Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon John Quigley MLA

Date MinisterPortfolioTitle

7/03/2023

Quigley

Attorney General

Former Legal Aid solicitor appointed WA magistrate

22/02/2023

Quigley; Dawson

Attorney General; Medical Research

New laws give access to important medical research

21/02/2023

Quigley

Attorney General

Senior Counsel appointed Judge of the Supreme Court

10/02/2023

Quigley; Ellery

Attorney General; Women's Interests

Review of sexual offence laws open for discussion

8/02/2023

Quigley

Attorney General

Vulnerable Western Australians to benefit from proceeds of crime

2/02/2023

Quigley

Attorney General

Legal Aid opens Virtual Office in Collie

24/01/2023

Sanderson; Quigley

Health; Attorney General

McGowan Government to expand the State Mortuary

24/01/2023

Quigley

Attorney General

Barrister appointed Judge of the District Court

19/01/2023

Quigley

Attorney General

Regional licence suspensions drop to zero under new regime

18/01/2023

Quigley

Attorney General

Government to ban display and possession of Nazi symbols

21/12/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Reforming sex and gender recognition laws in Western Australia

20/12/2022

Quigley; Ellery

Attorney General; Women's Interests

Views sought on overhauling WA’s sexual offence laws

14/12/2022

Quigley; Dawson

Attorney General; Innovation and the Digital Economy

New privacy laws to protect the personal data of Western Australians

11/12/2022

Quigley; McGurk

Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence

Victim-survivors lend their voice on coercive control response

9/12/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Legal Aid chief reappointed for another term

1/12/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

New scheme to manage persons with mental impairment in the justice system

1/12/2022

McGowan; Quigley; Kelly

Premier; Attorney General; Youth

Government to ban LGBTIQA+ conversion practices in WA

23/11/2022

McGowan; Quigley

Treasurer; Attorney General

Auditor General granted unprecedented access to sensitive information

20/11/2022

Sanderson; Quigley; McGurk

Health; Attorney General; Women's Interests

McGowan Government to reform WA’s abortion laws

1/11/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Registrar promoted to Magistrate of the Family Court

27/10/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

WA’s new charitable trusts laws most comprehensive in the nation

26/10/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Reforms to WA criminal liability laws

20/10/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

New funding increases State Administrative Tribunal membership

19/10/2022

McGowan; Quigley

Treasurer; Attorney General

New laws to improve Government accountability and transparency

19/10/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Senior Counsel appointed Judge of the Supreme Court

19/10/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Robert Owen appointed Director of Public Prosecutions

1/10/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Legal Aid work in the limelight at Community Service Law Awards

30/09/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Action plan set to bolster WA’s legal assistance sector

30/09/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Resident Magistrate in Karratha to meet Pilbara demand

21/09/2022

Quigley; Johnston

Attorney General; Corrective Services

Justice Curthoys to chair Prisoners Review Board

21/09/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Lundberg named WA’s first Aboriginal Supreme Court judge

6/09/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Supreme Court’s Justice Hall to join Court of Appeal

1/09/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

New class action scheme ensures access to justice for more people

31/08/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

New laws put child victims at the centre of bail decisions

18/08/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

De facto couples now captured under superannuation splitting laws

16/08/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

WA’s anti-discrimination laws set for overhaul

10/08/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Attorney General welcomes deceased estates and trusts audit

8/08/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Court services in Collie to remain open

12/07/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Barrister appointed to the District Court

12/07/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

New Magistrates Court appointments to serve regional centres

8/07/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Crime research projects chosen for inaugural grants

30/06/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Strategy sets out roadmap for WA’s legal assistance sector

29/06/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Funding boost for WA’s community legal sector

16/06/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Second appeal laws pass through State Parliament

14/06/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Bail reforms to enhance protection for child complainants of abuse

14/06/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Seized funds directed to programs that curb youth offending

13/06/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

New Law Awards category to champion Legal Aid work

7/06/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Senior Counsel to join expanded Family Court bench

1/06/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Date confirmed for WA to join Legal Profession Uniform Law scheme

31/05/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Director of Public Prosecutions appointed to the Supreme Court

17/05/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

State Solicitor of Western Australia appointed to the District Court

13/05/2022

McGowan; Quigley

Premier; Attorney General

WA Parliament passes parole laws for persons linked to terrorism

12/05/2022

Quigley; McGurk; Punch

Attorney General; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services; Disability Services

