August 05, 2015
Shine a light on ‘patchwork’ family violence legal system, community legal peak tells royal commission
Victoria’s family violence legal system offers a ‘patchwork response’ that is sometimes dangerously threadbare through poorly funded legal help, inconsistent specialisation and insufficient risk management, the Royal Commission into Family Violence will hear this Wednesday (5 August) in evidence to be presented by the Federation of Community Legal Centres.
READ MOREJuly 06, 2015
Legal services agreement signed amid serious ongoing concerns for community legal clients
A new National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services between state, territory and federal governments has been signed amid serious ongoing concerns over a failure to fully fund the justice gap, the impact of a significant national funding cut in 2017–18, and restrictions on advocacy campaigns by community legal centres on policy and law reform issues.
READ MOREJune 25, 2015
Royal commission vital to family violence response, community lawyers say
A submission released today by the State peak for Victoria’s 50 community legal centres has made more than 60 recommendations to the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
READ MOREJune 05, 2015
Vulnerability set to rise as Federal Government redefines legal need
The media spotlight on the 2015 Federal Budget may have dimmed, but its full impacts on the vulnerable are still very much on the line for those seeking free legal help.
June 02, 2015
“Savings” from means-testing free legal help will increase the risk for women facing family violence
A Federal Government proposal to means test free legal help from community legal centres will increase the risk for women facing family violence, according to the Federation of Community Legal Centres.
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