Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon John Quigley MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
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