The Law Society has prepared briefing papers outlining its policy positions on a number of issues concerning both the legal profession and wider community.
General Briefing Papers
Sentencing Briefing Papers
Closing the Gap Briefing Papers
Legal Profession Briefing Papers
- Family Violence (November 2020) – Under Review
- Mentally Impaired Accused (October 2020) – Under Review
- Injury Insurance Claims Harvesting (October 2020) – Under Review
- Complaints Against Judiciary (September 2020)
- Ademption (August 2020)
- Implement Recommendations of Statutory Review of the Guardianship & Administration Act 1990 (August 2020)
- Wills for Minors (August 2020)
- Bail (July 2020) – Under Review
- Death Penalty (July 2020)
- Mandatory Sentencing (July 2020)
- First Nations Specialist Courts Briefing Paper (August 2021) – Under Review
- Issues Affecting Incarceration Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children (August 2020) – Under Review
- Closing the Gap (August 2020) – Under Review
- Access to Justice Issues Faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Western Australia (July 2020) – Under Review
- Justice Reinvestment (July 2020)
- Deaths in Custody and Incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (July 2020)
- Issues that Contribute to the Incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in Western Australia (July 2020) – Under Review
- Mandatory Sentencing and How It Contributes to the Incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Western Australia (July 2020) – Under Review
- Diversity and Equality (April 2019) – Under Review
View past Briefing Papers in the Virtual Reading Room