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Disability Council Communiqué 25 February 2025 (96.2 KB,PDF File)

Disability Council Communiqué 25 February 2025

Disability Council NSW 2024 Year in review (117.6 KB,PDF File)

Disability Council NSW 2024 Year in review

Attorney General

NSW Government to crack down on practice of ‘claim farming’

The NSW Government will crack down on the predatory practice of ‘claim farming’ where vulnerable people are pressured to lodge compensation claims.

Attorney General

New legislation to protect JPs by providing immunity from lawsuits

Justices of the Peace (JPs) across the state will be protected from liability for carrying out their role in good faith.

Attorney General

New legislation modernises jury service and expands employment protections for jurors

New legislation is now in force to make it easier for people in NSW to serve on a jury, by expanding employment protections and allowing notices to be sent by

Minister for Families and Communities

Media Statement - Acting Children’s Guardian appointed

This morning, the Governor of NSW appointed Ms Rachael Ward as the Acting Children’s Guardian while a Special Ministerial Inquiry is conducted into the Office

NSW Seniors Card holders to benefit from Uber discount

NSW Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card members across NSW will now have access to a range of discounts when using Uber services, as part of a six-month pilot.

Richard Beasley SC appointed to the Land and Environment Court of NSW

Experienced lawyer Richard Beasley SC has today been appointed as a judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales.

Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Attorney General

Understanding of coercive control increases in community

1 in 2 people in New South Wales have now heard of coercive control and understand what it means, following the NSW Government’s recent awareness campaign.

Attorney General

NSW Government to ban private electronic monitoring for people on bail

The NSW Government is set to ban private electronic monitoring for people on bail.

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20 Jan 2025