National Law Awareness Week 2009 (24 – 31 October 2009)
Monday, 28 September 2009 12:08pm
Contributed by Adilah Ariffin, Executive Officer (National Legal Aid Committee)
The National Law Awareness Week (NLAW) is only a month away! This nationwide event, organised by the Bar Council National Legal Aid Committee (NLAC) will be launched at 11 a.m. on 24 October 2009 (Saturday) at Village Mall, Lagenda Heights, Sungai Petani, Kedah by YAB Dato’ Seri Ustaz Azizan bin Abdul Razak, the Chief Minister of Kedah State.
All Members of the Bar and members of the public are invited to the launch.
Kedah has been chosen as the launching venue for this year’s NLAW to show appreciation for the Kedah State Government’s financial assistance to the Kedah/Perlis Legal Aid Centre over the year. The NLAC encourages and welcomes similar gesture from other state governments. Offering access to justice to the public should be made one of the cornerstones of a responsible state government.
The theme for this year’s NLAW is "Where is Legal Aid?".
There is a lack of public awareness concerning legal aid. Many people do not know what it is all about, much less to know the locations of legal aid centres. Hence the theme for this year‘s NLAW. The NLAW activities are meant to answer any questions and uncertainties about legal matters, legal aid and legal aid centres.
The Bar Council believes the government should play a more active role in providing free and/or affordable legal aid services to the public.
Members and the public are also invited to participate in the Law Awareness activities in each state during the whole week.
Below is the tentative programme for the launch of the National Law Awareness Week.
Tentative Programme Launch of the National Law Awareness Week 11 a.m., 24 October 2009 (Saturday) Village Mall, Lagenda Heights, Sungai Petani, Kedah
10:15 am
Guest Arrivals
10:45 am
Arrival of YAB Dato’ Seri Ustaz Azizan Bin Abdul Razak, Chief
Minister of Kedah
11:00 am
Welcome Note by Mr Cecil Rajendra, Chairperson of the National Legal
Aid Committee, Bar Council
11:15 am
Welcome Note by Tuan Haji Ahmad Taufik Baharom, Chairperson of Kedah/Perlis
State Bar Committee
11:30 am
Opening Speech by YAB Dato’ Seri Ustaz Azizan bin Abdul Razak,
Chief Minister of Kedah
12:00 pm
Presentation of Token of Appreciations to Special Guests and Souvenir
to the Chief Minister
12:15 pm
END
The Schedule of Activities for all State Legal Aid Centres (LACs) is as follows:
NATIONAL LAW AWARENESS WEEK 2009 24 October – 31 October 2009 Organised by National Legal Aid Committee, Bar Council
Schedule of Activities
Dates
Activities
24 October (Saturday)
Kedah Launching of the National
Law Awareness Week by YAB Dato’ Seri Ustaz Azizan bin Abdul Razak,
the Chief Minister of Kedah
Time: 11.00 am
Venue: Village Mall, Lagenda Heights,
Sungai Petani
25 October (Sunday)
Perak Talk on Legal Aid & other
topics organised by Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita Negeri Perak
Pahang (Temerloh) Legal Aid
Clinic and pamphlet distribution
Venue: Pekan Sehari Temerloh
Pahang
(Kuantan)
Law
Awareness Program
Venue: Lepar Hilir 2, Kuantan
Kelantan Radio Talk - Part
1: Hak Anda Disisi Undang-Undang
Part 2: Undang–Undang Syariah
Venue:
Radio Malaysia Kelantan
Penang Legal Aid Clinic and pamphlet distribution
Time:
2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Tesco Supermarket, Seberang Perai (Mainland)
26 October (Monday)
