WA's new Persistent Family Violence FAQs
04/12/2020
In June this year, State Parliament passed the Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 (the Act) which makes significant changes to the way the justice system will deal with family and domestic violence in Western Australia.
WA's new Suffocation and Strangulation Laws FAQs
New laws target strangulation, family violence
05/10/2020
Choking or suffocating an intimate partner is a critical form of family and domestic violence that becomes a specific criminal offence from 1 October 2020.
Legal Aid increases help to Western Australians
01/04/2020
Legal Aid WA (LAWA) is urging West Australians, who may be affected by family violence, to know that they can still get help during the COVID-19 crisis.
New intimate image laws – public forum
03/05/2019
The Office of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime is undertaking a series of regional public forums to raise awareness around the new intimate image laws and to give parents and other community members the opportunity to ask questions of the Acting Commissioner on this and/or other victim related topics. Refer to public forum dates.
Family Violence Law Help
12/03/2019
A new national website [ familyviolencelaw.gov.au ] for people wanting to understand Family and Domestic Violence has been released by Legal Aid.
Intimate Image Abuse Laws Passed
21/02/2019
The Western Australian Parliament passed the Criminal Law Amendment (Intimate Images) Bill on the 19 February 2019. Read more about this law at justice.wa.gov.au/intimateimagelaws/
