Guidelines: Applying for inclusion on the Community Legal Centre Schedule 

1. A Community Legal Centre (CLC) applying for inclusion on the CLC Schedule must use the prescribed form.  
2. When deciding whether to approve or refuse a CLC’s application for inclusion on the Schedule, Legal Aid NSW will consider the information provided in the application form including and/or additionally:    
   1. Whether the CLC or its personnel have been the subject of either an upheld complaint or adverse funding with any of the following bodies:
      1. Law Society of New South Wales
      2. NSW Legal Services Commissioner
      3. Human Rights Commission
      4. Fair Work Commission
      5. Anti-Discrimination Board.
   2. Whether the principal solicitor of the CLC or any of its directors have, at any time in the five years prior to the application, been the subject of or have pending:
      1. Legal proceedings, including winding up or bankruptcy proceedings
      2. Insolvency administration or investigations
      3. Investigations by ICAC or any other public body, including findings of dishonest, unfair or unconscionable conduct.
   3. Whether the CLC has appropriate insurances to deliver legal services in NSW.
   4. Whether the CLC is registered as a community legal service with the Law Society of NSW or state or territory equivalent.
   5. The number of years the CLC has been constituted in its present state.
   6. Whether the CLC holds any accreditations.
   7. Any complaints or service delivery concerns Legal Aid NSW has received about the CLC or its staff.
3. Applications that do not use the prescribed form or address the criteria may be excluded from the application process. 

Date last published: 4 September 2026