Submissions

2022 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Letter to Law Council of Australia Proposed Reformulation ASCR Rule 38	Law Council of Australia
Letter to Law Council of Australia Review Best Practice Guide for Legal Practitioners in relation to Elder Financial Abuse	Law Council of Australia
Letter to WorkCover WA re Workers Compensation and Injury Management Bill 2022	WorkCover WA
Draft National Coercive Control C4	Law Council of Australia
Modern Slavery Review C3	Law Council of Australia
Litigation Funding Schemes C2	Law Council of Australia
Model Defamation Provisions – Stage 2 part A C1	Law Council of Australia
Cost Assessment Extension of Time Applications	Attorney General of Western Australia
Consultation Paper on Conditional Costs Agreements	Legal Services Council
Consultation to Develop the Practices concerning Sexual Harassment Reporting	Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
Derivative Actions in Deceased Estate Matters	Department of Justice
Feedback on COVID-109 Initiatives Implemented by the District Court and Psychological Reports	District Court of Western Australia
Mandatory Registration on the Sex Offenders Register	Attorney General of Western Australia
Commercial Tenancy Law Review Consultation Paper	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Establishment of a Federal Parole Authority: Consultation on Preferred Model	Law Council of Australia
Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2022-2023 Comments	Law Council of Australia
Joint Costs Advisory Committee Inquiry 2022 Comments	Law Council of Australia
Reply to Invitation to Participate in Consultation to Legislative Responses to Coercive Control in Western Australia	Director General, Department of Justice
Letter to Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA	Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA
Letter to Law Reform Commission of WA Review of Sexual Offences and the Law relating to Consent Project 113	Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
Letter to Victorian Department of Justice re Mandatory Reporting	Department of Justice and Community Safety (Victoria)
Letter to Minister Corrective Services re Air Conditioning in Prison Facilities	Minister for Corrective Services
Letter to Legal Costs Committee re Review of the Contentious Business Determinations	Chair, Legal Costs Committee
Letter and Submission to Legal Costs Committee Review Contentious Business Determinations	Chair, Legal Costs Committee
Letter and Submission to Mental Health Commission re Mental Health Act Review	The Commissioner, Mental Health Commission
Letter to Joint Standing Committee on Corruption and Crime Commission Serious Misconduct	Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission
Submission to Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety – Statutory Review of Associations Incorporation Act 2015	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Courts Legislation Amendment (Magistrates) Bill 2021 – Response	Attorney General of Western Australia
Courts Legislation Amendment (Magistrates) Bill 2021	Attorney General of Western Australia

2021 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Letter to Hon Justice Pritchard re development and resources Stream SAT	State Administrative Tribunal
Letter and submission to Law Reform Commission WA re Equal Opportunity Act	Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
Letter to Law Council of Australia re National Collection of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Data	Law Council of Australia
Courts Legislation Amendment (Magistrates) Bill 2021	Attorney General of Western Australia
Conditional Costs Agreements	Legal Services Council
Status of Registrars	Attorney General of Western Australia
Letter to Minister Aboriginal Affairs – Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Proposed Amendments to Criminal Law and Sentencing Legislation	Department of Justice
Submission: Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment Regulations 2022) – Consultation Draft	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Workers Compensation Management Act 2021 Consultation Draft Bill C1	WorkCover WA
Criminal Law Amendment (Home Burglary and Other Offences) Act 2015 (WA) Statutory Review (Issues Paper)	Department of Justice
Provisional Assessments by Taxing Officers	Department of Justice
Electronic Mortgages	Landgate
Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers In Rural, Regional And Remote Australia	Law Council of Australia
Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 Review	Department of Justice
Searching the Court’s Electronic Portal for Grants of Probate	Chief Justice of Western Australia
Rule 42 of the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules	Law Council of Australia
The Urgent Need to Construct More Criminal Courts	Attorney General of Western Australia
Consultation on Uniform Evidence Law (Tendency and Coincidence) Model Provisions Bill	Department of Justice
Strata Reforms – Resourcing the State Administrative Tribunal	Attorney General of Western Australia
Postage Delays and Statutory Time Limits – Caveats	Landgate
Family Court Delay in Western Australia	Attorney General (Federal)
Delay in the Family Court of Western Australia	Attorney General of Western Australia

