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KINGSFORD LEGAL CENTREANNUAL REPORT 2003

CONTENTS

DEAN’S FOREWORD.......................................................................................................................2

DIRECTOR’S REPORT.......................................................................................................................3

VALUES, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................4

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES...................................................................................................................5

SERVICE PROVISION.......................................................................................................................6

EDUCATING FOR JUSTICE................................................................................................................7

WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY............................................................................................15

CASE WORK..................................................................................................................................16

PEOPLE & PARTNERSHIPS.............................................................................................................21

POLICY WORK...............................................................................................................................22

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT........................................................................................................24

COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION.................................................................................................26

STAFF.............................................................................................................................................30

THANK YOU..................................................................................................................................34

FINANCIAL REPORT.......................................................................................................................35

MISSION STATEMENT...................................................................................................back cover

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DEAN’S FORWARD

The KLC combines the highest quality of legal education with dedicatedcommunity service. Established 22 years ago as a centre of academicand professional excellence, KLC remains Australia's leading universitylegal service provider. Its remarkable achievements lie in its capacity tocombine legal theory with professional practice. A distinguished part ofthe University of New South Wales, it teaches about social justice as amatter of principle. Dedicated to improving access of the socially and

economically disadvantaged to legal services, it promotes social justice as a matter of legal practice.

2003 has been another year of outstanding accomplishments for KLC in both in the globalcommunity and across Australia. It has assisted in securing status with the United NationsEconomic and Social Council on behalf for 160 Legal Centres in Australia. It has commencedan important new program for first year indigenous law students. It has won landmark decisionsbefore the courts, such as on the meaning of “casual employee”; and on the rights of a prisonerdenied access to a computer.

KLC has also excelled as a centre for alternative dispute resolution. It has negotiated successfulsettlements: on behalf of a disabled client denied goods and services under the DisabilityDiscrimination Act of 1992 and a pregnant woman seeking a severance package. It hasmediated race discrimination cases and cases involving client redundancy packages. KLCstudents have continued to provide invaluable advocacy and related services to clients.

December 2003 has seen the departure of KLC Director, Fran Gibson who has returned to hernative Victoria to develop a law program at the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University. Franhas made an enormous contribution, not only to KLC, but to community legal centres acrossAustralia and beyond. She will be sorely missed.

KLC is highly regarded by the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales for its deepdevotion to teaching and learning. Its fulltime and volunteer staff teach about social and legalresponsibility; they practice what they teach; and they fulfil their important social tasks withdedication and also, distinction. On behalf of the Faculty of Law, I wish KLC every success incontinuing this remarkable work in the future.

Leon Trakman - Dean, Faculty of Law

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DIRECTOR’S REPORT

2003 was another successful and challenging year forthe Centre. One of the big challenges came from goingabout our business in front of documentary cameras andthough the results will no doubt be a long lastingmemorial and insight into the valuable work of theCentre, the process and its effect on staff and studentswas not without its difficulties. The final program isexpected to go to air on television in mid 2004.

We lost outstanding members of staff in Michelle Burrelland Kalliope Christos. We welcomed Sinead Eastman asEmployment Lawyer and Joanne Moffitt into the Principal solicitor role and this restructure ishoped to strengthen the Centre’s casework profile. The volunteer lawyers continue to servethe clients by their long lasting dedication and contributions to the Centre and there is nothingwe can say that will thank them enough.

As this is my last Director’s Report I would like to thank UNSW Law School, the staff of theCentre, the students (well 99% of them anyway!) and of course the clients for offering me thewonderful opportunity to work at Kingsford Legal Centre for eight years. I couldn't haveasked for a better job and I am sure the Centre will go from strength to strength in the future.

Frances Gibson

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VALUES, A IMS AND OBJECT IVES

• The value of clinical legal education asa means of educating law students.We will provide a positive learningenvironment for students, encouragingthem to gain first hand experience ofdelivering legal services in acommunity setting;

• Providing the best quality service toour clients whilst encouraging them todo as much as they can in regard totheir legal problems. We aim toempower our clients rather than adopta paternalistic approach to advice andcasework;

• Undertaking law reform work andadvocating for the development of afair and non-discriminatory legaljustice system;

• Working with other relevantorganisations, including the legalprofession to provide a broader rangeand better quality of services to thecommunity.

• Self determination, respect and privacywith regards to service provision;

• We recognise that many people areunable to gain access to justice due todiscrimination and poverty. We arecommitted to providing legal servicesto people who would otherwise beunable to gain access to justice.

• Providing equal access to justice foreveryone in our target community. Werecognise that a positive, practicalapproach to access and equity issuesis needed if the Centre is to fulfil itscommitment to equality of opportunity.We actively encourage an access andequity approach to all aspects of ourorganisation including service delivery,communications, physical environmentand human resources;

• Team based decision-making. Wevalue the commitment and experiencestudents, staff and volunteers bring tothe Centre. We encourage positivecriticism and ideas generated by allmembers of the Centre and our localcommunity.

The following are the values that underpin the work of Kingsford Legal Centre:

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A IMS AND OBJECT IVES

1. To educate tomorrow’s lawyers by:• giving students an opportunity in a

clinical supervised setting to work fordisadvantaged clients;

• developing student understanding ofhow the legal system works, and itsimpact upon disadvantaged clients;

• providing students with an opportunityto reflect upon social justice issues, thelegal system and the role of lawyerswithin it, including the values andobjectives underpinning the work ofcommunity legal centres;

• assisting students to understand theintegral role that policy and communitylegal education play in legal serviceprovision.

2. To improve access to justice forresidents of the Botany and Randwickarea by providing free legal adviceand assistance including specialistemployment advice;

3. To reduce discrimination through theprovision of specialist legal advice andrepresentation on discriminationmatters to residents of NSW;

4. To enhance people’s knowledge of,and access to, appropriate legal

services through the dissemination ofinformation and by making andreceiving referrals

5. To promote access and equity in allareas of the organisation includingservice delivery, legal education,community education and policy work.

