How do Community Legal Centres influence changes to the laws?

Over the years, Community Legal Centres have advocated for and helped win many legal rights for Victorians, including mandatory third-party motor vehicle insurance, and increasing awareness of and support for victim survivors of family violence and prisoners’ rights.

In recent times, Community Legal Centres have advocated for waiving the fines issued to young people during the COVID-19 pandemic, successfully advocated for better wage rights for people living with disabilities, established the ‘Do Not Knock’ campaign to deter pestering salespeople, prompted Bunnings to ban the sale of native timbers, and forced governments to end logging in Victoria’s old-growth forests.