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21 Aug 2018

The Hunter Community Legal Centre has received funding from the Law and Justice Foundation for the new Hunter Youth Law Service.

21 Aug 2018

Application for funding for community legal centres in NSW 

01 Aug 2018

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).

19 Apr 2018

 A summary of our submission into the review of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2018 (NSW).

28 Mar 2018

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.

15 Mar 2018

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.

01 Feb 2018

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.

07 Dec 2017

Issues surrounding the rates of children being placed in out of home care is a pressing concern, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

09 Oct 2017

Community Legal Centres NSW's submission to the Law Council of Australia's Justice Project.

14 Sep 2017

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.

04 Sep 2017

A submission regarding civil litigation recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission).

31 Aug 2017

A submission to Treasury on the Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) framework.

27 Mar 2017

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.

06 Mar 2017

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.

25 Feb 2017

A summary of Community Legal Centres NSW's submission to ‘Justice for everyday problems: Civil Justice in NSW’.

24 Feb 2017

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.

03 Dec 2015

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)

20 Oct 2015

This year, Community Legal Centres in NSW are celebrating 40 years of fighting for justice.

03 Aug 2015

Yesterday the NSW Attorney General outlined how victims’ compensation impacted by the new scheme would be dealt with by the Government.

30 Jun 2015

Community Legal Centres NSW welcomes the news that the NSW Premier Mike Baird has today signed off on funding for Community Legal Centres for the next financial year.

26 Mar 2015

The National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) welcomes the announcement made by the Commonwealth Attorney-General today that the funding cuts to community legal centres (CLCs) included in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) 2013, will be reversed.