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Revision as of 22:43, 24 January 2023
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For the remote communities of the Central Coast, understanding and engaging the law is impeded by physical isolation, overburdened circuit courts, rotating police forces and cultural differences in dispute resolution. Courts can raise a lot of anxiety. People need to understand what they are facing, what options are possible and what support is available. | For the remote communities of the Central Coast, understanding and engaging the law is impeded by physical isolation, overburdened circuit courts, rotating police forces and cultural differences in dispute resolution. Courts can raise a lot of anxiety. People need to understand what they are facing, what options are possible and what support is available. | ||
There are a growing number of legal resources to support people who are | There are a growing number of legal resources to support people who are: | ||
* being charged with a criminal or harvesting offense, | * being charged with a criminal or harvesting offense, | ||
* dealing with the MCFD on a child protection concern, or | * dealing with the MCFD on a child protection concern, or |