Aboriginal Legal Service

The Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) is an organisation providing legal assistance to Aboriginal Australians in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The ALS was the first operation of its kind in Australia. It began in 1970 with volunteers providing free legal advice and representation to Aboriginal people in inner-Sydney from a shopfront in Redfern.

Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) continues to provide legal assistance to Aboriginal people in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in Australia.

The service was founded in 1970 and was the first agency to provide specialist legal assistance to Aboriginal people.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "History". Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  • Zoe Pollock (2008). "Aboriginal Legal Service". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 9 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]
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