$450 million to support safe and thriving WA communities

21/04/2022

Quigley; Johnston

Attorney General; Corrective Services

Former Chief Judge to lead Prisoners Review Board

7/04/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

New laws to strengthen regulation and oversight of charitable trusts

6/04/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Change to allow superannuation splitting between de facto couples

5/04/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

WA to join NSW and Victoria in Legal Profession Uniform Law scheme

2/04/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Amanda Forrester SC reappointed Director of Public Prosecutions

30/03/2022

Punch; Quigley

Seniors and Ageing; Attorney General

Elder Rights WA launched to protect seniors’ rights across WA

29/03/2022

McGurk; Quigley

Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Attorney General

Community to be consulted about tackling coercive control

28/03/2022

Quigley; McGurk; Buti

Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Aboriginal Affairs

Aboriginal partners to provide Perth family violence legal service

23/03/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Overhaul of statutory legacy scheme brings fairness to WA families

11/03/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Judge Quail reappointed as Children’s Court President

16/02/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Prosecutor appointed to the Magistrates Court

8/02/2022

Quigley; McGurk

Attorney General; Women's Interests

Two major reviews to examine WA’s sexual offence laws

27/01/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Nurse-turned-lawyer appointed to State Administrative Tribunal

25/01/2022

Quigley

Attorney General

Planning and environmental specialist joins District Court, SAT

14/12/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Registrar appointed Magistrate of the Family Court

13/12/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

New funding grants on offer for criminal justice research

8/12/2021

McGowan; Quigley; Papalia

Premier; Attorney General; Police

Tough new laws to hit organised crime including bikies

24/11/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Community benefits from 13,000 hours of pro bono legal work

17/11/2021

Quigley; McGurk

Attorney General; Child Protection

New Commissioner for Children and Young People appointed

17/11/2021

McGowan; Quigley

Premier; Electoral Affairs

Western Australia enters era of electoral equality

5/11/2021

Quigley; McGurk; Dawson

Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Aboriginal Affairs

Aboriginal legal service sought to tackle family violence

4/11/2021

Quigley; Johnston

Attorney General; Corrective Services

Aboriginal panel members chosen to provide justice insight

13/10/2021

Quigley; Papalia

Attorney General; Police

New laws give police powers to disrupt and dismantle criminal gangs

13/10/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Government puts $3m crime-stopping grants in the cloud

12/10/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Corruption expert and prosecutor appointed Magistrate

17/09/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Commercial lawyer appointed to State Administrative Tribunal

15/09/2021

McGowan; Quigley

Premier; Electoral Affairs

Electoral Equality Bill introduced into State Parliament

14/09/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Hockton appointed to Magistrates Court

9/09/2021

McGurk; Quigley; Johnston

Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services; Attorney General; Corrective Services

$198 million committed to keep communities safe, strong and fair

4/09/2021

McGurk; Quigley; Cook

Women's Interests; Attorney General; Deputy Premier; Health

Ground-breaking WA strategy to combat sexual violence

31/08/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Views sought for reforms of anti-discrimination laws

27/08/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Community Legal Centres win four-year funding deal

27/08/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Funding certainty to help Law Access meet pro bono demand

26/08/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

New appointments bolster State Administrative Tribunal

12/08/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Magistrate Christian Miocevich appointed District Court Judge

12/08/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Four senior advocates appointed to Magistrates Court

29/07/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Senior Barrister appointed to the Supreme Court

8/07/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

State Solicitor’s Office now an independent sub-department

5/07/2021

Quigley; McGurk

Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence

Family violence shuttle conferencing gets underway

25/06/2021

McGowan; Quigley

Premier; Attorney General

John McKechnie QC reappointed CCC Commissioner

15/06/2021

McGowan; Quigley

Premier; Attorney General

Bill to appoint CCC Commissioner to come before Parliament

15/06/2021

McGowan; Quigley; Cook

Premier; Attorney General; Health

New Bill to further protect information obtained for COVID-19 contact tracing

9/06/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Principal Registrar Strk named a Supreme Court judge

1/06/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Barrister, Supreme Court Registrar appointed to District Court

19/05/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Dedicated volunteer among Community Service Law Awards winners

30/04/2021

Quigley

Electoral Affairs

Ministerial Expert Committee to advise Government on electoral reform

28/04/2021

Quigley

Attorney General

Scheme helping people put unpaid court fines behind them