South-East Monash Legal Service (SMLS) and Northern Community Legal Centre (NCLC) are excited to announce the launch of the Safe Landing Program, supported by a Federal Government National Legal Assistance Partnership grant.
SMLS continues to educate and empower communities through impactful community engagement programs rooted in increasing awareness of law, legal processes and navigating the legal system
SMLS is strengthening our position in assisting clients who have experienced workplace sexual harassment through our Advocacy against Sexual Harassment (AASH) Program
Victoria continues to stall its journey to establishing an evidence-based drug law reform and possession of drugs in small quantities continue to result in criminal convictions of Victorians.
889,800 Australians aged 15 years and over experienced one or more selected personal crimes in 2020-21. The selected crimes included physical, sexual, face-to-face, and non-face-to-face threatened assaults, to name a few.
Nearing towards our 50th year anniversary, SMLS continues to advocate for the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum, as well as celebrate their experiences in Australia
Australia’s new Agriculture Visa Program could lead to a new pathway for exploitation of vulnerable and voiceless migrant workers
SMLS joins with Power2Prevent Statement to urge law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work
Decriminalisation of drugs will aid in recognising drug use as a health issue and minimise the harmful stigma associated with its users.
Delays at court due to COVID are having an unintended impact on some of the most vulnerable in our society: victims/survivors of sexual assault.