ALSWA plays an active role in advocating for and commenting on the complex issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the justice system. ALSWA services are widely promoted to ensure that community members have easy access to important legal information. This includes advertising on the ALSWA website, Facebook page, radio show and other networks. The Civil Law and Human Rights Unit strengthens the Aboriginal community by providing culturally sound legal advice and representation in the following areas: Legal Aid WA can explain how they can help you based on your legal problem, personal circumstances and financial resources. If they can`t help you with your legal problem, they will refer you to another service or organization that might be able to help you. Western Australia Police will call CNS and speak to a CNS lawyer and/or an unskilled worker, who will then conduct a thorough welfare audit and provide legal advice to the detainee (if applicable). The goal of the CSI is to reduce preventable deaths in custody and achieve better outcomes for the Indigenous community in Western Australia. Legal Aid Western Australia, issuing body. (2014). Prisoner`s Handbook: Your Rights, the Law and Other Information. [Perth, Western Australia]: Legal Aid Western Australia, www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/InformationAboutTheLaw/crime/Documents/Legal%20Aid%20WA%20Prisoner%20Handbook.pdf Legal Aid legal advice and representation services are often in high demand, and priority is given to those most in need of assistance, including in situations where: The goal of this program is to reduce avoidable remand by providing eligible clients with support on bail and jail Faster access to bail is granted. Legal services on hand and assistance to accused persons in complying with bail conditions and obligations. The BSS/PIR works in Perth for clients appearing before the Perth Magistrates` Court.
A BSS will start in Broome from the end of 2020 for customers appearing before the Broome and Derby Magistrates` Court. ALSWA thanks the Commonwealth Attorney General`s Department (for funding legal services), the National Indigenous Australia Agency (for NSC) and the Western Australian Department of Justice (for NSC, BSS/PIR, WDP and YEP) for their support and financial support. There are several ways Legal Aid WA can help you resolve your legal problem. Legal Aid WA has these self-help guides specifically for prisoners: If you`re in prison, you may need help with some of your legal problems. ALSWA is committed to promoting the legal rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through Community Legal Education (CLE) in Perth and the WA region. ALSWA welcomes requests for opportunities to participate in CLE activities. This service is operated by ALSWA`s Community Engagement Unit based in Perth. Also available online. Address as of 31.03.2014: www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/InformationAboutTheLaw/crime/Documents/Legal%20Aid%20WA%20Prisoner%20Handbook.pdf ALSWA plays an important role in Western Australia`s justice system by working collaboratively and in partnership with communities and key governmental and non-governmental partners to address legal policies and practices that negatively and disproportionately affect rights and human rights.
of the Indigenous peoples of Western Australia. If you require legal representation or individual services, please visit our help page. If you are a convicted prisoner, you may be on parole to complete the end of your sentence in the community. This includes prisoners serving short sentences of less than 12 months. If you are in prison and would like to contact Legal Aid WA, ask prison staff for the Legal Aid WA information number specifically for inmates. ALSWA strives to provide culturally safe legal advice and, where necessary, informs the courts about cultural issues and obligations, language and communication issues, and customary law. If you or someone you care about has a disability and has been abused, you have the opportunity to tell your story to the Royal Commission on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Persons with Disabilities.