Stop Over‑Disclosing: Build a Protected Confidences Checkpoint Now Family law reforms commencing 6 May 2024, with further changes from 10 June 2025, are reshaping how community legal centres (CLCs) and small legal practices handle client information. Here’s a clear plan to stay compliant, safeguard clients, and keep operations running smoothly. 1) The shift: new compliance
June 2025 Family Law Changes: A CLC Data-Handling Playbook New family law settings taking effect from June 2025 raise the bar on how community legal centres (CLCs) collect, store and disclose client information. Here’s a practical playbook to protect clients, comply with the Privacy Act and the Family Law Act, and keep small teams running
Document or Be Done: The June 2025 CLC Compliance Sprint From June 2025, Family Law Act changes and anticipated Privacy Act reforms tighten the rules on property, sensitive information, and subpoenas—especially for community legal centres (CLCs) and small practices. Here’s how one small team turned uncertainty into a documented, trainable compliance system. 1) Introduction: The
30 Days to Compliance: The June 2025 Family Law Privacy Playbook New Family Law changes from June 2025 tighten controls on accessing and sharing protected information in parenting and family violence matters. Here’s how a small community legal centre (and the lessons any small business handling sensitive client data can use) moved from risk to