South West Sydney Legal Centre has now changed its name to:

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We still offer the same services, free to our community, we just look a bit different.

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News and advocacy

We advocate to government to improve outcomes for our clients. Find out about our latest advocacy, media releases and policy submissions.

Latest updates

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Mar 23

Announcing our new CEO

We are pleased to announce that Melanie Noden has been appointed as our new CEO, from 20 March 2023.

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Mar 23

Quarterly newsletter – Farewell from our CEO

Our CEO Yvette Vignando, after leading Justice Support Centre since 2019, offers her farewells in our latest newsletter. Our new CEO will be announced in coming weeks.

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16

Feb 23

Submission – Review of serious road crime

Our preliminary submission to the review of serious road crime by NSW Law Reform Commission draws on our expertise supporting defendants of driving and traffic offences.

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Media releases

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Nov 22

Media release – Leader of local domestic violence and legal service recognised for longstanding community service

President of our Board, Naushee Rahman, received the Order of Liverpool on Monday for her contributions to community, after years of volunteering at local community organisations.

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Aug 22

Media release – South West Sydney Legal Centre warns against the unintended consequences of rushing through coercive control legislation without proper consultation

South West Sydney Legal Centre is joining the call from across the domestic and family violence sector for increased consultation on the possible criminalisation of coercive control in New South Wales.

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Aug 22

Media release – Achievable reforms to the Victim Support Scheme are urgently needed to improve supports for victim-survivors, says South West Sydney Legal Centre

South West Sydney Legal Centre has today recommended a series of reforms to the NSW Victims Support Scheme, saying the Scheme remains invaluable to the recovery of victim-survivors of domestic and family violence.

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Reform and advocacy work

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Feb 23

Submission – Review of serious road crime

Our preliminary submission to the review of serious road crime by NSW Law Reform Commission draws on our expertise supporting defendants of driving and traffic offences.

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Jul 22

Open Letter To the Hon. Natalie Ward Minister for Women’s Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Urgent request to extend consultation period for the public exposure bill to criminalise coercive control

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Jul 22

Submission – In response to the Statutory Review of the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013

In this submission, we make 14 recommendations to improve the capacity of Victims Support Scheme to support victims of violence.

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Newsletters

9

Mar 23

Quarterly newsletter – Farewell from our CEO

Our CEO Yvette Vignando, after leading Justice Support Centre since 2019, offers her farewells in our latest newsletter. Our new CEO will be announced in coming weeks.

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Dec 22

Quarterly newsletter – Our new website is now live!

We have now changed our name from South West Sydney Legal Centre to Justice Support Centre, and launched a new website. We will continue offering the same free services to our community, just with a different look and feel.

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Nov 22

Quarterly newsletter – We supported 1000s of people around Sydney in 2021-22

Highlights from our Annual Report for 2021-22, including testimonials from our clients and key trends for our legal service.

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About us

Learn more about what we do, how our services support our community and our plan for change.

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Our impact

Learn more about how our services support clients to access justice and keep themselves safe.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands, skies and waterways in which we live and work, the Gadigal, Cabrogal, Darug and Eora people. We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, partners and community leaders.

Head office

Level 4, 2-14 Meredith St, Bankstown
Darug & Eora Country, NSW 2200

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