Time for expansion: Prominent Macarthur lawyer Brett McGrath has been vocal in his call for a justice precinct to cater for the region. Picture: Simon Bennett The likelihood of the Macarthur region becoming home to a multi-jurisdictional justice precinct has just received a boost with NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman Continue Reading
Sites are being scoped out by the NSW government for a multi-jurisdictional justice precinct in Sydney’s southwest to cope with the state’s buckling court system and the needs of one of the fastest-growing populations in Australia. The Herald understands the future site, potentially in developing areas such as Leppington, Oran Park Continue Reading
Police union backs call for Macarthur court precinct THE Police Association of NSW has backed calls for the establishment of a justice precinct in the Macarthur region. The Law Society of NSW and Macarthur Law Society have called for urgent investment in the region’s law system amid a growing population. Continue Reading
Domestic violence victims face long wait for justice in overcrowded Sydney courts By Antonette Collins Updated 16 Jun 2018, 8:27am PHOTO: Domestic violence victims are struggling to cope with long court delays. (ABC News: Taryn Southcombe) So far today police in Australia would have dealt with on average323domestic violence matters Learn more about these numbers.Share Continue Reading
The courts in Macarthur are full to overflowing and unless something is done it will get much worse as the population grows in the next 20 years, has warned the president of the NSW Law Society Doug Humphreys. “The justice facilities in Macarthur are overloaded and this is causing unmanageable Continue Reading