6. To ensure Kingsford Legal Centre isrespectful of Indigenous cultures andpeople.

7. To improve the community’s knowledgeof the legal system and the capacity ofpeople to enforce their legal rights, bydelivering community legal education;

8. To undertake policy work, includinglaw reform, and to represent theinterests of clients and the localcommunity on social policy andadministration of justice issues;

9. To create partnerships with othercommunity organisations on legal issues

10. To maintain an efficient infrastructurefor the Centre to provide support forstaff, volunteers and students andoutcomes for clients.

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SERVICE PROVISION

KLC provides services to people who live and/or work in the local government areas ofBotany Bay City Council and Randwick City Council. This includes the staff and students ofthe UNSW.

• GENERAL ADVICEEvening advice sessions: Tuesday and Thursday Daytime appointments: Tuesday to Friday

• EMPLOYMENT ADVICEDaytime appointments: Wednesday afternoonEvening advice sessions: alternate Thursday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

The Centre also provides a statewide discrimination law service.

Other Services provided by KLC include:• Law reform work and campaigning

• Community legal education sessions

• KLC Newsletter and other publications

KLC also hosts specialist outreach advice, which is provided by • Eastern Area Tenants Service (EATS) who provide specialist tenancy advice each

Monday afternoon

• Legal Aid Commission who provide specialist child support advice, once a month at theCentre.

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EDUCATING FOR JUSTICE

AIMS & ETHOS Clinical legal education is a methodologyof teaching law, legal procedure and ethics.In Australia when we talk about clinicallegal education we mean a style ofteaching where students are engaged inlegal work for real clients – often known as"live clients".

In the Clinical Legal Experience courses, thecompulsory Law Lawyers and Societycourse and the clinical program inEmployment Law, students develop theirunderstanding of issues of social justice aswell as developing interviewing,negotiation, drafting, submission writingand advocacy skills. They are introduced tothe fundamentals of office management andexplore ethical issues such as how to selectpotential clients when demand for legalservices far outstrips the Centre’s ability toassist.

The objectives of the courses are:

1. To develop students’ critical appreciationof the law and legal system in Australiathrough participation in a legal practiceworking for clients who are financially orotherwise disadvantaged.

2. To enhance students’ contextualunderstanding of the law and legal processby exposing them to real clients with legalproblems.

3. To provide students with a detailedunderstanding of the legal aid system anddevelop students’ understanding of issues ofaccess to the legal system for the Australiancommunity.

4. To develop students’ awareness of therole of lawyers in practice in the legal system.

5. To develop students’ understanding ofethics and responsibility in a workplace setting.

6. To introduce students to the importanceof developing basic lawyering skills to ahigh level of proficiency includingcommunication, interviewing, drafting andnegotiation.

7. To develop students’ ability to seebeyond a casework approach to legalproblems by providing opportunities toparticipate in campaign and education work.

8. To encourage students to see the law asa vehicle which can be used to protect anddevelop human rights.

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INDIGENOUS STUDENTS-FOUNDATIONS ENRICHMENT COURSEIn 2003 we ran the first course at UNSW for first year indigenous students.

The program is designed to assist first year indigenous students acclimatise to universitystudies and develop graduate attributes of oral and written communication skills in a legalsetting. Through engaging law students in the day to day operation of the legal system andlawyering, the clinical placement bridges the gap between the theory and practice of the law.Students are given the opportunity to assist people in our community while simultaneouslyacquiring valuable communication skills.

The course was a success and we hope it enabled these indigenous students not only to feel asense of achievement in interviewing a real client so early in their degree but furthered theirsense of belonging in the Law School as well as having links with later year students.

GUIDE TO INDIGENOUS LEGAL EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIAKingsford Legal Centre has been working on producing a ‘Guide to Indigenous LegalEducation in Australia’. In recognition of the particular challenges which many Indigenous lawstudents face to commence and remain in law studies, many educational institutions offerspecial courses, programs and services for Indigenous students to help address many of thesebarriers and support them in their studies. By producing a Guide to these courses andprograms it is hoped that law faculties around Australia can learn from initiatives implementedby other faculties and be encouraged to develop and foster initiatives in their own faculties.Furthermore, potential Indigenous students will have access to a Guide to the different coursesoffered around Australia when choosing the institution they wish to study at.

The Guide will be published and distributed to legal educational institutions around Australiaand abroad as well as to Indigenous communities and organisations by the end of 2004.

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LITERATURE REVIEW OF INDIGENOUS LEGAL EDUCATIONKingsford Legal Centre is also producing a small publication which brings together a numberof studies and articles written on Indigenous legal education in Australia and abroad. Thepublication is designed to complement the ‘Guide to Indigenous Legal Education’. It aims toprovide law schools with an understanding of the challenges that Indigenous students face incommencing and remaining in law school as well outline some of some of the ways in whichlaw schools can assist Indigenous students in their studies. The publication will be distributedto law schools along with the Guide by the end of 2004.

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EMPLOYMENT LAW CLINICIt has been a busy year for the EmploymentLaw Clinic, which again provided adviceand representation to local clients in anarea of law where there is high demandand few free services. The Clinic alsocontinued to focus on casework involvingpublic interest issues and again providedUNSW law students with a uniqueopportunity to undertake a specialist clinicalcourse.

In March 2003, Joanne Moffitt became theCentre’s Principal Solicitor and,consequently, vacated her position as thecentre’s Employment Law Solicitor. WhileJoanne continues her great work for thecentre in her new role, we acknowledgeJoanne for the wonderful job she did as theinaugural Employment Law Solicitor.Joanne established the Employment LawClinic in 2002 and, in a relatively shorttime, developed a strong service thatprovides a high volume and standard ofadvice and representation to clients whowould not otherwise be able to obtain legalassistance. Joanne devoted much time andenergy to establishing a clinical teachingprogram in the area of employment lawand developing valuable links withbarristers and private solicitors who

specialise in employment and industrial law.In her time as the Centre’s Employment LawSolicitor Joanne also ran a number ofsignificant public interest test cases in thearea of discrimination in employment. Ourthanks go to Joanne for establishing anddeveloping such a unique and importantClinic.

From March 2003 until mid April 2003Tatiana Lozano was locum Employment LawSolicitor and from mid April 2003 to July2003 former student Tom Brennan filled thisrole. We thank both Tatiana and Tom fortheir respective contributions to theEmployment Law Clinic during this time.

