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Youth Law Victoria's state-wide young people's community legal centre What we do: Youthlaw is Victoria's state-wide young people's community legal centre. Youthlaw aims to: Provide legal advice and casework services to young people aged up to 25 years of age Undertake proactive legal casework that assists young people to exercise their rights Conduct education programs around legal rights and responsibilities for young people, Provide advice and information about young people's legal rights and responsibilities to advocates for children and young people and the wider community Advocate on justice policy issues for young people Support lawyers and legal advocates who regularly act for young people, by providing research, training and policy development in matters of children's rights Involve young people in real decisions about how they want their legal centre to run Youthlaw fills a significant gap in the provision of free legal services to the community. The project partners are Blake Dawson Waldron, the North Melbourne Legal Service and the Federation of Community Legal Centres. We can answer questions about: Getting around - rules for riders and drivers Public transport - dealing with transit police, inspectors and fines Police - your rights, going to Court, what to do about unfair treatment Security Guards - when can they search you and your bags? Alcohol and drugs - smoking, marijuana. What does the law say? Family issues - your parents are breaking up, who listens to you? What to do about violence or abuse at home - when can you leave home? Relationships - laws about sex, becoming a young parent and personal safety Schools - suspension, expulsion, harassment from other students Discrimination - what is it, when is it unlawful and what can you do about it? Financial support - what if Centrelink says you are not eligible for benefits or cancels your benefit? Working - do young casual workers have any rights? Youth law is a free legal service for young people. Your issue and options will be discussed confidentially. We will not tell others what you tell us, unless you want us to. Contact Us Mondays - Fridays 2pm-5pm Wednesday evenings 5.30-7.30pm For your closest community legal centre, visit the legal centres page on the Community Law website. - http://www.communitylaw.org.au Phone: 9611 2412 |