Children's legal issues
Children's legal issues
The Children’s Legal Issues Committee monitors all matters related to children and child rights and represents the Law Society and its members on policy and practice issues arising from it. Our priorities include:
- Developing and commenting on law reform and legal policy proposals (including preparing submissions, and liaising with government and other stakeholders in this process)
- Educating the legal profession about changes to the law, and providing guidance on practice and other issues
- Exchanging information about issues arising in legal practice (such as recent case law) that may indicate a legal policy issue or concern
Learn more about committees
Current committee members
How to join a committee
Recent policy submissions
Letter to NSW Drug Summit 2024 - 15 November 2024
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Family Law Amendment Bill 2024 - 26 September 2024
Letter to Members of the Legislative Council - Bail and Crimes Amendment Bill 2024 - 20 March 2024
Letter to NSW Sentencing Council - Firearms knives and other weapons offences - 4 December 2023
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reforms - 2 June 2023
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2024 Committee list
Mr James Clifford (Chair), Ms Kerri Phillips (Deputy Chair), K. Bromley, N. Callander, E. Canning, R. Carty, I. Caulfield, S. Clarke, Z. De Re, R. Frankham, L. Goodwin, A. Hall, S. Hargans, S. Ienna, K. Kelso, E. Leong, E. Mathenge, G. Mojtahedi, T. Moore, D. Neligan, S. Niles, Z. Robinson, A. Ross, K. Rowley, J. Smith, J. Stanton, S. Sunna.
How to join a committee
Law Society Committees have powers, authorities and tasks delegated by the Council. Consisting of dedicated volunteers, each committee focuses on a particular area of law, pooling together specialist skills and experience in order to scrutinise legislation, court decisions and other government policies.
There are three broad categories of committees:
- Regulatory committees – perform statutory duties under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
- Liaison committees – linked to other professions or organisations
- Policy committees
By drawing on the insights of committees, the Law Society can meet its statutory duties and act as a major player in law reform and policy debates.