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.
3 July 2026
Update on the Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Class Actions
What’s new?
On 26 June 2026, we received approximately 5000 records from the State which relate to the Applicants’ time in juvenile detention, with additional records due to be provided on 17 July 2026.
What happens next?
The records are being reviewed your lawyers to identify additional evidence which supports the Applicants’ claims.
Experts in relevant fields have also been asked to provide opinions on the aspects of the Applicants’ detention which are not in line with best practice, discriminatory, and/or unlawful.
Who are the Applicants?
There are two (2) Applicants for each of the Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Class Actions whose claims are litigated in Court because they are representative of the Group Members’ claims and cover common issues of fact and law.
What is my claim worth?
We cannot tell you how much your claim is worth, nor can we tell you if/when Group Members may receive their share of a financial benefit (settlement or verdict monies) payable to the group.
We can tell you that the amount you receive is based upon the amount of time you spent in detention, and how you were treated, and must be approved by the Court.
Victims of Child Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Detention
Levitt Robinson Solicitors have filed a representative complaint at the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on behalf of approximately 100 current and former detainees who were victims of child sexual abuse in juvenile detention.
If you were a victim of child sexual abuse in juvenile detention, please contact Dana Levitt at Levitt Robinson Solicitors so that she can arrange for you to do so in a safe and supportive environment.
What you give up by accepting an offer under the National Redress Scheme (NRS)
If you accept an offer of redress under the National Redress Scheme (NRS) for abuse you suffered in a participating state institution, you will limit and/or altogether remove your right to participate in the Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Class Actions, as well as the prospective Child Sexual Abuse Class Action.
It is for this reason that we remind you to seek independent legal advice before you accept an offer of redress.
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