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MOREERegional Profile November 2017

• Information in this Profile is from a number of data sources and is a point-in-time snapshot. • The data was collated in November 2017 (and updated in April 2018) but the date/currency of data sources varies.• While the data is sourced from various agencies, some of the analysis in this presentation is by

the CLSD Program Unit at Legal Aid NSW

Our purpose todayThe Action Plan is a framework for focused activities over the next 2 years.

It involves:

• Looking at evidence of need & gaps to determine 3-4 priority goals

• Decide on actions/strategies - what will we do to achieve the priorities we’ve set; how/why is each strategy appropriate and timely?

• Who is our target group for each action/strategy?

• How are our services joined up with other services – who will lead, who should we partner with?

• What change do we hope to see with our actions

• Timeframes for completion

NOTE:

• The Plan is not meant to be exhaustive or limit activities

• Being responsive to emerging needs & issues as they arise is encouraged

• Some issues are beyond remit of CLSD Program partners to address, but can/may be pursued through advocacy and law reform at a peak level (with your input)

Activities in the region 2015 -2017

• Community consultation on care & protection

• Advocacy on, and new regular family law and care & protection services from Legal Aid NSW & specialist remote provider panel

• Housing advocacy for repairs, maintenance and arrears in Toomelah, Boggabilla and Moree from Legal Aid and Gilbert + Tobin (pro bono)

• Tamworth Legal Aid visiting Moree regularly – generalist advice

• Civil Law Services for Aboriginal Communities visiting regularly

• Joint service Mungindi outreach

• Fines/bring your bills events with Revenue NSW in Moree, Boggabilla, Toomelah and Mungindi

• Advocacy on driving programs

• Joint services brochure

• Placement of regular outreach solicitor in Boggabilla and Toomelah (Legal Aid)

pro bono support 2016 -2017

GILBERT + TOBIN

• Work with Moree (and Walgett) communities on housing repairs and arrears write offs (and winner of Justice Award!)

• Wills workshops in Toomelah, Boggabilla and Moree

Moree: what you’ve told us in 2016-17 Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation and related mental health issues

• Lack of access to appropriate rehabilitation and detox services for people in criminal justice system

• Mental health issues are significant for people in the criminal justice system

• Co-morbidity issues, people have linked mental health and alcohol and drug addiction, increases complexity.

• Lack of information at court about what services can take clients at that time.

• Difficulties with access to mental health assessments. No clinical psychiatrists/psychologists doing section 32 mental health assessments

• MERIT Program and Drug court are needed to provide Intensive interventions.

• Difficulties with accessing Justice Health reports on clients who are in prison – cost and significant delay.

Lack of diversion opportunities and alternatives to incarceration

• MERIT Program is not available in the region.

• Lack of community service order placements/supervisors means that intensive correction orders (ICOs) and community services orders (CSOs) are often not available for offenders and that this sentencing option is unlikely to be available

• Unclear whether, and how, offenders can access EQUIPS programs in the community.

Moree: what you’ve told us in 2016-17

Supporting people leaving prison or juvenile detention

• Lack of post release prisoner support.

• ‘Gap’ between prison and supervision by Community Corrections.

• Little or no planning for release of people who have complex health and /or mental health needs. ‘No medication, no supervision, no transport to home or a safe place.’

• Release of young people into risky family environments. Need for greater planning and consultation with extended family.

Juvenile justice issues

• Need for services that can support kids in a sustainable way. No drug and alcohol services for children and lack of culturally appropriate services.

• For young people, need to advocate for use of warning, caution or conference options in the Young Offenders Act – many young people are not being referred to these options at the time of arrest and charge –exacerbated by lack of YLO at Moree Police.

• Related issue may be lack of understanding about availability, and nature, of protected admission option that can facilitate access to YOA options.


Bail

• Lack of appropriate accommodation and/or emergency accommodation for young people increases risk of incarceration for breach of bail, or affects access to bail.

• Overly prescriptive bail conditions for young people particularly in relation to accommodation can lead to breaches of bail and subsequent problems with obtaining bail – need to ensure that accommodation option is realistic, or build in some flexibility to the bail conditions.

Policing

• Noted in particular in Boggabilla and Toomelah

Access to traffic offenders’ intervention program

• Significant barriers exist to accessing this program that is provided by the PCYC – lack of availability in smaller villages and cost. Little flexibility in payment for people on low income.


Domestic and family violence

• People (offenders and victims) cycling through the legal system.

• Issue of PINOPs /victims attendance at court – inconsistent messaging to victims, as a result they do not attend court while Magistrate has expectation that they should attend court.

• DV victims with complex needs – housing, mental health.

• Local services limited in how much assistance they can provide for ongoing family law matters.

• High number of AVO breaches – stalking and intimidation common breach.

• Use of ‘no contact’ orders where it is known that parties have children, and no arrangements are made about children at the time that AVO is made.

• Lack of access for perpetrators to programs, lack of assistance for perpetrators – also identified that perpetrators can be reluctant to attend programs on a voluntary basis.


Access to family law assistance

• Limited practitioners that can take on ongoing family law matters –particularly for more vulnerable clients that are referred by Thiyama-Li.

• Child support – Family Tax Benefit B not paid because people aren’t meeting requirements for pursuing child support.

Care & Protection

• Underuse of alternative disputes processes that by FACS that could avoid the need to remove a child from the care of a family.

• Understanding of and compliance with the Aboriginal Child Placement Principles.

• Working with Children Checks and carers

Moree CLSD: reported needs 2016-17

Education/school

• Suspension of children from school.

• Education Act truancy prosecutions – at Boggabilla.

• Exclusion of parents from school land

Civil law

• Working with Children Checks

• Energy bills, funeral fund and access to superannuation.

• Housing: repairs & maintenance & arrears

• Wills and future planning documents

Lack of service coordination & collaboration

• Issues about huge amount of services coming into communities, often on a fly-in, fly-out basis

• Moree needs better cooperation and communication around these services

• Confusion about services in community.

What’s new (ish)in the region? Opportunities?

• Current Parliamentary Inquiries into:

– Youth diversion

– Drug Rehabilitation facilities in regional, rural and remote NSW.

