News from naclc en-au Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:07:55 GMT CeCC Content Builder Version 3.0 Copyright 2013 - naclc http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCwelcomestheannouncementbytheAustralianAttorney-GeneraloftheestablishmentofaProductivityCommissi.php NACLC Media Release with regards to the announcement of the Productivity Commission Inquiry into how to improve access to justice in Australia. 2013-06-06 00:00:00 20 June 2013 00:00 19 July 2013 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NationalConsumerFraudWeek.php This week is National Consumer Fraud Week 2013-06-17 00:00:00 17 June 2013 00:00 23 June 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/CommunityLegalCentressayprotectionsforsexualorientationgenderidentityandintersexstatusareastepinther.php NACLC and Kingsford Legal Centre welcome the passing of the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill through the House of Representatives. The reforms will protect gender identity, sexual orientation and intersex status as grounds where discrimination is prohibited. 2013-06-03 12:05:18 03 June 2013 00:00 05 July 2013 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/YarninUp-RecognisingourAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderAccessWorkers.php This booklet produced by NACLC explains and celebrates the work of Aboriginal access workers in NSW: work that helps build strong, safe and informed individuals and communities. 2013-05-27 16:32:05 27 May 2013 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/submissions.php NACLC's comments on Australian Solicitor's Conduct Rules and Commentary - Legal assistance sector (Law Council of Australia, Information Paper for consultation purposes), April 2013 2013-06-04 14:14:46 04 June 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/EncouragingGoodPracticeinMeasuringEffectivenessintheLegalServiceSector.php This is a report by Dr Liz Curran of ANU (and commissioned by the Consumer Action Law Centre and the Footscray Community Legal Centre) which examines the issue of measuring effectiveness of legal services. 2013-05-27 15:51:47 27 May 2013 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCwelcomes10.3millionadditionalfundingforCommunityLegalCentres.php The National Association of Community Legal Centres Inc (NACLC) welcomes the $10.3 million in additional funding over four years that has been allocated to Community Legal Centres (CLCs) in the Federal budget. 2013-05-15 10:59:12 15 May 2013 00:00 31 May 2013 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLClettertotheCommonwealthAGonNSWFundingprinciples.php NACLC letter to the Commonwealth AG on the NSW Funding principles. 2013-05-09 11:21:13 09 May 2013 00:00 N N N http://placements.naclc.org.au/index.php Professional Legal Training (PLT) in Rural Remote and Regional (RRR) Australia has a new direct website. www.placements.naclc.org.au This project encourages law graduates to work in regional CLCs for their Professional Legal Training (PLT) work experience and placements. 2013-05-08 14:10:12 08 May 2013 00:00 31 May 2013 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCannouncesPrincipalLawyer.php NACLC welcomes Mr Warren Strange as Principal Lawyer for the Legal Advisory Service for people engaging with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. 2013-05-02 18:45:12 02 May 2013 00:00 31 May 2013 00:00 N N N http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=97b25f15a8fd168d78ce590d0&id=3fbeac3417&e=17b92608d1 NACLC News - April 2013 is now available 2013-04-29 16:30:32 29 April 2013 00:00 31 May 2013 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/Helpoursector-fillintheACSSurvey.php NACLC asks that every centre that can, takes the time to complete the ACOSS survey. 2013-04-10 00:00:00 10 April 2013 00:00 20 April 2013 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/2013IndigenousLegalProfessionalAwardandIndigenousLawStudentPrize.php The Attorney-General's Department is seeking nominations for the: Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year Award, and Indigenous Law Student of the Year Prize. Nominations close 16 May 2013 2013-04-18 13:25:07 18 April 2013 00:00 16 May 2013 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/SeekingexpressionsofinterestfortheLegalAdvisoryService.php The Legal Advisory Service for people engaging with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is seeking expressions of interest for a number positions in various locations. 2013-04-08 00:00:00 08 April 2013 00:00 30 April 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/RoyalCommissionLegalAdvisoryServiceFrequentlyAskedQuestions.php Royal Commission Legal Advisory Service Frequently Asked Questions 2013-04-03 11:03:00 03 April 2013 00:00 31 May 2013 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/LegalPractitionersScaleofCosts-submissionsinvited.php The High Court, Federal Court, Family Court and Federal Magistrates Court have established a Joint Costs Advisory Committee (JCAC) to inquire into, and to make recommendations on, any variations in the quantum of costs (including expenses and fees for witnesses) allowable to legal practitioners which should be contained in the scales of costs in the Rules of the respective courts. 