Consultation Paper – Project 115 – Legislative Reforms to Improve Access to Western Australia’s Court and Tribunal System for Persons with Disability

The Law Reform Commission (Commission) is pleased to publish a Consultation Paper for Project 115.
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The Commission welcomes your feedback in relation to the Consultation Paper.  Your response may be provided in writing, or through an audio or visual message, sent via email to lrcwa@justice.wa.gov.au. 

The closing date for submissions is Tuesday 2 March 2027. 

In providing your response, please advise if there are any aspects of it which you would like to be kept confidential – otherwise the Commission may refer to your response in its Final Report.   

The Commission will also be holding public consultation meetings. Details are available below.

Accessing the Consultation paper

The Consultation Paper is available in English, and in Mandarin, Vietnamese and Italian (the languages most commonly spoken in Western Australia).  You can access those versions of the Consultation Paper by selecting on the appropriate links below. It is also possible to listen to the Consultation Paper by using ‘Read Aloud’ functionality, which is widely available.

English

Italiano / Italian

普通话 / Mandarin

Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese

Disclaimer: Versions in Italian, Mandarin and Vietnamese were generated using Google Translate. The LRCWA does not guarantee the accuracy of those translations.

If you need a copy in Braille, contact the Commission by email at lrcwa@justice.wa.gov.au or by telephone on 61 8 9264 9926.

Available soon

Accessible Word and Accessible Standard PDF versions, and some Easy Read notes about the Consultation Paper will also be posted to the Commission’s website in the next few weeks, as they become available. 

Please let us know if you need the Consultation Paper in an alternative format to make it accessible for you.

Public Consultation Meetings

The Commission would also like to extend to you an invitation to attend a consultation meeting to discuss the issues raised in the Consultation Paper. Public consultation meetings will occur during February and March 2027, and details will be provided on the Commission’s website.

If you and/or your nominee(s) would like to attend a consultation meeting, please contact the Commission’s Executive Manager, Ms Natalie Barton Leeson, by email at lrcwa@justice.wa.gov.au, or by telephone on 61 8 9264 9926 and she will make the necessary arrangements. 

Would you please also let Ms Barton Leeson know if there are any particular meeting room requirements, or other supports or adjustments, that would assist you and/or your nominee(s) to fully participate in the meeting, and the Commission will endeavour to arrange them.  

In addition, the Commission welcomes your feedback on whether there are other specific people or organisations with whom it would be useful for the Commission to consult.

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