Exclusive: legal aid centres at the coalface of social issues can once again take part in public debate on crucial issues
The Labor government has removed the Coalition’s gag on legal aid organisations taking part in political advocacy and lobbying, saying it “is ending this political censorship”.
Before 2014 the national legal assistance partnership stated that federal funding did not restrict the right of organisations “to enter into public debate or criticism of the commonwealth, its agencies, employees, servants or agents”.In a statement Dreyfus said the Albanese government “is ending this political censorship and restoring independence and free speech to the community legal sector”.
“Legal assistance providers are superbly well placed to provide advice on law reform and legal assistance.” “They understand better than most the challenges in their sector and the impacts of unmet need on vulnerable Australians.”
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