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Townsville Community Legal Service offers services and support that are readily accessible, informal and available to all members of the community.
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To enable the Townsville community to develop an awareness of the legal system, its processes and legal rights using a holistic approach and a combination of advice, community education and law reform.
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To deliver quality services to the Townsville community which respect differences and diversity and aim to understand the social, economic and environmental experience of each individual.
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To provide high quality, free and accessible legal services to the community of Townsville and to address inequality within the law and society.
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 | to provide a free and accessible legal service | |
to seek legal and social change | |
to address inequalities in law and society | |
to promote legal education | |
to provide crisis counselling and support and/or referral to appropriate agencies | |
to create an area in which the social welfare aspects of client’s lives are recognised | |
to encourage community participation in the delivery of the legal services it provides. |
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These objectives are enshrined in the TCLS Constitution and Rules and form the basis for the services offered.
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| Our policies | |
Like all organisations, TCLS has a range of written policies and procedures that guide our services and the way they are delivered. These policies are generally available to the public on request.
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