Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Environmental Defenders Office (Qld) Inc. (EDO Qld) is a non-profit, non-government Community Legal Centre which helps people to understand and access their legal rights to protect the environment in the public interest. It was established in 1989 and is one of nine independent Environmental Defenders Offices located across Australia which collaborate in a loose network known as the EDOs of Australia. The EDO's lawyers provide access to justice for the Queensland community by offering legal advice and education and engaging in policy and law reform. The high value of the work done by community legal centres specialising in public interest environmental law such as EDO Qld has been widely acknowledged. In a 2012 report into access to justice, the Commonwealth Productivity Commission concluded that \"there are strong grounds for the legal assistance sector to receive funding to undertake strategic advocacy, law reform and public interest litigation including in relation to environmental matters\" given the important contribution the EDOs make to not only strengthening community rights but also the efficiency and effectiveness of Australia's environmental protection laws. This sentiment has been strongly echoed members of the legal profession, including most notably the Honourable Judge Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Planning and Environment Court of New South Wales, as well as Adrian Finanzio SC."@en }
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- Environmental_Defenders_Office_(Qld)_Inc. abstract "The Environmental Defenders Office (Qld) Inc. (EDO Qld) is a non-profit, non-government Community Legal Centre which helps people to understand and access their legal rights to protect the environment in the public interest. It was established in 1989 and is one of nine independent Environmental Defenders Offices located across Australia which collaborate in a loose network known as the EDOs of Australia. The EDO's lawyers provide access to justice for the Queensland community by offering legal advice and education and engaging in policy and law reform. The high value of the work done by community legal centres specialising in public interest environmental law such as EDO Qld has been widely acknowledged. In a 2012 report into access to justice, the Commonwealth Productivity Commission concluded that \"there are strong grounds for the legal assistance sector to receive funding to undertake strategic advocacy, law reform and public interest litigation including in relation to environmental matters\" given the important contribution the EDOs make to not only strengthening community rights but also the efficiency and effectiveness of Australia's environmental protection laws. This sentiment has been strongly echoed members of the legal profession, including most notably the Honourable Judge Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Planning and Environment Court of New South Wales, as well as Adrian Finanzio SC.".