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The organisation acknowledges the shift as a 'potential game changer'

The NSW Government has announced an additional $20 million investment in justice initiatives aimed at reducing the over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the criminal justice system. NSW Att

District Court Judge Dina Yehia SC and barrister Dr Nicholas Chen SC have been appointed as judges  to the Supreme Court of NSW. “The NSW Justice system is fortunate to be able to call on judicial

Attorney-General Mark Speakman has announced that three magistrates and two deputy chief magistrates would join the Local Court while the District Court welcomes the addition of two new judges.

NSW will trial a new program to reduce the disproportionate rate of Indigenous people incarcerated in its prisons by involving the community in sentencing.

NSW will trial a new program to reduce the disproportionate rate of Indigenous people incarcerated in its prisons by involving the community in sentencing.

The introduction of the Walama List pilot, which will deliver a more culturally-specific and community-based approach to sentencing for eligible Aboriginal offenders, has been welcomed by the NSW Law Society for its capacity to “make a significant difference” in the lives of Indigenous people and on the criminal justice system.

Eligible Aboriginal offenders will receive a more culturally-specific and community-based approach to sentencing, as part of a new pilot in the NSW

NSW legal profession welcomes Walama List pilot The Law Society of NSW has welcomed the announcement that the Walama List pilot will commence in