• MERIT Review

• Work collaboratively with the new High Intensity Program Units (HIPU) – closest Correctional Centres in Mid-North Coast, Wellington & Cessnock

• Justice reforms: http://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/reform– Sentencing

– Parole

– Driver Licence Disqualification Reforms

– Early Appropriate Guilty Pleas

• Other?

http://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/reform

about this Profiledata sources

• Law & Justice Foundation NSW (“Law Foundation”) legal needs surveys & research

• Law Foundation Need for Legal Assistance Service (NLAS) indicators

• Law Foundation Data Digest: advice & info Legal Aid NSW, CLCs & LawAccess NSW

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census data analyses 2011 & 2016

• Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research (BOCSAR) crime data

• Revenue NSW - fines & Work & Development Order (WDO) data

• Poker machine expenditure in the region 2016

• LawAccess NSW data: advice & information, top matter types, referrals

• Schools: suspension and expulsion rates: DET and NSW Ombudsman

• Health Stats NSW

• YOU: what you’ve told us though CLSD meetings, outreach & consultations

• YOU: survey of CLSD program partners

about our clients…

The Law & Justice Foundation of NSW research:

• Some parts of the community are more vulnerable to legal problems than others

• Legal problems are most prevalent among economically and socially disadvantaged groups

• Socio-economically disadvantaged people may have lower “legal capability” to identify, find help & finalise legal and related problems. These people may:

• have limited legal knowledge

• be more likely to ignore legal problems

• tend to not benefit from “self-help” strategies (like websites, pamphlets)

• have other legal and related non-legal problems (health, housing, financial hardship etc) that compound

• require higher levels of quality face to face advice to get a good legal outcome

Source: http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/site/templates/reports/$file/CPR_Service_Planning_Nov2015.pdf

http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/site/templates/reports/$file/CPR_Service_Planning_Nov2015.pdf

A client-focused approach to service delivery

Law & Justice Foundation: with disadvantaged clients’ particular vulnerabilities and capabilities, we need a client-focused approach to service delivery that is:Targeted• to the particular client-group at the right place: it’s not a one-size fits allJoined up • with other services, • noting the interaction of multiple legal and non-legal problems. • we need to try to integrate our services. Timely• to minimise the impact of problems and maximise service utility. • timely assistance may reduce client’s susceptibility to further legal problems.• timing needs to be appropriate to the situation. Appropriate• to the particular client’s needs and capabilities, as the client is now. • For example, giving a brochure is not appropriate if the client needs representation

right now.

Source: Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, 2014 Reshaping Legal Assistance Services: Building on the Evidence Base: A Discussion Paper

so how do we plan our services?what are our priorities & resources?• Each service its own (National Partnership Agreement priorities for legal services)• What are our services already doing with our current resources.• As a CLSD partnership – how can we work together to value-add individual service

priorities?who are our target clients? Where are they?• Who are our clients? Where are they?• What are their legal needs? What’s being met/not met? what should we deliver, and how?• Looking at client needs, what is their legal capability?• How to deliver services given their capabilities? (targeted, appropriate, timely and

joined up)• What is the best way to help? (representation, advice, information etc)• Our clients don’t just have legal needs - so

• who do we need to partner with?

what else can we do?• Systemic work: strategic litigation, law reform, advocacy (with or on behalf of our

clients)

Source: LJF: http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/site/templates/reports/$file/CPR_Service_Planning_Nov2015.pdf

http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/site/templates/reports/$file/CPR_Service_Planning_Nov2015.pdf

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander population in the Moree region

source: ABS Census 2016

Place/areaNumber Aboriginal people in this area

% Aboriginal peoplein this area

Moree Plains (Local Government Area) 2,845 21.6 %

Boggabilla (Urban Centre/Locality) 347 62.7 %

Toomelah (Urban Centre/Locality)195 98.5 %

Mungindi (Urban Centre/Locality)119 26.7 %

Warialda 103 8.7 %

NSW 216,176 2.9 %

Australia 649,171 2.8 %

NLAS (Capability) – 2011 census (approx. 8% of NSW population aged between 15 - 64)A “proxy” measure of legal capability. Includes people who have limited access to personal financial resources and are likely to have low knowledge and skill achievement. It includes people who are:• aged 15-64 years• low personal income (less than $400 per week or $20,800 per year) • low education level (below Year 12, not currently studying and do not have post-school qualifications).

NLAS (Indigenous) – 2016 census (approx. 39% of NSW Aboriginal population aged 15+)Identifies people likely to have limited access to personal financial resources and may who may require culturally specific services. It includes people who are:• 15 years and over • low personal income (less than $500 per week or $25,999 per year) • identify as Indigenous

NLAS (CALD) – 2016 census (approx. 39% of NSW CALD population aged 15+)Identifies people likely to have limited access to personal financial resources and may who may require culturally specific services. It includes people who are:• aged 15 years and over • low personal income (less than $500 per week or $25,999 per year) • from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds other than Indigenous

Need for legal assistance services (NLAS) indicators

• NLAS (Capability) – 1,117 people

• NLAS (Indigenous) – 1,047 people

• NLAS (Culturally & Linguistically Diverse) – 108 people

Compared to the NSW average, the Moree had a relatively high proportion of:

• People with low capability

• People with a low household income

• People with low education

• Single parents

• People aged 24 years and under

• Disengaged youth 15-24

• People with a disability aged 17 and under

• Indigenous Australians

• People experiencing homelessness

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW August 2017

Need for legal assistance services (NLAS) in MoreeSource: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, 2011 Census

Priority group profile in the Moree CLSD regionLGA: Moree Plains

Note: These are minimum counts based on persons declaring these characteristics to the census.

Red cells indicate the LGA has a higher proportion of the priority group than the state average. Green cells indicate it is lower.

