The Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria engaged the Victoria Law Foundation to conduct a survey of the community legal assistance sector workforce with the aim of capturing issues, experiences and views of their workforce across diverse roles, centres and geography. This report explores how the community legal centre workforce adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federation welcomes the Victorian Government’s Access to Justice Review, and the opportunity to identify improvements that can be made at a state level to address the access to justice crisis. The Federation, along with many member CLCs, made substantial contributions to the Productivity Commission’s 2013-14 Inquiry into Access to Justice Arrangements. We support many...

This report addresses concerns over Protective Services Officers on Victorian public transport exceeding their powers and using excessive force. Executive summary Our report reflects the following themes and trends we observed throughout our three year project (‘Your Rights on Track’) which has educated the community about their rights and responsibilities with Protective Services Officers (PSOs)...

This report urges comprehensive national reform of Australia’s coronial system.

This report documents the work of the Taxi Driver Legal Clinic, a joint project conducted by the Federation of Community Legal Centres (Victoria) and Footscray Community Legal Centre in 2011. In Victoria, taxi drivers have few legal rights, earn little money and have almost no bargaining power in the workplace. Most drivers are either international...