2013-04-09 00:00:00 09 April 2013 00:00 22 June 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCwelcomesfundingforRoyalCommissionLegalAdvisoryService.php NACLC welcomes the Australian Government's funding of a Legal Advisory Service for people contemplating or wishing to tell their stories to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Assault. 2013-04-03 08:37:53 03 April 2013 00:00 31 May 2013 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/JointNGOlettertoAttorney-GeneralMarkDreyfus.php NACLC Coordinated a joint NGO letter to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus that was endorsed by 97 community organisations. 2013-04-01 00:00:00 01 April 2013 00:00 30 April 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/Anti-DiscriminationBill.php Over 80 community organisations have signed a letter urging the Australian Government to pass the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 through parliament before the election. Today the Federal Government announced it will not pursue the proposed bill at this time. 2013-03-20 13:31:05 20 March 2013 00:00 31 March 2014 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/CLCswelcomeanothersteptowardsimplerandfairerhumanrightsandantidiscriminationlaws.php A joint Media Release by NACLC and Kingsford Legal Centre on the recommendations of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the draft Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 2013-02-26 00:00:00 26 February 2013 00:00 30 April 2013 00:00 Y N N https://www.conferenceonline.com/abstract/booking_abstract.cfm?id=276&forceHB=1&CFID=7540577&CFTOKEN=12a50979ea3c5718-B16696A7-C683-25A4-9CF1FF715279E6B2 Call for Abstracts for the 2013 National CLCs Conference is now open. Applications close for finalised abstracts on Friday 15 March. 2013-02-13 13:52:25 13 February 2013 00:00 15 March 2013 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/RoundtwoofNBNRegionalLegalAssistanceProgramfundingopen.php Round two of NBN Regional Legal Assistance Program funding has opened. Applications close 5pm Friday 15 March. 2013-01-30 12:57:31 30 January 2013 00:00 15 March 2013 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/MediaOpportunity.php Opportunity for Media to speak with spokespersons from a range of community organisations on the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 2013-01-23 18:27:23 23 January 2013 00:00 25 January 2013 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/HumanRightsandAnti-DiscriminationBillhelpingtomakethelawsimplerandfairerbutitcouldbebetter.php Joint Media Release from NACLC and KLC on the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2013-01-23 18:23:04 23 January 2013 00:00 08 February 2013 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/LettertotheEd-SMH.php Letter written to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald regarding an article on 10 January 2013. 2013-01-16 11:15:14 16 January 2013 00:00 31 January 2013 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NewdirectorforQAILS.php QAILS has appointed James Farrell as its new director. 2013-01-16 10:21:47 16 January 2013 00:00 31 January 2013 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/JointsubmissionoftheInquiryintotheHumanRightsandAnti-DiscriminationBill2012ExposureDraftLegislation.php Joint submission of the Inquiry into the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 Exposure Draft Legislation 2013-01-07 11:00:40 07 January 2013 00:00 31 January 2013 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NPAReviewNewsletterDecember2012.php The latest update on the National Partnerships Agreement Review of Legal Assistance Services is now available. 2013-01-03 14:45:08 03 January 2013 00:00 31 January 2013 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCvoicesstrongconcernovernewfundingguidelinesforNSWCLCs.php The National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) has voiced strong concern following the announcement by NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith of new guidelines and funding principles today, in a media release issued today. 2012-12-20 18:14:25 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCNews-December2012.php NACLC News - December 2012 2012-12-19 17:00:33 19 December 2012 00:00 31 December 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/SeekingNationalCoordinator.php NACLC is seeking a National Accreditation Coordinator for our National Quality Assurance Accreditation Scheme for Community Legal Centres. Applications close Friday 18 January 2013. 2012-12-10 00:00:00 10 December 2012 00:00 18 January 2013 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCsubmissiontoLCAonSolicitorsConductRules.php NACLC wrote a brief letter to the Law Council of Australia on the draft commentary to the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2012-12-12 12:09:54 12 December 2012 00:00 31 December 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/InvitationtomakeasubmissionJusticeReinvestmentInquiry.php Inquiry into the value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia. Closes 15 March 2013. 2012-12-11 14:43:44 11 December 2012 00:00 01 February 2013 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/Poorfundingmeanstoomanyturnedawayfromfreelegalhelp.php Community Law Australia released survey results that reveal the true toll of underfunding on the community law sector. 