 28 July 2025 and imposes changes to reporting obligations and monitoring of reportable offenders.
Read morePrivacy and responsible information sharing laws in WA further update
Tue, 29 Jul 2025
More provisions of the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 came into operation on 1 July 2025. The remaining provisions of the Information Commissioner Act 2024 (WA) also came into operation on 1 July 2025.
Read moreChildren's Court - Information Note - Changes to Dandjoo Bidi-Ak Court
Wed, 23 Jul 2025
Changes to the referral process for Dandjoo Bidi-Ak Court have been introduced. These are effective immediately.
Read moreCommonwealth - AGD Factsheet on Protecting Sensitive Information
Thu, 10 Jul 2025
The Attorney-General's Department has published a factsheet on protecting sensitive information in family law proceedings, following the recent Commonwealth legislative amendments that commenced on 10 June 2025.
Read moreState - New FCWA Practice Direction and updates to Practice Guidelines to FCWA Information Sharing MOU
Thu, 10 Jul 2025
A new Family Court of WA Practice Direction has been issued, effective 10 July 2025. The Practice Guidelines to the Family Court of WA's Information Sharing Memorandum of Understanding have also been updated.
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