ALLA (WA) News Blog

Of interest to those consulting Western Australian legislation, the Legislation Bill 2018 had its third reading speech yesterday in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill seeks to give official status to the electronic versions of the Government Gazette and other WA legislation! From the explanatory memorandum : This Bill proposes to modernise the processes for publishing WA legislation. It will enact a new Legislation Act that sets out the responsibilities for publishing WA legislation, provides for the official status of both hard copy and electronic versions of WA legislation and gives Parliamentary Counsel’s Office (PCO) a more useful set of editorial powers so that WA legislation can be kept up-to-date, modernised and simplified, and errors in it can be corrected, without the need for the changes to be enacted by Parliament. Important restrictions on the exercise of those editorial powers will remain. The Reprints Act 1984 will be repealed. In line with conferring official statu

We would love for members to join us for a scrumptious buffet breakfast to celebrate the festive season. Where: Miss Maud Restaurant - 97 Murray Street, Perth WA 6000 When: Wednesday 5th December, 2018 Time: From 7:15 am Cost: $10 per person. Payment by cash or email David McDowell for bank details to pay electronically by 23rd November 2018. RSVP: by COB Friday 23rd November 2018 via email to David McDowell .

A full time Library Team Leader position has been advertised on the WA Public Service job site.  The Department of Justice is  seeking a qualified law librarian with considerable knowledge and experience who can make a significant contribution to the delivery of a high level library and information service to judicial and legal officers and to the legal profession in Western Australia. A pool position for librarian has also been advertised.   Applications for both positions close 2 November 2018.