2012-12-03 11:52:17 03 December 2012 00:00 31 December 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/ReconciliationActionPlanapproved.php NACLC's Reconciliation Action Plan 2012-15 has been approved by Reconciliation Australia. 2012-12-03 11:24:03 03 December 2012 00:00 31 December 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCwelcomestheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderPeoplesRecognitionBill2012.php The National Association of Community Legal Centres Inc (NACLC) welcomes the introduction of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012 into Parliament. 2012-11-28 00:00:00 28 November 2012 00:00 28 December 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/UsefulreadingguideforCLCs.php For those who are interested in, or work in CLCs 2012-11-28 13:33:18 30 November 2012 00:00 30 December 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/FirstClassappsforandroidandiphones.php Make it easy to check your work emails on the Bulletin Board System (BBS) by downloading the app. 2012-11-28 12:45:56 28 November 2012 00:00 28 December 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCNews-November2012.php The latest NACLC News is now available. 2012-11-26 00:00:00 26 November 2012 00:00 14 December 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/DraftoftheNationalCongressofAustraliasFirstPeoplesNationalJusticePolicy.php NACLC comments on the Draft of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples National Justice Policy 2012-11-27 11:32:12 27 November 2012 00:00 28 December 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/SubmissionsopenfortheinquiryintotheCourtsandTribunalsLegislationAmendmentAdministrationBill2012.php The Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) Bill 2012 (Bill) was referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee (committee) for inquiry and report by 5 February 2013 2012-11-19 00:00:00 19 November 2012 00:00 14 December 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/probonopartnersworkingcollaborativelywithCLCs.php NACLC has released our second publication based on our 2012 Working Collaboratively Survey of Community Legal Centres. 2012-10-31 00:00:00 31 October 2012 00:00 28 December 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/ReportonUNHCRMeeting.php NACLC has accredited NGO status at the United Nations and sometimes we endorse people to 'use' our accreditation status. NACLC accredited CRR and RACS and this is their report from the 54th meeting of the UNHCR Standing Committee and the 2012 Annual UNHCR NGO Consultations. 2012-10-30 15:13:19 30 October 2012 00:00 30 November 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/DraftcommentarytoAustralianSolicitorsConductRules.php The Law Council of Australia has just released a consultation draft Commentary on the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules (ASCR). The Council has sought comments by 19 November 2012. 2012-10-25 16:08:12 25 October 2012 00:00 20 November 2012 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/InauguralAdvocacyHealthAlliancesSymposium.php Thursday 15 November, the inaugural Australian Symposium for Advocacy-Health Alliances will kick off with a launch in Melbourne followed the next day by the Symposium proper. 2012-10-25 15:43:12 01 November 2012 00:00 15 November 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/LegalAustraliaWideLAWSurvey.php The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW along with National Legal Aid (NLA) recently launched the Legal Australia Wide Survey. The largest survey of its kind ever undertaken anywhere in the world. 2012-10-19 00:00:00 19 October 2012 00:00 23 November 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/TenantsUnionNSWlaunch4theditionofTenantsRightsManual.php The Tenants Union NSW recently launched the 4th edition of the Tenants' Rights Manual. The manual clearly explains tenants' legal rights and obligations and how to resolve problems before they become major disputes. It also includes 44 sample letters. http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/files/Tenants'%20Rights%20Manual%20Cover.jpg 2012-10-15 14:56:08 15 October 2012 00:00 02 November 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NationalLawFirmProBonoSurveyResults.php The National Pro Bono Resource Centre has released its latest findings of the National Law Firm Pro Bono Survey, which is conducted every two years. 2012-10-08 14:56:57 08 October 2012 00:00 29 October 2012 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/FedralGovernmentprovidelifelinetoQueenslandTenantAdviceService.php The Federal Government recently announced $3.3 million in emergency funding for the Queensland Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service (TAAS), a service scrapped by the Queensland Government. 2012-10-03 00:00:00 03 October 2012 00:00 Y N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/FederalCourtsystemchanges.php A summary of the changes to the Federal Court system that were recently announced by Attorney-General Nicola Roxon. 2012-09-26 10:07:11 26 September 2012 00:00 17 October 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/submissions.php NACLC made a brief submission to this Review. The National Competency Standards are the criteria used for approving practical legal training courses for admission purposes. NACLC's submission stressed the importance of breadth in the core practice areas and the electives as well as the need for electives to focus on the less commercially-oriented practice area 2012-09-19 13:23:52 19 September 2012 00:00 19 October 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCFundingPrinciplesandPriorities.php NACLC has developed Funding Principles and Priorities. These will form the basis of any Budget or funding submission from NACLC to the Commonwealth in relation to the sector, until further notice. 