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About CLCs

About CLCs

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.

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Community legal centres across Victoria provide free legal advice to people experiencing disadvantage. Find a community legal centre.

Policy Submissions and Reports

Policy Submissions and Reports

On this page, you can find recent and past submissions, reports and statements from the Federation of Community Legal Centres. Learn more.

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Resources

Learn more about our Integrated Practice Toolkit and other resources.

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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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Rushed expansion of police search powers another example of policy that does more harm than good

Today, the Victorian Premier announced a huge expansion of police powers, by extending the Chief Commissioner’s power to declare a designated area for police to search anyone without a warrant or reasonable suspicion of criminal activity from 12 hours to six months. These measures will be introduced through the Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Bill which is due to be debated in the upper house next week.

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Bail reforms must prioritise community safety, not criminalisation – support Poccum’s Law

Victorian community legal centres strongly oppose the Premier’s announcement to overhaul bail laws and reinstate previous laws that were an “unmitigated disaster”, and led to the tragic and preventable death in custody of Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson.

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Rental reform bill passes in win for tenants

The Victorian community legal sector supports the passage of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill in Victoria, which is a significant positive step towards improving the rights and protections of renters.

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There are community legal centres across Victoria. Click to find your nearest Victorian community legal centre.

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Federation of Community
Legal Centres (Vic) Inc.
Level 3, 225 Bourke Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia.

Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic) Inc.
Level 3, 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we operate, the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation. We extend this acknowledgement to all First Nations’ Peoples and pay our respects to their Elders past and present and acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. 

Phone: (03) 9652 1501

Email: [email protected]

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