The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) prepared this submission to comment on the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department Background Paper on the development of a new National Human Rights Action Plan (‘Action Plan’). The Action Plan forms part of Australia’s Human Rights Framework (‘Framework’)
Read more →This submission was in response to the proposal by the Department of the Attorney General (DotAG) of Western Australia (WA) to investigate the introduction of a ‘two tier’ framework for Justices of the Peace (JPs) in Western Australia (WA). The submission demonstrates short comings by way of
Read more →The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.) (ALSWA) and Shelter WA prepared this joint submission in response to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) Indigenous Home Ownership Issues Paper, released in May 2010. The submission noted many benefits in promoting and
Read more →This submission was in response to the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (LRCWA) Background Paper into Project No 100, Review of the Coronial Practice in WA. ALSWA endorsed the Background Paper and made a number of additional recommendations including that: the findings and recommendations from the
Read more →Andy Matthews, ALSWA Criminal Law Unit Lawyer Have you ever considered a career in law? Hear from ALSWA lawyer Andy Matthews, who was Admitted as a lawyer in 2000. He shares his views on law studies at UWA and working within WA’s justice system both in Perth
Read more →Guests: ALSWA’S Tammy Solonec, Shanna Satya and Darlene Summers
Read more →Seranie Gamble ALSWA Law and Advocacy Unit Human Rights lawyer Find out about ALSWA’s involvement in the UN Universal Periodic Review (held on 27 January 2011), a new procedure of the UN to review Australia’s human rights record. Amala Groom University of Technology (UTS) Sydney, Law student
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