Rates are based on total population, except for NLAS(Capability) which is based on 15-64 population and NLAS(Indigenous) and NLAS(CALD) which is based on 15+ population

Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, 2011 Census


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Moree Total 1,117 1,047 108 13,428 10,285 8,603 3,529 2,993 2,726 371 646 4,833 93 1,677 74 280 973 1,821 253 37 95 501

NSW Total 359,784 53,054 589,923 6,917,656 5,585,131 4,566,964 2,050,780 812,903 834,869 196,527 297,902 2,225,614 31,695 1,018,180 31,782 168,379 62,588 110,038 1,300,386 218,782 28,180 127,018

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Moree Plains 13.0 10.2 1.1 13,428 10,285 8,603 26.3 22.3 20.3 2.8 4.8 36.0 0.7 12.5 0.6 2.1 7.2 13.6 1.9 0.3 0.7 -

Moree Total 13.0 10.2 1.1 13,428 10,285 8,603 26.3 22.3 20.3 2.8 4.8 36.0 0.7 12.5 0.6 2.1 7.2 13.6 1.9 0.3 0.7 -

NSW Total 7.9 0.9 10.6 6,917,656 5,585,131 4,566,964 29.6 11.8 12.1 2.8 4.3 32.2 0.5 14.7 0.5 2.4 0.9 1.6 18.8 3.2 0.4 -

Where do people live in the Moree CLSD region? LGA: Moree Plains

Source: ABS 2016 Census

Population by postcode


LGA Postcode Population

2398 236

2399 596

2400 10,083

2405 512

2406 824

2409 1,027

Total 13,278

Moree Plains

Where do Aboriginal people live in the Moree CLSD region?LGA: Moree Plains



Aboriginal population by postcode

LGA Postcode

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2398 11 0.4

2399 57 2.0

2400 2,050 71.7

2405 34 1.2

2406 152 5.3

2409 557 19.5

Total 2,861 100.0

Moree Plains

Where do legal enquiries come from in the Moree CLSD region (rate of matters per 1000)?LGA: Moree Plains

Source: LJF LASDD LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW CLCs (2016)


LGA Postcode

Number of

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1,000

2398 - -

2399 16 26.8

2400 551 54.6

2405 37 72.3

2406 - -

2409 165 160.7

Total 769 57.9

Moree Plains

Moree CLSD – Need for legal assistance services: NLAS(CapabilityP)LGA: Moree Plains


NLAS(CapabilityP): People aged 15-64 years and over with a personal income under $20,800 per year, whose highest education achievement is below Year 12, are not currently studying and do not have post-school qualifications. Note: These are minimum counts based on persons declaring these characteristics to the census.


NLAS (Capability) – 2011 census (approx. 8% of NSW population aged between 15 - 64)A “proxy” measure of legal capability. Includes people who have limited access to personal financial resources and are likely to have low knowledge and skill achievement. It includes people who are:• aged 15-64 years• low personal income (less than $400 per week or $20,800 per year) • low education level (below Year 12, not currently studying and do not have post-school qualifications).

NLAS (Indigenous) – 2016 census (approx. 39% of NSW Aboriginal population aged 15+)Identifies people likely to have limited access to personal financial resources and may who may require culturally specific services. It includes people who are:• 15 years and over • low personal income (less than $500 per week or $25,999 per year) • identify as Indigenous

NLAS (CALD) – 2016 census (approx. 39% of NSW CALD population aged 15+)Identifies people likely to have limited access to personal financial resources and may who may require culturally specific services. It includes people who are:• aged 15 years and over • low personal income (less than $500 per week or $25,999 per year) • from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds other than Indigenous

Need for legal assistance services (NLAS) indicators

where do legal enquiries come compared to Need for Legal Assistance (NLAS) indicators

Source: LJF NLAS and LASDD LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW CLCs (2016)


LGA Postcode

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2398 - -

2399 16 26.8

2400 551 54.6

2405 37 72.3

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2409 165 160.7

Total 769 57.9

Moree Plains

Moree CLSD – Index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (SEIFA)LGA: Moree Plains



Broad overview of legal matters enquired about in the Moree CLSD compared to NSW

Percentage of matters –

Moree CLSD region

Percentage of matters – NSW


Source: LJF LASDD LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

Moree CLSDLGA: Moree Plains

What are the most common legal matters enquired about in Moree CLSD region compared to NSW average

Moree CLSD NSW

Note: Enquiries made about prison related matters or by prisoners are not included.




Matter Group Number Percent

Live with/Spend time with 33,373 10.9

Fines & Other Driving/Traffic offences 13,605 4.4

Tenancy 13,204 4.3

Visas/Residency 12,595 4.1

Property Settlement 11,537 3.8

Money Owed by Client 10,394 3.4

ADVO 9,285 3.0

Consumer Credit 9,132 3.0

Money Owed to Client 8,540 2.8

Pensions/Allowances 8,030 2.6

Family - other 7,929 2.6

Domestic violence related assault/harassment 7,832 2.5

Neighbours 7,674 2.5

Employment - other 7,228 2.4

Civil - other 7,159 2.3

Total - NSW (2016) 307,319 100.0

Matter Group Number Percent

Civil - other 92 12.0

Live with/Spend time with 62 8.1

Consumer Credit 57 7.4

Debt - other 52 6.8

Criminal Injuries Compensation 48 6.2

Service Provider - Financial Products 42 5.5

Tenancy 41 5.3

Goods (incl. utilities, phone, etc) 33 4.3

Wills/Probate/Administration 21 2.7

Eviction 18 2.3

Pensions/Allowances 18 2.3

Care and Protection - other 15 2.0

Money Owed by Client 15 2.0

Money Owed to Client 14 1.8

Child Support Assessment 12 1.6

Wages/Entitlements 12 1.6

Complaint Against Police 12 1.6

Total - Moree (2016) 769 100.0

Top 10 legal matters enquired about by Aboriginal persons in the Moree CLSD compared to NSW

Moree CLSD NSW


Note: Enquiries made about prison related matters or by prisoners are not included.



