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Family 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
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 09 February 2024
Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreInjuries webpage updates
Mon, 05 Feb 2024
The Find Legal Answers webpages on injuries have recently been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 24 January 2024
Tue, 30 Jan 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 FVROs and undertakings
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
The webpages on undertakings in restraining order matters and FVROs have recently been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 19 January 2024
Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreDistrict Court civil procedure -filing of subpoenas
Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Parties may now file subpoenas through the Electronic Case Management System.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 12 January 2024
Mon, 15 Jan 2024
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreChild protection - responses and seeing your children webpage updates
Wed, 10 Jan 2024
Webpages on responses and contact in Child Protection cases have been updated.
Read moreFVRO conferencing webpage updates
Tue, 09 Jan 2024
FVRO shuttle conferencing is scheduled to start at Bunbury Magistrates Court on 22 January 2024.
Read moreProtection and care - new Blurred Borders Keep em Safe story card
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
A new story card has been added to the Blurred Borders Keep em Safe Diverse Parent Groups Child Protection Legal Resource- Aboriginal Representative Organisation.
Read moreCivil webpage updates including on pay and conditions, loans, funerals
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Several civil law webpages have recently been updated.
Read moreChild protection court and care plan related webpage updates
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Various child protection webpages have recently been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 08 December 2023
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care - SNAICC Family Matters Report 2023
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
The SNAICC Family Matters Report 2023 has been launched today.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 17 November 2023
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreSummer Series 2024 - Save the date!
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
📣 2024 SUMMER SERIES DATES LISTED! 📣 We're happy to announce that our Summer Series is now back for 2024. Our next one will be held 7 – 9 February 2024 in person at the Duxton Hotel in Perth.
Read moreRestraining order resources on FVROs updated
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
FVRO conferences started at Armadale Magistrates Court on 20 November 2023 and webpages have been updated to cover this change.
Read moreCivil webpage updates
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
A range of webpages on civil related topics have recently been updated.
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