Media Statements

For Portfolio: Attorney General

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
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
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
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
28/04/2021	Quigley	Attorney General	Scheme helping people put unpaid court fines behind them
27/03/2021	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Attorney General	Process to appoint corruption fighter re-commences
24/03/2021	Quigley; McGurk	Attorney General; Child Protection	Redress for Fairbridge survivors
24/03/2021	Quigley	Attorney General	Awards for pro bono legal heroes up for grabs
2/03/2021	Quigley	Attorney General	Ombudsman to investigate delays in notifying families about deaths of loved ones
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
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	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
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
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
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
14/04/2020	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Attorney General	Urgent Bill to reappoint CCC Commissioner
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