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Funding for Community Legal Centres

Productivity Commission inquiry into access to justice

In June 2013, the Commonwealth Government has asked the Productivity Commission to review ‘access to justice arrangements’ in Australia. This inquiry is an important opportunity to drive reform and investment in justice services. The Productivity Commission is expected to report in September 2014.

Listed below are a range of research papers, submissions, news articles and items of interest that provide additional information on this subject area.

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Visit the Productivity Commission's website
What is a CLC - Factsheet
'Enough is Enough'
NACLC Community Legal Centres Briefing
Presentation at CLCQ Parliamentary Reception
Fundraising Ideas for CLCs
Media Release: Funding crisis for Queenslanders with legal problems
Media Release: Labor commits $300,000 legal help for the Mackay area
Media Mention: Labor commits $300,000 legal help for the Mackay area
Media Release: Labor commits $450,000 to legal help for the Sunshine Coast region
Media Mentions: Labor commits $450,000 to legal help for the Sunshine Coast region
Media release: Labor commits $300,000 legal help for the South West Brisbane area
Media Release: Labor commits $300,000 legal help for the Moreton Bay area
Media Release: Broad Calls for Legal Assistance Funding Focus of Law Week
Media Release: Funding ‘sugar hit’ not enough to help Queenslanders in legal crisis
Media Mention: Townsville residents to miss out on legal help
Media Mention: Funding cuts will hurt
Media Mention: Residents in Legal Limbo
Media Mention: Cuts to hurt legal services
Media mention: Legal aid funding cuts prompt fears vulnerable will be turned away
Media Mention: CLCs to meet with MPs over funding
Media Mention: Cutting funding for community legal services a travesty of justice
Media Mention: 80,000 miss out on legal advice ahead of cuts
Media Mention: MYEFO falls short with legal funding
Letter to the Attorney General about funding cuts to the sector
Record of Queensland Parliament Proceedings 12 October 2016
Record of Queensland Parliament Proceedings 08 November 2016
Media Mention: Top up’ funding for community legal centres ‘was always going to end’
NATIONAL CENSUS OF COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRES (CLCs) 2016
National Census of Community Legal Centres 2016 National Report
NACLC Letter to the Senate Select Committee into the Abbott Government's Budget Cuts
NACLC Submission to Productivity Commission
Women's ACT annexure
NACLC Supplementary Submission to Productivity Commission
NACLC Media release
NACLC Media Relase - Cuts to Community Legal Centres to impact front line services

2017 funding cliff

Community legal centres are independent, community organisations providing equitable and accessible legal services. We help almost 60,000 people each year But we’re unable to help half of the people... > more

Sector Funding and Development

Information about Legal Assistance Reforms and Cuts to CLCs There is currently a great deal of interest in the proposed legal assistance reforms and funding cuts to the legal assistance sector,... > more

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