2012-09-12 00:00:00 12 September 2012 00:00 12 October 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCOfficeManager.php This is a re-advertised position: previous applicants need not apply. 2012-09-10 00:00:00 10 September 2012 00:00 18 September 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/LettertoEdTheAustralian.php NACLC writes a letter to the editor of the Australian responding to comments Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie made in the Australian on 31 August. 2012-09-07 00:00:00 07 September 2012 00:00 28 September 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/MediaReleaseCLCsareideallyplacedtoadviseontheimpactoflawsandpoliciesthataffectourclientsandcommuniti.php NACLC Media Release in response to Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie's recent comments. 2012-09-10 11:20:22 14 September 2012 00:00 28 September 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/AftertheNationalConferencenaclc12.php This is a brief outline of some of the information from the National CLC Conference held in Adelaide from Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 August 2012. 2012-09-03 00:00:00 03 September 2012 00:00 30 September 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/MediaReleaseAustralianNGOsVoiceHumanRightsConcernstotheUN.php NACLC and Kingsford Legal Centre put out a Media Release about the joint submission to the UN Human Rights Committee. 96 NGOs signed on to the joint submission that highlights the most pressing human rights issues facing Australia. 2012-08-20 11:53:53 20 August 2012 00:00 10 September 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/73percentoflegalservicesunabletomeetdemandsystematcrisispoint.php This is a Community Law Australia Media Release that NACLC has reproduced. 2012-08-13 00:00:00 13 August 2012 00:00 01 September 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/CostBenefitAnalysisReportshowsCLCsprovidestrongROI.php Cost Benefit Analysis Report shows CLCs provide strong return on investment. One of the highlights from the report includes: on average, CLCs have a cost benefit ratio of 1:18; that is, for every dollar spent by government on funding CLCs, they return a benefit to society that is 18 times that cost. The cost benefit ratio of 1:18 in CLCs is far more than the ratio of 1:2 or 1:3 that governments usually regard as a sufficient return for taxpayer investment. 2012-08-10 00:00:00 10 August 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/JointAustralianNGOSubmissiontoUNHumanRightsCommittee.php This is a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on the issues to be raised with the Australian Government in the United Nations review of Australia under the Civil and Political rights Covenant. The submission has been coordinated by the National Association of Community Legal Centres Inc (NACLC) and Kingsford Legal Centre (KLC) and endorsed by 96 other NGOs. 2012-08-06 00:00:00 06 August 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/DraftEvaluationFrameworkPaperforNPAReviewnowavailable.php The Draft Evaluation Framework Discussion Paper for the Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services is now available for comment. To view visit: http://www.ag.gov.au/Legalaid/Pages/ReviewoftheNationalPartnershipAgreementonLegalAssistanceServices.aspx 2012-08-01 14:35:32 01 August 2012 00:00 N N Y The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a report on the consultation process for the National Anti-Racism Strategy. To view visit: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/antiracism/consultation.html There are a number of community legal centres identified within the report for undertaking activities to combat racism. The Human Rights are Aussie Rules project (where the main office is run out of the Eastern Community Legal Centre) is identified as a best practice project educating against racism through sport. 2012-07-25 10:05:38 25 July 2012 00:00 15 August 2012 00:00 N N Y A summary for CLCs on the Community Law Australia campaign has been sent to all coordinators, posted on the BBS and is available in the members section of this website. To keep up to date with the campaign please visit www.communitylawaustralia.org.au/ 2012-07-16 12:10:44 16 July 2012 00:00 30 July 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/CommunityLawAustralialaunchedtoday.php Community Law Australia launched a campaign in Canberra Monday 16 July to improve access to legal services across the country and ensure that people in need are not missing out on legal support. 2012-07-16 00:00:00 16 July 2012 00:00 30 July 2012 00:00 Y N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/InquiryintoNationalSecurityLegislationreforms.php The Attorney-General has proposed a huge expansion of intelligence-gathering powers through potential National Security Legislation reforms. You have until Monday 6 August to have your say on the Terms of Reference of this inquiry. 