Our mission

The National Children's and Youth Law Centre aims to:

• provide advice and information to children and young people about their legal rights and responsibilities;
• bring about changes to laws, policies and practices to advance the rights of children and young people;
• promote the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Australia;
• be a Centre for research, training and policy development in matters of children’s rights; and
• promote opportunities for participation by children and young people in decision making at all levels.

These aims form the foundation of the Centre's ethos and guide all activities and programs the Centre undertakes.

How We Do It

The National Children’s & Youth Law Centre operates its services to children and young people principally over the internet. In this way our clients are able to access the information that we provide in their own time and to use the information as they see fit.

We believe that it is important to provide children and young people with accurate information that is explained in language that they can understand. We also provide them with support to make decisions and link them with others in their communities that will support them. For those of us that also operate in the adult world, our office hours are generally between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday each week.