The Law Society of Western Australia’s advocacy is currently focused on the following areas of law reform:
- Liquor Control (Protected Entertainment Precincts) Amendment Bill 2022
- Stage 2 Review of the Model Defamation Provisions: Part A: Liability of internet Intermediaries for Third Party Content
- Review of Australia’s Modern Slavery Act
- Exemptions for Litigation Funding Schemes
- Derivative actions in deceased estate matters
- Legislative responses to coercive control in Western Australia
- Review of the Youth Offenders Act
- Review of the Associations
- Incorporation Act 2015
The advocacy agenda is developed as part of the Law Society’s strategic plan. The current agenda includes:
- Youth detention – Banksia Hill
- Protected Entertainment Precincts
- Review of existing and potentially new accreditation programmes for areas of legal practice
- Fair, Safe and Inclusive Legal Workplaces: Law Clerks, Graduates and Lawyers
- Proposal for compulsory re-action mediation in estate matters
- Legal Practice Board Sexual Harassment reporting processes
- Uniform Law
- Retention of women in the legal profession