Our new Employment Law Solicitor, SineadEastman, joined the centre in July 2003and was soon drafting a Notice of Appealfrom a decision of Commissioner Harrisonpreventing a client of the Centre, YaseminCetin, from pursuing an unfair dismissalclaim. At first instance, the Parkview Hotel(Ms Cetin’s employer of 11 months)successfully objected to Ms Cetin pursuingher unfair dismissal claim on the groundthat she was a “casual employee” engagedfor less than 12 months and was thereforeone of the class of employees excluded by

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the Regulations to the Workplace RelationsAct 1996 (the Act).

Thanks to the groundwork of Session 1student Alison Barnett (under Tom’ssupervision), pro bono Barrister ClaireHowell and Sinead and the Session 2students prepared an important test case forhearing by the Full Bench of the AustralianIndustrial Relations Commission (AIRC). InSeptember 2003, ourclient was delighted toreceive news of the FullBench’s decision that(despite the employer’sclassification of heremployment as ‘casual’)she was not, at law, a‘casual employee’, andwas therefore entitled topursue her unfair dismissalclaim against the ParkviewHotel (see Yasmin S B Cetin v Ripon Pty Ltdt/as Parkview Hotel, PR938639, 25September 2003). The decision has greatsignificance, because it provides access tothe unfair dismissal regime to manyemployees whose work is described as‘casual’ but, in reality, is either a permanentor permanent part-time employment.

Interestingly, within a month of the Cetindecision the Act was amended. Somesuggest that those amendments may againmake it difficult for employees whoseemployment is labeled ‘casual’ to accessthe Federal unfair dismissal regime. Weare following the law’s development in thisarea with great interest.

In addition to test case litigation, theEmployment Law Cliniccontinued in 2003 toprovide employment lawadvice and representationto people who live, workor study in the Randwickand Botany areas. TheClinic also provided astatewide service to clientsin the area of discriminationarising out of employment.

In maintaining its weekly daytime adviceclinic and fortnightly evening advicesession, the Clinic receives the support ofprivate solicitors who provide their time oneither a pro bono or volunteer basis. Againthis year eight private law firms providedsolicitors on a pro bono basis to provideadvice to clients at our Wednesdayafternoon advice clinic. We also continued

KLC students

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to receive the support of volunteer solicitorsfrom private and government practice, andthe Bar, who volunteer and give advice onboth general and employment law matterson a fortnightly advice roster. We thank allof these participants for their continuedsupport.

As well as providing advice to many clients,the Clinic represented clients in employmentlaw matters in the AIRC, the New SouthWales Industrial Relations Commission andthe Chief Industrial Magistrate’s Court andin discrimination in employment matters inthe New South Wales Anti-DiscriminationBoard and the Human Rights and EqualOpportunity Commission. The majority ofthese matters were successfully settled. Weextend our thanks to the barristers whoprovided pro bono assistance to us inrepresenting clients in employment lawmatters in 2003.

In providing law students the opportunity,where appropriate, to appear as advocatefor clients in the Industrial Commissions, theClinic continues to provide a uniqueopportunity for students to obtain ‘hands-on’experience in litigation. This opportunityinvariably results in reflection by thestudents on the effectiveness of the court

system in achieving just outcomes for clientsand on the challenges faced by thoseclients who represent themselves in the courtsystem.

In 2003 the students of the Clinic againparticipated in a seminar program that hascontinued to provide high qualitypresentations on a range of employmentlaw topics, both theoretical and practical.As part of this program, the studentsenjoyed the opportunity to appear asadvocate for a party in a mock conciliationthat focuses their minds on a number of thejurisdictional and substantive issues thatarise in an unfair dismissal application. Theseminars and presentations benefit both thestudents and staff of other legal centres andorganisations who attend the seminars,when possible. We extend our thanks to alllawyers who have provided their valuabletime to present seminars to the students ofthe Clinic.

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STUDENT ADVOCACY PROGRAMDuring 2003, KLC students continued to appear before Waverley Local Court magistrates aspart of the Student Advocacy Program. The Program enables clients who are pleading guiltyto minor criminal charges, where there are mitigating factors, to be represented in Court, andis available to clients who would have difficulty representing themselves, cannot afford aprivate lawyer and are not eligible for legal aid. Students interview the clients, research thecharges, prepare submissions, and present their submissions to the Court. Feedback from KLCstudents involved in the Program has been very positive and KLC students consistently achievegood results for clients. Thanks to Louise Byrne, Anne Cregan, Lester Fernandez andGabrielle Bashir for supervising the students in 2003.

STUDENTS Session 1 2003Joseph AbehouseReshma BargonKristen BeckhausJanet CechanskiHarris CheungKarl ChongJeremy ChungJanet EastmanShameela KarunakaranMichelle KochMarco LeeRaymond LeeMiranda LiDonald MitchellJames MortonSian-Lee OoiCindy PangStephanie Saill

Shellee SmithFelix TseAllison WeaverAnna WhiteTrevor Yang

EMPLOYMENT LAWAlison BarnettPenelope FischerEmily McCarronTakashi Toyoshima

Session 2 2003Chak Man ChowWaldheim Hong ChowNicole DavisDean KellySue KimSamuel Lee

Anita ManiNicholas MenchFabienne MetzCarolyn MorrisMatthew PayneEric RibotStephanie ShekHeon ShinRuby SurendranSusan WanKathleen Wong

EMPLOYMENT LAWHarris CheungFrancine JohnsonRaymond LeeBradley MelmanTrudy Sheehan

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SUMMER 2003/04Stella BoyagesBourn CollierJulia EmertonSteven FungKaren GayleClare GollegeMay GuoFiona JamesJoseph KimChristina KwakFiona LinPilar Lopez

Claudine LyonsHugh NorrisCarolyn OdgersJulie PorteousEllen SeftonGary SegalSarumathy StorerMichaelWaltonJulie WerdaViven YongBill ZahrSamara Zeitsch

EMPLOYMENT LAWLillian ChanMargaret GraceVanessa MakOonagh RichardsonJean Wang

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WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY

ADVICE STATISTICSIn 2003 Kingsford Legal Centre provided advice to 1555 people

1427 people received this advice in face to face interviews and 103 people received theadvice by telephone, mail or email.