Legal matters Number Percent

Live with/Spend time with 2,783 12.9

Tenancy 994 4.6



Fines & Other Driving/Traffic offences 861 4.0

Criminal Injuries Compensation 798 3.7

ADVO 742 3.4

Money Owed by Client 665 3.1

Family - other 658 3.0

Domestic violence related assault/harassment 622 2.9

Total - NSW (2016) 21,611 -

Legal matters Number Percent



Service Provider - Financial Products 41 9.0

Tenancy 37 8.1

Live with/Spend time with 30 6.6

Goods (incl. utilities, phone, etc) 30 6.6

Eviction 16 3.5

Care and Protection - other 15 3.3

Debt - other 12 2.6

Complaint Against Police 12 2.6

Pensions/Allowances 12 2.6

Wills/Probate/Administration 12 2.6

Total - Moree (2016) 456 -

Moree CLSD – Civil law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 peopleSource: LJF LASDD LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016


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Moree CLSD – Family law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 peopleSource: LJF LASDD LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

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Care and Protection Child Support Parenting Arrangements Property/Maintenance Relationships

Moree Plains

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Moree CLSD – Crime law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 peopleSource: LJF LASDD LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

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Moree Plains

NSW

NLAS(Capability) – 2011 census

ABS Census 2011: People aged 15-64 years and over with a personal income of less than $400 per week or $20,800 per year, whose highest education achievement is below Year 12, are not

currently studying and do not have post-school qualifications.

The counts on these maps should be treated as minimum counts of persons only.

NLAS(Indigenous) – 2016 census

ABS Census 2016: People aged 15 years and over with a personal income of less than $500 per week or $25,999 per year and identified as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Both Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander.


NLAS(CALD) – 2016 census

ABS Census 2016: People aged 15 years and over with a personal income of less than $500 per week or $25,999 per year and who speak another language other than English at home, excluding

an Australian Indigenous language.


what’s going here in Moree?

INDICE – based on 2016 or 2011 ABS Census Moree

Compared to rest of NSW

Renting – social housing (2016) 37.8 % 4.4 %

Fully owned house (2016) 13% 30.7%

Aboriginal people in Moree LGA (2016) 21.6% 2.9?

No internet connection (2016) 42.6% 14 %

Lowest household income quartile in this SA1 (2016) 65.6% 24.6 %

Median household weekly income Moree LGA (2016) $1,240 $1,486

Disengaged youth (2011) 17.4% 5.8%

Unemployed (2011) 15.4% 3.5%

Mean fines debt in Moree compared to NSW in October 2017(approx.) $2,021 $1,641

Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (2011) 586 996

% people < 20 years old in this area (2016) 36 % 24%

Boggabilla & Toomelah

Mungindi

re-offending rates: does prison help?Source: www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au

People released from prison 2010 and 2015 - reoffending within 12 months of discharge

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015ADULT offenders who re-offended No. 4,938 5,162 5,500 5,720 5,777 6,710

% 33.0 34.7 37.2 37.6 38.2 41.0Offenders No. 14,950 14,892 14,779 15,223 15,131 16,371

JUVENILE offenders who re-offended No. 1,240 1,269 1,096 991 865 898% 56.5 59.5 61.8 62.9 63.9 66.2

Offenders No. 2,195 2,133 1,774 1,575 1,354 1,356

People with proven finalised court appearances, completed Youth Justice Conferences or cautions who received a penalty other than prison - reoffending within 12 months

ADULT offenders who re-offended No. 13,729 13,141 13,317 13,882 14,839 16,907% 15.9 15.9 17.4 18.0 18.6 20.4

Offenders No. 86,488 82,592 76,690 77,067 79,988 83,078

JUVENILE offenders who re-offended No. 1,896 1,810 1,675 1,545 1,419 1,544% 40.5 40.9 41.1 40.7 43.0 44.7

Offenders No. 4,686 4,428 4,080 3,796 3,298 3,458

http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/

re-offending rates Moree (2014)Source: www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Persons found guilty of selected principal offences* for Moree LGA by whether they reoffended within 2 years

Residential LGA Offence type Reoffended % reoffended

Did not reoffend

Unknown/missing Total

Moree Plains

Offences with DV law part 43 49.4% 44 0 87

Driving offences 60 37.7% 99 0 159

Violent offences 61 48.8% 64 0 125

Property offences 47 71.2% 18 1 66

All offences 311 52.4% 280 2 593

*Where a person has been found guilty of more than one offence, the offence which received the most serious penalty is the principal offence.


DV-related assault incidents by LGA, number, rate and rank July 2016 – June 2017 Source: www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au

LGA of incidentNumber of incidents Rate per 100,000 Rank out of 139 LGAs

Moree Plains 249 1771.9 2

Gwydir 14 276.2 101

Narrabri 95 688.5 17

All NSW 28639 376

^ LGAs with populations lower than 3000 are excluded (indicated by 'n.c.') because rate calculations for these areas are very sensitive to small changes in

population sizes and the number of incidents recorded. Rate calculations should also be treated very cautiously for LGAs that have high visitor numbers relative to their residential population. This is because rate calculations are based on estimated residential population and no adjustment has been made for the number of people visiting each LGA per year. For the rate calculations, specialised population data were prepared and provided to BOCSAR by the

Australian Bureau of Statistics.


DV-related crime Moree www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Reported incidents of DV-related crime in Moree

Offence category Year to June 2016count and rate(per 100 000)

Year to June 2017count and rate (per 100 000)

NSW rate (per 100 000)

Assault domestic violence 243 1729.2 249 1771.9 376

Intimidation stalking and harassment 220 1565.5 178 1266.6 397.7

Against justice 466 3316 498 3573.7 857.3

Offence category Count % of imprisonment contributing to all Indigenous imprisonment for DV offences

Homicide and related offences 0 0

Assault 5 33

Stalking 2 13

Sexual and related offences 0 0

Property 1 7

Breach of domestic violence order 7 47

Total 15

Number of Indigenous people who received a sentence of imprisonment for a principal domestic violence offence in 2016 in Moree


2016 Moree LGA offences, trends and rankwww.bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Jan-Dec 2015 Jan-Dec 2016

Offence group Offence type

# incidents

Rate per 100,000

# incidents

Rate per 100,000

24-month trend

60-month trend

2016 LGA

Rank**

17 major offences

Murder^ 0 0.0 0 0.0 nc* nc*

Assault - domestic violence related 246 1,750.5 254 1,807.4 Stable Stable 2

Assault - non-domestic violence related 165 1,174.1 168 1,195.5 Stable -7.8% 1

Sexual assault 21 149.4 26 185.0 Stable Stable 3

Indecent assault, act of indecency and other sexual offences 29 206.4 39 277.5 Stable Stable

