Service freeze in 13 Local Court locations

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Service freeze in 13 Local Court locations

If we do not receive the emergency government funding, we will be forced to freeze ALS criminal law services at the following Local Courts beginning Monday 15 May 2023:

Byron Bay
Eden
Forster
Junee
Lithgow
Moss Vale
Muswellbrook
Scone
Singleton
Temora
Tenterfield
West Wyalong
Wauchope

This will mean the ALS is unable to act for people facing new criminal charges in these Local Courts from 15 May.

We will do all we can to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with criminal law matters listed in these Local Courts receive legal help from another provider, such as Legal Aid NSW.

We will be in touch directly with current clients who have matters listed in these Local Courts.

This decision does not affect other courts that the ALS currently services.

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Service freeze in 13 Local Court locations

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