2020 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2020	Department of Planning Lands and Heritage
Commonwealth Integrity Commission Exposure Draft	Law Council of Australia
Advance Health Directives	Attorney General (State)
Continuing COVID-19 Procedures	Chief Justice of Western Australia
Searching the Court’s Electronic Portal for Grants of Probate	Chief Justice of Western Australia
Death and Taxes Consultation	Law Council of Australia
Revised Principles for a Federal Judicial Commission	Law Council of Australia
Options to Enhance the Family Safety Competency of Legal Practitioners	Law Council of Australia
Review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)	Law Council of Australia
Cross Examination of Sexual Abuse Victims	Department of Justice
Costs Disclosures for Strategic Conferences	Chief Justice of Western Australia
Lodgement of Amended Pleadings and Track Changes	Chief Justice of Western Australia
Continuing COVID-19 Procedures	Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia
Joint Costs Advisory Committee Inquiry 2020	Law Council of Australia
Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession: Measures Proposed to Drive Cultural Change in the Legal Profession	Law Council of Australia
Federal Judicial Commission	Law Council of Australia
Amendment of Supreme Court (Corporations) (WA) Rules 2004 (WA)	Chief Justice of Western Australia
Work Health and Safety Bill 2019 – Industrial Manslaughter Law Reform	Standing Committee on Legislation
Submission to the Inquiry into the Destruction of 46,000 year old Caves – Juukan Gorge Western Australia	Law Council of Australia
Federal Court Procedural Reforms in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic	Law Council of Australia
Legal Profession (Magistrates Court) (Civil) Report and Determination 2020	Legal Costs Committee
Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2019	Standing Committee on Legislation Legislative Council
Costs Disclosure for Strategic Conference	Chief Justice of Western Australia
Review of Law Council’s Policy Statement on a Commonwealth Criminal Cases Review Commission	Law Council of Australia
Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence	Law Council of Australia
Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 (Committee)	Law Council of Australia
Participation of People with a Disability an Jury Service Discussion Paper	Department of Justice
Options on Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession	Law Council of Australia
National Collection of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Data	Legal Practice Board
The Family Court of WA Requires a Further Judge Immediately	Attorney General (Federal)
The Family Court of WA Requires a Further Judge Immediately	Attorney General (State)
Lodgment of Amended Pleadings and Track Changes	Department of Justice
Strata Titles Act 1985 (Amended STA) – Resourcing the State Administrative Tribunal	Attorney General of Western Australia
Commencement Date: Strata Titles Act 1985 (Amended STA)	Minister for Transport and Planning
Request for Amendment to Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 – Incorporated Associations	Department of Treasury
Witnessing Solemn Documents and Crossing State and Territory Borders	Law Council of Australia
Review of Contentious Business Determinations	Legal Costs Committee
Suitors’ Fund Levy	Department of Justice
Review of Amount Prescribed as Minor Punishment under the Spent Convictions Regulations 1992 (WA)	Department of Justice
Modern Award for Early Career Lawyers (Draft Issues Paper)	Law Council of Australia
Proposed Amendments to the Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules: Removal of the Word ‘Fame’	Law Council of Australia
Merits of Developing Legal Profession Policy on Climate Change	Law Council of Australia

2019 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019	Premier of Western Australia
Family Violence Legislation Reform Bill – Consultation Draft	Department of Justice
Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019	Department of Justice
Joint Signing Authority From Law Practice Trust Accounts	Property Exchange Australia
Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 – Discussion Paper	Department of Justice
Proposed Law Council Policy on Sustainable Development	Law Council of Australia
National Harmonisation of Recognition of Grants of Probate	Attorney General of Western Australia
Electronic Register of End of Life Choices	Attorney General of Western Australia
Review Powers of the President of the Children’s Court WA and the Information Sharing Capability by the Children’s Court	Department of Justice
Consolidated Practice Directions – Expert Evidence	Supreme Court of Western Australia
Claims Harvesting – Your Reference 2018/07045	Department of Justice
Limitation Periods for Claims	Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
Review of Citizenship Revocation Provisions By Independent Security Legislation Monitor	Law Council of Australia
Ministerial Expert Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying- Death Certification	Deparment of Health
National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces	Law Council of Australia

