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Infosheets - Motor vehicle accidents and starting claims in the Magistrates Court updated
Mon, 20 Jan 2025
Infosheets on motor vehicle accidents and starting claims in the Magistrates Court have recently been updated.
Read moreWhat's the law? Australian law for new arrivals has been updated
Mon, 20 Jan 2025
What's the law? Australian law for new arrivals, a free online resource has recently been updated.
Read moreBlurred Borders Family Violence WA fact sheet updates
Mon, 20 Jan 2025
Most Blurred Borders Family Violence WA fact sheets have recently been reviewed.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 17 January 2025
Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreProtection and care infosheet update
Mon, 13 Jan 2025
Protection and care infosheets have recently been reviewed.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 10 January 2025
Fri, 10 Jan 2025
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreReview of guardianship and administration laws open for submissions
Mon, 06 Jan 2025
The Law Reform Commission of Western Australia is inviting public submissions until 17 April 2025 on Volume 1 of a Discussion Paper.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 20 December 2024
Fri, 20 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 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.
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