The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in Victoria

Schwartz, Melanie; Allison, Fiona; Cunneen, Chris

The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in Victoria

Schwartz M, Allison F & Cunneen C. 2013. The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in Victoria. Cairns: James Cook University. ISBN 9780987592286. 273pp

UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2014-18

273 Pages Posted: 18 Dec 2013 Last revised: 16 May 2014

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Chris Cunneen

Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research,University of Technology Sydney; James Cook University - Cairns Campus

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

This reports presents key findings and recommendations of research conducted in 2012-2013 by the Indigenous Legal Needs Project (ILNP) in Victoria.

The ILNP aims broadly and on a national level to: identify and analyze the legal needs of Indigenous communities in non-criminal areas of law (including discrimination, housing and tenancy, child protection, employment, credit and debt, wills and estates, and consumer-related matters); and provide an understanding of how legal service delivery might work more effectively to address identified civil and family law needs of Indigenous communities.

Keywords: Indigenous Australians, Family and Civil Law, Victoria, Access to Justice.

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Schwartz, Melanie and Allison, Fiona and Cunneen, Chris, The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in Victoria (2013). Schwartz M, Allison F & Cunneen C. 2013. The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in Victoria. Cairns: James Cook University. ISBN 9780987592286. 273pp, UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2014-18, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2368580