2018 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in Western Australia	Department of Justice
Diversity Jurisdiction in The State Administrative Tribunal (WA) – Desirability of addressing the issue as a priority	Attorney General of Western Australia
Proposed Practice Direction- Civil Costs	Magistrates Court of Western Australia
Statutory Review of Part 5A of The Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA)	Department of Justice
Review of the Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000 (WA)	Department of Justice
Improving the Integrity of GST on Property Transactions’ Measures- Draft Notifications	Australian Taxation Office
Pro Bono Legal Work Requirement for Government Tenders	Attorney General of Western Australia
Inquiry into End of Life Choices	Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
Practice Direction 4.1.2.2- CMC List Usual Orders	Supreme Court of Western Australia
Submission: Security of Payment Reform – Workshop 2	Deparment of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety
Review of the Family Law System	Law Council of Australia
Review of the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules	Law Council of Australia
Solicitors’ Use of the Title ‘Special Counsel’	The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
Proposed amendments to the Workers’ Compensation (Legal Practitioners and Registered Agents) Costs determination 2015	Workcover WA
In Confidence: Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Taxation Administration Act 2003	Department of Finance
Amendment to Section 55 of The Criminal Procedure Act 2004	Department of Justice
Solicitors’ Use of the Title ‘Special Counsel’	The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
Review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in Western Australia	Department of Justice
Legal Costs Committee Review: Legal Profession (Family Court of Western Australia) Determination 2016; Legal Profession (Magistrates Court) (Family Law) Determination 2017; Legal Profession (State Administrative Tribunal) Determination 2016 (April 2018)	Legal Costs Committee
Legal Costs Committee Review: Review of contentious business determinations (April 2018)	Legal Costs Committee
Magistrates Court Report (March 2018)	Attorney General of Western Australia
Review of the statutory report on the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990	Attorney General of Western Australia
Legal Costs Committee Review: Legal Profession (Magistrate Court) (Civil) Determination 2016; Legal Profession (Magistrate Court) (Criminal) Determination 2016; Legal Profession (Official Prosecutions) (Accused’s Costs) Determination 2016 (March 2018)	Legal Costs Committee
Legal Costs Committee Review: Legal Profession (Supreme Court) (Contentious Business) Determination 2016; Legal Profession (District Court Appeals) (Contentious Business) Determination 2016; Legal Profession (Supreme Court and District Court) (Criminal) Determination 2016 (February 2018)	Legal Costs Committee

2017 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Legal Costs Committee Review: Legal Practitioners (Solicitors Costs) Determination 2015; Legal Practitioners (Solicitors Non-Contentious Probate Costs) Determination 2015; Legal Practitioners (Public Notaries Costs) Determination 2015 (May 2017)	Legal Costs Committee
Magistrates Court Report (December 2017)	The Chief Magistrate
ALRC Discussion Paper: Incarceration Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (August 2017) (Closing the Gap strategic campaign)	Australian Law Reform Commission

2016 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Australian Consumer Law Review – Interim Report (December 2016)	Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand
Australian Consumer Law Review – Response to Issues Paper (May 2016)	Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand
Harmonisation of Conduct Rule 3s – Comparison between Legal Profession Conduct Rules 2010 (WA) and Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2016 (April 2016)	Letter to the Legal Practice Board WA cc to State Attorney General WA Bar Association (State)
Expunging of Criminal Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences (April 2016)	Submission to the Attorney General (State)
Legal Costs Committee Review: Legal Profession (Family Court of Western Australia) Determination 2014; Legal Profession (State Administrative Tribunal) Determination 2014; Legal Profession (Official Prosecutions) (Accused’s Costs) Determination 2014 (April 2016)	Submission to the Legal Costs Committee (State)
WA Project 106 Provisional Damages and Damages for Gratuitous Services (March 2016)	Law Reform Commission of Western Australia

2015 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Review of 0 36B – Subpoenas, Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (January 2015)	Supreme Court of Western Australia (State)
Landgate Strata Titles Reform – Combined Discussion Paper (February 2015)	Landgate Strata Titles Act Reform Paper (State)
Mandatory Sentencing – Criminal Law Amendment (Home Burglary and Other Offences) Bill 2014 (February 2015)	Attorney General (State)
Inquiry into Planning and Development (Development Assessment Panels) Regulations 2011 (February 2015)	Legislative Council Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review (State)
Draft Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2014 (February 2015)	Minister for Planning (State)
United Nations Universal Periodic Review Shadow Report of Australia’s Human Rights Obligations: Indigenous Specific Responses (February 2015)	Law Council of Australia (Federal)
Legal Costs Committee Review – Legal Practitioners (Solicitors Costs) Determination 2013 and Legal Practitioners (Solicitors Non-contentious Probate Costs) Determination 2013 (February 2015)	Legal Costs Committee (State)
Senate Economics Legislation Committee Inquiry into Australian Securities and Investment Commission Amendment (Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee Abolition) Bill 2014 (February 2015)	Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Federal)
Bundles of Trial Materials (March 2015)	District Court of Western Australia (State)
Landgate Consultation Paper – Sale of Land Act: Proposals for Changes to Section 13 (April 2015)	Landgate (State)
Bell Group of Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution Proceeds) Bill 2015 (May 2015)	Treasurer (State)

