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ABC Radio legal topics programGo on ABC Radio once per month and discuss legal topics that are timely and aimed at the general community |
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Aboriginal Housing The Aboriginal housing sector is undergoing significant, complex and contested reforms. With direction from the Aboriginal Tenants Advice Network and in collaboration with Shelter NSW and NCOSS, the TU commissioned a review of the current reforms and future directions. The report was released February 2011 and it received coverage in sector newsletters. We met with Aboriginal housing organisations to discuss the outcomes and published an update to the research. We also participated in the National Indigenous Housing Roundtable.The resulting document is being used by the Aboriginal services to respond to the reforms and as an education tool for non-Aboriginal services.
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Advocacy Indigenous DVD This DVD assists people to access advocacy and legal assistance from the Darwin Community Legal Service. It provides a pragmatic explanation aimed at Indigenous people and demystifies the process for gaining assistance. This DVD has proven popular with our remote clients and we hope to make it available in other Indigenous languages in the future. DCLS would welcome partnerships with other organisations to make this happen. |
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Animal Welfare Legal Issues Northern Rivers CLC held a community forum to gauge interest in animal welfare legal issues that resulted in the formation of the volunteer-based Animal Law & Education Project (ALEP). ALEP is comprised of lawyers, law students and animal carers and engages in community education and law reform activities. ALEP lobbied the local Southern Cross University Law School to offer an Animal Law unit over the summer semester. ALEP held a community forum on animal protection laws and partnered with Southern Cross University’s Animal Law unit academics to run the Animal Law Conference ‘The Road Ahead’, which addressed the shortfalls in legal protections for animals. In May 2012 they presented&n... |
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Annexures to the Positive Migration Guide Annexure 1 is a list of what health checks are usually required and in what circumstance Annexure 2 is the Gazette Notice IMI11/032 Annexure 3 is an example of undertaking required from an employer for a 457 visa Annexure 4 lists factors that DIAC takes into consideration for health waiver Annexure 5 is a list of visas with a health waiver |
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Ask LOIS Ask LOIS is a secure member only website for community workers in NSW who are responding to domestic and family violence. Ask LOIS provides workers with online training via webinars (online seminars), access to resources, case studies and discussion forums. |
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Between a rock and a hard place Between a Rock and a Hard Place assists community workers to get the most out of the legal system for their clients. The publication covers many common legal areas that community workers encounter when managing their clients issues. There is a comprehensive and easy to understand manual and it is available online as a PDF. |
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Boarders & Lodgers Law Reform A campaign to introduce legislation to cover boarders and lodgers in NSW. The campaign involved submissions to politicians, engaging in policy debate, running test cases at the CTTT (eg on the definition of boarders and lodgers as exclusions to the Residential Tenancy Act 2010, or to have boarders and lodgers covered by the General Division of the CTTT), and the development of a Legal Remedies Kit that highlights the inadequacy of current remedies for boarders and lodgers. |
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Boys, you wanna give me some action? ‘Boys, you wanna give me some action?’: Interventions into Policing of Racialised Communities in Melbourne examined African young peoples’ experience of policing in three regions of Melbourne, including the Western suburbs. It found that ‘community policing’ initiatives do not ameliorate the commonly identified negative impacts of traditional over-policing practices. In fact, the relationships fostered between police and African young people through community policing initiatives were often used for intelligence gathering purposes and were ultimately damaging for the young people involved, leading in some cases to criminal proceedings. |
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Bring Your Bills Days The Bring Your Bills Program is an advocacy process that brings appropriate community, government and dispute resolution agencies together at a central location for one day for the purpose of assisting low income disadvantaged customers deal with problems arising out of the provision of energy, water and telecommunications services. Other services and problems, such as housing could be added depending on community need. The program seeks to encourage low income and disadvantaged consumers to bring their contracts, statements and bills to the event without the need to identify a legal problem or dispute. The agencies in attendance will listen to clients, review their documents and assess their need for assistance. Follow ... |
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Bulk Debt Negotiation Scheme Instead of negotiating hardship cases or repayment plans on a case-by-case basis, matters with a common creditor (eg a finance company, insurer or utility provider) are bundled and negotiated together. |
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Buying or Building a House Footscray CLC has developed a DVD on the subject "What You Need to Know Before Buying or Building a House - For Refugee Communities." The Project was developed in response to a large number of home ownership scams affecting refugee communities in Melbourne's western suburbs (see Chapter 15 in FCLC's Report, Making it Home: Refugee Housing in Melbourne's West). The DVD is a resource for financial counsellors and settlement services to educate refugee communities on the basics around the decision to buy or build a house. Issues that are raised include:
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Carbon Farming Initiative The EDO (Vic.) worked with government, NGOs and community members to improve the design of the Carbon Farming Initiative, and the legislation that implemented it. |
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Caring for the Coast This project consists of a publication designed to help people understand their legal rights and obligations as a member of a coastal community and to assist them in being informed and active participants in environmental and planning decisions that affect coastal environments. The publication can be complemented by community workshops. |
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Castaway Campaign In Queensland, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child is breached every day as 17 year olds are charged and imprisoned as adults. The Castaway campaign highlights that young people have the responsibilities of adults without the rights of adults, so they are legal castaways. The project will facilitate 100 young people to write 100 individual messages to be placed in a bottle and sent to 100 community leaders as a "message in a bottle." The campaign will also be supported by social media. |
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CLE to 12 Darkinjung tenants A session about how to challenge excessive rent increases. The session covered the tenants' rights and obligations under the residential tenancy agreement; the function and process of the Consumer, Trader & Tenancy tribunals; tips and strategies when attending the tribunal; tips on negotiating in the Conciliation room when dealing with an agent and/or landlord. They also covered how to fill in an application to CTTT. All tenants had successful outcomes when disputing their increases at Tribunal. |
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Climate Change Act The EDO worked to improve the design of the Climate Change Act before it was introduced in 2010, and then to prevent the State Government winding it back in 2011-12. |
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Climate Change Law The EDO is undertaking a number of activities to ensure climate change laws are effective in tackling climate change and will not lead to negative environmental outcomes. The main laws are the Carbon Farming Initiative legislation, Victorian Climate Change Act and proposed Federal carbon price. Activities include assisting the community and peak environment groups to understand the proposed laws so that they can effectively engage with government on their development, making law reform submissions to government and holding public education forums. |
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Collaborating to enhance access to justice-planning for the future Legal aid commissions, community legal centres and the private legal profession are key members of Australia's access to justice sector. Together, these organisations have made various forms of legal information, advice and assistance available to many Australians. The access to justice sector now faces a range of challenges - some new, some old, some local, some global. This panel discussion on 10 May 2013 brings together policy makers, practitioners and researchers to discuss how those concerned with access to justice can constructively work together to respond to these challenges. Panel members include:
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Community BBQ This event focused on raising awareness against family violence and support services available for Koori victims/survivors. A presentation was provided about FVPLS services and a special presentation was given by Lani Brenan telling her story as an Aboriginal survivor of family violence. |