Civil Liberties Australia (CLA) is a national organisation based in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. CLA stands for people’s rights, and goes in to bat for our civil liberties…basically, for a fair go. It is funded by its members and donations – CLA does not receive funding from other sources. CLA monitors police and security forces, and the actions and inaction of politicians and bureaucrats a
s well as reviewing proposed legislation to make it better. Actions and activities are reported in a monthly newsletter, CLArion, and regularly on the website, www.cla.asn.au The website also carries articles of general interest in the field of liberties, rights, freedoms and responsibilities. The organisation aims to keep Australia the free and open society it has traditionally been, where you can be yourself without undue interference from ‘authority’. CLA was first registered on 10 December 2003. Current office bearers are located under the ‘The Board’ tab associated with this page. In mid-2013, CLA had more than 250 members drawn from every State and Territory, as well as some international members. CLA concentrates on trying to anticipate problems, rather than being reactive, and on providing solutions to generic difficulties, rather than trying to correct one-off, individual cases. CLA also facilitates Law School internships on emerging issues.
