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.
2022 submissions
General
- Criminalising Coercive Control in NSW – Exposure Draft Bill - Legal Aid NSW submission to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, August 2022
Criminal
- Fraud and fraud-related offences - Legal Aid NSW submission to the NSW Sentencing Council, November 2022
- Bail: show cause - firearms offences & criminal associations - Legal Aid NSW submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission, September 2022
- Raise the age of criminal responsibility - National Raise the Age Campaign submission to the Federal Government, July 2022
- Draft Crimes Amendment (Prohibition on Display of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2022 – Legal Aid NSW submission to the Department of Communities and Justice, May 2022
- Draft Children (Detention Centres) Amendment (Warrants) Regulation 2022 – Legal Aid NSW submission to the Department of Communities and Justice, March 2022
- Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, February 2022
Civil
- Proposed Guidance Note on using subsection 7.21 of the 2014 Code and paragraph 84 of the 2020 Code - Legal Aid NSW submission to the General Insurance Code Governance Committee, February 2022
- Consultation Regulation Impact Statement: Improving the effectiveness of the consumer guarantee and supplier indemnification provisions under the Australian Consumer Law - Legal Aid NSW submission to Treasury, February 2022
- Consultation Paper 350 - Consumer remediation: Further consultation - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, February 2022
Family law and domestic and family violence
- Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Family is Culture Review) Bill 2022 – Legal Aid NSW submission to the Department of Communities and Justice, March 2022
- Letter to Senate Education and Em_ Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic violence Leave) Bill 2022 - Legal Aid NSW submission to the Senate Education and Employment Committees regarding Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022, August 2022