Shoalcoast is committed to working towards making the law and its administration more socially and legally just. Our goals are to: Identify laws and policies that are unjust, especially those that affect socially and economically disadvantaged groups Encourage attention to, and discussion of these laws in the broader community Lobby for changes to these laws and their operation Lobby for change to any inequitable policies and practices of government agencies and other institutions We welcome input from the community regarding current law reform issues: ie what do you think should be changed? Examples of Recent Law Reform Projects: · Federal Attorney General’s—Draft protocol for the provision of legal services in Family Relationship Centres—joint Submission · Numerous letters to Members of Parliament regarding accepting recommendations made by the National Human Rights Consultation Committee to adopt a Human Rights Act for Australia. · National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council Integrity of ADR Processes Inquiry —Submission · Federal Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs —National Quality Framework for Services to People Experiencing Homelessness consultation—Submission · Australian Law Reform Commission Family Violence Inquiry—Submission · ASIC Consumer Credit Legal Services in Australia Draft Model—online survey |