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Barriers experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families accessing legal supports

National Voice for our Children (SNAICC) ,

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) ,

, | 2026

This scoping study examines the legal needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families involved with the child protection system, identifies gaps in access to legal support, and provides recommendations...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Access to justice,

Legal needs,

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The cover of NLAS (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples) report

NLAS (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples)

Delphine Bellerose,

Catriona Mirrlees-Black, | 2024

Updated to complete the suite of NLAS indicators based on the 2021 Census, NLAS(Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples) is intended to support the planning of legal assistance services as...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Data,

Indicators of legal need,

Legal assistance services,

NLAS,

Planning service delivery,

Recent,

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Using court data to support planning legal assistance for First Nations people (Data insights in justice)

Delphine Bellerose,

Christine Coumarelos,

Geoff Mulherin, | 2021

To enable legal assistance services to appropriately structure available resources and plan most effectively to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system, it is important to...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Criminal Justice,

Legal assistance services,

Planning service delivery,

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Locating legal assistance demand: using courts data to support legal service planning for First Nations people in NSW

Delphine Bellerose,

Geoff Mulherin,

Terence Beed,

Maria Karras, | 2021

This project aimed to support service planning for the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Ltd (ALS) by sourcing and analysing relevant data and devising a proxy indicator for demand for legal...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Criminal Justice,

Legal assistance services,

Planning service delivery,

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families in Australian Coroners Courts: A review of the research literature on improving court experiences

Kerryn Butler, | 2021

Coroners courts in many jurisdictions throughout Australia are seeking ways to ensure their processes and practices are culturally sensitive, particularly for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands families. This report...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Client Groups,

Coroners Court,

Courts and tribunals,

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services National Picture, 2018-19

Delphine Bellerose,

Geoff Mulherin, | 2020

This report provides a comprehensive national snapshot of the valuable services provided by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILSs). Commissioned by the Commonwealth Attorney-Generals Department, it is the...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Data,

Legal assistance services,

Service data,

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Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders (2018)

National Health and Medical Research Council,

| 2018
EXTERNAL - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) revised guidelines provide relevant advice about ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Read the publication

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Guidelines & Methods,

Research Design,

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Indigenous people and legal problem resolution article

Indigenous people and legal problem resolution

Zhigang Wei,

Hugh McDonald, | 2018

We know that in Australia legal problems are widespread and if they are not resolved, there are health, social and economic consequences. This paper examines the experience of Indigenous Australians...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Access to justice,

LAW survey,

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Article about Indigenous people, multiple disadvantage and response to legal problems

Indigenous people, multiple disadvantage and response to legal problems

Zhigang Wei,

Hugh McDonald,

Christine Coumarelos, | 2015

This paper extends analysis of the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey national dataset by examining response to legal problems and barriers to obtaining advice by Indigenous status and level of disadvantage....

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Disadvantage | ATJ,

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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Indigenous people’s experience of multiple legal problems and multiple disadvantage – a working paper

Zhigang Wei,

Hugh McDonald, | 2014

The Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey found that Indigenous people who experience legal problems had an increased likelihood of experiencing multiple legal problems. New analyses using the LAW Survey national dataset...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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Legal needs of Indigenous people in Australia

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, | 2013

This paper summarises findings from the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey showing that Indigenous Australians had high prevalence of multiple legal problems and government, health and rights problems. They were also...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

LAW survey,

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