DCLS supports reform that will ensure Residential Tenancy regulation is fair, safe and certain for tenants and landlords. A comprehensive reform of the current 20 year old legislation was promised in May last year and had bipartisan support. After a truncated...
The Seniors and Disability Rights Service working with NT Legal Aid have broken ground nationally in securing recognition that ADHD is a permanent disability under the NDIS. Getting to this point required traversing many hurdles along the way for 8 year old Stewart....
Advocates from SDRS undertook outreach in October and travelled to Groote Eylandt where they met with the community at Umbakumba. Members of the community came to meet with SDRS and talk about financial abuse and matters related to the NDIS. Financial abuse in the...
Our year has had many highlights but most have come from working collaboratively with other organisations in the NT. Together we are stronger and more effective and the sharing of skills and knowledge enhances our services and the outcomes for our community. We joined...
With the addition of Shelley Landmark as our Principal Solicitor, the new DCLS Leadership team has some familiar faces and some new blood, giving us the skills to respond to the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities ahead. Tamara and David form the...