2012-07-12 16:38:34 12 July 2012 00:00 06 August 2012 00:00 N N Y Any CLCs interested in NACLC's approach to the Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services (NPA Review) and suggested approaches for your CLC, please log in to the members section of the website. 2012-07-05 11:24:31 05 July 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/ADayofMourningYolnguNationsAssemblyandtheAlyawaarNationmediarelease.php This is the Yolngu Nations Assembly and the Alyawaar Nation Media Release produced in response to the Stronger Futures legislation. 2012-07-03 13:39:48 03 July 2012 00:00 31 July 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/FederalGovernmentsapproachtopayingSACswageincreases.php The Federal Government has created a section in the FaHCSIA website to keep the social and community services sector informed about Fair Work Australia's equal pay decision and the Government's commitment to pay its share of wage increases. 2012-06-28 15:08:45 29 June 2012 00:00 27 July 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/ANTaRlaunchescampaignforNativeTitlereform.php Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) and the National Native Title Council have launched an online campaign calling on the Attorney-General to commit to substantive Native Title reforms. 2012-06-28 13:59:02 28 June 2012 00:00 13 July 2012 00:00 N N Y To see the revised NACLC Fees Policy please log on to the members page 2012-06-28 12:54:22 28 June 2012 00:00 27 July 2012 00:00 N N Y Early Bird and Child Minding bookings close tomorrow for the National CLCs Conference 2012-06-26 11:07:51 26 June 2012 00:00 27 June 2012 00:00 N N Y The request for funding letter to CLCs for the National Campaign is now available in the members section of the NACLC website. 2012-06-25 00:00:00 25 June 2012 00:00 09 July 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLCwelcomesSenatesupportforCommunityLegalCentres.php NACLC Media Release welcoming the Senate support of Community Legal Centres 2012-06-21 00:00:00 21 June 2012 00:00 27 July 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/KeydatesandprogresssofarfortheNPAReviewsecondupdate.php This is the second update of the NPA Review. Regular newsletters outlining the progress of the review will be posted on the Attorney-General's Department website. 2012-06-20 00:00:00 20 June 2012 00:00 31 July 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/CallsforjointAustralianNGOsubmissiontotheUNHumanRightsCommittee.php Are you from an NGO? Do you have an opinion on what human rights priorities the Australian Government should have? If so, read on to find out how you can help shape those priorities. 2012-06-13 00:00:00 13 June 2012 00:00 29 June 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/2012NationalCLCsConferenceUpdate.php Updates include information on; subsidy applications, the conference program, important dates and some of the plenary speakers 2012-06-07 00:00:00 07 June 2012 00:00 29 June 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/AustralianGovernmentannouncesNativeTitlereforms.php The Australian Government announced it will drive reforms to the Native Title Act 1993 and that there will be a review of native title organisations. 2012-06-06 15:32:16 06 June 2012 00:00 29 June 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/In-houselawyerprobonoinsuranceschemeforVictoria.php National Pro Bono Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme was recently launched in Victoria 2012-06-06 11:36:59 08 June 2012 00:00 29 June 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NationalChildrensCommissionerbyendof2012.php Recently the Australian Government announced the creation of a National Children's Commissioner and legislation has been introduced into Parliament. The National Children's Commissioner is expected to take up office by the end of 2012. 2012-05-31 00:00:00 31 May 2012 00:00 29 June 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/ReconciliationWeek2012.php National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is celebrated across Australia each year between 27 May and 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey-the anniversaries of the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision which paved the way for Native Title 2012-05-27 00:00:00 27 May 2012 00:00 03 June 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/Inquiryintolegalbarrierstoworkforolderpeople.php Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into Commonwealth legal barriers to work for older people. 2012-05-25 00:00:00 25 May 2012 00:00 14 June 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NZcolleaguewinsprestigiousAward.php A long term commitment to ensuring legal services are available for people who can't afford to pay for them has won Wellington lawyer Cameron Madgwick national recognition. 2012-05-25 00:00:00 25 May 2012 00:00 08 June 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/FirstUpdateontheNationalReview.php Here at NACLC we will post updates on the NPA Review as information comes in. To best keep up to date please keep checking back on our website, follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/NACLCComms) and regularly check in on the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department website. 