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WA Law Society calls for reversal of ‘damaging’ budget cuts
The Law Society of Western Australia has urged the state government to reverse its decision to axe $110,000 from the budget of the legal body's school education programme.
Emma Musgrave
WA Law Society president Hayley Cormann said the $110,000 budget cut will have a “tangible negative impact on the community, particularly affecting the opportunities of young Western Australians to engage with and understand the law and legal system”.
She explained: “The Law Society’s Francis Burt Law Education Programme plays a vital and unique role in advancing the Western Australian community’s understanding of the law, legal principles and justice system. The driving principle of the programme is that all Western Australians should understand the law and the legal system which affects their everyday lives.”
“In 2017–2018, more than 10,000 people engaged in activities through the Francis Burt Law Education Programme, with approximately 85 per cent of this figure made up by primary and secondary school groups,” Ms Cormann said.
“The programme provides important resources to students and teachers, as well as special programmes and events including professional learning for teachers, the Lawyer Visits to Schools Network, Subsidised School Visits Programme, Cluedunnit Kids Competition, Youth Civics Leadership Day and Sir Ronald Wilson Lecture. Visitors to the programme have the opportunity to observe real courts in session, facilitating unique learning experiences and providing an opportunity to see our justice system in action.”
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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