The Justice Medal is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in improving access to justice in NSW, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people. This may have been demonstrated in a range of activities over an extended period or in a single significant activity
Sponsored by the NSW Attorney General's Department
The Aboriginal justice Award is presented to an Aboriginal individual, or a group of Aboriginal individuals, who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to improving access to justice for Aboriginal people in NSW. This may have been demonstrated in a range of activities over an extended period, or in a single significant activity.
Sponsored by the National Pro Bono Resource Centre
Sponsored by The New South Wales Bar Association
The Law and Justice Volunteer Award is presented to an individual, or a group of individuals, who, in a voluntary capacity, has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to improving access to justice, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people. This may have been demonstrated in a range of activities over an extended period, or in a single significant activity.
Sponsored by the Law Society of New South Wales
The Law Society President's Award is presented to an individual solicitor for pro bono work through the Law Society Pro Bono scheme.
Sponsored by the Combined Community Legal Centres Group NSW Inc
The Combined Community Legal Centres Group Award is presented to an individual, or a group of individuals, who, in a voluntary capacity in a NSW community legal centre, have demonstrated outstanding commitment to improving access to justice in NSW, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people. This may have been demonstrated over an extended period, or in a single significant activity.
Sponsored by the Legal Information Access Centre
Established in 1991 as a joint State Library and Law and Justice Foundation initiative, the Legal Information Access Centre is a state-wide service providing free access to legal information for the community. It is based in the State Library in Sydney and operates through the public library network across NSW. The Centre of Excellence Awards recognise innovative and creative projects which increase the awareness and use of the LIAC service within the community. The Award recipients each receive $500 towards their library's legal information collection.
The nominees are:
