Community Legal Centres, or CLCs, are independent community organisations that provide free legal services to those who need it. CLCs enable a strong collective voice for justice and equality. Find out more.
Community Legal Centres across Victoria provide free legal advice to people experiencing disadvantage. Find a Community Legal Centre.
On this page, you can find recent and past submissions, reports and statements from the Federation of Community Legal Centres. Learn more.
Learn more about our Integrated Practice Toolkit and other resources.
The Federation leads and supports excellence in the community legal sector, promotes the purpose and value of Community Legal Centres, and advances social justice and a fair legal system.
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Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC MP launched ‘A sector in crisis,’ Community Legal Centres Australia’s (CLCA’s) report on the state of the community legal sector, at Parliament House in Canberra on 26 March 2024.
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has announced that the government will no longer be introducing much needed reforms to make bail laws fairer for children, reneging on former commitments.
Sixteen organisations within the Victorian legal assistance sector piloted outcomes approaches to inform the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP) Review.
There are Community Legal Centres across Victoria. Click to find your nearest Victorian Community Legal Centre.