Advocacy
Submissions
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Youth Justice and child wellbeing reform across Australia
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) thanks the National Children’s Commissioner for the opportunity to provide feedback on Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reform across Australia. WLSA acknowledges the overwhelming and disproportionate harm and loss experienced by First Nations people in both the criminal justice system and the child protection systems. These…
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Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
Read our submission here. WLSA welcomes the introduction of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 (the Bill). We welcome the focus of these reforms on the safety of children and adult victim-survivors in the family law system. This is evident in the removal from the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (the Act) of the presumption…
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Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023
Read our submission here.
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Specialised and trauma-informed legal services pilot for victims and survivors of sexual assault
Read our submission here. In the 2022-23 Federal Budget, the Government provided $8.4 million over three years (from 2023-24 to 2025-26) to pilot a legal services model (or models), in three locations across Australia, with the aim to provide victims and survivors of sexual violence with greater access to specialised and trauma-informed legal services to…
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Response to the Administrative Review Reform Issues Paper
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia observes the significant impact the migration system, including the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, has on women on temporary visas who are experiencing family violence. We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the Administrative Review Reform Issues Paper (Issues Paper). Our recommendations are informed by our collective practical…