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Who owns this site anyway?

The National Children's and Youth Law Centre

Who are they?

The National Children's and Youth Law Centre is an independent, non-profit organisation working for all Australians under the age of 25.

The National Children's and Youth Law Centre (NCYLC) began in 1993 with a three year grant from the Australian Youth Foundation and was supported by the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

It is supported by the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

What does the NCYLC do?

The NCYLC tries to improve the conditions and opportunities of Australian children and young people by:

• providing and advice and information about their legal rights and responsibilities
• advocating for them when their rights or interests are threatened
• taking on test cases to clarify or advance children's legal rights
• pressing for changes in the law, procedures and practices to better protect children from abuse and oppression
• promoting the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• arguing for greater opportunities for children and young people to participate in decision-making

Contact details

Postal address:
National Children's and Youth Law Centre
C/- University of NSW
SYDNEY NSW 2052

Street address:
32 Botany Street
RANDWICK NSW 2032

Telephone: (02) 9398 7488
Fax: (02) 9398 7416
Email: ncylc@unsw.edu.au
Website: www.ncylc.org.au

NCYLC Board of Directors
Michael Antrum (UWS), 2004 - present
Pheona Arndell (NSW), 2004 - present
Judy Cashmore (Sydney Uni Representative), 2004 - present
Justice Richard Chisolm (New South Wales), 2004 - present
Simon Cleary (Queensland), 2002 - present
Anna Copeland (Western Australia), 2001 - present
Associate Professor Owen Jessep (UNSW Representative), 1998 - present
Gabrielle McKinnon (New South Wales), 2003 - present
Simon Moran (New South Wales), 2003 - present
Sarah Nicholson (Victoria), 1999 - present

NCYLC staff
James McDougall: Principal Solicitor
Louise Kelleher: Office Manager
Richard Gillard: Finance Officer
Steven Yates: Mallesons Law Clerk
Sarah Winter: National Cyber Volunteer Program Coordinator

NCYLC Volunteers, Interns and Practical Legal Trainees:
Iris Thompson: Volunteer
Leanne Evans: Volunteer
Siobahn Mansfield: Volunteer
Nancy Clarke: Volunteer

Who paid for it then?

Initial funding for Lawstuff was provided by:

Office of Children and Young People, The Cabinet Office, New South Wales Government

Lawstuff Sponsors

The NCYLC would like to thank the following organisations for their financial support. Their generous support has helped keep Lawstuff going:

The Stegley Foundation
The Stegley Foundation is a private philanthropic trust established in 1973 by the late Brian and Shelagh Stegley. The Stegley Foundation's role is to promote social justice through social change. The Foundation is committed to the principle of empowering disadvantaged sections of society and making local and other levels of government more responsive to the needs of their constituents.

WorkCover NSW
WorkCover NSW is responsible for the administration of occupational health, safety and rehabilitation, and workers compensation in New South Wales. WorkCover NSW is committed to achieving world class standards of workplace health and safety and the return to work of injured workers in NSW.

The Workplace Violence and Harassment section of Lawstuff was funded under the WorkCover NSW Injury Prevention, Education and Research Grants Scheme. The section's conclusions and any views expressed are not necessarily those of WorkCover NSW.

The NRMA