Parliamentary Reception 13 October 2015. Introduction to community legal centres James Farrell OAM, QAILS Director.

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Parliamentary Reception 13 October 2015

Introduction to community legal centres James Farrell OAM, QAILS Director

Community legal centres here today: Basic Rights Queensland Caxton Legal Centre Environmental Defender’s Office Gold Coast Community Legal Service LGBTI Legal Service Nundah Community Legal Service Pine Rivers Community Legal Service QPILCH Refugee and Immigration Legal Service SunCoast Community Legal Service Women’s Legal Service Youth Advocacy Centre

Top 5 areas of service 110,000+ legal advice/info: 1.Child contact and residency 2.Family/domestic violence 3.Other civil law 4.Family law (property) 5.Tenancy law 9,000+ cases 1.Offences against property 2.Family/domestic violence 3.Child contact and residency 4.Government/ administrative law 5.Credit and debt

Female, aged Receives less than $500 per week (many have dependent children) Doesn’t live in traditional stable housing/home One in six tell us they have a disability Our ‘average’ client

We can’t help three in five of the people who need our help

Funding sources

27%

Government commitment A Labor Government will review the available funding sources for Legal Aid with a view to increasing, over time, the funding provided for statefunded legal assistance legal services to a level that is at least equal to the national average per capita.

Community legal centres’ services

3,383 volunteer hours of work each week

22,444 pro bono hours each year

Preventing legal problems

We can help your constituents with legal problems

Today’s speakers Kara Cook, Women’s Legal Service Julian Porter, SunCoast Community Legal Service David Hillard, Clayton Utz

QAILS Parliamentary Reception Kara Cook - Principal Solicitor - Women’s Legal Service

Two women each week are killed through domestic violence

Julian Porter, Principal Solicitor

Community legal centres and pro bono David Hillard National Pro Bono Partner

Parliamentary Reception 13 October 2015