193 New Cases were opened in 2003:Criminal Law, including DV..................25Civil Law.........................................102Discrimination....................................32Employment.......................................32Family Law...........................................2

OUR CLIENTSSex:Male.................................................47%Female..............................................53%

AGEUnder 18.............................................1%18 – 34.............................................30%35 – 49.............................................32 %50 – 64.............................................21%Over 65............................................15%

INCOME SCALEHigh...................................................2%Medium.............................................21%Low...................................................77%

2% of our clients identified themselves as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

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CASEWORK

MIDDLETON V COMMISSIONER OFCORRECTIVE SERVICES NSW & ANOR[2003] NSW SC 136• KLC won a landmark case in the

Administrative Law list of the SupremeCourt on 10 December 2003, for a clientwho is a maximum-security prisoner inNSW. Mr Middleton was initiallyincarcerated in QLD and was half waythrough two degree courses that hehoped would result in better job prospectson his release. He managed to keep upwith the workload by purchasing andusing a desktop computer (which hadbeen cleared of internet capabilities)and specialist software and studied in hiscell in the evenings during lockdownperiods. On his transfer to NSW MrMiddleton applied to the NSWCommissioner for Corrective Services andthe Governor of the prison for access tohis own desktop computer to use in hiscell during lockdown periods as he hadin QLD. Although some computers areavailable in the prison library the timerestrictions made it impossible for him tocomplete his study units.

Both the Commissioner and the Governorrefused to allow Mr Middleton to use hisdesktop, citing NSW Department of

Corrective Services Policy that onlyminimum-security inmates are permitted topurchase a laptop to use in their cellduring lockdown periods for educationalpurposes. Counsel Kate Richardson,instructed by KLC solicitor Susan Winfield,submitted that, if the Commissioner did notmisapply the policy to our client’sapplication (and if that policy is valid),then in refusing our client permission touse his own computer in his cell, and alsorefusing him permission to use a borrowedcomputer in his cell, the Commissionerand the Governor failed to:

• give proper genuine and realisticconsideration to the merits of ourclient’s particular case; and

• acted unreasonably in failing toconsider the merits of our client’sparticular case; and

• by inflexibly applying the policy to ourclient, denied him natural justice.

His Honour Justice Dowd found infavour of our client, and made CourtOrders to:

• quash the decisions made by theCommissioner and the Governor and

• require the Commissioner to reconsiderthe making available of theappropriate computer and computer

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CASEWORK

program facilities to our client. KLCwas also awarded costs.

• KLC successfully assisted a client innegotiating a settlement of his complaintagainst Botany Council in which healleged it discriminated against him onthe grounds of his disability(quadriplegia) in the provision of goodsand services. Our client alleged that hewas prevented from attending threepublic functions due to the fact that theywere held in venues which were notwheelchair accessible. One of the mostimportant terms of the settlement isCouncil's agreement to prepare andadopt a disability action plan, inconsultation with the Human Rights andEqual Opportunity Commission, whichcomplies with the Disability DiscriminationAct 1992 by 31 December 2004. Aneffective Disability Action Plan shouldinclude measures which eliminatediscrimination in mainstream services andensure equal access in the provision ofgoods and services to the community forpeople with disabilities by addressing allbarriers to equal access includingphysical, information, communication andattitudinal barriers. Council has alsoagreed that our client will participate in

the consultative process of drafting theDisability Action Plan. Our client did notseek any monetary compensation forhimself and his sole interest was toachieve an outcome that will advance therights of people with disabilities and theirfamilies, friends and carers to be able toparticipate equally with other members ofthe community in community activities.

• KLC agreed to run a social security matterin the AAT testing the definitions ofimpairment and continuing inability towork in disability support matters.However the matter settled the day beforeit was to be heard in the AAT. Our clientwas elated at having Centrelink finallyacknowledge the gravity of her disability,which she has endured for 45 years.

• KLC has assisted two clients innegotiating with the German ForcedLabour Compensation Fund. DuringWorld War II our clients had been usedas slave labourers in various Germanfactories. Our clients applied forcompensation to the fund and both weresuccessful in receiving the first instalmentof their compensation payments.Unfortunately German law preventsapplicants receiving the second instalment

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CASEWORK

payment before all applications havebeen processed and the fund identifieshow many claimants exist. The fund is stillinvestigating the many thousands ofapplications and hopes to provide ourclients with their second instalment byDecember 2004.

• Over the last few years CLCs’ have beenswamped with people who have receivedenforcement orders from the State DebtRecovery Office. The enforcement ordersrelate to outstanding fines. Some finesdate back almost 20 years, and in oneKLC client’s situation, he received anorder 13 years later requiring him to payapproximately $1,500. Our client is a73 year old NESB pensioner with severehealth problems and he could not affordto pay this amount. He was also certainhe had already paid the fines and aftersuch a long time had elapsed had notseen the need to keep his receipts. TheSDRO could not prove that the fines stillexisted, as there were no records tosubstantiate the payment or non-payment.This did not however deter the SDROfrom pursuing the alleged fine.Submissions to the Attorney General’sDepartment were ultimately successful,and our client was delighted. KLC workedwith other CLCs to raise awareness of the

injustices the new law has been causing.• A race discrimination case our Centre

was involved with for 6 monthssuccessfully settled. Our client, is of anIndigenous background and worked inlocal government prior to the terminationof his employment. He was subjected toracial vi l i f ication and harassmentby his co-workers, which eventually ledto his termination. Our client lodged acomplaint with the Anti-DiscriminationBoard of NSW which failed to settle andwas refered to mediation at theAdministrative Decisions Tribunal of NSWwhere KLC represented the client. Themediation took 6 hours and settledsuccessfully. The client was very happyand relieved at the prospect of finallyputting the incidents behind him. Thesettlement was also beneficial as itensured that anti-discrimination trainingfor all local government employees in theshire would be carried out, thus attackingthe structural or systemic cause of thediscrimination.

• KLC recently represented a young womanwith a pregnancy discrimination claim.Ms X applied for, and was successful in,her application for a receptionist positionwith a medium sized chartered accountancyfirm. However, when she informed them

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CASEWORK

of her pregnancy and tried to reassurethem that she was eager to begin workwith them, she was told that she was nolonger needed. KLC assisted Ms X in herconciliation in the Federal court whichwas successful. The client was very happywith the outcome, and the monetarycompensation she received, which shewill use to help raise her child.

