Competitive Tendering and NSW Community Legal Centre Volunteers: An Exploratory Study

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Hedley Smith , above, ref 2, p.18; Russell Scott , above, ref 2, pp.20, 26–27, 46.

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Between 40% and 60% of respondents indicated that they were undecided depending on the question.