Sentences with phrase «community legal centres»

Around $ 15 million in cuts have been made to the nationwide Legal Aid budget, with a further $ 6 million to be cut from community legal centre funding in 2017 - 2018.

A comprehensive list of community legal centres may be found here.

If you can not afford a lawyer, you might wish to approach your local community legal centre.

If you are having legal problems with a contract, contact a free community legal centre.

Free legal advice on your debts is also available from community legal centres and Legal Aid offices in each state and territory.

The Edmonton Community Legal Centre provides free legal information and advice to low to moderate income people in the Edmonton area.

The LGBTI Legal Service is a not - for - profit community legal centre which provides a range of services and free legal advice to the LGBTI community in Queensland.

Over recent months, the peak national body for community legal centres in Australia had urged the Federal Government to reverse budget cuts planned for the sector.

Benchmarks for COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRES by 1 July 2017 — at least 90 % of TOTAL REPRESENTATION SERVICES are delivered to people experiencing financial disadvantage

The Edmonton Community Legal Centre provides free legal information, referral, education, and advice to low income people.

Edmonton Community Legal Centre offers free legal education sessions at Edmonton Public Library branches and community agencies on a variety of legal topics such as:

Youthlaw This is a specialist community legal centre for young people in Victoria.

* This page has now been superseded by the new website for the University of the South Pacific Community Legal Centre.

Find your nearest community legal centre by visiting the Federation of Community Legal Centres website.

Visit National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) for details of community legal centres across Australia or call NACLC on 02 9264 9595.

The Legal Profession and Public Notaries Amendment Bill 2012 will amend the Legal Profession Act 2004 to remove unnecessary restrictions that currently prevent corporate legal practitioners — that is, practitioners who work as «in - house» lawyers for businesses, governments or community organisations and who hold a valid practising certificate — from volunteering their services for pro bono legal work other than with community legal centres.

The extent of this involvement may vary from a solicitor in a regional community legal centre who represents a client and obtains some guidance from our centre solicitors, to the situation where we handle the matter but ask the worker to obtain documents and statements from the client according to our instructions.

«By reversing proposed cuts to community legal centre funding, the Federal Government is making an important, practical commitment to human rights,» Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow said.

The Financial Rights Legal Centre is a not - for - profit community legal centre that specialises in helping people understand and enforce their financial rights, especially low income and otherwise marginalised or vulnerable consumers.

And in November 2015, the Northumberland Community Legal Centre held its first meeting for a new injured workers group in Cobourg, the first in the county since the 1990s.

Vincent Shin and Western Community Legal Centre, Wyndham Branch Vincent Shin is Australia's first in - school lawyer to assist children from low socio economic backgrounds and their families with legal advice and representation.

National Children's and Youth Law Centre This is a free, independent community legal centre for children and young people.

Edmonton Community Legal Centre lawyers have relied on this provision on applications to vary RTDRS Orders, where the tenant missed the initial hearing.

National Association of Community Legal Centres representing community legal centres throughout Australia.

The National Association of Community Legal Centres is the association of state and territory community legal centre organisations in Australia.

The Chapter on Community Needs and Funding is, however, clearly directed at government and is largely a protest against planned Commonwealth cuts to community legal centre budgets of 30 per cent due in July.

JobWatch's Not - for - profit Employment Rights Community Legal Centre has introduced a web application; JobWatch Employment Rights Information App which provides automated and tailored employment rights assistance to employees about their rights in the workplace.

* Note: The Edmonton Community Legal Centre supports the programs and services delivered by Grande Prairie Legal Guidance.

As such, by clicking on the donation button, you will be directed to the Edmonton Community Legal Centre donation page.

The Central Alberta Community Legal Centre offers a number of in - house programs that provide on - going legal representation, advice, legal education and support.

David is a former committee member of the Newcastle Law Society and a former Director for the Hunter Community Legal Centre.

In 2010, Calgary Legal Guidance served more than 7,000 people, and the Edmonton Community Legal Centre served more than 10,000 people, of whom 1,400 saw a volunteer lawyer.

Find your local Community Legal Centre here or telephone the National Association of Community Legal Centres for assistance on 02 9264 9595

Peninsula Community Legal Centre CEO Jackie Galloway welcomes this Commonwealth funding to enhance our duty lawyer services at the Dandenong Family Law Courts.

Safe Resolutions is delivered through RAV's Sunshine Family Relationship Centre, in partnership with the Australian Vietnamese Women's Association, Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre and WEstjustice.

Louise has held senior and management roles and has extensive practical legal experience representing clients gained at the Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service and in private practice, and as an employee and volunteer solicitor at community legal centres in Tasmania and Victoria.

Free legal advice: Available from community legal centres and Legal Aid offices in each state and territory, see free legal advice.

A specialist community legal centre providing free legal and social work services to Queensland women.

see new website University of the South Pacific Community Legal Centre.

My Rights Application Created in Partnership with Local Community Legal Centre, YouthLaw Melbourne, Australia — August 30, 2017: A new app created to help young people find legal and...

The Edmonton Community Legal Centre offers legal advice and assistance to individuals who need help.

Visit National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) for details of community legal centres across Australia or call NACLC on 02 9264 9595.