About

Macarthur Legal Centre (‘MLC’) was established in 1987 and is part of a network of community legal centres, which provides free legal advice, referrals and assistance to people living in the Macarthur region of NSW. We also auspice the South West Sydney Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (‘SWSTAAS’) and the Macarthur Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (‘MWDVCAS’).

Please see MLC Organisational Chart for further information.

Please see MLC Constitution for further information.

Acknowledgements

We wish to express our thanks to our Board of Management for their dedication and support.

We are also grateful to the lawyers, students and members of the community who freely give their time and expertise to assist us in our work.

We acknowledge the Dharawal people as traditional owners of the land that we work on and pay our respects to their elders, past and present.

Primary Funding Bodies

Legal Aid NSW

Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department

Fair Trading NSW

Accreditation

MLC is accredited under the National Accreditation Scheme for Community Legal Centres, as providing legal services in conformity with the requirements of the Accreditation Criteria for Community Legal Centres and the Certification Rules.  See current MLC Certificate of Accreditation 2022.