Category Archives: Updates

A call to embed diversion in the youth justice system

Submissions to the Government’s Discussion Paper “Practical Lessons, fair consequences, Improving Diversion for young people in Victoria”    closed on 5th October.

Smart Justice for Young People   coordinated a sector response setting out the principles that should underpin a diversion framework for children and young people and making 13 recommendations of how to improve the system .

CLCs call for universal safety net …

Did you know…

more than 80% of Community Legal Centre clients earn less than $26,000 a year 73% of legal services are unable to meet demand 490,000 Australians each year miss out on legal help for financial reasons or lack of knowledge

Youthlaw doesn’t think this is good enough.