Some of the KLC clients assisted by ourFreehill’s seconded solicitors are as follows:

• an elderly woman was charged withtransporting waste to a place thatcannot lawfully be used as a wastefacility, after she left various householditems outside her DOH complexthinking that a council clean up hadbeen organised. The client is from aSpanish speaking background andspeaks little English. KLC explained thecircumstances to the EPA and BotanyCouncil but they refused to drop thecharge against the client. KLCrepresented the client in the localcourt, where the Magistrate agreed tomake an order dismissing the charge.The client was relieved and veryhappy with the outcome;

• making representations to DOH on

behalf of a client who originally cameto Australia with her husband from thePhilippines and who had been living ina domestic violence situation with him.Following our representations insupport of our client’s application tomove away from her husband, DOHpromptly relocated our client and herchildren to another accommodationwhich the client was very happy with;

• helping a client negotiate with afinance company in relation to analleged credit card debt. Thisparticular client lived in DOHaccommodation, had been in anaccident which resulted in a braininjury and various physical disabilitiesand had as his sole source of incomethe disability support pension. Weargued that the finance company hadlent money to our client incircumstances where it knew that hecould not repay the loan inaccordance with its terms or notwithout substantial hardship, and thefinance company agreed to waive theclient’s debt;

• representing a client in her disputearising out of her purchase of a$3,745 vacuum cleaner on finance

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from a Turkish speaking door to doorsalesman using high pressure salestactics and making variousmisrepresentations. Our client spokeonly Turkish and no English, and cameto us after the vendor would not let herreturn the vacuum cleaner during the10 day cooling off period. The mattersettled following lodgement of a claimin the Consumer Trader & TenancyTribunal – the vendor and financecompanies agreed to release our clientfrom any obligations under the saleand finance contracts, and our clientwas allowed to return the vacuumcleaner to the vendor;

• a client whose DOH flat was infestedwith thrips. We helped the client settlethis matter, following lengthynegotiation and an unsuccessfulconciliation in the Consumer Trader &Tenancy Tribunal. At the time this wasa great outcome for the client – inaddition to DOH agreeing to pay hercompensation and to arrange for pestcontrol treatment of her flat, DOH alsoagreed to relocate the client(something that the Tribunal could nothave ordered). Unfortunately, DOHhas failed to deliver on its obligationsin accordance with the settlement

deed. The client’s matter was referredto the Eastern Area Tenancy Serviceand the Tenants Union, who arerepresenting a number of similarlyaffected applicants in the Tribunal in agroup action against DOH.

Student Advocacy cases:

KLC represented a number of clients as partof the Student Advocacy Scheme.Examples of these cases are:• KLC represented an NESB client who was

charged with shoplifting goods to thevalue of approximately $100. Themagistrate agreed with our submissionthat no convictions should be recordedagainst our client due to her age, healthissues and financial circumstances andgranted the client a Section 10;

• another client was charged with a total of3 driving offences, including drivingwhilst unlicenced and whilst uninsured inan unregistered vehicle. The magistrateagreed with our submissions that due tohis medical condition which gave ourclient no choice but to drive on theoccasion that resulted in the charges, heshould not receive a disqualificationperiod, and she fined our client anominal amount of $200.

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PEOPLE AND PARTNERSHIPS

PARTNERSHIP WITH FREEHILLS SOLICITORSAs part of a secondment arrangement between Freehills and KLC, Freehills solicitors andformer KLC students Emily Sunman and Jinny Chaimungkalanont worked at KLC during 2003.Emily and Jinny found life at KLC to be significantly different from Freehills and had this to sayabout their KLC experience.

EMILY: I returned to Freehills late last year after a 6 month secondment at KLC. I foundworking at KLC to be a rewarding, challenging and enjoyable experience, but sometimes itwas also confronting and eye-opening. One aim of a community legal centre like KLC is toprovide clients with the resources to confront the legal challenges that they face, some of whichare outlined below. My experience at KLC was that the staff and students rise to this challengeand assist clients confront their legal problems. Working at KLC lived up to all my expectations,the enthusiasm, excellence, energy and dedication of the staff and students at KLC, sometimesin the most trying of circumstances, was fantastic to be a part of. Fortunately I’m stillvolunteering at the Centre so I can continue my contact with the staff, students and clients of KLC.

JINNY: As I write this, I am nearing the end of my secondment to KLC and I am sad to beleaving the friendly and supportive KLC environment, the new bunch of students who havebeen great to work with, the clients that I have gotten to know, and most of all the KLC staffwho have inspired me with their commitment and enthusiasm, shared with me theirexperiences and expertise, and also been my friends. My KLC time has been a challengingand rewarding one, both professionally and personally - constantly learning new areas oflaw, helping and getting to know my clients, learning to deal with difficult situations, workingwith great lawyers, and otherwise getting involved within the local community. I am grateful tohave had the opportunity to be part of this unique workplace, and thanks to everyone whowas at KLC during my time there – it would not have been the same without you!Emily and I worked with KLC students on a variety of cases, ranging from general consumerdisputes and disputes with government organisations, to victims compensation, domesticviolence and other criminal matters. Many of the clients we assisted were at a particulardisadvantage in dealing with the legal system, all were from culturally diverse backgrounds,and all, we hope, benefited in some way from our assistance.

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POL ICY WORK

BEST PRACTICE COMMUNITY LEGALCENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEESJoanne Moffitt co-presented a workshop atthe National Association of CommunityLegal Centre conference in Hobart with PatMcDonough of the NSW WorkingWomen's Centre on the topic of communitylegal centres and community management.The workshop was attended by communitylegal centre workers from all over Australia.Joanne reported on the results of a surveyof NSW legal centre workers conductedlast year and the results of focus groupsconducted with management committeemembers this year by Michelle Jones,former KLC acting co-ordinator. Both thesurveys and focus groups confirmed thatthere is an overwhelming need for trainingfor community management committeesmeetings.

ADB FUNDING CUTS KLC leads the charge on opposition to theCarr Government’s proposal to cut funds tothe Anti Discrimination Board. The Legaland Policy section has done some excellentwork addressing systemic causes ofdiscrimination and has been the proactivearm of the ADB, in recognition of the limitsof the individual complaint system.