Robbery without a weapon 7 49.8 8 56.9 nc* nc* 1

Robbery with a weapon not a firearm 5 35.6 6 42.7 nc* nc*

Break and enter dwelling 246 1,750.5 279 1,985.3 Stable -8.4% 3

Break and enter non-dwelling 134 953.5 136 967.8 Stable Stable 1

Motor vehicle theft 65 462.5 82 583.5 Stable -10.5% 3

Steal from motor vehicle 145 1,031.8 188 1,337.8 Stable -10.5% 5

Steal from retail store 145 1,031.8 136 967.8 Stable Stable 1

Steal from dwelling 133 946.4 142 1,010.5 Stable Stable 2

Steal from person 15 106.7 7 49.8 nc* nc* 34

Fraud 104 740.1 89 633.3 Stable 8.6% 31

Malicious damage to property 484 3,444.1 537 3,821.2 Stable Stable 2

* nc = not calculated

** rank = 139 LGAs (LGAs with population <3000 not included in ranking)


2016 Moree LGA offences, trends and rankwww.bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Jan-Dec 2015 Jan-Dec 2016

Offence group Offence type #

incidentsRate per 100,000

# incidents

Rate per 100,000

24-month trend

60-month trend

Other Assault Assault Police 35 249.1 15 106.7 nc* nc*Harassment, threatening behaviour and private nuisance 252 1,793.2 168 1,195.5 -33.3% Stable

Other offences against the person 14 99.6 8 56.9 nc* nc*Other Theft Receiving or handling stolen goods 30 213.5 45 320.2 Stable Stable

Stock theft 3 21.3 6 42.7 nc* nc*Other theft 142 1,010.5 122 868.1 -14.1% Stable

Arson 61 434.1 102 725.8 Stable StableDrug offences Possession and/or use of cocaine 0 0.0 2 14.2 nc* nc*

Possession and/or use of cannabis 134 953.5 155 1,103.0 Stable 7.1%

Possession and/or use of amphetamines 68 483.9 52 370.0 Stable 15.7%Possession and/or use of ecstasy 6 42.7 1 7.1 nc* nc*Possession and/or use of other drugs 51 362.9 25 177.9 Stable StableDealing, trafficking in cannabis 8 56.9 3 21.3 nc* nc*Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines 8 56.9 4 28.5 nc* nc*

Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy 0 0.0 1 7.1 nc* nc*Dealing, trafficking in other drugs 11 78.3 1 7.1 nc* nc*Cultivating cannabis 2 14.2 5 35.6 nc* nc*Importing drugs 0 0.0 1 7.1 nc* nc*Other drug offences 42 298.9 28 199.2 Stable Stable

Prohibited and regulated weapons offences 76 540.8 80 569.3 Stable 11.9%

* nc = not calculated


2016 Moree LGA offences, trends and rankJan-Dec 2015 Jan-Dec 2016

Offence group Offence type #

incidents

Rate per 100,000

population#

incidents

Rate per 100,000

population

24-month trend

60-month trend

Disorderly conductTrespass 106 754.3 99 704.5 Stable StableOffensive conduct 57 405.6 42 298.9 Stable StableOffensive language 52 370.0 23 163.7 -55.8% StableCriminal intent 27 192.1 30 213.5 Stable nc*

Liquor offences 53 377.1 41 291.8 Stable StablePornography offences 0 0.0 2 14.2 nc* nc*

Against justice procedures

Escape custody 2 14.2 1 7.1 nc* nc*Breach AVO 143 1,017.6 151 1,074.5 Stable 3.8%Breach bail conditions 234 1,665.1 250 1,779.0 Stable 12.0%Fail to appear 8 56.9 5 35.6 nc* nc*Resist or hinder officer 66 469.7 47 334.4 Stable StableOther offences against justice procedures 9 64.0 10 71.2 nc* nc*

Transport regulatory offences 0 0.0 3 21.3 nc* nc*

Other offences 89 633.3 93 661.8 Stable 6.2%* nc = not calculated

Age and indigenous status of alleged offenders proceeded against by NSW Police for incidents of selected offences 2016 Moree Plains LGAwww.bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Alleged offender's age

Assault -domestic violence related

Assault -non-

domestic violence related Robbery

Break and enter

dwelling#

Break and enter non-dwelling#

Motor vehicle theft#

Steal from motor vehicle

Steal from retail store

Steal from

person#

Malicious damage to property

10 - 17 4 18 0 14 5 6 6 17 0 2218 - 19 5 3 0 2 1 5 1 2 0 720 - 29 72 14 3 2 2 2 1 22 0 2830 - 39 40 13 0 1 0 1 1 16 0 1240 + 31 16 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14Missing / unknown 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 156 65 4 19 8 14 9 59 0 83% aged 10-19 <6% 32% 0 84% 75% 79% 78% 32% 0 35%

11.9 % of Moree Plains Council population are aged between 10-19 (ABS Census 2016)

Alleged offender's Indigenous status

Assault -domestic violence related

Assault -non-

domestic violence related Robbery

Break and enter

dwelling#

Break and enter non-dwelling#

Motor vehicle theft#

Steal from motor vehicle

Steal from retail store

Steal from

person#

Malicious damage to property

Offensive conduct

Offensive language

Indigenous 128 52 4 18 8 13 8 47 0 65 34 16

Non-Indigenous 20 9 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 14 5 4Unknown 8 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 3 2Total 156 65 4 19 8 14 9 59 0 83 42 22% Indigenous 82% 80% 100% 95% 100% 93% 89% 80% 0 78% 81% 73%

21.6 % of Moree Plains Council population identify as Aboriginal (ABS Census 2016)


fines debt & WDOssource: Revenue NSW as at October 2017

SUBURB

# people

with

fines

# of

Enforcement

Orders (EO)

# people

on a time

to pay

(TTP)

Total fines balance

owed for this

suburb

# of WDOs for

this suburb

Mean debt in

this suburb

MOREE 1,415 12,534 722 $2,860,084 15 $2,021

BOGGABILLA 258 1,771 120 $369,769 8 $1,433

MUNGINDI 98 668 47 $176,163 0 $1,798

WARIALDA 88 517 39 $75,524 0 $858

NSW MEAN $1,641

Gambling: and link to crime

• While no comprehensive statistics, many studies show a link between problem gambling and crime

• Compulsion, convergence or crime? Criminal justice system contact as a form of gambling harm (Centre for Innovative Justice 2017) has made the case for the link between financial hardship, gambling and crime. https://www.rmit.edu.au/content/dam/rmit/documents/college-of-business/graduate-school-of-business-and-law/Gambling-Harm-Report.pdf

https://www.rmit.edu.au/content/dam/rmit/documents/college-of-business/graduate-school-of-business-and-law/Gambling-Harm-Report.pdf

Poker machine turnover in 2016 -17source: Liquor & Gaming NSW Annual Reports - Clubs: 1 Sept 16 – 31 Aug 17, Hotels: 1 July 16 – 30 June 17NOTE: Liquor & Gaming report separately on CLUBS and HOTELS, and combine LGAs. These calculations reflect this.

