PAST WEBINARS
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The last 12 webinars are below and older webinars can be found on our Vimeo page.
Accompanying factsheets can be found in the Resources.
7th October 2025
How to complete a victims support application
Presented by Kellie McDonald, Assistant Principal Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service NSW
A solicitor guides you through how to help your clients apply for counselling and financial support under the Victims Support Scheme.
2nd September 2025
Parenting and property family law changes: 2024 and 2025 update
Presented by Juliet Heydon, Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service NSW
This webinar will recap the key parenting and property amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 and provide some insight into how these changes are operating in practice through case study examples. We discuss these topics with a particular focus on how the amendments are or could be applied in circumstances of domestic, family and sexual violence.
5th August 2025
Working While Being Pregnant Part 2: Issues in Returning to Work
Presented by Ruby Catsanos, Solicitor – Working Women’s Centre, Women’s Legal Service NSW
Starting a family can be an exciting, but also a challenging time, especially when it comes to navigating your relationship with your employer through your pregnancy and return to work. Workers with families are protected from discrimination and are also entitled certain protections and entitlements under the employment legislation.
This webinar is part 2 of a two-part series that looks at the various options/protections/entitlements available to working women with families.
The first part dealt with pregnant workers at work and when they are ready to take time off to have their baby.
This webinar takes over from when the worker is returning to work, looking at navigating that return to work and explaining employers’ return to work obligations, including entitlements to request flexible work.
1st July 2025
How to assist female inmates who have been sexually assaulted in prison
Presented by Ella McDougall, Solicitor – Women’s Legal Service NSW
The recent reports of a corrections officer standing accused of sexually assaulting a female inmate in a regional New South Wales prison, not long after the Special Commission of Inquiry into the sexual offending of former correction’s officer Wayne Astill handed down its scathing report, suggests that the sexual assault of female inmates in custody is a serious systemic issue in women’s prisons across New South Wales.
In this webinar we will consider the legal remedies in both criminal and civil law available to female inmates who have been sexually assaulted in prison, including what legal and non-legal assistance is available to women in these circumstances.
3rd June 2025
Helping women who have been dismissed from work
Presented by Leigh Gordon, Solicitor – Working Women’s Centre NSW
In this webinar, we provide an overview of the different types of dismissal complaints your clients might be eligible to make if they are dismissed from their employment. We use practical examples to help you understand the different complaint types, how you can help your clients select the appropriate complaint pathway, and the potential obstacles your clients may face in pursuing a dismissal complaint against a former employer.
6th May 2025
Working while being pregnant
Presented by Sharmilla Bargon, Legal Director – Working Women’s Centre NSW
Being pregnant can be an exciting, but also a challenging time, especially when it comes to navigating your relationship with your employer through your pregnancy and beyond. Pregnant workers in Australia are protected from discrimination and are also entitled certain protections and entitlements under the employment legislation.
This webinar looks at the various options/protections/entitlements available to pregnant workers at work and when they are ready to take time off to have their baby.
4th April 2025
Family Law Amendment Act 2024: Parenting and Property Changes
Presented by Rishika Pai – Senior Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service NSW
The Family Law Amendment Bill 2024 has passed, and most changes will come into effect on 10 June 2025. These changes relate to property settlements and pets, children’s contact services, case management of divorces and family dispute resolution, and protecting sensitive information.
This webinar will provide an overview of the changes and discuss what these changes will mean, particularly for victim-survivors of family violence.
26 February 2025
Women at Work: How can we help?
Presented by Sharmilla Bargon – Assistant Principal Solicitor, Working Women’s Centre NSW
In this webinar we will introduce the work of our recently expanded Working Women’s Centre NSW. We will look at some key workplace rights and laws that particularly affect women. We will consider some of the options and challenges in responding to discrimination, harassment, and dismissal in a timely manner. We will also explain how to access our service and what how we can support women in making complaints or claims.
4 December 2024
AVO Series part 3 – Misidentifications and AVO issues
Presented by Karen Mifsud – Senior Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service NSW
In part 3 of our AVO series we considered the issue of misidentification and other issues with AVOs. We looked at ways to support and advocate for women who have been incorrectly identified as the predominant aggressor who have an AVO and or charges taken against them. We also looked at breaches and at how AVOs intersect with family law matters.
6 November 2024
AVO Series part 2 – AVOs and Coercive Control
Presented by Karen Mifsud – Senior Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service NSW
In part 2 we looked at the new Coercive Control legislation and its interaction with AVOs, the types of evidence that could be used to support an AVO application and the role that workers can take in assisting victim survivors to document a pattern of coercive control.
PLEASE NOTE – We apologise for the poor audio quality in this webinar. Subtitles are provided.
2 October 2024
AVO Series part 1 – Understanding AVOs
Presented by Karen Mifsud – Senior Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service NSW
An introductory overview of Apprehended Violence Orders and how they operate.
We discuss types of AVOs, how to get an AVO, the test and evidence, what orders can be included in an AVO, how to vary an AVO and what to do about breaches.
4 September 2024
Surviving the rental crisis for women.
Presented by Charlie Wilde, Lehana De Silva and Olivia Nielsen-Gurung – Tenants Union of NSW
Legal experts from the Tenants’ Union discuss some issues women face as renters. They explore issues like discrimination in rental applications, rent increases, negotiating with the landlord, unhealthy properties, renting and domestic violence, and help available.
7 August 2024
Understanding ‘Best Interests of the Child’ and ‘Parental Responsibility’
Presented by Mehzabin Farazi – Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service NSW
In this webinar takes a closer look at the recent changes to “best interests of the child” and “parental responsibility” in the new Family Law Act. We provide practical examples to help you understand what these terms really mean, and what your clients need to consider when preparing to make parenting orders.
10 July 2024
Navigating the intersections of family law with care and protection
Presented by Michelle Hayward – Assistnat Principal Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service NSW
This webinar looks at the two different court systems dealing with the care arrangements of children, being the Family Court and the Children’s Court, and how these two systems interact. We explore the alternatives to children’s court proceedings, what are Active Efforts, working with DCJ, and the potential impact of Care and Protection intervention on Family Law proceedings.