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PRESS RELEASE: Mid North Coast Community Legal Centre
Mid North Coast Legal Needs Analysis
A REPORT on legal service demands across the Mid-North Coast has clearly established the need for a Community Legal Centre (CLC) in the region
The Mid North Coast Legal Resources Directory
(updated)
is a collection of free legal
assistance organisations and other related resources available for
people living on the Mid North Coast of NSW and is the work product
of the Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre as part of the Mid North
Coast Community Legal Centre Project. The Directory includes not
only organisations that provide legal advice per se, but also
agencies that provide help with law-related issues like alternative
dispute resolution, child support, consumer information, financial
counselling and discrimination.
Manual for Disability Advocates Assisting Victims of Violent
Crime
(pdf) The manual was produced by DA for disability advocates.
However, we hope it will be a useful resource for all people who assist
people with a disability.
The manual was produced by Catherine Peek, Regional Coordinator, at DA
because people with a disability are more vulnerable to becoming victims
of crime. Also many people receive their disability through a crime
(e.g. brain injury). The manual explains the compensation and
counselling that are available to victims of crime and how to access
these services.
Policy
Disability Advocacy
NSW Policy Manual - updated April 2010 (pdf) This policy document sets out in
detail the policies which guide the day-to-day work of advocates with
the service.
Client Handbook (updated
June 2010) (pdf)
Updated. This booklet provides a summary of basic information
for clients about the rules that govern the operation of the service.
Disability
Advocacy NSW Constitution 2010 (pdf)
Updated
Annual Reports
DA Annual and Financial Report 2008 - 2009 (pdf)
Reports
NSW-ACT Disability Advocacy Services 2010 (pdf)
(updated)
Brochures
DA
Information Sheet (without graphics) (pdf)
DA Information Sheet (with graphics) (pdf)
Disability Advocates Childrens Court - Information Sheet (pdf)
Newsletters
DA Newsletter April 2010 (pdf)
DA Newsletter 2008/09 (pdf)
Forms
Referral for Advocacy Support (pdf)
Referral for Advocacy Support (doc)
Client Comment Sheet (pdf)
Hunter Community Legal Directory 2010 (pdf)
(updated) This directory
was compiled by DA staff and contains a comprehensive list of legal services and resources in the Hunter
Region.
CLSD Fact sheet
(pdf)
The Cooperative Legal Service Delivery (CLSD) Program is a regionally-based approach to legal service delivery in
NSW that aims to improve outcomes for economically and socially disadvantaged people by building cooperative
and strategic networks of key legal services and community organisations.
Mental Capacity
Checklist (pdf) From time to time those who work for or
support people with a disability are confronted with
situations where the level of a person's
disability may affect his or her ability to make important
decisions. While there should be a
presumption of capacity to make decisions for all people with
a disability there are situations where
an individual's diminished capacity may seriously
undermine his or her interests. The
purpose of this checklist is to assist people like disability
advocates, lawyers, disability & aged
care workers etc to consider all relevant issues if they must
make such an assessment. This checklist
is not meant to replace more comprehensive
assessments by relevant professionals.
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