Local Government Area (LGA) Turnover $ Net Profit $ Tax $

Electronic Gaming Machine (number)

Premises (number)

LGA population

number as at 2016

combined LGA

population (where LGA

data combined by

L&G)

average per person spend

2016-17 (if every person in the

LGA/LGAs gambled on

pokies) $

Moree Plains CLUBS134,865,640.10 12,149,852.59 1,366,291.62 317 8

13,159

Walgett CLUBS 6,107

19,266 7,000.19

TOTAL MOREE & WALGETT CLUBS & HOTELS 7,000.19

Moree Plains HOTELS

59,310,860.91 5,597,097.82 1,330,081.70 110 13

13,159

Walgett HOTELS6,107

Warren HOTELS2,732

21,998 2,696.19

TOTAL MOREE, WALGETT & WARREN CLUBS & HOTELS 2,696.19

Poker machine expenditure 2016Source: Liquor & Gaming NSW via Daily Telegraph http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/hornsby-advocate/poker-machine-spins-on-a-roll-in-sydney-and-central-coast-for-record-billion-dollar-playing-action/news-story/92047198b9a6bc52f2b712f315fbe367

2016 Turnover

Turnover per

machine

Pokies +/-

2016

LGA

Population

Mean per

person

expenditure

per LGA

Moree Plains $102,462,012 $437,872 4 13,750 $7,452

Walgett $81,373,424 $432,837 5 6,650 $12,237

Brewarrina $11,782,723 $535,578 0 1,900 $6,201

2

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/hornsby-advocate/poker-machine-spins-on-a-roll-in-sydney-and-central-coast-for-record-billion-dollar-playing-action/news-story/92047198b9a6bc52f2b712f315fbe367

Young people and STMPsSource: Policing Young People in NSW: A Study of Suspect Targeting Management Plan

(Youth Justice Coalition – October 2017) http://www.yjc.org.au/report.html

The Report found:

• Disproportionate use against young people and particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

• Patterns of ‘oppressive policing’ targeted on the STMP may be damaging relationships between police and young people:

• Increasing young people’s costly contact with the criminal justice system and no observable impact on crime prevention … and can be seen to undermine key objectives of the NSW youth criminal justice system, including diversion, rehabilitation and therapeutic justice.

• Encouraging poor police practice: in some instances, the exercise of police search powers in relation to a young person on the STMP have been found unlawful. The STMP may be inadvertently diminishing police understanding of the lawful use of powers set out in the Law Enforcement Police Powers and Responsibilities Act (LEPRA) and thereby exposing police to reduced efficacy and civil action.

• No transparency and an absence of oversight, scrutiny, accountability or evaluation: criteria for placement on the STMP are not publicly available, individuals cannot access their STMP plan and it is unclear what criteria are used by police to remove a person from the STMP.

Statistics from Orana LAC (2014 and 2015 FYs)

• In the 2014 FY, of the five LACs examined, Orana had the most STMP targets totalling 40

• From available data, Orana seemed to use the STMP against more people, but for shorter periods of time.

• Of the 10 STMP targets current at 30 June 2014, 100% were Aboriginal.

• Of these 10 Aboriginal people, four were aged 10, 13, 14 and 16 years and in total Orana had 5 people under 25, or 50%, subject to the STMP.

• In the 2015 FY, the number of people on the STMP had dropped to 28 (from 40 in 2014 FY).

• Five (17.9%) were identified as Caucasian and 23 (82.1%) as Aboriginal.

• Six were females and 22 males, the highest number and percentage of women on the STMP out of all 10 LACS analysed.

Note: In October 2015, the then Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Troy Grant, and the Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward, announced that the STMP would be used to target ‘recidivist domestic violence offenders’.

http://www.yjc.org.au/report.html

Suspensions & expulsions: why is this important?

Ombudsman NSW has found that Aboriginal students are significantly overrepresented in suspensions from school. In 2015, while Aboriginal students comprised 7% of FTE enrolments in NSW public schools, they comprised 24% of short suspensions, and 27% of long suspensions.

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) that found:• not being in school • having being suspended or expelled from school, and • having had several prior contacts with the criminal justice system all independently increased the likelihood of another conviction.

The 2009 NSW Young People in Custody Health Survey found that ‘the majority of young people in the 2009...sample had been suspended from school at least once (88%). Two-thirds (66%) reported being suspended three or more times.’

