Kate Mliswa specializes in Family law, Victims of Crime
Compensation, Care and Protection matters and Domestic Violence/Intervention
Orders and currently works for the North Australian Aboriginal Family
Violence Legal Service (NAAFVLS).
NAAFVLS is
an independent Family Violence Prevention Legal Service, funded by the
Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, Indigenous Law and Justice Branch
and the Indigenous Justice and Legal Assistance Division.
In addition to her Bachelor of Laws and Post Graduate
Diploma in Legal Practice qualifications, she has also completed a Bachelor of
Arts majoring in Politics & Anthropology.
Kate has worked in Immigration Law with Libby Hogarth & Associates, specializing
in Appeals for Humanitarian visa for asylum seekers. She is the CEO
of KM Immigration Services.
Kate is from Lesotho, Zambia and Zimbabwe. She currently resides in Katherine in the Northern Territory.
In addition to being a lawyer, Kate is
very passionate about justice. She is a strong advocate for the disadvantaged
people in society. In 2012, she developed and runs a social program every Friday
night
after work in Katherine where she and a team of people from Katherine
Christian Outreach Centre provide food, clothing, counselling,
encouragement and
other assistance to the disadvantaged people in Katherine. she liaises
with different organizations to raise funds and goods to provide to the
disadvantaged people.
She is also a member of the Advocates International. Advocates international is an organization
that believes that no one should be denied Justice.
Advocates International is passionate about Justice and
believes that the law should protect the most basic human agreement between a
man and a woman, and provide for the best interaction between peoples. Consequently,
Advocates International stands with the poor, and oppressed working to
vindicate their human rights by ensuring equal access to a working judicial
system.
Kate is also the Legal Analyst for Change Magazine. She writes
a column to educate people on the law and their rights.
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