2014 Submission

Title of submission	Submission to
Productivity Commission – Request for information (January 2014)	Law Council of Australia (Federal)
Review of the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (January 2014)	WorkCover WA (State)
Review of the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 (WA) (February 2014)	Department of Environment Regulation (State)
Report of the Family Court Delay Working Group (February 2014)	Hon Chief Judge of the Family Court and State and Federal Attorney General (State)
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia – Discussion Paper – Enhancing Laws Concerning Family and Domestic Violence (February 2014)	Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (State)
Proposed Amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (May 2014)	Law Council of Australia (Federal)
Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (May 2014)	Australian Law Reform Commission (Federal)
Productivity Commission Interim Report on Access to Justice April 2014 (May 2014)	Law Council of Australia (Federal)
Legal Costs Committee Review – Legal Practitioners (State Administrative Tribunal) Determination 2012; Legal Practitioners (Family Court of Western Australia) Determination 2012; Legal Practitioners (Official Prosecutions) (Accused’s Costs) Determination 2012 (August 2014)	Legal Costs Committee (State)
Proposed Practice Management Regulations (August 2014)	Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (State)
Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Bill 2013 (August 2014)	Attorney General (State)
Review of Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 – Final Report July 2014 (August 2014)	WorkCover WA (State)
Commonwealth Government’s Decision to Abolish Corporations and Markets Advisory Advisory Committee (October 2014)	Treasury (Federal)
Statutory Review of the Construction Contracts Act 2004 (WA) (November 2014)	Department of Commerce (State)
Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (December 2014)	Australian Law Reform Commission (Federal)
Compulsory Third Party Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Insurance Scheme (December 2014)	Insurance Commission of Western Australia (State)
Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 (December 2014)	Department of the Attorney General (State)

2013 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Key Criminal Justice Issues (January 2013)	Attorney General.  Copies to the Premier, Shadow Attorney General, Leader of the Opposition and the Greens (State)
Review of Liquor Control Act 1988 (February 2013)	Liquor Act Review Committee (State)
Representative Proceedings – Law Reform Commission of Western Australia Project 103 Discussion Paper February 2013 (May 2013)	Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (State)
Statutory Review of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (August 2013)	Policy and Aboriginal Services Directorate, Department of the Attorney General (State)
Review of Legal Costs Committee Court Scales 2012 (December 2013)	Legal Costs Committee (State)

2012 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Proposed Repeal Section 27A Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943 and Section 87 Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (January 2012)	Minister for Commerce (State)
IP Australia – Innovation Patents – Raising the Step Consultation Paper (October 2012)	IP Australia (Federal)
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia – Discussion Paper – Complaints Against Judiciary (November 2012)	Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (State)

2011 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Inquiry into Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts (January 2011)	Australian Law Reform Commission (Federal)
Legal Practitioners (Solicitors Costs) Determination 2009 and Legal Practitioners (Solicitors Non-Contentious Probate Costs) Determination 2010 (March 2011)	Legal Costs Committee (State)
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 Discussion Paper – Project 101 – February 2011 (June 2011)	Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (State)
Submission to Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network (July 2011)	Law Council of Australia (Federal)
Section 136(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2005 (July 2011)	Minister for Planning (State)
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Amendment Bill 2011 – Legislative Council Amendments (July 2011)	Department of Commerce (State)
Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement – Options for Improving Access to Lease Information in the Retail Tenancy Market in Western Australia (August 2011)	Department of Commerce (State)
Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (August 2011)	Law Council of Australia (Federal)
Section 68 of the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 (September 2011)	Minister for the Environment (State)
Draft Revised Workers’ Compensation (Legal Practitioners and Registered Agents) Costs Determination 2011 (September 2011)	WorkCover WA Costs Committee (State)
Standing Committee of Attorneys General (SCAG) Consultation Draft Proportionate Liability Model Provisions (October 2011)	SCAG (Federal)

2010 submissions

Title of submission	Submission to
Children’s Court Rules 2009 (February 2010)	President of the Children’s Court (WA)
District Court Draft Practice Direction – Video and Audio Links (February 2010)	Chief Judge of the District Court (WA)
Suppression and Non-Publication Orders (March 2010)	Department of the Attorney General (State)
Freedom of Information Review (May 2010)	Information Commissioner (State)
National Electronic conveyancing – Non-Regulated Subscribers (June 2010)	National Electronic Conveyancing Office (Federal)
Closure of State Sub Offices of IP Australia (September 2010)	Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Federal) Minister for Commerce (State)
Children’s Court Direction on Saturday Sittings in Perth (September 2010)	Attorney General (State)