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National Association of Community Legal Centres - The association of state community legal centre organisations in Australia. Member organisations represent around 160 community legal centres nationally.

National Council of Social Services - More than 800,000 people in New South Wales live in poverty. NCOSS works for them. NCOSS is the peak body for the social and community services sector in NSW. We work towards achieving social justice in New South Wales.

LawLink - A service of the Attorney General's Office providing information on all aspects of the Law in NSW.

Legal Aid Commission - Assists socially and economically disadvantaged people to understand and protect their rights by providing legal advice and representation. One of the functions of the legal system is to safeguard people's rights. The legal system can only perform this protective role if people have equitable access to it.

Arts Law - The Arts Law Centre of Australia is the national community legal centre for the arts. Arts Law provides specialised legal and business advice and referral services, professional development resources and advocacy for artists and arts organisations.

Communications Law Centre - The Centre is an independent, non-profit, public interest organisation specialising in media, communications and online law and policy. We work in the areas of research, teaching, public education and legal advice.

Consumer Credit Legal Centre - Has a particular emphasis on service to low income and disadvantaged consumers offering advice onborrowers rights, consumer credit and debt issues, banking, repossession and bankruptcy.

Disability Discrimination Legal Centre - We give legal advice, run legal cases and represent people with disability discrimination complaints. The Centre works across NSW for people with any type of disability. Friends, family members or advocates who want to stop disability discrimination can also use the Centre.

Environmental Defenders Office - provides legal advice and representation to individuals and community groups working to protect the environment. The EDO often brings test cases to try to  make environmental laws work for the community and environmental

HIV/AIDS Legal Centre - is a community legal centre that specialises in HIV related legal matters. HALC recognises that people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS have special legal needs.

Intellectual Disability Rights Service - Provides legal rights advice to people with an intellectual disability, either directly or through their relatives, friends or service workers.

National Children's Youth and Law Centre - Lawstuff offers information on legal rights for under 18's

National Pro Bono Resource Centre - Encourages pro bono legal services by supporting lawyers and law firms to make it easier for them to provide pro bono legal services.

Macquarie Legal Centre - Provides general legal advice, a supervised contact service and youth education programs.

Marrickville Legal Centre - Marrickville Legal Centre is a community legal centre which has been operating in the Marrickville area for over 20 years. We provide free legal advice, assistance and education to our local community with the assistance of a dedicated team of volunteer solicitors and students.

Public Interest Advocacy Centre - is an independent, non-profit legal and policy centre. Using its legal and policy skills, PIAC makes strategic interventions in public interest matters to foster a fair, just and democratic society and to empower citizens, consumers and communities.

Redfern Legal Centre - the first community legal centre in NSW, opened its doors in March 1977 in response to the urgent need for accessible legal services at no cost.

Shoalcoast Legal Centre - based at Nowra in the Shoalhaven— this CLC provides outreach to the Far South Coast, from Berry to the Border with Victoria.   Shoalcoast covers the Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, and Bega Valley local government areas. 

Tenants' Union - is a specialist Community Legal Centre that aims to represent the interests of all tenants in NSW. This includes private and public tenants, boarders and lodgers and residential park residents.

Welfare Rights - offers free information and advice about all social security matters.

Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre - provides free advice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women living in NSW. The service's main focus is on women and children who have been or are the victims of violence.

Women's Legal Resources Centre - provides free advice on all apects of the law as it affects women in NSW. Areas of law include domestic violence, sexual assault, wills, welfare, family law, tenancy, criminal charges, discrimination, buying a house, debt and victims compensation.

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