Advocacy
Submissions
-
Enhancing Civil Protections and Remedies for Forced Marriage
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission on Enhancing Civil Protections and Remedies of Forced Marriage. We are pleased to see the Commonwealth Government’s focus on strengthening Australia’s response to forced marriage. Women’s Legal Services across Australia assist women who are in forced or arranged marriages…
-
Inquiry into Family Violence Orders
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the parliamentary inquiry into family violence orders following a referral from the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP. We are pleased to see the Commonwealth Government’s continued interest in reviewing the family law system and its commitment to taking action to preventing family violence…
-
ALRC Inquiry into Justice Responses to Sexual Violence
Read our submission here. Improving responses to sexual violence is a national issue and requires a commitment from all state and territory governments to implement reforms and invest in fundamentally changing the criminal legal system within their jurisdictions. Consistent with the Standing Council of Attorneys-General Work Plan to Strengthen Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault…
-
Inquiry into the Financial Services Regulatory Framework in Relation to Financial Abuse
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Parliamentary Joint Committee’s Inquiry into Financial Services Regulatory Framework in Relation to Financial Abuse. Women’s Legal Services provide legal assistance and wraparound support services to women, including social work and financial counselling, to provide a trauma-informed, multidisciplinary, and integrated approach…
-
Independent Review of the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022 (Cth)
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) advocated for the introduction of paid family and domestic violence leave (FDV leave). We are pleased to contribute to this review of the operation and impact of the amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 that enshrined FDV leave as a universal entitlement in the National…
-
Worker non-compete clauses and other restraints
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the Competition Review’s consideration of non-compete clauses and other restraints used in employment and other contracts that restrict workers from shifting to better-paying jobs. In our experience these types of clauses are over-used, regularly misused, and have a significant impact on workers. These clauses and…