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Anti-Poverty Week LunchBarwon Community Legal Service wanted to promote discussion and action about poverty in Australia and around the world. We marked Anti-Poverty Week 2010 by organising a free community BBQ at our local Salvation Army. People were given the opportunity to record concerns/issues that keep people in poverty and/or sign template letters relating to local issues. These letters were sent to local MPs and the event attracted local media. |
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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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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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Dealing with Fines Debt The Illawarra Legal Centre wrote submissions, undertook advocacy work and developed educational resources on Fines and Work and Development Orders (WDO) outlining legislative and policy changes that reduce or eliminate fines debt and worked for improvements to these changes. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheets and wallet cards for young people are the basis of educational sessions and law reform work. Work and Development Orders (WDO) were a key feature of the changes to the Fines Act and at the heart of our lobbying and advocacy work. |
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Financial Counselling playing cards Prisoners have access to few resources as they cannot use the Internet, make 1800 or 1300 calls or visit services or government departments. Playing cards is one of very few permitted leisure activities. The financial counselling playing cards aim to facilitate access to information and budgeting tips through individually designed cards. The idea for financial counselling cards was inspired by a set of cards currently in use with HEP C and HIV information. The Financial Counselling cards have artwork that is designed by ex-prisoners and their families and contain simple messages about b... |
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Housing NSW Debt Matters Housing NSW sent letters to tenants in December 2010 informing them that they owed money and threatening eviction if these monies weren't paid. Most tenants had no idea what this was for. Many of the alleged debts were past their Statute of Limitation period. Redfern Legal Centre organised a state-wide campaign informing tenants of their rights and lodged a complaint with the NSW Ombudsman. As a result, client service officers were given directions/authority to write off any debts older than six years and less than $10,000. Debts above $10,000 were to be written off by the general manager. |
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Legal Lingo BingoThis interactive game explores a range of common legal issues through a variation of the traditional bingo format. Players match picture squares to their playing sheet while the facilitator explains each one, giving examples of problems that could arise and services available (see example playing sheet attached). As with the traditional format, a player matching five squares in a row calls ‘Legal Lingo Bingo!’ and wins a small prize. ECLC has run Legal Lingo Bingo at a range of recent CLE sessions including English as a Second Language classes, Indigenous communities, groups of young people and even our Centre AGM. In meeting the needs of various communities, the contents of the playing sheet has been ... |
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Protecting Human Rights This one-day workshop will equip participants with knowledge and skills to recognise and respond when the rights and interests of people with a disability are not being protected. This course covers:
Please note: the workshop can be customised around a variety of issues eg disability, homelessness, mental health etc |
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Queensland young people's legal fact sheets The Youth Advocacy Centre has fact sheets for young people in Queensland on:
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Reform of marginal renting Reform of law covering marginal renters in NSW. Marginal renters include people living in boarding houses, crisis accommodation, student accommodation and share housing. Paper launched in March 2011 calling for law reform, accomodation provider sustainability, social inclusion programs and reform of Licensed Residential Centres for people with a disability. The campaign involves submissions to politicians, engaging in policy debate, facilitation of round table, stakeholder consultations, promotion of best practice, liaison with bureaucrats and local government, gaining over 30 organisational signatories in support of reform, facilitating media coverage and conducting research. |
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Report on Queensland Prisons Annual visit to all 14 prisons in Qld in order to meet with elected prisoner representatives (prisoner advisory committee). Collate common and significant issues into a report. |
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Rights on Show The Darwin Community Legal Service's Rights on Show is the annual art award and exhibition which focusses on human rights. This much revered art show is now in its 18th year. The "Homelessness" show received nearly 100 entries in 2011, including entries from remote areas, differently abled groups, students, asylum seekers, accomplished and novice artists alike. All had something to say about being homeless in the Northern Territory. A myriad of mediums were utilised in 2011, including a giant woven nest, a florally adorned camping tent, mosaics, paper cranes, film, and the People's Choice winner "Cardboard Man", a salute to the "Occupy" movement. 2012 has a series of artist floor talks planned, excursion... |
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Roma Mitchell Human Rights Volunteer Service Roma Mitchell Human Rights Volunteer Service (RMHRVS) is dedicated to the pro-active advance of human rights under a long term goal of securing these rights through constitutional change. Some prior volunteer and e-vols activities have included writing reports and submissions, the researching of background material, emailing organisations, politicians and other persons. This ongoing project uses video, public events and the internet. |
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Submissions on the Draft Mental Health Bill (WA) 2011 The Mental Health Law Centre made submissions on the Draft Mental Health Bill in relation to the consultation provisions in the Bill. MHLC addressed submissions on the following subjects:
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Tasmanian Law Handbook Online The Tasmanian Law Handbook (4th Edition) Online. |
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The Boarders and Lodgers Legal Information Kit This kit is intended as a general outline of the various laws that cover boarders and lodgers in NSW. It explains different ways to resolve legal problems. |
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Wills Campaign Project designed to get at least 30 people, particularly Indigenous, lower income and elderly people, to make their wills. |