BANKSIA HILL CLASS ACTION
ALEXANDRA WALTERS & ANOR v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (WAD 251 of 2022)
The applicants have filed a class action in the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of current and former detainees of Rangeview, Banksia Hill, and Unit 18.
A separate class action has been commenced in the Federal Court on behalf of current and former detainees of Unit 18. Please click here for more information on the Unit 18 class action.
To access the documents filed in the Federal Court, please click here.
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Levitt Robinson Solicitors represent the applicants in both the Banksia Hill and Unit 18 class actions, and are a firm of experienced class action lawyers and have run several successful class actions, including Wotton vs the State of Queensland. For more information on Levitt Robinson, click here.
Update on the Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Class Actions
Filing of the State’s Defences
Last Wednesday 17 September 2025, the State of Western Australia requested a two-month extension to file its defence in both the Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Class Actions. They are now due to be filed in court on the 21 November 2025.
Discovery
Usually, the State’s defence is filed before the parties agree to exchange documents and other records which become ‘evidence’ in the Class Actions used to either support or deny the other party’s claims. This process of exchanging documents and other records is called ‘discovery’.
However, to minimise any further delays to the Class Actions, we have asked the State to reach an agreement with us about discovery at the same time as they finalise their defence.
National Redress Scheme
Do not accept an NRS offer unless and until you have obtained advice from either Levitt Robinson Solicitors or another lawyer.
If you accept an offer from the NRS for abuse you experienced as a child in a government-run institution, it is likely that you will not be able to participate in the Class Actions or to bring another civil claim against the State, even if the NRS offer is for abuse suffered in a different Government run institution.
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