NSW passes landmark coercive control reform

The NSW Government’s landmark coercive control bill has overcome its final hurdle, passing Parliament after two-and-a-half years of “unprecedented” community consultation and inquiry.

‘The difference between life and death’: Government moves on coercive control

NSW is on track to become the first Australian state or territory to outlaw coercive control, with Attorney General Mark Speakman pushing for the swift…

Legal leaders in ‘disbelief’ over NSW Government’s inaction on ice inquiry

The heads of the legal profession’s peak organisations have revealed their frustration at the NSW Government’s failure to implement urgent law reform in response to…

The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: September 2022

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: August 2022

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

‘Open justice is deceptively simple’: Law Reform Commission report tabled in Parliament

­­New legislation hoping to bring the principle of open justice into the modern era and streamline access to court information, non-publication and suppression orders is…

The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: July 2022

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

Tough new bail laws ‘rushed’ through NSW parliament

“Swift and decisive” new bail laws have passed NSW parliament in a “national first”’ move by the government to strengthen its already tough legislation, but…

The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: May 2022

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: April 2022

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment..