Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon John Quigley MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
15/01/2021	Quigley	Attorney General	Experienced criminal lawyer appointed as a magistrate
14/01/2021	Quigley	Attorney General	Deputy Director of DPP appointed to the District Court
13/01/2021	Quigley	Attorney General	Proceeds of crime to give vulnerable people a helping hand
17/12/2020	Quigley; Wyatt	Commerce; Treasurer	COVID-19 relief grants expanded to help pay tenants’ rent debt
16/12/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Senior Counsel becomes District Court judge
10/12/2020	McGurk; Quigley	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Attorney General	New weapons in the fight against strangulation
1/12/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Commercial lawyer appointed to the District Court
20/11/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Fresh voices sought to advise Government on victims of crime
10/11/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Seized cash channelled to crime-busting programs and victim support
28/10/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Tireless advocate for children among law awards winners
27/10/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Legal advice clarifies position regarding direction to hold inquests
21/10/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Matthew Zilko appointed Parliamentary Inspector of the CCC
20/10/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Judge Kathleen Glancy appointed Deputy President of SAT
19/10/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Statement from the Attorney General on the passing of David Ipp
16/10/2020	Quigley	Commerce	Extra Christmas shopping hours to help stimulate retail trading
16/10/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Commissioner for Children and Young People term extended
14/10/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Former Supreme Court Judge to head WA’s peak law reform body
8/10/2020	Quigley; McGurk	Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	More than $7 million to be spent on new restraining order system
8/10/2020	Roberts; Logan; Quigley; McGurk	Police; Emergency Services; Corrective Services; Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	McGowan Government recovery budget keeps WA safe and strong
25/09/2020	Quigley	Commerce	Rent grant continues for tenants and landlords impacted by COVID-19
23/09/2020	Quigley	Commerce	New legislation to create a fairer system for building and construction industry
10/09/2020	Quigley	Commerce	COVID-19 residential rent laws extended for six months
10/09/2020	Quigley; Papalia	Commerce; Small Business	WA to extend COVID-19 commercial tenancy laws
29/08/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Kraszlan appointed Commissioner for Victims of Crime
28/08/2020	Quigley; McGurk	Attorney General; Child Protection	Special court to promote child safety
18/08/2020	McGurk; Logan; Quigley	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Corrective Services; Attorney General	Family and domestic violence offenders face GPS tracking
12/08/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Cash from criminals to fund crime-stopping projects
5/08/2020	Quigley	Commerce	Advocates for WA’s vulnerable consumers become award winners
31/07/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Six new magistrates to strengthen court’s regional presence
30/07/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Three judge appointments increase District Court numbers
6/07/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Barrister Philip Urquhart to become a Coroner
3/07/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Magistrates to hear court matters State-wide for the first time
26/06/2020	McGurk; Quigley	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Attorney General	Parliament passes landmark family violence reform package
26/06/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Parliament passes laws to keep high risk offenders behind bars
24/06/2020	Quigley; MacTiernan	Attorney General; Agriculture and Food	Animal welfare and farm trespass Bill introduced into Parliament
24/06/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Legal funding boost to help Western Australia’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged
17/06/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Parliament passes comprehensive reform package to WA’s fine enforcement regime
29/05/2020	Quigley; Papalia	Commerce; Small Business	New WA code provides certainty for commercial tenants
15/05/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Bill to reappoint John McKechnie is valid, says Opposition advice
12/05/2020	Quigley; McGurk	Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Victims of violence able to apply for restraining orders online
6/05/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	New Judge appointed to the District Court
23/04/2020	McGowan; Wyatt; Quigley; Papalia	Premier; Treasurer; Commerce; Small Business	New $154.5 million relief package to support tenants, landlords and construction industry
21/04/2020	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Commerce	Eviction moratorium and code of conduct to protect WA businesses
21/04/2020	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Commerce	Moratorium on residential tenancy evictions becomes law in WA
14/04/2020	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Attorney General	Urgent Bill to reappoint CCC Commissioner
14/04/2020	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Commerce	New laws to provide support for commercial and residential tenants and landlords
3/04/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Attorney General pays tribute to former Chief Judge of Family Court
2/04/2020	Quigley; McGurk	Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New laws to protect family violence victims during COVID-19 pandemic
1/04/2020	Roberts; Quigley	Police; Attorney General	Tough penalties to protect essential frontline workers during pandemic
31/03/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Legal Aid increases help to Western Australians amid COVID-19 crisis
31/03/2020	Quigley; Roberts	Attorney General; Police	Serious penalties for COVID-19 related assaults or threats to frontline workers
31/03/2020	Quigley; Cook	Attorney General; Health	New laws to allow doctors to trial new and emerging treatments for COVID-19
20/03/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Introduction of WA Pro Bono Model to enhance access to justice
18/03/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	Uniform law to provide real benefits to WA lawyers and their clients
16/03/2020	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Commerce	Extra shopping hours to help WA's pensioners and people with disabilities
13/03/2020	Roberts; Quigley	Police; Attorney General	Foundations laid for new Armadale Courthouse and Police Complex
29/02/2020	Quigley; MacTiernan	Attorney General; Agriculture and Food	Farm trespass and animal welfare Bill out for public comment
28/02/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	New Chief Judge appointed to head WA’s District Court
17/02/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	New award to recognise pro bono work by legal firms
5/02/2020	Quigley	Attorney General	$5 million available to fund community safety and anti-drug measures
13/01/2020	Quigley; Roberts	Attorney General; Police	New anti-consorting scheme set to obstruct organised criminal activity in WA
24/12/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	District Court appointments include first Aboriginal judge
24/12/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	New appointments to the Children’s Court announced
27/11/2019	Quigley; McGurk	Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New laws to tackle family and domestic violence in WA
14/11/2019	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Attorney General	Independent review ordered into Housing Authority
16/10/2019	Quigley	Commerce	Parliament passes laws to protect children from toppling furniture
11/10/2019	Quigley	Commerce	More retail trading hours for Perth shoppers at Christmas
2/10/2019	Roberts; Quigley; Wyatt	Police; Attorney General; Aboriginal Affairs	Custody Notification Service now operational in Western Australia
27/09/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Attorney General moves to protect CCC inquiry
25/09/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	WA’s fines enforcement regime set for a major overhaul
21/08/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	New Lotterywest IT grant to further help legal centres
20/08/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Four new appointments to the Magistrates Court announced
5/08/2019	Quigley; Kelly	Attorney General; Innovation and ICT	State Government’s commitment to stronger, clearer privacy protections for Western Australians
25/07/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	New appointment to the Family Court announced
16/07/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Catherine Fletcher appointed Information Commissioner
12/07/2019	McGowan; MacTiernan; Quigley	Premier; Regional Development; Attorney General	Wheels in motion for Bunbury youth driver training program
3/07/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Legal Aid launches network of virtual offices across WA
26/06/2019	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Attorney General	Parliament to consider new laws to keep high-risk offenders behind bars
23/06/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Parliament to consider class actions regime for WA
20/06/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	New Bill to strengthen child sexual abuse laws in WA
19/06/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	New appointment to help reduce backlog in Coroner’s Court
5/06/2019	Quigley; Cook	Attorney General; Health	New CT scanner will help find answers in cases of unexpected death
22/05/2019	Logan; Quigley	Corrective Services; Attorney General	McGowan Labor Government aims to strengthen offender monitoring
13/05/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Word on the street reveals 2019 law award winners
15/04/2019	McGurk; Quigley	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Commerce	Way forward for tenants facing family violence
11/04/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Appointment of two senior judicial officers announced
3/04/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Justice Pritchard first woman to be appointed President of the SAT
19/03/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Community, stakeholders urged to contribute to defamation law reform
15/03/2019	Ellery; Quigley	Education and Training; Attorney General	Schools take a stand against bullying
12/03/2019	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Attorney General	State Government response to CCC report related to Tokyo Office
6/03/2019	Quigley	Commerce	Local family, community leaders and the ABC win awards
28/02/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Western Australia to adopt uniform law
20/02/2019	Quigley; McGurk	Commerce; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Parliament passes new tenancy laws to support FDV victims
20/02/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	WA Parliament passes ‘revenge porn’ legislation
15/02/2019	Quigley	Attorney General	Lawyers who offer free, high-quality legal advice wanted
19/12/2018	Quigley	Attorney General	Stephen Lemonis appointed a judge of the District Court
17/12/2018	Quigley	Attorney General	State Government to pay for funerals of murder victims
14/12/2018	Quigley	Attorney General	Three new appointments to the Family Court announced
6/12/2018	Quigley	Attorney General	Parliament passes tough parole laws for WA’s worst killers
4/12/2018	Quigley	Attorney General	Inquiry prompts reform of legislation governing charitable trusts