Source: NSW Ombudsman Inquiry into behaviour management in schools (Report, August 2017)at https://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/47241/NSW-Ombudsman-Inquiry-into-behaviour-management-in-

schools.pdf

https://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/47241/NSW-Ombudsman-Inquiry-into-behaviour-management-in-schools.pdf

School suspensions, expulsions & retention 2015Department of Education & Training https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/about-us/statistics-and-research/key-statistics-and-reports/SuspensionData2015.pdf

SHORT SUSPENSIONS * LONG SUSPENSIONS ** EXPULSIONStotal #

incidents

total #

students

% students

suspended

in FACS

area

NSW

%

total #

incidents

total #

students

% students

suspended

in FACS

area

NSW

%

formisbehaviour

for

unsatisfactory

participation

Total

Expulsions

NSW

Area as %

of all

expulsions

in NSW

Hunter

New

England

9,906 5,913 5.8% 3.8% 3,853 2,685 2.6% 1.6% 54 6 325 18%

Western

NSW4,467 2,565 8.0% 3.8% 1,672 1,099 3.4% 1.6% 17 7 325 7%

Far West 618 331 8.0% 3.8% 134 96 2.3% 1.6% <5 <5 325 n/a

* suspension up to 4 days

** suspension up to 20 days

https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/about-us/statistics-and-research/key-statistics-and-reports/SuspensionData2015.pdf

School attendance rates 2011-2016Table showing lowest 20 attendance rates, ranked lowest to highest in 2016. Schools in Central West highlighted. Department of Education & Training https://data.cese.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/student-attendance-rate-by-school

School2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1 Walgett Community College - High School 74.2 71.7 68.8 63.6 60.8 60.92 Moree Secondary College Albert St Campus 61.2 66.4 63.8 67.4 68.1 65.33 Wilcannia Central School 64.5 61.8 64 72.9 69.7 66.24 Boggabilla Central School 71.4 67.2 82.1 79.2 64.8 73.45 Bourke High School 80.2 76 75.2 76.2 78.4 74.56 Dareton Public School 73.9 80.2 76.6 77.4 85.5 75.87 Coonamble High School 77 77.2 79 75.7 72.1 76.48 Five Islands Secondary College 78.6 86.6 66.1 81.5 73.2 76.99 Moree East Public School 79.4 78.8 74.6 80.8 82.2 77.210 Shoalhaven High School 79.2 83.2 81.9 80.7 78.2 77.611 Collarenebri Central School 79.9 75.7 75.6 73 80.6 78.212 Chatham High School 79 79 80 78.4 77.8 78.413 Kempsey High School 80.2 76.1 75.6 80.5 80.8 78.5

14 Bonalbo Central School 79.2 77.8 79.6 77.1 79.1 78.915 Moree Secondary College Carol Ave Campus 79.9 80.2 78.9 81.4 79.3 79.516 Chifley College Dunheved Campus 76.7 77.1 81.2 84.3 81.8 8017 Mogo Public School 87 84.8 90.1 88.1 87.1 80.118 Wellington High School 80.7 83.4 86 86.1 82.2 80.619 Ballina High School 85 82 83.3 82.7 82.6 80.720 Jennings Public School 94.4 91.2 92.1 93.9 88.3 80.8

https://data.cese.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/student-attendance-rate-by-school

Calls to LawAccess NSW 2016-2017

Moree

# clients 173

Aboriginal identified

number and (%)

56 (32%)

Advice and information calls

number and (%)

Advice 47 (27%)

Information 126 (73%)

Top referred by (agency and %)

1. Legal Aid HO (29%)

2. Fair Trading Centres (11%)

3. ALS; NSW Ombudsman; Revenue NSW (7% each)

Top referred to (agency and %)

1. Moree Legal Aid Outreach (19%)

2. North and North West CLC (7%)

3. Moree Regional Outreach Legal Aid; Toomelah Legal

Aid Outreach (6% each)

Top 3 matter (matter type and %)

1. Spend time with (7%)

2. Live with; Will/Intestacy (6% each)

3. Money owed by applicant (5%)

Qtr 4 Apr-Jun 2015-2016

9

Qtr 4 Apr-Jun 2015-2016

8

Qtr 4 Apr-Jun 2015-2016

12

Qtr 4 Apr-Jun 2015-2016

29

Qtr 4 Apr-Jun2016-2017

19


15


8


42

-

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

CIVIL LAW CRIMINAL LAW FAMILY LAW TOTAL

Calls to LawAccess NSW Based on Primary Matter 2015-2016 Qtr 4 Apr-Jun - 2016-2017 Qtr 4 Apr-Jun

CLSD Region - Moree

15

9

18

9

28

23

19 19

6

3

8

8

7

915 1510

8

9

12

69

20

8

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Qtr 1 Jul-Sep Qtr 2 Oct-Dec Qtr 3 Jan-Mar Qtr 4 Apr-Jun Qtr 1 Jul-Sep Qtr 2 Oct-Dec Qtr 3 Jan-Mar Qtr 4 Apr-Jun

2015-2016 2016-2017

Civil Law Criminal Law Family Law

4

2 2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

CHILDREN PROPERTY & MAINTENANCE CARE AND PROTECTION FAMILY LAW OTHER

CLSD Region - MoreeCalls to LawAccess NSW based on Primary Matter

FAMILY LAW

Preceeding Qtr - Qtr 3 Jan-Mar - 2016-2017

1

6

4

1 1

2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

ASSAULT /INTENTIONAL INJURY

AVOS / HARASSMENT DRIVING / TRAFFIC DRUG OFFENCES JUSTICE OFFENCES /PROCEDURES

MISCELLANEOUSSTATE MATTERS

FIREARMS /WEAPONS /EXPLOSIVES

SEXUAL OFFENCES


CRIMINAL LAW

Preceeding Qtr - Qtr 3 Jan-Mar - 2016-2017 Last Qtr - Qtr 4 Apr-Jun - 2016-2017

5

3

1

3

1 1

2 2

1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6


CIVIL LAW

Preceeding Qtr - Qtr 3 Jan-Mar - 2016-2017 Last Qtr - Qtr 4 Apr-Jun - 2016-2017

health statistics Moree region

Meth-related hospitalisations1. Hunter New England & Central Coast NSW PHN

2. By socio-economic status

1. Aboriginal

2. Non-Aboriginal

Mental health

Intentional self-harm hospitalisations HNECC PHN Intentional self-harm hospitalisations Moree Plains LGA

Hospitalisations by cause Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network

reported legal needs

CLSD Program regional meetings: 2016-2017

Moree CLSD: reported needs 2016-17

SURVEY RESULTS28 responses from Dubbo, Wellington, Walgett, Sydney from legal and non-legal services

Survey: top issues your clients are experiencing

Issue most “votes”

housing termination of tenancy; fines default and sanctions

6

domestic and family violence – victims;domestic and family violence – defendants and offenders

5

housing repairs and maintenance; family law children and parenting; crime breach of justice procedure (AVOs, bail); children care and protection, Centrelink issues