2012-05-18 00:00:00 18 May 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.activistrights.org.au/ Here is a great new resource if you are looking for a website that has up-to-date legal information about all aspects of community action, including organising, legal support and dealing with the police. www.activistrights.org.au 2012-05-01 00:00:00 01 May 2012 00:00 01 June 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/CommunityBasedEmploymentAdviceServicesreceive7.1million.php The Australian Government will provide $7.1 million over four years to five Community Based Employment Advice Services (CBEAS). 2012-05-11 00:00:00 11 May 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/Consultant for Legal Assistance Review .php The Allen Consulting Group has been appointed to conduct the review of Australia's Commonwealth funded legal assistance services. 2012-05-11 12:10:52 31 May 2012 00:00 N N Y At a meeting between the NACLC Convenor, Michael Smith, and Executive Director, Julia Hall, with the Attorney-General on Friday 20 April, the Attorney-General reiterated her and the Australian Government's commitment to providing funding to enable Commonwealth funded CLCs to meet their legal obligations to pay salary increases following the Equal Pay Case decision. NACLC urged the Attorney-General also to advocate strongly for a corresponding commitment from State Governments for State funded CLCs. 2012-04-23 08:42:23 N N N http://www.clcnsw.org.au/conference2012 Community Legal Centres NSW State Conference entitled, Community Legal Centres: Pushing the Boundaries will be held at Rydges World Square from 8-10 May. It is an opportunity to share knowledge, showcase projects, develop partnerships and enjoy enhanced learning experiences. For registration details visit http://www.clcnsw.org.au/conference2012 2012-04-20 10:51:53 20 April 2012 00:00 07 May 2012 00:00 N N Y http://www.ag.gov.au/Legalaid/Pages/ReviewoftheNationalPartnershipAgreementonLegalAssistanceServices.aspx The Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department recently sent a Frequently Asked Questions about the Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services to all Commonwealth funded Community Legal Centres. For information on the Terms of Reference and Frequently Asked Questions visit the Attorney-General's Department website. 2012-04-20 10:23:50 N N N https://www.conferenceonline.com/bookingform/index.cfm?page=booking&object=conference&id=16654&categorykey=2679A501-D107-4EAE-B2E7-B8BD50853229&clear=1&bookingid=0&bookingkey=& This Conference entitled 'Weather makers: CLCs creating a climate of change' will be held in Adelaide, South Australia from 28-31 August 2012. The Conference theme recognises the profound effect of CLCs on the justice system over the 40 years that CLCs have operated in Australia, and urges CLCs to continue advocating for law and policy reform that addresses the causes of disadvantage and protects human rights. Join us to share and learn about strategies that work, and lessons learned from approaches that did not work so well, from here and overseas. 2012-03-29 00:00:00 29 March 2012 00:00 31 August 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/living_without_violence_-_dv_toolkit.php A new toolkit, Living Without Violence, has been developed for women leaving domestic violence, with the assistance of an Australian Human Rights Framework – Education Grant from the Australian Government. 2012-04-27 16:37:32 18 May 2012 00:00 N N N http://acoss.org.au/take_action/australian_community_sector_survey_2012/ NACLC asks that every centre that can, takes the time to complete the ACOSS survey. 2012-04-10 00:00:00 10 April 2012 00:00 30 April 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.socialneeds.net.au/sn/ socialneeds.net.au is a recently created site established by the National Pro Bono Resource Centre and the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS). The site provides a stock take of key reports and submissions concerning social needs in Australia since 2007, its emphasis is on those reports and submissions released in the last 4 years. There are over 500 reports and submissions which can be directly accessed through the directory by clicking on the report or submission name. The directory will be useful for anyone researching or seeking to address unmet social need in Australia, and provides advocates with a tool to help produce evidence-based reports and submissions. 2012-04-11 10:13:25 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLClettertotheLawCouncilofAustraliaonASCR.php NACLC recently wrote a letter to the Law Council of Australia to provide our comments on the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules (ASCR). 2012-04-04 00:00:00 04 April 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/New_report_highlights.php CLC NSW commissioned an update on the 2006 report by human resources firm Mercer, on wage comparisons between the community sector and the public sector 2011-07-31 00:00:00 31 July 2011 00:00 N Y N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/Response_to_an_article_in_the_.php Michael Smith, NACLC's National Convenor, wrote a response to an article in The Australian that criticised CLC funding that was not published. 2011-08-16 00:00:00 16 August 2011 00:00 N Y N http://www.naclc.org.au/cb_pages/news/NACLC_Position_Statement_on_CL.php The NACLC Management Committee has released a policy statement on CLCs charging. 2011-08-23 00:00:00 23 August 2011 00:00 30 December 2011 00:00 N N Y