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Submission to the preliminary consultation on the terms of reference for the Special Commission of inquiry into the drug ‘ice’.
Program for the February 2019 Community Legal Centres NSW Quarterly.
Every Tuesday civil lawyer Matt Taylor packs his lunch and heads back to school, where he spends the day with young people talking about legal issues or questions they may have.
Community Legal Centres NSW recently contacted key members of parliament about our strong opposition to harsh new rules that make an 85% cut in the disability support pension suspension period for prisoners.
The current policy and law reform priorities for Community Legal Centres NSW.
A submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Family Law System Review.
Media release - 23 November 2018 | Controversial adoption reforms pushed through NSW Parliament in the final sitting day before the 2019 state election are likely to have concerning effects on vulnerable children and communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affair’s inquiry into the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018 (the Bill)
A summary of our joint submission to the Inquiry on Legislative exemptions that allow faith-based educational institutions to discriminate against students, teachers and staff
We delivered an open letter to NSW Parliament calling on NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to reconsider proposed adoption laws currently before parliament. 64 organisations and over 1,100 people have signed the letter and you were among the signatories. (It's now at 1600, see below).
An overview of the problems with the proposed Children & Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment Bill 2018.
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).