4

credit and debt money owed; driving and traffic offences ; mental health treatment and involuntary admission orders, complaints about police, race discrimination

3

Neighbourhood disputes; NDIS getting a plan and appeals; consumer contracts, rental goods and problems with utility providers; family law property; crime theft, assault, drugs etc

2

Survey: top issueranked #1 issue

Legal issue # of responses

Domestic violence – victims 2

Fines default and sanctions 2

Housing repairs and maintenance 2

Domestic violence – defendants 1

Housing termination 1

Survey: top areas of unmet need

Issue most “votes”

mental health treatment and involuntary admission orders; domestic and family violence victims; housing repairs and maintenance

6

domestic and family violence offenders; Centrelink issues

5

family law children and parenting; children care and protection

5

consumer contracts for goods, rental goods, problems with utility providers; Victims compensation; NDIS getting a plan and appeals

4

driving and traffic offences; wills, power of attorney; credit and debt, money

3

crime breach of justice offences (AVOs, bail, parole); motor vehicle accidents; family law property; child support;

complaints about Police; complaints about other government services; housing termination; employment; NDIS consumer issues with plans; credit and debt, money owed, credit cards and payday loans

2

Survey: top areas of unmet needranked #1

Legal issue # of responses

• Driving and traffic offences• children care and protection

2

Crime breach of justice offences (AVOs, bail and parole) 1

Family law property 1

Mental health treatment and involuntary admission orders 1

Credit and debt money owed, credit cards 1

Survey: top non-legal issues

Non-legal issue # of responses

Alcohol and drug problems 7

Mental health problems 6

Financial hardship 5

• Literacy; access to identification documents (birth certificates); • housing; • lack of awareness of services

4

transport 2

NDIS; disability 1

Survey: client group who most needs assistance

Client group # of responses

• People with alcohol and drug problems;• People in financial hardship

6

• People with mental health issues; • People at risk of domestic and family violence; • People released from prison

5

• People living in remote areas in the region, young people 2

• Men 1

Survey: where should there be more legal services?

Moree 19%

Boggabilla 19%

Mungindi 19%

Toomelah 15%

Goondiwindi 8%

Warialda 8%

Inverell and Tenterfield 4%

agree - disagree?

Survey: your bold ideas?

• Family and care matters - clients need access to representation

• More frontline legal staff

• People leaving prison should have automatic priority housing assistance if available.

• encouragement by legal advisers, community corrections and other services to refer to programs that are available.

• establishing linkages for clients who attend a service to know who to refer to so the client doesn’t have to repeat story each time.Circle sentencing and youth conferencing needs to be increaseddevelopment of a 'one stop shop' for essential referrals is able to be done through my service to link post release, parolees and other community members to the correct service to suit their needscultural awareness for services who have limited skills in this area

where are services outreaching?

Location

area of

Law Provider When, how often Where PhoneMoree All areas

of law

Tamworth Legal Aid Office

2nd Friday (9am - 1pm) of the

month.

Aboriginal Legal Service

47 Auburn Street,

Moree

02 67525700

Moree Civil law Central Sydney Legal Aid Office (Head Office)

47 Auburn Street, Moree. 6 - 8

visits per year.


47 Auburn Street,

Moree.

1800 793017

Moree Civil law Central Sydney

Legal Aid Office

(Head Office)

Every 2 months in the first or

second week of the month. The

remaining dates for 2017 are as

follows:

• Wednesday 8th November

Maayu Mali Moree

Aboriginal Residential

Rehabilitation Service

180 Greenbah Road,

Moree

1800 793017

Moree Family law

Central Sydney

Legal Aid Office

(Head Office)

1st Monday of the month,

2:00pm - 4:45pm


47 Auburn St Moree

02 67525700

Moree All areas of law

Tamworth Legal

Aid Office &

North & North

West CLC

2nd Thursday each month,

1:00pm-4:00pm, and 4th Thursday

each month, 10:30am-1:30pm.

Moree Library

36 Balo Street, Moree

02 67573374

where are services outreaching?

Location

area of

Law Provider When, how often Where PhoneToomelah Civil law Central Sydney Legal

Aid Office (Head

Office)

Every 2 months

10am - 3pm

Next date 12 Dec 17

Toomelah Local Aboriginal

Land Council

1800 793017

Toomelah All areas of

law

Lucas Swan for Legal

Aid NSW

4th Thursday of the

month 10.00am -

1.00pm

Toomelah Local Aboriginal

Land Council

0411 173 661

Boggabilla Civil law Central Sydney Legal

Aid Office (Head

Office)

Every 2 months

10am-3pm

Next date 13 Dec 17

Old Council Building

Merriwa St, Boggabilla.

1800 793017

Boggabilla All areas of

law

Lucas Swan for Legal

Aid NSW

3rd Wednesday of

the month 10.00am

- 1.00pm.

Boggabilla Council Office

South St, Boggabilla

0411 173 661

Moree

Boggabilla

Warialda

Crime Aboriginal Legal

Service Moree

All list days Local Courts

Priorities: what does the data suggest? Crime

driving/traffic

DV – lowering breaches/offending

Young people and crime

Family/care

Care & protection & using family law

Representation!

How to harness early preventative work

Civil

Financial hardship & consumer

Housing – repairs & maintenance

School attendance

Criminal injuries compensation

Target clients?

People with AOD issues

people with mental health issues

Aboriginal people in our region

Young people

Gap locations – better coordination

Need for more services in Moree, Boggabilla, Mungindi?

other areas?

Perception/targeting Aboriginal people (police)

Priorities?

Drug rehab & detox & mental health facilities

Young people: crime and policing

Prison & through-care

Mental health

Preventative work in care matters/using family law

DV: how to lower offending

Moree CLSD Program Action Plan 2017 - 2019Priority goal: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

OutcomeWhat is the change we want to

achieve?

TargetedWho is the intended target

group?

StrategiesWhat will we do to achieve this change? Is the

strategy appropriate? Is it timely?

Joined UpWho will lead? Who are the partners? How is it

joined up?

Performance indicatorsHow will we know if change has been achieved? How will it be measured?

TimelineWhen will this

take place?

Lead agency/agencies on this strategy:

Who else:

Lead agency/agencies on this strategy:

Who else:

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