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What are Community Legal Centres? How can they help me? Australian community legal centres (CLCs) are independent, non-profit community organisations that provide free legal services to the public. Community legal centres that provide referral, advice and assistance to more than 350,000 people each year. These services are provided free of charge. About 20 centres receive no or very little funding and are staffed entirely by volunteers. All other centres receive funds from a variety of sources including state and federal governments and philanthropic organisations. For more information about Community Legal Centres accross the country visit the National Association of Community Legal Centres www.naclc.org.au The Combined Community Legal Centres Group (NSW) Inc (CCLCG) is the peak body for community legal centres in NSW. If you are looking for legal advice Community Legal Centres (CLCs) may be able to help you. CLCs are independent, non-profit community organisations providing free legal advice, information and referrals for individuals and communities across New South Wales. There are 39 CLCs throughout NSW employing qualified staff including solicitors, social workers and community legal educators. We also have volunteer solicitors, barristers, law students and others working with us to extend our legal services. Some Centres provide legal advice over the phone and hold interview and advice sessions after business hours. For information on services offered by individual Centres please contact the centre in your area directly. A list of CLCs in your area is available by clicking on the link above.Or you can download the new 2008 CLC Brochure. Conference Proceedings now online: JUSTICE - CLCs Celebrating Change and Connecting Communities Read papers and listen to presentations from the conference. Click here New CCLCG and Kingsford Legal Centre Publication: Protest, Protection Policing Download the pdf of this publication here, or order copies from the State Office by calling 9212 7333 CCLCG Supports Consultation on National Human Rights Law for Australia Australia remains the only democratic country without a national human rights law. Along with many prominent individuals, and over 50 organisations, the CCLCG has endorsed a letter to the Prime Minister calling for public consultation on the recognition and protection of human rights in Australia to commence by 10 December 2008 (which is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration). For details, click here. Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage The Social Issues Commitee of the NSW Legislative Council is conducting an inquiry into Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage in NSW. The CCLCG made a submission to the inquiry on the issue of legal strategies for addressing sexual assault, family violence and child sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities. To read the submission, click here In response to the Interim Report produced by the Committee, the CCLCG provided additional comments in August 2008: click here. Inquiry into the Sex Discrimination Act The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs is conducting an inquiry into the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality. In August 2008, Kingsford Legal Centre, with assistance from other centres, made a submission to inquiry, on behalf of the CCLCG and the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC). The submission, which makes 45 recommendations, can be found here. This website is sponsored by the Law & Justice Foundation of NSW. Last updated 2nd September 2008
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