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August, 2017     # 64


 
Nowra FASS info session coming soon.
Details to follow.
How to refer clients
Clients can attend Sydney, Parramatta, Newcastle or Wollongong Family Law Court registry and ask to see the support worker.

Female clients 
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm. No appointment required.

Referrals can also be made by calling the support worker on:
0431 253 289 (Sydney)
0478 825 759 (Parramatta)  
0428 568 207 (Newcastle)
0411 103 471 (Wollongong)
Male clients
Referrals can be made at all times on 1300 00 FASS (1300 003 277) via a message bank OR

At Sydney – on Mondays or via FASSsydney@ransw.org.au
At Parramatta – on Wednesdays or via FASSparramatta@ransw.org.au
At Newcastle – on Mondays or via FASSnewcastle@ransw.org.au
At Wollongong – on Wednesday AM or via FASSwollongong@ransw.org.au
 
The Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) provides legal assistance and/or social support services to families affected by family violence in the family law courts.

The social support services are available to all people affected by family violence. This includes people represented by a panel, community legal centre, private or Legal Aid NSW lawyer, as well as people who are self-represented. 



 

A Good Practice Guide is now available (to be officially launched by Legal Aid in November) for Independent Children's Lawyers.  
A summary Aide-Memoire has also been developed. See the Legal Aid website for more details.
 
PDF Good Practice Guide
New ICL Guidelines Aide-Memoire
Dear Colleagues,
 
Please Save the Date of Friday 1 December 2017 for the annual end of year celebration for family law practitioners.
 
Further details will be provided in due course.
 
Yours faithfully
Lorelle Longbottom | Partner
DGB Lawyers | PO Box 366 (DX 5157), Wollongong NSW 2520
t: +61 2 4229 5699 | f: +61 2 4229 8994 | vcard.vcf
New - Local directory of Indigenous Workers

Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre, with a grant from Cooperative Legal Service Delivery (CLSD) Program, have developed a directory which identifies most of the Indigenous workers in most of the mainstream as well as Indigenous-specific organisations in the South Coast of NSW.  The directory is continually updated by the Aboriginal Legal Access Program (ALAP) worker.
View directory here
Download the full page PDF






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