SUBMISSION TO SENATE INQUIRYINTO LEGAL AIDKingsford Legal Centre made detailedsubmissions to the Legal Aid Commission inrespect of a review of the Civil LawProgram run by the NSW Commission.These submissions were prepared byFrances Gibson and were on behalf of theCombined Community Legal Centres of NSW.

THE LEGALITY OF THE WAR ON IRAQDEBATE – MARCH 2003In March 2003 Kingsford Legal Centre inpartnership with the UNSW Law Schoolheld a forum on ‘the Legality of the War on Iraq’.

NSW CLC LEGAL AID COMMISSIONCOMMITTEEFrances Gibson was selected as the NSWcommunity legal centres representative on aLegal Aid Commission committee set up todevelop the Integrated Service DeliveryModule. This is a proposal to coordinateregional delivery of legal services betweenorganisations in a more efficient andcomprehensive manner, ensuring that thewidest range of legal services is deliveredto clients in particular rural areas and thatgaps can be identified and solutionsproposed.

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CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH UNITEDNATIONSIn 2001 students of KLC drafted anapplication on behalf of 160 Legal Centresin Australia to gain consultative status withthe United Nations Economic and SocialCouncil. The aim is to link our work atlocal, state and national levels and toadvocate for our communities at aninternational level. During 2003 we wereadvised that the application was successful.The approval had immediate impact.Within weeks of receiving the news, theDisability Discrimination Legal Centre wasinvited to a UN forum in New York toadvocate for people with disabilities on aproposed convention on the rights anddignity of people with disabilities.

GET ON BOARD FOR BETTER BUSESTwo Kingsford Legal Centre students, AnitaMani and Fabienne were involved in the“Get On Board For Better Buses”campaign, an initiative of the SouthMaroubra Tenants Action Group. Thecampaign sought to improve bus services inthe Maroubra area. The students wereresponsible for creating a campaignwebsite. They also produced anddistributed a petition to local businesses andassisted in the preparation of a response tothe Ministerial Inquiry on public transport.

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

RANDWICK INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNITY CENTRE INC.Michelle Jones and Michelle Burrell onbehalf of the Kingsford Legal Centre,played an active role on the RandwickInformation and Community Centre (RICC)board of management. RICC provides awide range of services to the residents ofRandwick LGA and participating on thisboard is one strategy that KLC uses togauge the needs of the local residents.

RANDWICK INTERAGENCYKingsford Legal Centre continued toparticipate in the Randwick Interagency, acoalition of over 50 community groups,residents and statutory agencies concernedwith community development issues in theRandwick LGA.

NSW COMBINED GROUP OFCOMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRESKingsford Legal Centre continued to beactive with the network of NSW communitylegal centres. Frances Gibson convenedthe Legal Aid sub-committee. Joanne Moffittand later Sinéad Eastman convened theEmployment Law sub-committee and VednaJivan convened the Community LegalEducation Workers sub-committee. In

addition Frances Gibson and Vedna Jivansat on the board of Combined CommunityLegal Centres’ Group NSW.

STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DAYKLC had an information stall at the Stop DVDay – an initiative of the Eastern SuburbsDomestic Violence Committee at BondiJunction mall. We joined representatives ofmany agencies from Eastern Sydney toraise awareness of and provide informationabout domestic violence.

CEDAWDuring 2003 Kingsford Legal Centre wasinvolved in a publication entitled, A Digestof Case Law on the Human Rights ofWomen (Asia Pacific) which examines theimpact of the Convention on the Eliminationof All Forms of Discrimination AgainstWomen has had on women’s human rights,through case law. The publication was ajoint project of the Asia Pacific Forum ofWomen, Law and Development, VednaJivan and Christine Forster, and is the firstof its kind for the region.

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Waverley DVCASStudents from KLC have the opportunity to observe how the Waverley Domestic ViolenceCourt Assistance Scheme operates and the opportunity to witness the process for applying foran Apprehended Violence Order at Court

KLC E-BULLETINIn July 2003, Kingsford Legal Centrereleased the first issue of the KingsfordLegal Centre E-Bulletin. The purpose of thee-bulletin is to keep our colleagues,community partners and stakeholders up todate on the work we are doing, bothcasework and non-casework. The e-bulletinis distributed to the UNSW Law Faculty,community organisations and CommunityLegal Centres. The e-bulletin is sent by emailat the beginning of each month. Feedbackhas been very positive.

UNSOLICITEDKLC published its edition of Unsolicited, acollection of student articles reflecting ontheir experiences at KLC. Unsolicited has aprint run of around 400 and is distributedto local law faculty colleagues, localcommunity groups and community legalcentres.

LAW SOCIETY JOURNALFrances Gibson contributed an article in theLaw Society Journal on the potential effectof the High Court case of Dietrich in civilcases (May 2003)

CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATIONCOURSES IN AUSTRALIA FOR 2002/03KLC published the Clinical Legal EducationGuide. A listing of clinical legal educationcourses in Australia for 2002/2003

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD &AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEWThere was a lot of media interest in KLC’ssuccessful jurisdictional appeal before theFull Bench of the Australian IndustrialRelations Commission, in Cetin v Rubon PtyLtd and/as Parkview Hotel (see pg 11). OnFriday 24 October, the Australian FinancialReview, reported on this case as the lead inan article on Clinical Legal Education. Thearticle highlighted the opportunity CLEprovides for law students to gain invaluablepractical legal experience in a supervisedenvironment.

Students, volunteers and staff presentedtalks on several topics, including thefollowing, to the local community:-

• Privacy Law & its Applicability • Domestic Violence • Discrimination • Privacy Responsibilities • Neighbourhood Disputes • Guardianship

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COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATIONWORKERS NETWORKVedna Jivan convened the Community LegalEducation Workers Network, a coalition ofthe educators of 39 community legalcentres. The group looks at ways toimprove access to the legal system, throughinnovative community programs and bothlocal and state projects. The Network ranthree sessions at the National Conference ofCommunity Legal Centres held at Hobart inSeptember.

RADIO INTERVIEWS2MCE (Bathurst/Orange)Frances Gibson did a radio interview withSheena Frost, Media Officer at CharlesSturt University for 2MCE in Bathurst/Orange. The interview outlined sources offree legal advice and issues relating todiscrimination law.

