Basic analysis of this data shows a projected increase of 16 per cent in delivery of services to address family violence matters and a projected increase of 13.3 per cent in delivery of services to address fines, infringements and other government administrative legal issues. Explanatory notes for performance outputs Figures are from a database used by 31 of the 37 community legal centres funded through Victoria Legal Aid in 2016–17. The figures do not include client service and community and law reform activities undertaken by the following funded centres: Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria, Consumer Action Law Centre, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Homeless Law (Justice Connect), Job Watch and Refugee and Immigration Legal Clinic. These community legal centres do not use the common database. Figures do not include client advice provided by the of Victoria, which records this activity on a separate database. Tenants’ Union Funding through the Community Legal Centres Funding and Development Program 2016–17 We granted and administered funding to 37 community legal centres across Victoria and the Federation of Community Legal Centres as the peak body. Funding was provided by the sector’s Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and by Victoria Legal Aid out of its state funding allocation. Community legal centre Commonwealth State core Other one-off Total funding* ($) funding ($) projects ($) payments ($) Aboriginal Family Violence 0 324,217 0 324,217 Prevention and Legal Service Victoria** Barwon Community Legal 576,148 519,654 0 1,095,802 Service Brimbank Melton Community 265,200 646,079 0 911,279 Legal Centre, Comm Unity Plus Casey Cardinia Legal Service 339,191 381,099 0 720,290 Central Highlands Community 319,726 360,780 0 680,506 Legal Centre Consumer Action Law Centre** 321,388 1,048,656 1,370,044 Darebin Community Legal Centre 202,368 526,250 0 728,618 Disability Discrimination Legal 248,769 48,294 0 297,063 Service** Eastern Community Legal Centre 472,496 882,985 0 1,355,481 Emma House Domestic Violence 0 154,596 0 154,596 Service
Basic analysis of this data shows a projected increase of 16 per cent in delivery of services to address family violence matters and a projected increase of 13.3 per cent in delivery of services to address fines, infringements and other government administrative legal issues. Explanatory notes for performance outputs Figures are from a database used by 31 of the 37 community legal centres funded through Victoria Legal Aid in 2016–17. The figures do not include client service and community and law reform activities undertaken by the following funded centres: Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria, Consumer Action Law Centre, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Homeless Law (Justice Connect), Job Watch and Refugee and Immigration Legal Clinic. These community legal centres do not use the common database. Figures do not include client advice provided by the Tenants’ Union of Victoria, which records this activity on a separate database. Funding through the Community Legal Centres Funding and Development Program 2016–17 We granted and administered funding to 37 community legal centres across Victoria and the Federation of Community Legal Centres as the sector’s peak body. Funding was provided by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and by Victoria Legal Aid out of its state funding allocation. Community legal centre Commonwealth funding* ($) State core funding ($) Other one-off projects ($) Total payments ($) Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria** 0 324,217 0 324,217 Barwon Community Legal Service 576,148 519,654 0 1,095,802 Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre, Comm Unity Plus 265,200 646,079 0 911,279 Casey Cardinia Legal Service 339,191 381,099 0 720,290 Central Highlands Community Legal Centre 319,726 360,780 0 680,506 Consumer Action Law Centre** 321,388 1,048,656 1,370,044 Darebin Community Legal Centre 202,368 526,250 0 728,618 Disability Discrimination Legal Service** 248,769 48,294 0 297,063 Eastern Community Legal Centre 472,496 882,985 0 1,355,481 Emma House Domestic Violence Service 0 154,596 0 154,596
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