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17 Mar

Posted at 05:11h in Submissions

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 Coroner’s Court be publicly...

06 Jan

Posted at 00:09h in Submissions

ALSWA Submission to the West Australian Parliament – November 2010 ALSWA provided this submission to members of the Western Australian Parliament to contribute to the debate around the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment (Disqualification by Notice) Bill 2010 (‘the Bill’). In this submission ALSWA voiced concerns about: the detrimental and disproportionate impact that...

29 Nov

Posted at 00:00h in Submissions

ALSWA provided this submission to the WA Department of Child Protection (DCP) to provide substantive practical considerations and feedback on DCP’s draft Permanency Planning Policy. In the submission, ALSWA welcomed the development of the Permanency Planning Policy whilst noting the importance of effective implementation which would require DCP staff training...

26 Nov

Posted at 00:00h in Submissions

19 November 2010, University of New South Wales National Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Conference Presented by Ms. Tammy Solonec, Managing Solicitor Law and Advocacy Unit, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (ALSWA) and Mr Les Malezer, Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA).    The Indigenous Peoples Organisation (IPO)...

26 Nov

Posted at 00:00h in Presentations

19 November 2010, University of New South Wales National Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Conference Presented by Ms. Tammy Solonec, Managing Solicitor Law and Advocacy Unit, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (ALSWA) and Mr Les Malezer, Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA).    The Indigenous Peoples Organisation (IPO)...

28 Sep

Posted at 00:00h in Submissions

ALSWA drafted and delivered the Joint Intervention by the Indigenous Peoples Organisations of Australia during the Third Session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in Geneva in July 2010 on Agenda Item 3: ‘The Right to Participate in Decision-Making’. The intervention expressed concerns about...

28 Sep

Posted at 00:00h in Submissions

ALSWA drafted and delivered the Joint Intervention by the Indigenous Peoples Organisations of Australia during the Third Session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in Geneva in July 2010 on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The intervention noted that although...

14 Sep

Posted at 00:00h in Submissions

ALSWA prepared this submission in response to a review of the Bail Act 1982 (WA) being undertaken by the WA Department of the Attorney General. The review was prompted by Coronial comments arising from the Inquest into the death of Mr Ward. In its submission, ALSWA provided responses to the 42...

14 Sep

Posted at 00:00h in Submissions

ALSWA provided this submission to members of the Western Australian Parliament to contribute to the debate against the Prohibited Behaviour Orders Bill (WA) 2010. In the submission, ALSWA strongly opposed the introduction of the Bill and submitted that existing penalties and offences in the Western Australian criminal justice system already...