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PILCH Victoria and PILCH NSW will join forces to become one integrated pro bono organisation serving both states following resolution at AGM’s last week.
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International experts from the US, UK and Australia will come together today to launch a symposium being held tomorrow to discuss Advocacy-Health Alliances and highlight their potential in Australia. An Advocacy-Health Alliance is a model of service delivery for disadvantaged people, providing legal assistance within the health context.
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PilchConnect welcomes the passage of ACNC legislation through Parliament today, including the incorporation of Senate amendments proposed by the Greens. PilchConnect’s director, Juanita Pope, said “we have been strong supporters of a national regulator for the not-for-profit sector, and we are so pleased that the ACNC will be up and running in 2012.”
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Potentially millions of dollars are at stake for the charitable sector due to the Melbourne City Council’s decision to mount an appeal in the Supreme Court this Wednesday. The MCC is seeking to pocket funds directed to charities from court proceedings by challenging the power of Magistrates to require offenders to make financial contributions to charities.
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Next week of hundreds of lawyers, judges, politicians and other Victorians will rise at the crack of dawn to walk in the Public Interest Law Clearing House VIC (PILCH) Walk for Justice. The walk begins at State Parliament, winds through the CBD and ends at the County Court.
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Today's decision by the Victorian Government to keep Victoria's Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities is a win for Victorians, the Public Interest Law Clearing House Vic (PILCH) said today.
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The Public Interest Law Clearing House VIC (PILCH) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Treasurer that the government will review the provision of Land Tax Act that allows the State Revenue Office to seek payment for unpaid land tax from tenants with no other relationship to the landlord.
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A landmark legal decision handed down today will reduce vulnerable tenants' ability to obtain accessible and efficient remedies for human rights breaches, forcing them to launch Supreme Court action to seek fair and just outcomes...
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In recognition of tomorrow’s tenth anniversary of the Tampa, the Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) is calling on the Australian Government to ensure that asylum seekers are able to assert their legal right to protection...
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Following the election of the Baillieu government, critics of Victoria's Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities are lining up to malign and belittle the achievements of this ground-breaking legislation. Unfortunately, the arguments presented by these critics don't stand up to scrutiny...
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The Public Interest Law Clearing House VIC (PILCH) welcomed today’s announcement by the Victorian Government to provide $77 million to address homelessness issues in Victoria.
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The Public Interest Law Clearing House VIC (PILCH) welcomes a commitment to three year funding from The Trust Company, as Trustee for the Fred P. Archer Charitable Trust. The funding will help build the PilchConnect service, including the national roll out its free telephone advice service.
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The Public Interest Law Clearing House VIC (PILCH) today welcomed the Victorian Government’s intention to introduce legislation that will allow in-house lawyers to provide free legal services to the Victorian community.
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Each week, teams of volunteer lawyers visit Victoria's soup kitchens, shelters and welfare agencies to meet with homeless clients, including at the Salvation Army in Norlane. Over 20,500 people are homeless in Victoria each night; almost half are women, and half are under 25. Many of them need lawyers; legal problems can cause homelessness, and homelessness can cause legal issues.