ABC 702Kingsford Legal Centre was recently invitedas guests on Simon Marnie’s ABC talkbackradio program. The program aired live on27 July at 10am and Centre solicitor VednaJivan and Michelle Hannon (KLC volunteersolicitor and Pro-bono solicitor at Gilbert &Tobin) gave an overview of discriminationlaw and discussed current

issues, such as the proposed funding cuts tothe Anti-Discrimination Board. Vedna andMichelle also answered callers’ enquiries.The radio appearance is part of theCentre’s attempt to raise awareness ofdiscrimination issues through the media.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NSWLEGAL NETWORK SEMINARKLC Director Fran Gibson, spoke at theAmnesty International NSW Legal NetworkSeminar on “So you want to be a humanrights lawyer?”.

2003 NATIONAL COMMUNITY LEGALCENTRE CONFERENCEKingsford Legal Centre facilitated severalworkshops at the national conference inHobart. Frances Gibson ran a session onways CLCs could assist indigenous lawstudents and Joanne Moffitt co-presented aworkshop on the topic of community legalcentres and community management.

VISITORS TO KLCIn July we welcomed a delegation ofVietnamese government human rightsofficials to the Centre. The visit organisedby HREOC was part of a week long

program arising from the Australia-Vietnam Dialogue on International Organisations. Theobjective of the visit was for the Vietnamese delegates to become familiar with the methodsused and institutional structure in Australia for the promotion and protection of human rights.

KLC also hosted a delegation of the Islamic Human Rights Commission of Iran, on behalf ofHREOC. The delegation were provided with insights into Australian systems for providinglegal services to disadvantaged members of the community and strategies for advancingsystemic reform in relation to discrimination and other social justice issues.

The local State member for Heffron, Kristina Keneally, visited the Centre during 2003. MsKeneally was shown around the centre and briefed on our work, both in terms of clinicaleducation and community services. In particular we discussed how best to facilitate referralsfrom the MP’s office to KLC for constituents with legal problems.

Frances Gibson and several students ran a seminar for 30 Chinese government officials fromWuhan on 9 October. The session covered the roles of community legal centres, governmentlegal aid offices and the work of Kingsford Legal Centre and its clinical programs.

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Andrew JungwirthAnna CodyBassina FarbenblumCatrina DonellanClaire CarrolClaire ParfittDanni HartmanDanny GrynbergDave McMillanEmily SunmanEmma Maple-BrownGuy DonnellanHelen TotJeremy LucasJohn LongworthJulian MillerJulian MillerKate BurnsKatie KemmKrasa BozinovskaKrishni GoonesenaMargaret FauxMargot Morris

Mary O’ConnellMichael SwanMichelle FernandoMichelle HannonMike SteinfieldMiriam ZieglerNaomi ReinerNicholas GeorgeopoulosPeter Katsoolis*Rachel FrancoisRebekah GayRichard BeasleyRob DaviesRoss BuchananRoxanne DunkelSally BarberSharon KatzSherene DanielSue MordauntSusan WinfieldTrish RyanWendy Pan

VOLUNTEERSThe Centre would like to thank the following people who have regularly volunteered at theCentre providing legal advice and assistance to our clients:

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STAFF

FRANCES GIBSONDirectorFrances left Kingsford Legal Centre inDecember 2003 after working as Directorsince 1995. Frances has been anoutstanding director, teacher and socialjustice campaigner. As a teacher she hasinspired generations of law students, andshe has demonstrated by example that‘educating for justice’ is more than an idealto aspire to but something achievable.

The high quality of Frances’ teaching wasrecognised in 2001 when she wasawarded the Quality Teaching Award fromthe NSW Minister of Education andTraining and Australian College ofEducation. Similarly Frances’ commitment tosocial justice has also been outstanding andher contribution invaluable. Frances hasworked in community legal centres for 15years. Amongst her many notable

achievements is her ongoing work topreserve and expand the current provisionof legal aid and the establishment of probono services, including her involvement insetting up the Law Society pro bonoscheme. In 2002 she was a very worthynominee in a very competitive field for theJustice Medal.

Frances has taken up a position establishingthe Law and Legal Studies Department ofLatrobe University’s Bendigo Campus.

ANNA CODYActing Director (until February 2003)Anna Cody was Acting Director fromAugust 2002 until February 2003. Annareturned to KLC after two years in the USworking with the Centre forEconomic and Social Rights in New York.

JOANNE MOFFITTPrincipal SolicitorJoanne was appointed to the position ofprincipal solicitor in March and took overthe responsibility for the Centre’s legalpractice. Joanne had been responsible forthe employment law clinic since January2000. Before joining the Centre, Joanneworked at South West Sydney andCampbelltown Legal Centres and the NSWWorking Women’s Centre.

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VEDNA JIVAN Solicitor/Adjunct LecturerVedna joined KLC in 1996. Vedna is adiscrimination lawyer and a registeredmigration agent and is responsible for theCentre’s community legal educationprogram. Vedna left the Centre in early2004 to take up an academic position atthe University of Technology Sydney.

SINÉAD EASTMANSolicitor/EducatorIn July 2003 Sinéad returned to KLC as thenew employment law solicitor. Sinéad (neeCampbell) was a solicitor at Freehills from1998 – 2002 and was last at KLC for 9months in 2001 as the Freehills secondee.Before joining the centre, Sinéad was asolicitor at the Legal Aid Commission for 9months.

MICHELLE BURRELL Coordinator (until October 2003)Michelle has worked in the communitysector in Australia and Britain since 1984.Michelle worked at Kingsford Legal Centrefrom January 1999 to October 2003.Michelle has been responsible for many ofthe great innovations at KLC over recentyears and contributed her tireless hardwork, exceptional policy skills, community

networking and financial wizardry. Michellehas left Kingsford Legal Centre to take upthe position of Deputy Director, Policy atNCOSS.

MICHELLE JONESActing Coordinator (until June 2003)Michelle was acting coordinator from July2002 to June 2003. Michelle has a longassociation with community legal centresand the community sector. Michelle is nowthe Executive Officer of the Tenants’ Unionof NSW.

