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RACS ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14 6<br />

DETAILS OF<br />

THE SERVICE<br />

The RACS head office is based<br />

on Phillip Street, Sydney, walking<br />

distance from St James and Martin<br />

Place train stations.<br />

It operates a full-time casework<br />

service from Monday to Friday<br />

between the hours of 9.00 am and<br />

5.00 pm.<br />

RACS provides a free Telephone<br />

Advice service between 10.00 am<br />

and 11.30 am on Tuesdays and<br />

Thursdays.<br />

RACS also provides a free Face-to-<br />

Face Advice clinic by appointment<br />

on Mondays and Wednesdays.<br />

Evening Advice is run by staff and<br />

volunteers on Monday evenings.<br />

The Legal Help for Refugees<br />

Clinic runs on Monday night and<br />

assists post 13 August 2012 boat<br />

arrivals with statements of claim,<br />

by appointment only. The clinic<br />

is run on Monday nights with the<br />

assistance of volunteers – legal<br />

students, interpreters and lawyers.<br />

The Legal Help for Unaccompanied<br />

Children Clinic assists child asylum<br />

seekers who arrived by boat and<br />

were unaccompanied by a parent or<br />

guardian.<br />

The Asylum Seeker Centre Legal<br />

Clinic is run in partnership with<br />

RACS and assists ASC clients<br />

with the assessment of protection<br />

claims.<br />

The Auburn Legal Outreach Centre<br />

for Asylum Seekers and Refugees<br />

assists residents of the Auburn LGA<br />

with short drop in sessions and<br />

longer sessions by appointment.<br />

Our Family Reunion Clinic offers<br />

assistance to former clients and<br />

vulnerable refugees with their<br />

Family Reunion Visa applications.<br />

Our contact details are<br />

as follows:<br />

Address:<br />

Level 12, 173-175 Phillip Street,<br />

Sydney NSW 2000<br />

Postal Address:<br />

GPO Box 2107, Sydney<br />

NSW 2001<br />

Telephone: (02) 9114 1600<br />

Facsimile: (02) 9114 1794<br />

Web: www.racs.org.au<br />

Email: admin@racs.org.au<br />

Twitter: @RACSaustralia<br />

Facebook: /RACSaustralia

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