Residential tenancies training grant addresses homelessness
24 January 2019

Acting Attorney General Alannah MacTiernan has announced a grant offer of $75,000 to Tenancy WA and the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services WA.

The grant will help train legal and community workers to support the effective introduction of the domestic violence reforms in the Residential Tenancies Act 1987.

The training will cater to two distinct groups: those who provide advice, education and advocacy around tenancy and domestic violence services, and those who work in refuges, GP clinics and women’s health centres.

In the latest round of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Property Confiscation Grants Program, 13 grants totalling $2.13 million have been awarded to local government and not-for-profit community groups for projects supporting victims of crime and reducing offending, substance misuse and crime across the State.

Through the program, local governments and non-profit community groups can apply for up to $200,000 from funds seized under the State’s tough proceeds of crime laws to tackle drug-related issues, support victims of crime or help prevent crime. More information about the Criminal Property Confiscation Grants Program is available on the Department of Justice’s website.

Comments attributed to Acting Attorney General Alannah MacTiernan:

“There was an overwhelming response to this round with 47 applications from incorporated not for profit organisations and local government authorities seeking funding for a range of projects in both regional and metropolitan Western Australia.

“I congratulate all of the successful grant recipients in this latest round and offer my best wishes for successful projects.”

Comments attributed to Emily Hamilton MLA

“This project aims to deliver two services: targeted education to staff who advise and support people making applications under the new provisions of the Act, and representation for applicants under the new provision to ensure that the first cohort of women applying for remedies receives representation to help in establishing precedents.

“This education program is for tenant advocates, community support workers, family lawyers, general practitioners and staff in the women’s refuge sector and women’s health centres.”

Media contact: Emily Hamilton 9300 3990