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An open letter to the Premier of NSW about the proposed Children & Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 2018, which will have a negative impact on children and communities across NSW.
Public comment by CLCNSW Executive Director Tim Leach regarding rushed Care and Protection legislation in NSW.
On Saturday 11 August, our Advocacy and Communications Manager, Mark Riboldi, spoke on a panel at the 2018 UTS Law Students Society ‘From Thoughts to Actions’ Social Justice Conference.
Hunter Community Legal Centre have secured almost $50,000 funding for the Hunter Youth Law Service in the latest round of the NSW Law & Justice Foundation's grants program.
The Hunter Community Legal Centre has received funding from the Law and Justice Foundation for the new Hunter Youth Law Service.
Application for funding for community legal centres in NSW
The community law sector in NSW welcomed today the NSW government’s commitment to access to justice in NSW, through the announcement of new funding and practices based on the recommendations of the 2017 Review of NSW Community Legal Centre Services (CLC Review).
A summary of our submission into the review of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2018 (NSW).
The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT), The Law Society of NSW, Community Legal Centres NSW and Kingsford Legal Centre have united to call upon the Australian and NSW Governments to recognise and address the shameful incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Community Legal Centres NSW (CLCNSW) and Redfern Legal Centre have welcomed key amendments to the State Debt Recovery Bill 2017 which passed the NSW Legislative Council last night.
The Board of Community Legal Centres NSW (CLCNSW) is excited to announce the new Executive Director for the organisation. Tim Leach will start as Executive Director of CLCNSW on Monday 12 February 2018, coming to the sector with a wide range of skills and experience.
Issues surrounding the rates of children being placed in out of home care is a pressing concern, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Community Legal Centres NSW's submission to the Law Council of Australia's Justice Project.
There are many legal and social barriers currently effecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. One of the most pressing is the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our prisons. The Australian Law Reform Commission was asked to examine the factors that contribute to this and to consider law reform that would address this crisis.
A submission regarding civil litigation recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission).
A submission to Treasury on the Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) framework.
Community Legal Centres in NSW are concerned that new child protection laws passed last night will see children removed from their family when it may not be in the child’s best interests.
Pending Federal funding cuts to community legal centres across Australia will put some of the most vulnerable people in the country at further risk of harm. Community Legal Centres NSW is calling on the Federal Government to commit to reversing the cuts, in light of support from the NSW Attorney General and commitments from the Labor Party.
A summary of Community Legal Centres NSW's submission to ‘Justice for everyday problems: Civil Justice in NSW’.
Community Legal Centres NSW (CLCNSW) have welcomed today’s announcement of the Australian Labor Party’s commitment to campaigning against Federal funding cuts to community legal centres, due to commence on 1 July 2017.
Today, as we celebrate International Day of People with Disability, the Federal Government can demonstrate its commitment through continuing to invest in free legal help for people with disability, says Community Legal Centres NSW (CLCNSW)