DENISE WASLEYAdministratorDenise returned to the KLC in April 2003after 7 years in London. She has worked inthe community/trade union sectors for over15 years, principally in community legalcentres; in Australia and the UK. AsAdministration Officer, Denise helps withthe financial management of the Centre'sfunds. She also works on student enrolmentsand supervises the performance of studentsin their administrative duties.

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MURRAY MCWILLIAMLibrarianMurray maintains the KLC Library, workingmostly weekends. Murray began hisinvolvement with the centre through hisparticipation in the Clinical Legal Experiencecourse, summer session 1997-1998.

FRANCISCO FISHERPublications WorkerFrancisco is the Centre’s publicationsofficer. Cisco works five hours a week andis responsible for all the Centre’spublications.

BRIDGET McDERMOTTActing Administrator (until April 2003)Bridget was acting administrator from July2002 to April 2003. Bridget has workedin a number of community organisationsincluding Redfern Legal Centre and TheSettlement at Redfern.

TATIANA LOZANOLocum SolicitorTatiana was the locum in the employmentlaw clinic from March to April. Tatiana hasa long history working in community legalcentres and left to take up a position as asolicitor at Northern Rivers legal centre.

TOM BRENNANLocum SolicitorTom was a locum in the employment lawclinic from April to July 2003 supervisingstudents undertaking employment law. Tomwas a former student at KLC and alsocompleted his practical legal training at theCentre.

NICK EASTMANLocum SolicitorNick worked part-time at KLC supervisingone of KLC's evening advice sessions. Nickis the full-time Litigation Solicitor at theNSW Tenants’ Union

SUSAN WINFIELDVolunteer Solicitor/Locum SolicitorSusan is a volunteer solicitor and worked atKLC two days plus one afternoon a week.Her time was divided between caseworkand community legal education. Susan waspreviously a student at KLC and alsoundertook her practical legal training at theCentre. Susan has also done a number oflocums at the Centre over the last year.

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LISA PUSEYIndigenous Legal Education Project WorkerLisa joined Kingsford Legal Centre on a parttime basis in May 2003. Lisa worked on anumber of Indigenous Legal EducationProjects the Centre has developed in the lastyear as well as doing some administrativework. Lisa was a former student atKingsford Legal Centre and in November2003 returned full time to complete herpractical legal training.

EMILY SUNMANFreehills SecondeeEmily started at KLC at the beginning of April2003 on a 6 month secondment from Freehills.Emily had been a student at KLC during 2000and has been a volunteer solicitor at eveningadvice sessions. Emily has worked at Freehillssince 2001 in the Environment andCommercial Litigation groups.

JINNY CHAIMUNGKALANONTFreehills SecondeeJinny was seconded to KLC from Freehills inOctober 2003 for six months. Shegraduated from UNSW in 1999 and was astudent at Kingsford Legal Centre duringthat time. Jinny started at Freehills in 2001and has worked mostly in the Banking andFinance section doing Consumer Credit andStamp Duty work.

DAVID WILLIAMSAdmin. Volunteer David has been a weekly volunteer at KLCfor several years. He provides assistance tothe Coordinator with administrative such asorganising the student bus tour, updatingthe referral manual and compiling showbags for displays.

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THANK YOU

CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEEThe Consultative Committee ensures thatKLC provides a quality service that meetsthe needs of the local community. TheConsultation Committee is made up ofrepresentatives of local agencies, the LawFaculty and law students. During 2003 thecommittee once again provided support,advice and feedback on the servicesprovided by the centre.

The centre would like to thank the followingcommunity members who participated in theConsultative Committee throughout 2003:

Barbara KellyRandwick Information and Community CentreMelinda LevesRandwick City CouncilKeilly RussellBotany Family and Children’s CentreRosa LoriaSydney Multicultural Community ServicesLiz AyresKooloora Community CentreJessica NgoyUNSW law student

FUNDING BODIESKingsford Legal Centre would like to thankall of its funders, donors and supporters. In2003 these included:

Friends of Kingsford Legal Centre

Kingsford Legal Centre would also like tothank the generous support of the Universityof New South Wales for its financialsupport and the support provided bymembers of the Law Faculty.

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F INANCIAL REPORT

INCOME & EXPENDITURE PERIOD ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2003INCOMEAG's Clinical Legal Initiative 108,933.03Community Legal Services Program 144,887.32Williams Legal Costs and Disbursements 0.00Donations 1,627.89Investments 2,079.14Reimbursements 5,857.42KLC generated income includes legal costs and disbursements (1) 3 ,609 .94 TOTAL 266,994.74

EXPENDITURESalaries 226,280.13CLSP Salaries 133,949.35AG'S Clinical Legal Initiative Salaries 92,565.47Disbursements and Costs 5,434.27Materials and Running Costs 107,331.14AG'S Clinical Legal Initiative Materials and Running Costs 0.00Equipment and Maintenance 37,357.55AG'S Clinical Legal Initiative Equipment and Maintenance 0.00Travel and Conferences 16,305.13AG'S Clinical Legal Initiative Travel and Conferences 0.00Williams Legal Costs and Disbursements 0.00TOTAL 619,223.04

Net Result Surplus/(Deficit) –352,228.30UNSW Contributions Law School (2) 308,352.64 UNSW Contributions Central Super and Other Overheads 2002 23,015.44Result for the Period Surplus/(Deficit) -20,860.22PRIOR YEAR ACCUMULATED FUNDS 121,934.67ACCUMULATED FUNDS 101,074.45

CERTIFIED BALANCING TO THE LEDGERMaggie GhaliSenior Management Accountant Faculty of LawFinancial Services Department30 June 2004

CERTIFIED CORRECTAnna HartreeCoordinatorKingsford Legal Centre30 June 2004

NOTES(1) Legal Costs and disbursements are an abnormal item which vary considerably from year

to year.(2) KLC is a unit of the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales. As such all its

accounts operate within the financial structure of the Law Faculty. The faculty's position inrespect of KLC since its inception has been that it provides "deficit funding". That is, thefaculty meets the shortfall required to provide an appropriate level of resources to ensurethe continuing viability of the Centre.

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MISSION STATEMENTKingsford Legal Centre is committed tohuman rights, social justice and promotingaccess and reform of the legal system. Weaim to provide quality legal services including:providing community legal education to thecommunity, promoting excellence in clinicaleducation and fostering a critical analysis ofthe legal justice system.

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