Law reform
Legal Aid’s advocacy work doesn’t stop when we leave the court room. We work hard to identify how the legal system is working for our clients, and where it needs to be better. We meet with, and write to, government and parliament, to make sure they know about the issues that impact our clients. You can see our submissions below.
2021 submissions
General
- Open justice review Court and tribunal information: access, disclosure and publication - Legal Aid NSW submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper 22, March 2021
- NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Coercive Control - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Joint Select Committee, February 2021
- Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020 - Legal Aid NSW submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, February 2021
Criminal
- Jury reforms (statutory review of the majority verdicts amendments, and consultation on improving the operation and management of juries) - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Department of Communities and Justice, May 2021
- Exposure draft of the Crimes Legislation (Offences Against Pregnant Women) Bill 2020 - Legal Aid NSW submission to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, February 2021
Civil
- Inquiry into road tolling regimes in NSW - Legal Aid NSW submission to the NSW Legislative Council Portfolio Committee No.6 – Transport and customer service, June 2021
- Draft Children’s Guardian Regulation 2021 - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Office of the Children’s Guardian, May 2021
- Inquiry into the efficacy, fairness, timeliness and costs of the processing and granting of visa classes which provide for or allow for family and partner reunions - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, April 2021
- ASIC Consultation Paper 339 – Implementing the Royal Commission recommendations: The Deferred sales model for add on insurance - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, April 2021
- Treasury review of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority - Legal Aid NSW submission to The Treasury, April 2021
- Statutory review of the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Department of Customer Service, August 2020
- Consultation on the English language requirement and the new sponsorship framework for the Partner visa program - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Department of Home Affairs, March 2021.
- Persons with Disability (Regulation of Restrictive Practices) Bill 2021 - Legal Aid NSW submission to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, February 2021
- NDIS Consultation Paper: Planning Policy for Personalised Budgets and Plan Flexibility - National Legal Aid submission to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, February 2021
- NDIS Consultation Paper: Access and Eligibility Policy with independent assessments - National Legal Aid submission to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, February 2021
- Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 - Legal Aid NSW submission to Senate Education and Employment Committee, February 2021
- Response to Homelessness - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Audit office of NSW, January 2021
- National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Supporting Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, January 2021