National Consumer Fraud Week

- 17 June 2013

This week is National Consumer Fraud Week...More >

Community Legal Centres say protections for sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status are a step in the right direction (Media Release)

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.  More >

Australian Solicitor's Conduct Rules and Commentary - Legal assistance sector (Law Council of Australia, Information Paper for consultation purposes), April 2013

- 4 June 2013

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...More >

Yarnin' Up - Recognising our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Workers

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.  More >

Encouraging Good Practice in Measuring Effectiveness in the Legal Service Sector

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.  More >

NACLC letter to the Commonwealth AG on NSW Funding principles

- 9 May 2013

NACLC letter to the Commonwealth AG on the NSW Funding principles....More >

Legal Practitioners' Scale of Costs - submissions invited

- 9 April 2013

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....More >

Community organisations say dropping the Anti-Discrimination Bill a setback for equality in Australia

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.  More >

NACLC voices strong concern over new funding guidelines for NSW CLCs

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.  More >

Federal Government provide lifeline to Queensland Tenant Advice Service

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.  More >

Cost Benefit Analysis Report shows CLCs provide strong ROI

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.  More >

Joint Australian NGO Submission to UN Human Rights Committee

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.  More >

Draft Evaluation Framework Paper for NPA Review now available

- 1 August 2012

The Draft Evaluation Framework Discussion Paper for the Review of the National PartnershipAgreement on Legal Assistance Services is now available for comment. To view visit:http://www.ag.gov.au/Legalaid/Pages/ReviewoftheNationalPartnershipAgreementonLegalAssistanceServices.aspx...More >

Approach to NPA Review

- 5 July 2012

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....More >

First update on the Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services (the NPA Review).

- 18 May 2012

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....More >

Community Based Employment Advice Services receive $7.1 million

- 11 May 2012

The Australian Government will provide $7.1 million over four years to five Community Based Employment Advice Services (CBEAS)....More >

Australian Government Commitment to funding for Equal Pay Case

- 23 April 2012

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....More >

Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services

- 20 April 2012

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....More >

Evidence based reports and submissions on social needs in Australia now available online. socialneeds.net.au

- 11 April 2012

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....More >

NACLC letter to the Law Council of Australia on ASCR

- 4 April 2012

NACLC recently wrote a letter to the Law Council of Australia to provide our comments on the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules (ASCR)....More >