Perak Talk to be co-organised by the Persatuan Kebajikan
Masyarakat India Negeri Perak
Venue: Sungei Siput
Selangor Legal Aid Clinic
and pamphlet distribution
Time: 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
Venue: UNITAR Kelana
Jaya and/or surrounding areas of Kelana Jaya/INTI
College Subang Jaya
and/or surrounding areas
Pahang (Temerloh)
Visit to Penjara Bentong
Venue:
Penjara
Bentong
Pahang (Kuantan)
Legal Aid Clinic
Venue: Mahkamah Majistret Maran,
Pahang
Kelantan Kempen Kesedaran Undang-Undang
Venue: Kuala Krai
Seminar
on Legal Rights and Crimes among Juveniles
Venue: Sekolah Menengah Batu
Gajah, Tanah Merah
Penang Legal Aid Clinic and pamphlet distribution
Time:
2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Giant Supermarket, Taman Inderawasih,
Seberang Perai
27 October (Tuesday)
Perak Law Awareness Program
Venue: Kampong Batu 14,
Cameron Highlands
Selangor Legal Aid Clinic and pamphlet distribution
Time:
10.00 am to 6.00 pm
Venue: UNITAR Kelana Jaya and/or surrounding
areas of Kelana Jaya/INTI College Subang Jaya and/or surrounding areas
Pahang
(Temerloh)
Legal
Aid Clinic
Venue: Felda Jenderak Utara
Pahang (Kuantan)
Legal
Aid Clinic
Venue: Mahkamah Majistret Pekan, Pahang
Kelantan
Seminar
on Legal
Rights
and Crimes among JuvenilesVenue: Sekolah Menengah Panglima
Raja Pasir Mas
Penang Seminar on Legal Rights
Time: TBA
Venue: At a low-cost
housing
area
in mainland and one on the island (TBA)
28 October (Wednesday)
Perak
Seminar on Legal Rights and Crimes among Juveniles
Venue:
SMK Methodist Ayer Tawar
Selangor Legal Aid Clinic and pamphlet distribution
Time:
10.00 am to 6.00 pm
Venue: UNITAR Kelana Jaya and/or surrounding areas
of Kelana Jaya/INTI College Subang Jaya and/or surrounding areas
Pahang
(Temerloh)
Legal
Aid Clinic
Venue: Felda Kota Gelanggi 2
Pahang (Kuantan)
Legal Aid
Clinic
Venue: Mahkamah Majistret Muadzam Shah,Pahang
Kelantan
Seminar
on Legal
Rights and Crimes among Juveniles
Venue: Sekolah Menengah
Gual Ipoh Tanah Merah
Penang
Seminar on Legal Rights
Time: TBA
Venue: At
a
low-cost housing
area in mainland and one on the island (TBA)
29 October (Thursday)
Perak
Law Awareness Program
Venue: Saint John Church,
Ipoh
Selangor
Legal Aid Clinic and pamphlet distribution
Time: 10.00 am to
6.00 pm
Venue: UNITAR Kelana Jaya and/or surrounding areas of Kelana
Jaya/INTI College Subang Jaya and/or surrounding areas
Pahang (Temerloh) Legal
Aid
Clinic
Venue: Kuala Krau Orang Asli Settlement
Pahang (Kuantan)
Legal
Aid Clinic
Venue: Mahkamah Majistret Rompin, Pahang
Kelantan
Legal
Aid Clinic
Venue:
Mahkamah Majistret Pasir Mas
30 October (Friday)
Perak
Talk on Legal Rights to be co-organised with
Malaysian Indian Congress
Venue: Buntong, Ipoh
Selangor
Legal Aid Clinic
and pamphlet distribution
Time: 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
Venue: UNITAR Kelana
Jaya and/or surrounding areas of Kelana Jaya/INTI College Subang Jaya
and/or surrounding areas
Pahang (Temerloh)
Legal Aid Dialogue with Malaysia
Palm Oil Berhad (MPOB)
Time: TBA
Venue: Office of MPOB
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Seminar on Human Rights Law, Advocacy and Activism (12 Oct 2010) Specially designed for young lawyers and pupils, the KL Bar Professional Development Committee is organising the seminar by Edmund Bon 2:00 pm. Venue: KL Bar Auditorium. Click on the above link for more details.
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